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This is a deceptively simple way to close distance. I get interesting communication from readers and fans. When it’s brief, I’ll answer directly. Mostly I try to get folks to post their questions on the Muay...

The 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...

Petchrungruang, Pattaya – Technique and Fear Yesterday I had the opportunity to take a 1 hour private lesson with Yodkhunpon, nicknamed “Elbow Hunter of 100 Needles (stitches)”. His fight name the first part, is basically “the...

The walls of the upper floor Muay Thai training room are lined with champions. Framed photos of boxing, K-1, and Lumpinee champions: Yodsanan, Chartchai and decade-long McInnes fighter Sakmongkol, are among the very best, but Peter...

a cross position and slash motion on the arm swing The Muay Thai Kick Arm Swing Angle One of the things you learn when you come to Thailand longer term is that there are many, many...

Sataanmuanglek 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...

The 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...

This past week I had the incredible experience of traveling to Sitmonchai Gym, an hour outside of Bangkok. I’d just received my first sponsorship from Nak Muay Nation and part of what they are doing, other...

I had a great realization about training the punch from Sifu Mcinnes this week, that’s further down below. But first, earlier in the day, when I was really dragging, I took a lesson from Spongebob. That...

This 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...