Currently Reading: Lanna Muay Thai

  Power in Modesty? I just read an online article on the topic of Evangelical clothing stores popping up “all over” Brazil. The author is quick to note that Brazil is “known for it’s tiny bikinis,”...

The other morning I was in the ring with Nook, trying my best to stay composed and focused on my own goals whilst he did his best to turn the whole ordeal into a game that...

About the time I started really posting on my Facebook page that Kevin and I were going to be moving to Thailand, I also started noticing the comments of a guy in Illinois whose avatar (profile...

  My next fight is on a Tuesday, which is quite a change from my usual Friday schedule.  That means training on Sunday as my final full day and, since that’s usually a rest day for...

  I was all ready to have a less-than-hardcore afternoon training session because I’m pretty beat today from not getting enough sleep last night.  But it wasn’t in the cards for me, apparently: while doing padwork...

  A couple weeks ago Andy showed me how to hold the bag during knees in order to strengthen my forearms and shoulders for the clinch.  This video is a demonstration of that technique: use your...

Seeing fights that occur before or directly after my own bout is an entirely different experience from going to fight night as a spectator.  Tuesday night provided just such an opportunity and, having a scheduled border...

I’m a Sega Genesis girl.  We had Nintendo and Atari when I was a kid, but all my favorite games were for Genesis.  The game I played the most was Altered Beast, a completely ridiculous side-scrolling...

My general pattern over the past 5 months has been to fight every 14 days, giving me 10 full days of training between matches.  It’s a comfortable pattern and I like it.  It’s enough time to...

It’s one day before my 24th fight, my 12th fight here in Thailand since returning 5 months ago.  I have now officially fought more in Thailand than in the US (as I had 3 fights in...