Currently Reading: Muay Thai

March 1, 2016 – Thepprasit Stadium, Pattaya – full fight video above, video commentary below I’m in the restroom at Thepprasit Stadium, beginning the one million times I will pee before having my gloves taped on...

I was excited to see this fight live, as this was the third time these two had faced off in the last 7 months. Namdtan is widely regarded as one of the best female fighters in...

This was a huge event amidst the ruins of the Ayutthaya Historical Park, the old capital of Siam. March 17th marks Wan Wai Nai Khanomtom, which is a day to honor Mr. Khanomtom, who is legendary...

When Taking Pity Takes Too Much We have a new woman at the gym. She’s only trained a handful of weeks, ever, and will have her first fight at the end of the month. So Pi...

Earlier in the day I had fought on the day reserved for honoring the 18th century Father of Muay Thai, Nai Khanomtom, amid the sacred ruins of the former halcyon capital of Siam, Ayutthaya. I was...

I was reading about this impending MMA mega event, a huge production of “ONE Championship” being fought on Thai soil for the first time. In fact, this will be the first ever major MMA event in...

Fani and I exchanged a few smiles and looks of acknowledgement in the lobby of the hotel where we were weighing in for the next day’s fights. We didn’t really have time to sit and chat,...

We pulled the car around a corner in a maze of suburban small streets and panned the lane in an attempt to locate the Dejrat Gym – this is an out-of-the-way gym which we could only...

February 21, 2016 – Pakthongchai, Khorat (10,000 Baht Side Bet) – video above This fight was the inspiration of my Romance of Being A Wandering Fighter post I’m sitting on the mats behind some really tall...

A private session filmed for Nak Muay Nation. The full hour of our session can be found unlocked for members there, below is a 10 minute segment, along with detail GIFs of important points in technique....