Currently Reading: Muay Thai

above: photo credit: Lord2k Petchrungruang is unusual in that because it has a growing reputation in training Thai boys and is open in spirit, western boys who are serious about becoming fighters are brought by their...

In afternoon training I’m dripping wet from both sweating and repeatedly rinsing myself off under the hose at the corner of the gym – it’s what I call a “courtesy rinse,” where Thais will rinse their...

This is a Nak Muay Nation private session with greatness feature. The full 1 hour+ can be viewed by Nak Muay Nation members. This post includes a 10 minute excerpt, with audio commentary. You can read...

April 16th, 2016 – Hua Hin – full fight video above, video with commentary below This was my third fight in four days, the last in a little collection of traveling and fighting. I’d fought the...

I’m a big fan of the all-female Pettonpung gym in Mae Rim. I’ve fought a few women who trained there over the years I was in Chiang Mai, but it wasn’t until I went to visit...

A lot of us feel that aggression comes with an “on/off” switch, and that we should be able to flick it back and forth based on context. Many of us who are learning Muay Thai struggle...

Listen Here! Listen to Paul, Sean and me Talking Muay Thai on the Muay Thai Guys Podcast! Across continents and time zones, three introverts turn on their computers to sit in isolation and have a video...

first watch the mini- 8 minute documentary on PTT, the star of Petchrungruang gym, shot about 3 years ago when PTT was not yet famous. It is beautiful. In English voice over it tells PTT’s own...

First a Little Bit About Daeng Daeng is one of the most fight-focused trainers I’ve trained with. When I was training at Lanna Muay Thai in Chiang Mai, it was Daeng who invested the most in...

It seems a little silly to recommend a gym or a school or a living situation based on a run. To runners that wouldn’t seem so odd, but even for fighters if you’re training properly then running...