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Jazmine Gallate’s GoFundMe – Adventures in Helping Others
April 15, 2015Jazmine Gallate absolutely made my jaw drop when I learned she was only 17 years old. She’s pushing for her dream, training and fighting out of Chokchai Muay Thai gym down on Phuket in Thailand. Jazzy... -
Vlog #128 – Today I Got to Pay Songkran Respect at Petchrungruang
April 14, 2015above, vlog #128 Songkran is About Paying Respect The festivities of Songkran, or “Thai New Year,” are mostly marked by the nation-wide water fights that take place over a period of days. The pervasiveness of this... -
Illegal Throws in Muay Thai – Just What Can’t You Do?
April 12, 2015If you enjoy this archived article, you may like Kevin’s forum post, which contains a lot of additional references and explanation: Illegal Foot Sweeps in Muay Thai – Separations from Judo I’ve fought over 100 times... -
Sylvie’s Tips – Counter to the Wall of China Block and More
April 10, 2015In Sylvie’s Tips I try to capture on video various small techniques that I run into while training. The way that it happens in Thailand, things are seldom taught to you in the form of... -
Padwork with Mod Ek – Inside Fighting Towards Clinch – [vid]
April 8, 2015Above: videos of two of my rounds of padwork with Mot Ek yesterday Normally my second padwork for the day is at O. Meekhun, but on days that they aren’t training (away for fights, or whatever),... -
Vlog #126 – Battling a Mental Dimension of Fatigue Lately – Realization
April 7, 2015Today’s vlog after morning training at Petchrungruang. I talk about my struggles with fatigue, which in part may come from real sources like being out of training for a stretch, monthly cycle, recovering from an illness,... -
3 Year Anniversary in Thailand – Thank You To Everyone
April 6, 2015I originally posted this on Facebook, but wanted to include my blog readers too in my sentiments… Today (April 5) was my 3 Year Anniversary of being in Thailand. Among so many other wonderful things, I’ve... -
The Expense of Competition – Training with Former Opponent Saya Ito
April 5, 2015above: Saya Ito, me and Phetjee Jaa I’m standing outside the ring in the late evening, maybe around 7:30 PM, watching Japanese world champion Saya Ito crawl under the bottom rope to stand next to Phetjee... -
Vlog #125 – Fighting a Little Fatigue – Running the Sunday Stairs
April 5, 2015This morning’s vlog is from the stairs at Wat Khao Saothong Thong, running the stairs on what will be a day off for me, just to get a little strength back. Been waylaid by a course... -
One Hundred and Eleventh Fight – Nong Rung Sitkrudaeng
April 4, 2015March 27, 2015 – Chanthaburi – full video, parts 1 and 2 above The sky had turned a dark, gun-metal gray and the winds were visible as they gusted across the darkening road. We approached a...
