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A Note on Value – For What It’s Worth
December 17, 2013When I was a kid I played violin on the outdoor pedestrian mall in my hometown of Boulder, Colorado for spending money. My best friend Nell and I would stand outside the upscale trinket and entertaining-in-the-home... -
Sixty-Fourth Fight – Sud Siam Sor. Sumalee
December 15, 2013December 8, 2013 – Maejo University 80th Anniversary Festival, Chiang Mai – There are a number of universities in Chiang Mai – it is a heavily student-laden community, which gives it a certain vitality – and... -
Why Your Muay Thai Dreams Might Not Come True in Thailand – The Two Great Fears for Fighting
December 13, 2013(above) my video introduction the common fight fears of gassing out and shin pain, the video below shows Den talking about what to do for fight conditioning Some Tough Talk One of the advantages of training... -
Dog Love in Thailand – Feeding the Stray Puppies on the Lake
December 10, 2013Dog Love – Thailand I love dogs. Growing up we always had a dog in the family and when I went away for college I felt like a total mess of a human being due to... -
Fighting Top Fighters Now – Losses May Be More Frequent | Muay Thai
December 9, 2013I honestly have very little idea about who I am fighting when facing a new opponent. My trainers at the camp seldom talk about who they may be, and sometimes I even get the idea... -
Sixty-Third Fight – Tananchanok Sor. Sor. Geela Lampang
December 5, 2013November 30th, 2013 – Lampang, Thailand – Since October my fight frequency has been pretty clustered and I’ve generally fought a week apart or less. So even just having two weeks between my last fight and... -
Fighter Mail – Feeling Like You Let Your Trainers Down
November 29, 2013Fighter Mail I got a message the other day from a woman who had just competed in her second ever amateur kickboxing match. She felt she’d been mismatched against a heavier and much “better” opponent and... -
What is Violence: Fighting or Silence? | The Telling of Rape
November 27, 2013A woman I know from the US wrote to me and asked me how one knows whether or not one’s gym situation is severely messed up. She then told me about a very alarmingly abusive power... -
#84 Vlog – Fighting in the AM and Rematching a Champ [vid]
November 26, 2013November 26, 2013 – some thoughts before my 63rd fight. Follow my Muay Thai writings by email you can read them right from your Inbox... -
Erika’s Left Hand – a Look at Erika Kamimura – Muay Thai [vid]
November 24, 2013Erika Kamimura Erika is amazing and I kind of love her. It wasn’t until Charlie Jewett – who is the source for info and news on top female Japanese fighters (for us non-speakers of Japanese) – DM’d...
