Currently Reading: Muay Thai

It was not my explicit intention to be an interviewer of female fighters, but from the very beginning I’ve found women that I wanted to talk to, to find out more about, and ultimately to share...

above is Mr. Wanchai who helped guide me with my visa Deciding on an Agency Kevin and I waffled back and forth about going with an agency versus going by ourselves to Vientiane, Laos for our...

Above are the first 2 video parts of my conversation with Kelly – parts 3 and 4 will be coming soon. At 4:00 AM my alarm sounded. I rolled out of bed and turned on a...

full fight video Part 1 above, part 2 below: May 1, 2015 – Kalare Night Bazaar, Chiang Mai There’s a familiarity that never goes away for me when it comes to traveling routes. Even when every...

I had the rare treat of going to watch a night of live fights, just as a spectator. The night was co-promoted by Petchrungruang and the card was peppered with my teammates from both gyms, including...

A fighter’s progress is continual. One of the best things about fighting frequently is that every time I get in the ring it’s a real-time feedback on where I am between the last step and the...

One of the beautiful things about the new Roundtable forum is that the conversation between us can get deeper, this seems especially so in the women only section.  One of our threads is discussing invisible illness...

Things you May Not Know About Muay Thai 1. Not every Thai fighter does a Ram Muay, in fact across the country many do not. 2. Even female infants cannot pass over the top rope of...

I climbed slowly down the short ladder from the corner of the ring, the cool air washing over the water soaked clothes, Vaseline and oil on my skin, while the warmth of blood streamed down from...

Below are some ruminations on things I’ve picked up on in Thai culture These are suspicions I’ve arrived at through my various experiences and observations of Thai culture and should be taken as that, rather than...