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The Gift of Aggression
July 14, 2011I’ve come across it a lot in my time spent in gyms and among fighters, that men struggle with their aggression in the context of combat. It seems that a lot of the guys who talk... -
Linda Ooms Aims for Olympic Boxing 2012
April 25, 2011It has become a cliché in writing about fighters to remark on the disparity between a fighter’s in-ring persona and their regular, day-to-day disposition. In the main these remarks are to the effect that one cannot... -
You Are Here – the Art of Getting Lost
April 1, 2011Alice: … I was just wondering if you could help me find my way. Cheshire Cat: Well that depends on where you want to get to. Alice: Oh, it really doesn’t matter, as long as… Cheshire... -
Heart in My Mouth – On Having a Mentor
March 16, 2011I’ve been asked to write a piece on the meaning of having a mentor. The request came from a fellow who sends me great videos of Tyson training and inspirational clips of the boxing persuasion. The... -
The Boys’ Club
January 15, 2011Just after my fight with Tanya Lohr in October, I decided it was a wise idea to start training in boxing as a supplement to my Muay Thai training. There’s a boxing gym semi-near to my... -
Aftermath
December 14, 2010I slept the night with my left hand cupped around my eye socket, keeping my eyebrow and cheek from touching the pillow so that the cut on my orbital bone wouldn’t open up again. After the... -
The Problematic Knee – Linda Ooms vs. Jemyma Betrian
November 11, 2010A few days before the Nov. 6th fight between Linda Ooms and Jemyma Betrian I had the opportunity to speak on the phone with Ooms and ask her about her upcoming fight. I did not get... -
The Fight – What It Feels Like, Muay Thai
October 21, 2010I watched a documentary on YouTube last night on the subject of Muay Thai, “Born to Fight.” At one point the owner/manager of the “most famous gym in Thailand” (according to the video), said one can... -
Undo – Lindsay Scheer on the Unfortunate Death
July 30, 2010I was in the locker room at Chok Sabai Gym, checking my email on my phone, when I got a message from my Muay Thai fighter friend Peelo, linking me to an article about a recent... -
In the Thick of It
February 12, 2010It’s the final week in Chiang Mai and in the last days between my first and second fights in Thailand. The ups and downs of adjusting to the training schedule have leveled out to reveal that...
