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One Hundred and Twenty-Fourth Fight – Gaewdaa Por. Muangphet
October 21, 2015September 29, 2015 – Thepprasit Stadium, Pattaya – full fight video above This was the first time I fought for the Petchrungruang gym in a long-ass time. There aren’t a lot of opportunities for me to... -
Hills and Valleys – How 10 Minutes Can Make or Break Your Training Day
October 16, 2015What makes a good day good or a bad day bad? Some days, everything goes right, and on some really horrible days everything goes wrong. But generally speaking, it’s one thing that flavors your interpretation of... -
Underground Gambling, Beetle Fights, Heart and the Clinch of Muay Thai – Part 2
October 15, 2015File this under The Culture of Muay. If you are to understand Muay Thai, I mean really understand it and see how it grew out of Thai society, and the forces that sustain and feed it... -
Returning to Training at WKO with Sakmongkol and Sifu Mcinnes
October 14, 2015Above is my vlog update from the first day back at WKO. Those following me know about my leaving of the O. Meekhun Gym, I wrote about it here in The Toxicity of Talk. It was... -
My Clinch Crush – Leverage in the Muay Thai Clinch Lock
October 13, 2015This is about a moment in my last fight when I crushed my opponent to the ground in the clinch. She was so surprised that before even getting up off the canvas she immediately protested to... -
Muay Thai Clinch is Not Boring – Gwang Chon – Battle Beetles of Thailand – Part 1
October 10, 2015Part II of this article, involves going to see live Gwang Chon beetle battles, complete with video: Underground Gambling, Beetle Fights, Heart and the Clinch of Muay Thai [edit in: a very good article on Beetle... -
On the Art Losing – Hating to Lose and Other Necessary Things
October 7, 2015I’d love to be the person who genuinely only thinks that whether I do the best I can in a fight is what’s important, and winning or losing is secondary to that. That if I fight... -
Speeding Up My Game – Showing Energy on the Bag and Clinch
October 6, 2015In my recent fights I’ve felt disappointed afterward for performing in a way that could be described as “low energy.” I’m not tired, I’m just kind of slow in that I’m lacking urgency in my approach. ... -
Why I’m Starting Patreon – Help Keep 8limbs.us Going
October 4, 2015I’ve joined Patreon, a website that allows readers and viewers to support content producers on a monthly basis; a kind of voluntary subscription for people who believe in and benefit from the creative work of others.... -
The Toxicity of Talk in Thailand – A Break With O. Meekhun Gym
October 3, 2015The Land of Gossip Thailand’s moniker, the Land of Smiles, is an earned one. But part of that is because smiling is the only “saving face” response to a myriad of situations taking place publicly: someone...
