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Lasting Impressions – Warnings About Fight Reputation
July 29, 2012A Word of Warning A couple weeks after arriving at Lanna I was chatting with Andy before morning training. It was probably 6:15 AM and we’d just returned to the gym after a run at the... -
Revealing: I’m a Muay Thai Fighter
July 28, 2012There’s a street vendor cart right below my balcony (well, many floors below my balcony, but a direct fall/jump) that sells the most delicious fried chicken. Sometimes I step out and look over the railing... -
Twenty-First Fight – Yodying Sor. Sumalee
July 28, 2012Rematch with Yodying Sor. Sumalee – our 1st fight here. I found out pretty early in the week that I was rematching Yodying. Our first fight was full of elbows (from me) and clinch (from her)... -
Understanding is Simple Addition: Control of the Self and the Fight in Muay Thai
July 24, 2012Brother My brother Shane and I are close in disposition and age; he is two years my elder. As the younger siblings we were subjected to both the physical maturity and emotional immaturity of our older... -
The Weight of Intent – Morning Muay Thai Training
July 22, 2012Got up at the regular time this morning to go train with Andy at the gym. He’s down from Hill Camp “for a limited time only,” so I sucked up losing my one day to sleep... -
Pit Bull Puppy Sylvia vs Muay Ying Human Sylvie
July 21, 2012I can’t leave this damn dog alone. She’s let loose in the parking lot next to the gym (which also happens to be the yard of apartments adjacent, where she lives) and her little piggy body... -
Balance of Inequality – Lessons in Sparring
July 19, 2012Twenty seconds into sparring with Den this afternoon, I’m already frustrated. There are hundreds of reasons why I shouldn’t be: Den has 300 fights to his name and that doesn’t happen without countless hours of training,... -
What My Walk to the Gym is Like
July 17, 2012Prior to moving to Thailand, I lived in the Hudson Valley of New York. Master K, Kaensak, Augie, Ray Velez (whether in NJ or NYC) and Nat Fuz were all over an hour commute away –... -
Den Solves the Waist Clinch
July 16, 2012The Problem In my 20th fight I experienced great difficulty with the clinch. My opponent was bigger than I, which isn’t the problem really, even though it would seem that her strength or tendency to rest... -
Expect the Uninspected
July 15, 2012I got the gym a little after 4:00 this afternoon. It had rained heavily for almost an hour and the air was only recently cleared of the heaving movement of wind. Nook was directing two young...
