Currently Reading: Muay Thai

November 16, 2016 – Loi Kroh Stadium, Chiang Mai – above: full fight video with commentary Kevin and I park the rental car down this very narrow alleyway that shuttles mostly motorbikes and tuk-tuks between the...

I’ve written about this before, but here is a little more on it. In my 173 fights, I’ve generally fought opponents bigger than myself, both in Thailand and in my amateur fights in America. It’s just...

November 8, 2016 – Thapae Stadium, Chiang Mai – full fight video above This fight required a lot of back and forth with the promoter. On October 13, 2016 His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej, Rama 9,...

above, my vlog today on the mental hurdles of fighting frequently, and choosing your suffering Today’s vlog is a little walk down my apartment street. It’s mostly about my mental state facing a fight only a...

October 8, 2016 – Buriram “Sylvie Lookboonmee” – full fight video above with audio commentary I got cut from a headbutt in my fight the night before this one. The doctor refused to give me stitches because...

Apologies to my younger readers, this post is laced with profanity. Sometimes profanity has a special power to describe things in ways other words can’t. The plastic stool underneath me is too far out from the...

This is my second informal interview with Dr. John Byron Gassaway, who is a practicing Sport Psychologist and also my brother. John was a Captain America, Superman type athlete growing up, playing multiple sports through every...

above video, 5 minutes of the 52 minutes spent with the Golden Age legend Sangtiennoi Read About Sangtiennoi’s Gym an Hour North of Bangkok: Tough, Traditional Muay Thai with a Legend An Outside Counter to Inside...

October 7, 2016 – Pak Thong Chai (Isaan) – full fight video with commentary above This is my 150th fight in Thailand. Hot damn. I was supposed to be facing a fighter who had been training...

September 30, 2016 – Suranaree Stadium, Khorat – full fight video above It’s been a long time since fighting at this stadium, which is probably my favorite in all of Thailand (that I’m permitted to fight...