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Dark Clouds: When Motivation Wanes
November 23, 2013Sometimes it’s hard to love the things you love. You don’t “choose” to love something, necessarily, but you do choose to believe in the love you have for it at times when you are not feeling... -
Sixty-Second Fight – Cherry Gor. Towin Gym
November 17, 2013November 16, 2013 – at San Sai Loi Krathong Festival This fight was set up over a month ago, almost right after my first fight with Cherry at the benefit for Khem. I’d won that... -
My Nickname Yaigwaa (ใหญ่กว่า) and Fighting My Next Opponent
November 14, 2013Nicknames Thais have a bunch of names – first there’s the given name, which is usually auspicious and something that remarks on the future wealth and good luck of the named child. These names can be... -
Sixty-First Fight – Phet Nam Ngaam Phettonphung
November 11, 2013November 9, 2013 – Loi Kroh Ring I had a week between my last fight and this, which is starting to feel like a long time. When I first started fighting upon my move to Thailand... -
The Adventures of Misunderstanding – Teaching English to Camp Kids
November 10, 2013Nong Jeen is trainer Neung’s six-year-old daughter. She lives most of the time with Neung’s mother, probably due to school – it’s not unusual at all in Thailand for the rearing of children to be shared... -
Meaningful Kickstarter and Crowd Sourcing for Fighter Projects | Ikkari Fightwear
November 10, 2013Crowd Sourcing and Kickstarter As some of you may know – and some of you might have indeed taken part in this – my website 8limbs.us was made possible through crowd sourcing, specifically Kickstarter. The cost... -
My Signed Fight Shorts and Portrait on Ebay Auction – Fundraiser for Khem
November 8, 2013Auction is currently live, bidding ends November 15th, 2013 ( 22:45:50 Greenwich Mean Time) – I will be posting the photographic print from here in Thailand, so if you want... -
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The Art of Choosing Your Muay Thai Fighting Style – Some Jongsanan
November 5, 2013there is a lot of GIF media in this post, so you may want to give it time to load. Isolate any GIF by just clicking on it. The Post Last week I put up a... -
Wolverine Healing Abilities – The Key to Staying Healthy: Fight Often
October 19, 2013I’m about to have my third fight in 10 days on Sunday. I had a quick turn-around scheduled between two fights and then the promoter wanted me back right away, so that turned into three. It’s... -
Fighter Mail: Fight Nerves, Tunnel Vision and Does it Go Away?
October 15, 2013Fighter Mail I get a lot of private message communication from (mostly) women and I really enjoy having a back-and-forth with other folks experiencing the innumerate facets of Muay Thai. What’s really wonderful is that the...