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Seeing Stars for the First Time in Two Years
January 7, 2014Our apartment building has a ramp into the main parking area, a 40 foot stretch of concrete on all sides to walk through until your each the glass doors in the back, which require a key-card... -
Playing to Type – the Sexy Exchange Student and Muay Thai
January 6, 2014– This is part of what is likely a series of articles on western female sexuality in Thai gyms – it’s a big topic and I’ve been thinking about it for a long time, and this... -
Four Beautiful Photos by Emanuele Siracusa – #fight66 [pics]
December 31, 2013Emanuele 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... -
Cast Your Vote for Awakening 2013 Female Fighter Awards
December 27, 2013Voting 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 Male Nature of Thai Clich – Play, Dramatization, and Domination
December 25, 2013The 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... -
Risking Failure in Fighting – What Greatness Means to Me
December 23, 2013I 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... -
Female Muay Thai Award Nominations 2013 – R-Awakening
December 20, 2013Awakening – 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... -
My Experience of Weighted Neck Exercises for the Thai Clinch
December 18, 2013I’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... -
A Note on Value – For What It’s Worth
December 17, 2013When 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... -
Why Your Muay Thai Dreams Might Not Come True in Thailand – The Two Great Fears for Fighting
December 13, 2013(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...
