Currently Reading: Muay Thai

above: Gwangtong, me and Phetlilaa When I have a few days in Chiang Mai, I like to head up to the Pettonpung Gym in Mae Rim for a little clinching with their fighters. It’s an all-female...

Listen to the Muay Thai Guys Realities of Being a Sponsored Fighter podcast here The recent Muay Thai Guys podcast covers the realities of being a sponsored fighter at a small sample of gyms in Thailand....

my YouTube over 2,500 videos my Patreon On April 5th, 2017, it will be five years since my husband Kevin and I arrived in Thailand. The next day, April 6th, marks the day we arrived at...

A reader recently asked me if I’d ever written a post on what Thai trainers say during padwork. Obviously trainers are not all the same, but knowing the Thai words for basic commands, as well as...

I was sitting on the blue mats in the weight room of my gym, creating a pool of sweat around myself as I dripped from training. My thumbs slipped and smeared droplets of sweat on the...

my vlog from yesterday, talking about my training, and the If/When difference in Mental Training Recently I’ve been listening to this podcast by former pro-NFL player Niyi Sobo. It’s an excellent mental training resource and I...

above, 5 minutes of my 56 minute session with Andy Thomson. The full Muay Thai Library can be immediately accessed for a suggested pledge of $5. Andy Thomson is a legend in the North of Thailand....

above is one round of The Burn, taken from the full session breakdown for Nak Muay Nation members, in the running series PhD Padwork When Pi Nu has a conditioning idea, it’s always going to be...

I am through and through a “country mouse.” Having grown up in Granolaville (Boulder, Colorado), moving to Chiang Mai in the north of Thailand wasn’t too far of a stretch for me. Yes, sure, lots of...

The Annual Wan Wai Nai Khanomtom festival takes place in Ayutthaya, amidst the beautiful ruins and chedis of the old capital of Siam. Nai Khanomtom is considered the “father of Muay Thai,” a legend who fought...