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Feb- 2014 – Here are a few thoughts on the Muay Thai meme that grew out of a photo a follower made of me from my last fight on Yokkao 7, about the meaning of the...

A few days ago a female fighter from Florida posted a link to a recent blog post by American Muay Thai fighter Kevin Ross on my Facebook page, asking what my thoughts are.  His blog post...

Day 17 – Mental Tai Chi Yesterday my trainers were telling me I seemed tired and today I was even more tired than yesterday.  Clinching in the evenings with the little kids at Petchrungruang is sure...

When I started training mornings at Petchrungruang Gym in Pattaya to supplement and complement my afternoons with Sakmongkol at WKO, I had the opportunity to talk with Filippo Cinti.  Filippo has been training and fighting in...

UFC 168 aired this past weekend and because I’m in Thailand I had to remove myself from the internet for about a day in order to not see spoilers prior to being able to watch the...

(above) my video introduction the common fight fears of gassing out and shin pain, the video below shows Den talking about what to do for fight conditioning Some Tough Talk One of the advantages of training...

  I honestly have very little idea about who I am fighting when facing a new opponent. My trainers at the camp seldom talk about who they may be, and sometimes I even get the idea...

November 26, 2013 – some thoughts before my 63rd fight.   Follow my Muay Thai writings by email you can read them right from your Inbox...

Sometimes it’s hard to love the things you love.  You don’t “choose” to love something, necessarily, but you do choose to believe in the love you have for it at times when you are not feeling...

Nicknames Thais have a bunch of names – first there’s the given name, which is usually auspicious and something that remarks on the future wealth and good luck of the named child.  These names can be...