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“Glap Maa” – The Comeback Dog
May 31, 2012The Comeback Dog I had last Friday off because I was fighting on Saturday. At breakfast on Friday a kid from the camp came in and told me that it’s a pain when I’m not there... -
Hidden Lessons
May 30, 2012I got to sleep in until 6:00 this morning and when I woke up the mountains were shrouded in a beautiful veil of mist. I had a little difficulty shaking off the sleepiness that grips me... -
Welcome to 8 Limbs Us – the Coming Together
May 27, 2012A New Muay Thai Blog and Much More If you already subscribe to my SylvieMuay WordPress blog, please resubscribe at my new website as my blog has moved. Just add your email in the upper right... -
Scoring Muay Thai Fights
May 20, 2012Master K used to teach down in Virginia and so he has a somewhat expansive collection of students up and down the East Coast. He has taught at most gyms in NYC and has certified many... -
Sabai, Sabai
May 15, 2012It's been said to me countless times, "สบาย ๆ." It means "relax," basically and it deals mainly with the aesthetic of Muay Thai and how it looks effortless, calm and flatly unemotional until it explodes in... -
Inner – The Difference Between Inside and Outside Fighting
May 6, 2012The second time Thay-Win held pads for me he would periodically stop, take a step back and look at me with a kind of stern consideration. I asked him what he was doing and he said,... -
Natural Selection
April 29, 2012I couldn't sleep last night. My mind was all over the place, but I got stuck thinking about the repetitive "life stories" of guys on the numerous seasons of The Ultimate Fighter that I've seen. It's... -
Body Language – Clinch, Thailand and Gender
April 26, 2012There are complications to being a woman - or more specifically, having a female body - in a male dominated sport. As a fighter you are using your body to perform an art and you must... -
Cutting Diamonds
April 24, 2012My fight on Friday night ended quickly, within the first round. As such, my fight wasn't even 2 minutes long and the opportunity to fight again this coming Friday presented itself and I took it. So... -
The Fine Brush
April 19, 2012It’s the day before my first fight in Chiangmai and I’m lying here on my bed chewing on every thought that wanders in and out of my head. It’s customary to take the day before, of...
