Currently Reading: Muay Thai

  There was an Internet meme created to try an smear my record and what I’m doing. It was posted most widely by the Warriors of the Mongkol Facebook page, though they very kindly deleted it...

the above photo is of my mother and me laying on a mat for hours in the middle of Isaan, under the stars, waiting for my fight to come up on the card For two weeks...

Above is the full video of Phetjee Jaa’s Loi Krathong fight (Nov. 6, 2014), where she gave up about 5 kilos to her opponent. She’s been banned from fighting boys any longer and her experience and...

video of the standing Buddha who just looms over you majestically (above) When you drive down Route 2256 to the Ranrai Jomthong Resort you descend down into a valley.  On the left side are some of...

I’m writing about something that in the West might feel or seem “impossible” to some, but quite honestly it’s not even extraordinary here in Thailand.  Fighting twice in a single night isn’t common, but it barely...

by Kevin von Duuglas-Ittu This is the first post in an experiment for 8limbs.us; the idea is to occasionally bring another perspective on the Muay Thai of Sylvie’s journey, to look at this path from another...

A few months ago, maybe in March, Roman contacted me to interview me for his YouTube Series: Fight Vision “a video project about martial arts and physical training all around the world – many styles, many...

Kick Where it Hurts This is another installment of Sylvie’s Tips where I seek to share some of the things my Thai trainers are teaching. The other day Kru Nu landed a couple leg kicks on...

Banrai Jomthong Resort is difficult to locate, but we’re glad we found it.  We happened upon the website while researching pet-friendly hotels near Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat); it didn’t end up being a place we could stay...

The kids at Petchrungruang train before school, so they’re running at 5:30 AM and out the door for school by 7:00.  Morning training for me is at 9:00 AM, after Kru Nu has gone back to...