Currently Reading: Muay Thai

Emanuele contacted me on Facebook not long before my last fight and asked about photography opportunities at Loi Kroh. I told him that it was very casual there, and looked forward to meeting him. My husband...

  Voting Ends January 1st 2014 – Lots of Categories Just some of the nominations from a few categories below (oh my God, I’m on there!): My vote for female Fighter of the Year goes to...

The Inherent Nature of Thai Clinch This video was shot about 25-30 minutes into a clinching session at the tail end of afternoon training.  Initially, everyone jumped in to help Big with his clinch because he...

I came across a wonderful quote by the great inventor Thomas Edison a while back, “I’ve never failed,” he said, “I discovered ten thousand ways that don’t work.”  It’s inspirational because it advises persistence, that failing...

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...