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Sylvie’s Tips: Gaining Control of Your Muay Thai Kick – Floating Block
October 4, 2014Sylvie’s Tips: The Floating Block Sakmongkol was the first person to tell me not to turn around on kicks. He was adamant about it. It’s very awkward when you first try and your kick can be... -
Eighty-Sixth Fight – The Star Sor. Klinmee (“Sit Sor”)
October 1, 2014September 29, 2014 – Thepprasit Stadium, Pattaya – full fight (above) There is something somewhat un-Kosher about me fighting The Star, as was true the first time we fought about 7 months ago here in Pattaya. ... -
The Upside and Downside to Learning Thai – Muay Thai in Thailand
September 28, 2014It’s been important to me to learn the Thai language. I started my lessons on my first trip out to Thailand in 2010 by a kind of accident. While trying to contact a woman who had... -
The Hard Life of Dogs in Thailand
September 26, 2014This morning the air was cool and the sky was just layers and layers of gray clouds. Jai Dee and I headed out for our run while the sun was still hidden, but there was light... -
Sylvie’s Tips – Muay Thai Tips, Techniques & Helps from Thailand
September 25, 2014This is a new feature I’m going to try my hand at. I’ve got a lot on my plate out here, but it feels like it would be a shame to waste some of the... -
How to Set up a Portable Sauna – Hyperthermic Conditioning in the Home
September 23, 2014Back in July I wrote about the possible benefits in regular sauna use, in reference to Dr. Rhonda Patrick’s claim that “Hyperthermic Conditioning” may have very significant physical and even mental advantages. Then I set myself... -
No Such Thing as Tough – Psycho-Physio Plateaus in Fight Stress
September 22, 2014The above is information from Dave Grossman’s On Combat. When Things Stop Functioning – Know Your State A frequent and nevertheless persistent disappointment many of us face in sparring and in fights is finding ourselves in... -
Interview With Sport Psychologist Dr. John Gassaway – Getting Into Mental Training
September 19, 2014The full Skype Interview (1 hour, 20 minutes) with Dr. John Gassaway on Getting Into Mental Training (above) – an mp3 version is available at the bottom of the post in 4 parts. We’re talking online... -
Rematching Star Sor. Klinmee at 52 kg Thepprasit Stadium, Pattaya – Sept 29
September 18, 2014This is great. I’ve finally got a fight in Pattaya – thanks to Sangwean, Phetjee Jaa’s father – and its a good one. It’s a rematch of The Star Sor. Klinmee, who I fought back... -
Towards the Diety Pra Rahu – Presenting Offerings at Wat Samanrattanaram
September 16, 2014Today on our drive back from Korat to Pattaya we started seeing signs for a wat with a giant reclining Genesha depicted. They got more and more frequent, and then we saw that the same wat...
