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This is part of a weekly series where I write about my experiences in Niyi Sobo’s 12-week Mental Training group. This is week 7. This week’s assignment is filling out an Alter Ego ID Card. The idea...

Guest Post: A Husband’s Point of View This post might also be called: “Why Female Fighters are More Badass and Brave Than Male Fighters”…but it’s not. It’s not because even though it talks about the depth...

Sometimes in a Thai gym things can really go sideways in terms of health. This was one of those times. A few weeks ago, my trainer Kru Nu came down with a “man cold.” He gets...

This is a weekly series of posts detailing my experiences as a participant in Niyi Sobo’s 12 week, 12 person Mental Training group. Week 6 of Niyi Sobo’s “Lucky 12” mental training group is all about steady...

https://8limbsus.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/episode-11-Two_Ladies_in_the_Kingdom-Aug_2017.mp3 above, listen to our podcast subscribe to us on itunes!    above, full podcast on YouTube Emma and I haven’t podcasted in a while, so there’s quite a bit to catch up on before we...

I’ve created two new Facebook Pages where I can curate content around these two passions of mine. Unthreading them from my main Sylvie von Duuglas-Ittu – Muay Thai page allows a bit more focus and distinction...

above, my spontaneous vlog on the connection between belief and technique Mentality Distorts Physicality In this vlog I was ranting at Kevin the other night, all amped up and excited about some realizations I was having...

This is a weekly series of posts detailing my experiences as a participant in Niyi Sobo’s 12 week, 12 person Mental Training group. Time Blocks This week’s focus was getting time management under control. This isn’t...

This article can work as a companion piece to my breakdown on the Joanna Jedrzejczk loss in Thailand to Dunnapa, Joanna’s last loss on record (2013). Below is video commentary on Japan’s Saya Ito and Thailand’s...

I’m sitting in front of the big mirrors at WKO gym in Pattaya. This is where I start my afternoons, there’s some terrible music blaring over the speakers but it’s a different kind of terrible music...