Currently Reading: Chiang Mai

It’s a surprise to nobody by now that I fight frequently.  So, as the tape was being peeled off my hands at my fight on the 1st I asked Den if I could fight again in...

Before the Fight My friend Robyn has come from Pennsylvania to visit and train with me at camp.  Robyn is amazing.  She’s been doing martial arts since she was only 4 years old and, through the...

Finding the Fight I arrived at training on Monday morning after my last fight and noticed my name on the fighters’ schedule already had a new date next to it: 3/8/2013.  That would be exactly one...

At the Gym Before the Fight I was meant to fight on Monday, February 25th but that turned out to be a holiday and there weren’t any fights in Chiang Mai that day. So when I...

I told Den that I wanted to fight again right when I got back from the fight in Isaan.  He just nodded in the way that Den nods, quietly and thoughtfully with a wry smile just...

  Yodying Sor. Sumalee  1/22/2013 – This is my sixth time fighting Yodying and I’m happy to see that we are both developing as fighters.  The last time we fought her cardio was much better than...

There was a long (for me) gap between my last fight and this one due to having to wait for my stitches to come out.  I was really excited to get back in the ring. We...

This was my first fight back at Kalare Stadium this month, as my last two fights have been at festivals in different districts.  The referee for this fight has also refereed my last two fights, though,...

King’s Birthday I was really excited for this fight for a number of reasons, two of which were: 1) that it was in honor of His Majesty the King’s birthday celebration and 2) therefore likely a...

Nov 16, 2012 – Just before leaving the gym the truck stopped at the end of the driveway and idled for a while as the Thai kids packed the back with equipment.  After a couple minutes...