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Sylvie’s Tips – Low Kick: Where to Kick the Leg – the Sensitive IT Band
October 20, 2014Kick Where it Hurts This is another installment of Sylvie’s Tips where I seek to share some of the things my Thai trainers are teaching. The other day Kru Nu landed a couple leg kicks on... -
Banrai Jomthong Resort – A Night When My Parents Come
October 20, 2014Banrai Jomthong Resort is difficult to locate, but we’re glad we found it. We happened upon the website while researching pet-friendly hotels near Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat); it didn’t end up being a place we could stay... -
Solo Morning Sessions with Kru Nu – The Talk of Muay Thai
October 15, 2014The kids at Petchrungruang train before school, so they’re running at 5:30 AM and out the door for school by 7:00. Morning training for me is at 9:00 AM, after Kru Nu has gone back to... -
Lommanee Tom Female Beauty – Muay Thai Angels Shows Support
October 14, 2014About a year ago I wrote about the mixed blessing of attention that the World Muay Thai Angels show was bringing on female Muay Thai in Thailand: World Muay Thai Angels and the Benefit for Women. ... -
Female Muay Thai Lineage – Jill Guido – One of First Heroes
October 12, 2014All photos by Steve Bauzen I was in Korat last month, waking up the morning after my 85th fight I got this incredible message from fighter Jill Guido: “Hey Sylvie! I’ve been meaning to write to... -
Saenchai Fought 2 Men In One Fight – July 3rd, 2009 Lumpinee [video]
October 12, 2014I hadn’t heard of this fight, but ran into it reading Saenchai’s wikipedia page. On July 3rd in 2009 at Lumpinee Saenchai Sor. Kingstar fought both Petchboonchu F.A. Group (rounds 1-3) and Saketdao Petchpayathai (rounds 4-5),... -
Sparring One-Handed – Working On Muay Thai Weaknesses
October 11, 2014There’s sparring in the Petchrungruang gym every day. In fact, most of the training that the kids do is just clinching and sparring together in an endless cycle of playing for dominance and trying tricks from... -
Eighty-Eighth Fight – Muangchonlek Sor. Hengjern
October 10, 2014October 6, 2014 – Chua Kraow Stadium, Chonburi – Stadium Championship Title full fight video above This fight was sponsored by my long-time supporter Karen Lim. I’ve not yet met Karen in person, but I feel... -
Clinch is Not Only Holds or Throws – Leading the Basics Like Dance
October 9, 2014O.Meekhun Clinch Pedagogy I clinch with the O. Meekhun kids everyday. Let me just say that the clinch technique of both PhetJee Jaa and Mawin, for kids, is just extraordinarily high. I’m a clinch fighter, it’s... -
Eighty-Seventh Fight – Sam A Sit Thailand
October 7, 2014October 4th, 2014 – Yang Sisurat, Isaan This fight is dedicated to my GoFundMe sponsor and long-time supporter/ fellow female fighter Pixi Pickthall (and her husband Josh). Thank you! (Full Video Above) This was my second...
