Currently Reading: Muay Thai

For the past three years Awakening Female Fighters has held awards, which are nominated and voted on by the public supporters of female combat sports – the female Muay Thai community. Last year I was thrilled...

Study with me as I learned from Tanadet here: #56 Tanadet Tor. Pran49 – Mastering Long Clinch (63 min) watch it here This post is in the spirit of this site, showing things in progress, as...

The Karate class is divided by belt: black belts on the softer mats for grappling, everyone else being led in stretching and warm-up by Olivia. She’s a black belt of several degrees as well, but she’s...

December 27, 2015 – Wat Hom Sin, Chonburi – full fight video above Upon arriving at this temple, Kevin and I realized we’d been here before. Maybe 8 months prior I’d had a fight, technically with...

The Lobloo Aero Slim Female Groin Guard inexpensive very well designed – light weight, simple, effective, comfortable could improve technique – groin confidence in clinch, kicks, knees free shipping, arrives fast I love the Lobloo female...

Some people have shown interest in following the story of Angie, the kathoey fighter at my gym Petchrungruang in Pattaya. I interviewed her just before her first ever fight and last night was her second time in the...

Some Runner’s World Gems I read Runner’s World magazine. While I don’t identify as “a runner,” I definitely qualify as one. I run 10 km every morning before training, which is about as habitual as any...

Pain and Laughter Scene 1: a pain shoots through my right leg, right down the nerve that runs from the outside of my hip to my knee, and without any drama on my own part my...

Above, a tour of Sitmonchai premises, guided by Abigail Okay, there’s no such thing as “The Best Muay Thai Gym” in Thailand or anywhere else. We all have different needs, different levels of experience and different...

December 18, 2015 – Hua Hin Grand Thai Boxing Stadium – full fight video When we walked into the stadium in Hua Hin and put our mat down on the floor, I saw the Por. Muangpet...