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The Petchrungruang Fight Simulator – Transgender Fighter Angie vs. Mirko
March 14, 2016At Petchrungruang, there is sparring going on at any given moment in the afternoons. The little kids fly around the smaller ring with abandon, sparring for hours until they get tired and just stop. The older kids... -
How I Won the Northern Championship Belt, A Belt No Westerner Can Hold
March 12, 2016Becoming Northern Champion A slight chill in the air hits my oiled skin and drenched clothing. I shiver and the yellow garlands around my neck shed a few petals, sticking to the Vaseline on my chest... -
One Hundred and Forty-First Fight – Jomkwan Sit Tongsak
March 12, 2016February 13, 2016 – Rajabhat University, Mahasarakham (40,000 Baht Sidebet) – video above “How can we avoid what happened last time?” Kevin asks me, as I’m sitting on our woven mat outside the ring at a... -
New Pumpanmuang Gym Opening in Quiet and Beautiful Lampang
March 10, 2016Video Walk Through and Interview With Owner Pi Pong Pong is a very sweet, quiet, and well-connected man. He’s been working with Pumpanmuang Gym in Bangkok for at least 10 years, but his responsibilities as a... -
Fight 140 – Sylvie Petchrungruang vs Gianna Smith
March 9, 2016February 5, 2016 – Grand Boxing Stadium, Hua Hin – Thailand (video above) I’ve had a hard time writing this post. Part of the reason I left New York to come live and fight in Thailand... -
Visiting Female Muay Thai Champion Saifah in Chiangmai at Her New Gym
March 8, 2016I had heard that Thai female muay khao (knee fighting) star Saifah was training out of a new gym in Chiang Mai, the city I fought out of for my first two years in Thailand, as... -
Fighting Chickens, Heart and Purity of Muay in Thailand
March 5, 2016Yesterday I passed a booth selling T-shirts. One was a very typical black shirt with a highly stylized image of a Muay Thai fighter, with the word Muaythai (มวยไทย) in Thai above him. The other style... -
2ITK Podcast e02 – Getting Stuck With 1 Trainer – Two Ladies in the Kingdom
March 2, 2016Videocast Above, Podcast Below https://8limbsus.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/episode-2-Two_Ladies_in_the_Kingdom_-_Podcast_2_-_audio.mp3 Here is our 2nd episode of the Two Ladies in the Kingdom podcast. We had our first episode on the subject of “gym hopping” last month and today our theme is what... -
Why I Cried When PTT won the Isuzu Tournament – Culmination
February 27, 2016Two sides of the tiered stadium seating at Omnoi Stadium are packed full of people who love Muay Thai. To the right side are hundreds of gamblers, frantically giving hand-signals to wage bets, standing on steps... -
The State of Muay Thai And Boxing Around 1959
February 24, 2016I have heard some complain that Muay Thai is being ruined by gambling and modernization, and I do think that these are worthy concerns. But we in the West – with our western histories – are very detached...
