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The Primacy of Nature – Sabai, Mua, Tammachat
December 12, 2024Sabai I focus fiercely on the pads strapped to each forearm of my trainer, Kru Den, as he calls out which strikes he wants me to throw into them. He calls for a kick and I... -
What I Know Through Experience: Information Does Not Equal Knowledge
August 28, 2023After my last Kard Chuek fight, I had a decent black eye and some scratches on the left side of my face from the rope wraps. The impact had occurred mostly in the first round, while... -
Fighting For a World Title at the WBC Amazing Muay Thai Festival
February 8, 2023see Kevin’s beautiful photos from the event here Some of my thoughts and experiences of this past weekend, as part of a big event. The Tourism Authority of Thailand has a catchphrase, which I think is... -
The Pain of Not Belonging
January 22, 2023I listened, recently, to a book about how women are mostly concerned/afraid about protection and men are mostly concerned/afraid about feeling shame. There was interesting research into how babies, just naturally, fall along the male/female line... -
I’m startled awake by a sound on the front deck of my kuti…
December 30, 2022I’m startled awake by a sound on the front deck of my kuti, a little stand alone, elevated, single-room hut. This is a meditation center and there are maybe 5 kutis on this side of the... -
The Art of Binding – Kard Chuek, Kata and Knowledge
December 26, 2021Fight #269 – The plastic I sat cross-legged on crinkled as I changed position, the hard blades of grass that sat outside its limits bit at my thighs with every shifted pose. A group of high... -
Muay Thai Bones #26: MMA Coming to Lumpinee, Cloaking Sexuality, The Turtle & The Dragon
November 30, 2021We’ve heard how much everyone has been enjoying the Muay Thai Bones over the years, thank you for sending us messages on how you listen to our epic deep dives into Muay Thai. We know the... -
Podcast: All The Changes Coming to Lumpinee: Women Fighting, Anti-Gambling, A New Image
November 11, 2021Our newest Muay Thai Bones podcast is out, and it is a good one. We really wanted to take our time to talk about this first subject right. We take a very deep dive into all... -
Throwback: Fight 178 – lessons in reading clinch
October 6, 2021We’ve noticed that there was a pretty big chunk of fights which never made it to YouTube, existing only on Facebook in their live stream version, so I’ve made a project of voicing over those fights,... -
Encouragement for the “Not Naturally Aggressive” in Muay Thai
August 15, 2021This is something that I’ve battled with myself, many times and in many iterations over the years, and I know for sure I’m not unique or alone in it. This video is to offer encouragement to...
