Clinch Hell – Breaking Points, Crying and Growing Stronger
March 25, 2016When Taking Pity Takes Too Much We have a new woman at the gym. She’s only trained a handful of weeks, ever, and will have her first fight at the end of the month. So Pi...For Clinch Purists – The Technique of Tanadet’s Long Clinch and the 9th Limb
January 28, 2016This post is in the spirit of this site, showing things in progress, as if passing reading notes so others can think along (and even train along) with me. I’ve thought a lot about this clinch...A Little Clinch Experimentation at Sor. Klimnee [video]
January 23, 2016I’m always pushing for more training in areas I need to improve on. All gyms go through cycles, and it just so happens that I’ve been at a shortage of really challenging clinch time at my...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. ...