Currently Reading: Lanna Muay Thai

One of my favorite fighters to watch is JR.  He started fighting for Lanna Muay Thai when he was about 12 years old and eventually became an instructor at the gym before following his primary trainer...

A few days ago I sat on the edge of the ring, dripping sweat from my nose making a splatter pattern on the concrete a few feet below me while I loosened the laces on my...

JR and the Thai Low-Kick JR started training and fighting out of Lanna (Kiat Busaba) when he was about 12 years old.  So he kind of came of age at the camp, learning under trainers who...

A few evenings ago after training I watched the four Thai boys climb one by one into the taller men’s ring that sits behind the women’s ring at the gym.  They’ve been giddy for a few...

Clinch For the past maybe six fights Den has been yelling at me for turning sideways in the clinch.  I don’t know where that came from, but it’s in there and I do it without thinking...

  The above is “Diamond G” in her recent February 10th fight against Plangpon Por. Meuang Phet พลังพล พ.เมืองเพชร  the third fight between them – you can read my introductory post about this really impressive 11...

Here is are my thoughts from earlier today about where I’m at before my trip to Isaan to fight. If you’d like to follow my 8Limbs.Us postings enter your email you can read them right from...

I missed last week so these are some of the things I saw in the last two weeks around my Muay Thai training and runs. You can see the full sized image by clicking on it....

Head Defense Defense is a huge part of feeling confident enough to be offensive in a fight and it’s a  weak point for me.  I’ve been trying to learn defense for a very long time and...

Muay Dee Wi Tee Thai  มวยดีวิถีไทย  – รายการมวยไทย This afternoon I went to the gym to check my weight and while I was there discovered that there would be a film crew from Thai TV Channel...