Currently Reading: Muay Thai

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The Land of Gossip Thailand’s moniker, the Land of Smiles, is an earned one. But part of that is because smiling is the only “saving face” response to a myriad of situations taking place publicly: someone...

Most mornings I wake up before the sun. The room is dark, although there’s a kind of charge, almost a glow, to the darkness as the light of morning becomes imminent. I sit up and look...

Muay Thai gyms are living, changing things.  I’ve written before that they go through phases and cycles, both good and bad. I experienced this at Lanna Muay Thai, over the course of the 2 years I...

I’ve always had an internal objection to this phrase, “train smarter, not harder.”  On the front of it, I think people should train however makes them feel the best and that can be from minimal to...

August 21, 2015 – Savan Vegas Casino, Laos border – Round 1 above, Rounds 2 and 3 below  round 2 round 3 This was a 4-woman, 50 kg tournament. A fellow fighter, Juliana, had posted a...

August 12, 2015 – Queen’s Birthday at Sanam Luang, Bangkok This was my second Queen’s Birthday fight at the Royal Fields (Sanam Luang), but last year I was on the Onesongchai promotion which is the “Queen’s...

Brave Dave, about 10 years ago, put together a DVD of his 3 long visits to Lanna Muay Thai in the early 2000s, capturing a time and a place in a way I’ve never seen before....

Phetjee Jaa O. Meekhun (38 kg) vs Phettae Kaewsamrit (43 kg) – Queen’s Birthday – Sanam Luang 2015 – full video above Phetjee Jaa gives up 5 kg (11 lbs), and at 13 beat an 18...

Above is a little video of how I wrap my hands. I think it’s good to experiment with different kinds of wrap techniques as they have different strengths. It took me a while to settle on...