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900,000 Views on My YouTube Channel – Amazing
August 20, 2012YouTube I just noticed that my YouTube channel has passed 900,000 total video views. That’s kind of crazy. It all started because I wanted to share with others how amazing and wonderful Master K is,... -
Swan | Aftermath of a Muay Thai Fight
August 19, 2012Intensity and Purpose I don’t believe I’ve ever trained harder than for my 22nd fight. It’s a different world of training and fighting here in Thailand, so to the western reader that sentence may be interpreted... -
Video Journal Update Before 22nd Muay Thai Fight [vid]
August 14, 2012It finally wasn’t raining during my run this week and I remembered my camera. This is a recipe for success when it comes to actually making a video journal update. Four days before my 22nd... -
How Pain Breeds Confidence
August 10, 2012Ever since Den hit my nose in padwork and it started spurting blood like a B-movie, he’s been asking me before every training session whether I think I can fight on the 17th. “If not,”... -
Setting Up the Next Fights with the Promoter [Pic]
August 8, 2012Here is JR on the bike after his brilliant win last night – huge, fast combos ending in body shots or leg kicks that just overwhelmed his opponent – and the Lanna boys, with the Kalare... -
Live Stream Experiment – Chiang Mai Muay Thai
August 7, 2012Between 10 am – 12 pm EST Streaming video from Thailand, that is the goal. I experimented some with a Google Hangout before my last fight, and it had mixed result. Tonight I’m going to my... -
Strength vs Power: Effort in Muay Thai
August 6, 2012Flow I’ve been working with Daeng in padwork for the past few days. We’ve worked together before, but only a few times and it came to light recently that he was under the impression that... -
3 Types of Muay Thai Trainers: Chantal Ughi’s Facebook
August 5, 2012I saw this posted on her Facebook page of Chantal Ughi (World Champion Muay Thai fighter living and fighting in Bangkok). There are 3 types of Thai trainers in Thailand: 1. the ones who only make... -
A New Take on Sabai, Sabai, Making Assumptions & Blood Works
August 3, 2012Be Careful What You (Might Not Be) Ask(ing) For 1. After a really difficult and rewarding (and valuable) session of padholding this morning with Daeng, I was thrilled to tell my husband that Daeng is really... -
First Rule of Fight Club: Unspoken Methods and Medicines in Muay Thai
August 3, 2012The Ubiquitous Remedy Before my first fight upon returning to Thailand for this year-long stay I was told by one of my trainers that I had to go to the pharmacy and pick up some things. ...