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video 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...

You 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...

To 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...

Above: videos of two of my rounds of padwork with Mot Ek yesterday Normally my second padwork for the day is at O. Meekhun, but on days that they aren’t training (away for fights, or whatever),...

There’s a new little girl at the Petchrungruang Gym.  She’s been there for maybe 2 months now, only in the afternoons, but she’s serious.  For a long time I didn’t know her name – I found...

O.Meekhun Clinch Pedagogy I clinch with the O. Meekhun kids everyday. Let me just say that the clinch technique of both PhetJee Jaa and Mawin, for kids, is just extraordinarily high. I’m a clinch fighter, it’s...

How to Crush the Head and Neck Kru Nu’s son Bank has a terribly strong squeeze in the clinch, and ends up just crushing me most of the time when we practice. He just turned 14...

Okay, the title is an overstatement, but I want to provide two substantial video examples (more than just a minute-long “clip”) from my recent training to show how size is not the determining factor in clinch...

The New Throw I Learned Today This afternoon I headed over to the O. Meekhun gym after my regular afternoon session.  It’s literally across the highway and takes maybe 5 minutes to get to by motorbike,...

  A couple weeks ago Tor, who is the son of one of my trainers (Daeng) and certainly the most dedicated nakmuay of all the Lanna Thai boys, invited me to join him in his conditioning. ...