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(above) video of padwork round 2 of 4 Round 3 of 4 (above) Round 4 of 4 (above) I like to put up my padwork every so often because I want to show and keep track...

I sat quietly, wrapping my hands in the main room of the gym, facing the ring. The light in the mornings pours in with impunity and sometimes it’s hard to focus on the farther edges of...

Round 1 (at top) Round 2 (above) Round 3 (above) Difficult Padwork Days Something that Pi Nu said to me early on was, “every day body not same.” This just means you have good days and...

above, vlog #128 Songkran is About Paying Respect The festivities of Songkran, or “Thai New Year,” are mostly marked by the nation-wide water fights that take place over a period of days. The pervasiveness of this...

Guest Post: A Husband’s Point of View One of the things that will perhaps stun you, if you are sitting around Petchrungruang Gym with not much to do like I do, and patiently watch the Thai...

Above: videos of two of my rounds of padwork with Mot Ek yesterday Normally my second padwork for the day is at O. Meekhun, but on days that they aren’t training (away for fights, or whatever),...

Yesterday I wrote about “Scratching”. I was all prepared to show my gameness today, with my stitches in my head, and have to fight to show how much I want to fight. But was surprised to...

In Sam Sheridan’s 2008 book exploring various fighting arts, titled “A Fighter’s Heart: One Man’s Journey Through the World of Fighting,” he spends a little time on the upsetting subject of dog fighting.  While there’s not...

My stitch count stands at 51 stitches, most of which are in my face.  When looking in a mirror, I can see about five vertical lines along my hairline and forehead. I love them. I...

The afternoons at Petchrungruang have been crowded lately.  I’m sitting in a somewhat unusual spot between the two rings, rolling my wraps. I’m sitting here because my usual spot on a bench across the gym has...