Currently Reading: Female Fighters

This was a huge event amidst the ruins of the Ayutthaya Historical Park, the old capital of Siam. March 17th marks Wan Wai Nai Khanomtom, which is a day to honor Mr. Khanomtom, who is legendary...

Fani and I exchanged a few smiles and looks of acknowledgement in the lobby of the hotel where we were weighing in for the next day’s fights. We didn’t really have time to sit and chat,...

We pulled the car around a corner in a maze of suburban small streets and panned the lane in an attempt to locate the Dejrat Gym – this is an out-of-the-way gym which we could only...

I had heard that Thai female muay khao (knee fighting) star Saifah was training out of a new gym in Chiang Mai, the city I fought out of for my first two years in Thailand, as...

my interview of Chocolate at Petchrungruang in Pattaya (above) Chocolate lets out these “oh-hoy!” exclamations when I land a good knee or give her a quick turn in the clinch. They’re similar to the “oi!” of...

https://8limbsus.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/episode-1-Podcast_01_-_Hopping_Gyms_audio_-_bass_.mp3 The Two Ladies in the Kingdom Podcast is now available on itunes! Emma and I decided to try out a monthly podcast (above). We chat together on a regular basis and keep each other up...

Some people have shown interest in following the story of Angie, the kathoey fighter at my gym Petchrungruang in Pattaya. I interviewed her just before her first ever fight and last night was her second time in the...

Surfing the Chaos I’ve known Emma for a few years now. We actually met through online communication and I forget that we didn’t actually meet each other in person until a little over a year ago....

Lead Up and Background Faa Chiang Rai is the Muay Siam Northern champion at 105 lbs. She’s 19 years old and has been fighting for a long time, carving a name for herself up in the...

As a fighter this isn’t the easiest list to make, but as a journalist documenting female Muay Thai I think it’s an important one to create and upkeep, as a kind of report. As it stands...