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Guest Post Last night we reached our 2nd year anniversary in Thailand, and Sylvie fought her 34th fight of the year, giving her 62 since we moved here so she could devote herself to being the...

Full Fight Video Toyota Tournament fight – February 15, 2014 – Fight begins at minute 3:30 At the time of this fight Tanadet (Poda) had a record of 48 wins, 13 losses, 1 draw. before the...

Khem Lanna Muay Thai is a retired champion from Lanna who last year suffered paralysis after a motorbike accident.  Kaitburin Muay Thai in Oxfordshire, England designed and organized a fundraiser to help alleviate Khem’s medical costs...

When I was a kid I played violin on the outdoor pedestrian mall in my hometown of Boulder, Colorado for spending money.  My best friend Nell and I would stand outside the upscale trinket and entertaining-in-the-home...

Nong Jeen is trainer Neung’s six-year-old daughter.  She lives most of the time with Neung’s mother, probably due to school – it’s not unusual at all in Thailand for the rearing of children to be shared...

there is a lot of GIF media in this post, so you may want to give it time to load.  Isolate any GIF by just clicking on it. The Post Last week I put up a...

Nong Jeen (6 yrs old) and Den’s Son (3 years old) kicking for Khem Lanna Muay Thai Kicking for Khem We’ve all been surprised by what has come of the 50 Kicks for Khem Contest as...

   meet Khem and his mother in this video – The Lanna Boys Kicked for Khem Kaitburin Muay Thai – based in Oxfordshire, England – has organized a fundraiser to help with the significant...

I read a post by Emma Thomas on her great new Under The Ropes blog this morning, on the subject of “Gym Hoppers and the Importance of Loyalty in Muay Thai”.  It’s an interesting topic and...

A short while ago I started giving free English language lessons to Tor, who is a 19-year-old Thai fighter at Lanna and also happens to be Daeng’s son (one of my favorite trainers).  I’m not a...