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Fight 166 – WMC 52 kg Title Fight | Sylvie vs Mary Verona Farm
April 24, 2017December 5, 2016 – Lumpinee Park, Bangkok – above, full fight with commentary This fight was just an incredible opportunity. There was nothing in the fight itself that looked good on paper for me: it was... -
Fight 165 – Sylvie vs Nong Kwangtong Pettonpung
April 20, 2017November 17, 2016 – Loi Kroh, Chiang Mai – full fight video above Having just beaten the champ, Thanonchanok, the night before in a somewhat un-credible and unexpected experience for me, I was riding pretty high... -
Injured – What That Really Means
April 19, 2017Dean Potter was one of those rare men who found himself inextricably drawn to the world of what lay people call “extreme sports.” In an interview I watched with him, he said he doesn’t like the... -
The New Attachai Muay Thai Gym – Fighting Genius, Beautiful Surroundings
April 15, 2017I’m stopped on the side of a street off a main road, On Nut Road, in Bangkok. There are small shops, a lot of large residential buildings, and some very loud construction that I’m trying to plug... -
The Ox Forgets its Legs – Songkran and Respecting the Elders
April 14, 2017As the gym grows quiet with all the boys chittering fading away as they leave for the night, I sit on the edge of the ring with Pi Nu and listen to his woes. He loves... -
Kem Sitsongpeenong – Building a System | Patreon Preview
April 13, 2017Kem’s gym in the Khao Yai mountains of Khorat is just an incredible place. It’s beautiful, it feels remote and like the “middle of nowhere” locations for training montages in movies like “Kickboxer” or old Kung... -
Training with My Thai Opponent – Pettonpung Gym
April 10, 2017above: Gwangtong, me and Phetlilaa When I have a few days in Chiang Mai, I like to head up to the Pettonpung Gym in Mae Rim for a little clinching with their fighters. It’s an all-female... -
Paul Banasiak’s Experiences as a Sponsored Fighter And Harsh Training Realities
April 8, 2017Listen to the Muay Thai Guys Realities of Being a Sponsored Fighter podcast here The recent Muay Thai Guys podcast covers the realities of being a sponsored fighter at a small sample of gyms in Thailand.... -
My Five Year Anniversary in Thailand – Fighting, Filming, Writing!
April 4, 2017my YouTube over 2,500 videos my Patreon On April 5th, 2017, it will be five years since my husband Kevin and I arrived in Thailand. The next day, April 6th, marks the day we arrived at... -
Muay Thai Vocabulary | Understanding Your Thai Trainer
April 1, 2017A reader recently asked me if I’d ever written a post on what Thai trainers say during padwork. Obviously trainers are not all the same, but knowing the Thai words for basic commands, as well as...
