Currently Reading: Muay Thai

In the last four months or so I stepped into a new pool of fighters. Three fights have been against current belt holders; another one against a multiple time belt holder; and two against the no....

Feb- 2014 – Here are a few thoughts on the Muay Thai meme that grew out of a photo a follower made of me from my last fight on Yokkao 7, about the meaning of the...

A few days ago a female fighter from Florida posted a link to a recent blog post by American Muay Thai fighter Kevin Ross on my Facebook page, asking what my thoughts are.  His blog post...

*** A quick note on how these days are numbered: I go by only counting actual days of training with Sakmongkol, so I’ve been in Pattaya longer than 26 days and these two days actually have...

I’ve lately been getting the same question a lot recently from people who want my advice on which Muay Thai camp they should train at in Thailand.  For instance one man asked me for my “top...

Coincidence and Purpose When we first came down to Pattaya to train with Sakmongkol we knew that I’d need a second gym in order to fill out the rest of my training, since WKO only has...

Day 23 – Use Your Advantages This morning on the way to Petchrungruang I was actually retching on the bike and continued to feel really nauseated as I was warming up.  Given that Kru Nu is...

It’s just a matter of course that if you spend any significant length of time training at a Muay Thai camp, you will get sick.  If you’re training hard your immune system can become susceptible to...

Day 21 – Low Kick In my fight on Friday I landed some low kicks, something that the Patriarch at Petchrungruang and Sakmongkol have had me working on previously and what Kru Mutt had asked for...

Day 19 – It’s About Recovery and Throw It Like You Mean It This morning at Petchrungruang I was starting to feel difficulty in throwing kicks with full force because I wasn’t breathing properly.  Yesterday –...