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Shadow Boxing Experiment I was sent a video from a fellow female fighter out in New Jersey named Raquel Harris, who is gearing up for an 8 Woman tournament in the Bronx.  The video showed her...

Growing up in Colorado had innumerate perks that I only came to appreciate long after I took them for granted.  City kids in New York and Philadelphia learn how to handle themselves on public transportation from...

            click to go to PayPal.com – pay to lannamuaythai123@gmail.com Khem Lanna Muay Thai meet Khem and his mother in this video I first met Khem about a year ago when...

Muay Thai – Kneeing over the Block The other day I was finishing up my afternoon training with knees on the bag, which is my usual.  It was pounding rain outside, creating this kind of end-of-the-world...

  August 12, 2013 – Kalare Stadium, Chiang Mai – First rounds in Thailand are very different than in the West.  Many times fighters use the round to “feel out” an opponent, displaying speed and skill...

The Week After 50th Fight – Big and Better Fifty fights was a goal for me, but it was also a goal that I’ve intended to surpass for a while.  As the actual fight approached, the...

  Big is probably my favorite fighter at the camp.  He’s got the kind of energy that makes me smile just by seeing him.  He swaggers around, unable to pass by a bag without hitting it,...

(above: 5 minute film) Fighting the Dream – Muay Thai Film Short Some time ago I got a message on my Facebook page from Rosie Brown, a freelance journalist based in Bangkok, asking if I’d be...

   Photo Exhibition – July 19, 2013 I’ve posted about the marvelous Muay Thai photographs of Maestoso Top and Piyarat Jeasukon in Photographs from Chiang Mai Students and again with Muay Thai Resurrection. You can see some...

Leading Up to My 48th Fight I’ve had some pretty big gaps (for me) between my last few fights, with full weeks in between.  In that time I’ve adjusted my training somewhat (increased mileage) and I’ve...