Currently Reading: Lanna Muay Thai

Wung is one of my favorite things about Lanna.  For a long time he scared me, but it’s more accurate to say I was intimidated by him.  Wung’s the kind of guy who doesn’t bother learning...

Short Film I’ve wanted to show more of my experiences surrounding a fight: the moments before, between and after – all the things of fights that aren’t fighting.  It’s a little difficult to capture some of...

Sepp Herberger: After the game is before the game – Nach dem Spiel ist vor dem Spiel The next game/opponent is always the toughest one – Das nächste Spiel/Der nächste Gegner ist immer das/der schwerste There...

The first few months I trained with Master K I learned quickly.  Going from “nothing” to “anything” is actually a much bigger difference to the eye than it is in the abstract.  I remember how excited...

A few months ago I was interviewed at they gym by a fellow who is an international journalist for the PRI, which is an affiliate of the BBC.  He introduced himself as David Hecht and the...

I’ve noted over time that there are drastic differences between how a fight looks in the ring as a fighter or referee, beside the ring as a judge at the feet of the action, and then...

I get excited by the idea of fighting with other fighters from the gym – I like the shared experience of preparations, watching each other get our hands wrapped in order of who fights first, the...

My Video Journal Update – 10/21 Here I talk a little about my training and looking forward to my fight on Tuesday, as well as on Nov 3 my birthday....

No two trainers are alike.  Nook is an exceptional and individual character in innumerate ways, some of the most notable being that he manages to communicate 90% of the time without uttering actual words.  His grunts...

 Taking a Day Off I don’t really take days off from training.  My “day off” usually consists of half a day of training and I like it that way.  I’m not a “type A” personality who...