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Towards the Diety Pra Rahu – Presenting Offerings at Wat Samanrattanaram
September 16, 2014Today on our drive back from Korat to Pattaya we started seeing signs for a wat with a giant reclining Genesha depicted. They got more and more frequent, and then we saw that the same wat... -
Video Interview with Female Muay Thai Fighter Frances Watthanaya in Isaan
September 13, 2014above is my 20 minute video Interview of Frances Watthanaya in Phutthaisong, Buriram – Isaan Read about my trip to Giatbundit Gym in Phutthaisong here. Read about and watch my fight for Giatbundit Gym in Buriram... -
The Glory and Grit of Giatbundit Gym in Putthaisong – Isaan Muay Thai
September 6, 2014[Update 1/14/15: Things have changed pretty rapidly at Giatbundit Gym. The description of my experience below may not correspond to the facts of how things are there now. The Facebook page no longer is devoted to... -
Gender and Class – Muay Thai for the Masses in Thailand
September 6, 2014photo credit above: Lindsey Newhall Fightland There is a great article by Lindsey Newhall “Muay Thai for the Rich” (Fightland) on a trend I’ve been following in thailand of a growing middle-class interest in Muay Thai,... -
Video Tip: The Hand Position in the Muay Thai Clinch Lock – Bank Petchrungruang
August 23, 2014How to Crush the Head and Neck Kru Nu’s son Bank has a terribly strong squeeze in the clinch, and ends up just crushing me most of the time when we practice. He just turned 14... -
Will Be Traveling to Giatbundit Gym in Phutthaisong Buriram (Isaan) to Fight
August 22, 2014click here to see the driving route via Google Maps. Traveling to Isaan One of the biggest reasons behind my Go Fund Me campaign – Help Get Me to Fights – was the generous invitation... -
My ALS Ice Bucket Challenge – Calling Out Rosy, Emma and Robyn
August 19, 2014Here in Thailand I only just heard of this when two people called me out for the challenge. You can read about it here on Wikipedia. I was challenged by both Pixi and Josee to... -
Lawrence Kenshin’s Breakdown of My Queen’s Cup Saya Ito Fight
August 17, 2014Drowning the Genius In the Clinch I’m still a little shy about this, but Lawrence Kenshin does amazing work and I’m grateful to have something so beautiful as a keepsake of such an important fight for... -
Sarah Conner & My Egg Donation: The “Sacrifice” of Body For Muay Thai
August 16, 2014In the world of athletics and motivational memes, the word “sacrifice” gets thrown around a lot. All the things that one must sacrifice in the name of greatness, the hardships of waking up to train, missing... -
Size Does not Matter in Thai Clinch – Two Examples from Training
August 16, 2014Okay, the title is an overstatement, but I want to provide two substantial video examples (more than just a minute-long “clip”) from my recent training to show how size is not the determining factor in clinch...
