Currently Reading: Muay Thai

November 8, 2015 – Chon Buri, Buffalo Racing Festival – full fight video above We had to park at the very end of this long road that was all lined with cars already and dead-ended into...

One of a fighter’s greatest and most difficult tasks is dealing with fear. I always get nervous before fights and at the beginning of my fight career I rejected the word “fear” to describe what I...

If you missed my initial post sharing a few rounds of a private session with Kru Dam, definitely go take a look. All 13 rounds are available for members of Nak Muay Nation – video accompanied...

The first thing I need to point out is that I am not an expert in clinch. I am a clinch fighter and I’ve had success in clinch (78-38-4 in Thailand), but I have only been...

The Next PhetJee Jaa? Above is PhetJing Jang getting her gloves tied just before her fight against the boy Gartoon for a local 20 kg belt. You can see the entire fight below. Last night, as...

One of the driving philosophies behind what I’m trying to do here at 8limbs.Us is attempting to bring a “piece of Thailand” to everyone who does not have the good fortune and opportunity to come and...

November 2, 2015 – Chiang Mai Boxing Stadium – full fight video above I can’t say that the bulk of the experiences fighting at this new stadium was positive – there was a lot of negative...

There I am, standing in a complete anomaly. I’m in a small gym of hanging bags, old tires, a ring in the back, a tin roof that thunders when people kick, in a small town skirted...

the above is a photo of Pi Mutt wrapping my hands some time ago This afternoon Pi Mutt gave me some tough love at WKO. We did a million rounds of padwork and the last few...

Guest Post – A Husband’s Point of View Below is what turns out to be a nearly 10,000 word essay on feminism and female fighting. These are just my evolving views, sometimes strongly stated. They are...