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Awakening – Female Fighters is dedicated to using media to promote female fighters of all disciplines in what the founder dubs “the Dawn of the Female Era.”  As this year is drawing to a close, Awakening...

I’d seen weighted neck exercises in movies before ever trying it.  I did know that neck strength was important for clinch and I’d learned the boxer and wrestler exercise of “yes, no, and maybe” that has...

When I was a kid I played violin on the outdoor pedestrian mall in my hometown of Boulder, Colorado for spending money.  My best friend Nell and I would stand outside the upscale trinket and entertaining-in-the-home...

(above) my video introduction the common fight fears of gassing out and shin pain, the video below shows Den talking about what to do for fight conditioning Some Tough Talk One of the advantages of training...

Dog Love – Thailand I love dogs.  Growing up we always had a dog in the family and when I went away for college I felt like a total mess of a human being due to...

  I honestly have very little idea about who I am fighting when facing a new opponent. My trainers at the camp seldom talk about who they may be, and sometimes I even get the idea...

Fighter Mail I got a message the other day from a woman who had just competed in her second ever amateur kickboxing match.  She felt she’d been mismatched against a heavier and much “better” opponent and...

November 26, 2013 – some thoughts before my 63rd fight.   Follow my Muay Thai writings by email you can read them right from your Inbox...

 Erika Kamimura Erika is amazing and I kind of love her.  It wasn’t until Charlie Jewett – who is the source for info and news on top female Japanese fighters (for us non-speakers of Japanese) – DM’d...

Sometimes it’s hard to love the things you love.  You don’t “choose” to love something, necessarily, but you do choose to believe in the love you have for it at times when you are not feeling...