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Subtle Elbow Techniques – One Hour With the Elbow Hunter Yodkhunpon
January 13, 2016The Nak Muay Nation Sessions with Greatness Series I’m filming is focused on long-form instruction with elite trainers and former fighters of Thailand. The idea is to find the very best and capture something of the... -
Breaking Down Some Elements of Awesome Muay Thai Clinch Technique
November 29, 2015Sataanmuanglek Numponthep – Magician A few days a go a clinch video swept across Facebook, featuring the young fighter Sataanmuanglek Numponthep just looking incredible in “man in the middle” training. This kind of training is very... -
Intermediate Clinch Technique Session – Kate Allen Visits Me at Petchrungruang
November 19, 2015The first thing I need to point out is that I am not an expert in clinch. I am a clinch fighter and I’ve had success in clinch (78-38-4 in Thailand), but I have only been... -
Underground Gambling, Beetle Fights, Heart and the Clinch of Muay Thai
October 15, 2015File this under The Culture of Muay. If you are to understand Muay Thai, I mean really understand it and see how it grew out of Thai society, and the forces that sustain and feed it... -
My Clinch Crush – Leverage in the Muay Thai Clinch Lock
October 13, 2015This is about a moment in my last fight when I crushed my opponent to the ground in the clinch. She was so surprised that before even getting up off the canvas she immediately protested to... -
Muay Thai Clinch is Not Boring – Gwang Chon – Battle Beetles of Thailand
October 10, 2015Part II of this article, involves going to see live Gwang Chon beetle battles, complete with video: Underground Gambling, Beetle Fights, Heart and the Clinch of Muay Thai On the route home from breakfast this morning... -
Speeding Up My Game – Showing Energy on the Bag and Clinch
October 6, 2015In my recent fights I’ve felt disappointed afterward for performing in a way that could be described as “low energy.” I’m not tired, I’m just kind of slow in that I’m lacking urgency in my approach. ... -
Muay Khao Clinch Knee Padwork – PTT Petchrungruang
August 23, 2015video above – PTT is the pad work top fighter of Petchrungruang. He’s only 17 years old but I’ve been told that he’s the number one contender for the 130 lbs title at Lumpinee (with some... -
Should You Train Clinch With Gloves or Without Gloves? Pros and Cons
July 28, 2015You can read all of my Muay Thai clinch articles here. Caley Reece, one of the best female clinch fighters in the world, said something interesting along the lines of “Always train clinch with gloves, you... -
Women, Clinch and Sexuality in Thailand – Perils of “Bplum” and the Eros of the Neck
June 28, 2015To begin, these are my observations as a female fighter in Thailand who has pursued learning clinch for 3+ years. Other female fighters may have had other experiences, but difference of experience does not mean that...