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Pumping Iron II: The Women – The Markers of Gender and The Problems of Definition
April 5, 2014Earlier this week I watched “Pumping Iron II: The Women,” a counter-part of sorts to the Arnold Schwarzenegger versus Lou Ferrigno docu-drama from 1977, focusing on the 1975 IFBB Mr. Universe and Mr. Olympia competitions. “Pumping... -
Seventy Third Fight – Pupae Soongeelamoo. 7
April 4, 2014April 2, 2014 – Loi Kroh Ring, Chiang Mai – After two fights in a row being postponed I was very happy to get a call from Den letting me know that this fight was moved... -
Little Tiger and the State of Female Muay Thai Pinweight Championships
March 31, 2014Who’s the Champ? This post is an attempt to straighten out the female Muay Thai Pinweight Championship picture, as it stands, but it is pretty complicated and not the easiest to follow. But if I don’t... -
Academic Muay Thai Articles in English | Scholarly Essays
March 30, 2014In addition to being very committed to training and fighting in Muay Thai as much as I can in Thailand, I also have a deep academic root in me and I revel in exploring abstract concepts... -
Attitude, Balance, Re-Action, Managed Rounds – Great Article on Muay Thai Scoring
March 28, 2014Muay Farang has a really nice article by Roberto Cassarino on Muay Thai Scoring. Do read it to get the most of what is written below. How Muay Thai is Scored in Thailand There really is... -
Seventy-Second Fight – Phetdara Sit Kru Ood
March 26, 2014March 25, 2014 – Loi Kroh Ring, Chiang Mai – This fight was supposed to be on Saturday, but all the bars in Chiang Mai were closed due to “pre-elections” and some suspected-to-be political bombings in... -
Exploring Meaning – Rahu and Khun Chang Khun Phaen
March 24, 2014Learning Difference – Hanuman and Rahu Recently I came to discriminate between the very common Hanuman – found virtually everywhere in small statues, huge statues at entrances to temples, on shrines, amulets and tattoos – and... -
Where to Rent a Motorbike in Pattaya – a Video and Map
March 23, 2014Motorbike Rental in Pattaya We shot this video outside of where we rented our Honda Scoopy automatic motorbike for 6 weeks in Pattaya. This doesn’t pretend to be some kind of comprehensive review, I’m sure there... -
พรสวรรค์เล็ก vs พลอย / Pornsawanlek Kiat Busaba “Big” vs Ploy | [video] Rajadamnern – 17 Feb 2014
March 21, 2014extended highlights of his last Rajadamnern fight above “Big” (Pornsawanlek Kiat Busaba ) is my favorite fighter at Lanna, and probably my favorite person there as well. He just has this incredible energy that is somewhere... -
100 Muay Thai Fights in Thailand – Focusing My Goal | Fight Frequency
March 20, 2014My Goals Goals are important things. They give us context and room for what we want to achieve, they make us believe in ourselves in a focused way. My initial goal when I first moved to...
