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Sylvie von Duuglas-Ittu

A 100 lb. (46 kg) female Muay Thai fighter. Originally I trained under Kumron Vaitayanon (Master K) and Kaensak sor. Ploenjit in New Jersey. I then moved to Thailand to train and fight full time in April of 2012, devoting myself to fighting 100 Thai fights, as well as blogging full time. Having surpassed 100, and then 200, becoming the westerner with the most fights in Thailand, in history, my new goal is to fight an impossible 471 times, the historical record for the greatest number of documented professional fights (see western boxer Len Wickwar, circa 1940), and along the way to continue documenting the Muay Thai of Thailand in the Muay Thai Library project: see patreon.com/sylviemuay

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A Letter of Correspondence – How Muay Thai Helps Us Through Struggles

Sylvie von Duuglas-Ittu December 26, 2014

I received this communication some time ago and I was moved by the excitement and passion this woman gets from and puts into her Muay Thai. I asked her to write a bit more about how...
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Why Women Champion Themselves in the Fighting Sports

Sylvie von Duuglas-Ittu December 25, 2014

I was having a conversation with an accomplished and very thoughtful female fighter, Mae-Lin Loew of the incredibly well written Loew Factor blog. She was at once applauding me for being so honest and open in...
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The Trouble With Belts – Disorder, Money and Madness

Sylvie von Duuglas-Ittu December 21, 2014

It’s December 20th and Modt Ek, who corners for me sometimes when I travel to fights, is trying to convince me to take a Western Boxing match at Royal Field in five days. It’s not last-minute...
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Vote for the 2014 Awakening Female Muay Thai Awards!

Sylvie von Duuglas-Ittu December 21, 2014

Vote for the 2014 Female Muay Thai Awakening Awards – bring shine to the fighters, promotions, photographers, gyms and news sources and journalists that you love. Below is a full list the nominees (community nominated), but...
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Sylvie’s Tips – Train the Matrix on the Bag – (Tawanchai) Jatukam Petchrungruang

Sylvie von Duuglas-Ittu December 21, 2014

Just a little bagwork drill/game that I ran into in the gym by one of my favorite young fighters, Jatukam. Jatukam is 14 or 15 years old and just crushes his competition at Lumpinee and...
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Fight Like A Girl: My Review of Jill Morley’s Documentary on Female Boxers

Sylvie von Duuglas-Ittu December 20, 2014

This is something of a personal response review of Fight Like a Girl, written as a female fighter. Jill Morley’s film “Fight Like A Girl” opens with a bare-bulb lighting figures as they spar in a...
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The Come Down – Post Fight Blues and What To Do

Sylvie von Duuglas-Ittu December 19, 2014

Winning and Mental Consequences It’s three days after my fight and I feel totally bummed out. Thing is, I won my fight. By all accounts it was one of my best and I felt really good...
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One Hundreth Fight – Yodcherry Sityodtong

Sylvie von Duuglas-Ittu December 16, 2014

December 15, 2014 – Thepprasit Stadium, Pattaya (ching champ 47 kg) – full fight video above This fight is dedicated to Dana Hoey, who is an awesome woman and supporter of my GoFundMe campaign to get...
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Ninety-Ninth Fight – Thaksaporn Intachai

Sylvie von Duuglas-Ittu December 14, 2014

December 5th, 2014 – Hua Hin – King’s Birthday Celebration – full fight aboveThis fight is dedicated to my friend from Chiang Mai, Pi Eh Paweena. She’s been in my corner for a long time, both...
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Photos for the Ikkari Website – the Baked In Design Rashie

Sylvie von Duuglas-Ittu December 13, 2014

Dave Poyer and Ikkari who is going to be a clothing sponsor for me, makes great vintage-themed and baked-in-design rashies and is about to launch their website, ready to sell to the public (January 1st, 2015)....