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Fifty-Forth Fight – Tuketathong Pichitmaan
September 17, 2013September 16, 2013 – Thapae Boxing Stadium – It’s been a few weeks since my last fight, which allowed for some of the changes in my training to really settle into a rhythm, but I’m also... -
There Is Crying in Muay Thai – Emotional Training
September 15, 2013I had lunch with Alicia Nowak yesterday, a young Polish woman who lives and trains Muay Thai in Vienna. We met through my Muay Thai Facebook page and I was surprised as we sat together... -
[vid] Vlog | Some Thoughts Before My 54th Fight – Experience the Buzz Saw Bugs
September 10, 2013Here I am taking a break on my run to give a little Video share of what’s happening with my 54th fight coming up on Monday. The bugs are really making a racket. I’m up... -
The Value of Gym Loyalty in Thailand – Fighter, Customer, Culture
September 8, 2013I read a post by Emma Thomas on her great new Under The Ropes blog this morning, on the subject of “Gym Hoppers and the Importance of Loyalty in Muay Thai”. It’s an interesting topic and... -
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[vid] How Knots Are Removed – Nook Massages out a Knot – Muay Thai
September 6, 2013Extremely Painful – and Beneficial I wrote some time ago about processes that help to speed healing the regular knots and bruises that one acquires through training and in fights. These treatments are really indispensable for... -
[vid] A Round of Clinch Instruction from Daeng – Making Space, Turning
September 4, 2013Things Being Worked on in the Clinch This is my first clinching practice in a couple of weeks and the video is just the last three or so minutes of abut 25-30 minutes of clinch at... -
[vid] Experimenting with HIIT – Daeng’s Speed Block Drill and More
September 4, 2013Drilling Blocks, Speed and HIIT Daeng has decided I need to be faster. So, instead of running home from the lake four times per week (14 km, including one lap around the lake) he has switched... -
The Joy of Teaching English to Tor – Excerpt From a Book Project
September 1, 2013A short while ago I started giving free English language lessons to Tor, who is a 19-year-old Thai fighter at Lanna and also happens to be Daeng’s son (one of my favorite trainers). I’m not a... -
Lewis Pugh On Mental Toughness, Belief and the Impossible
August 31, 2013Swimming the North Pole and Other Impossible Things In this TED talk Lewis Pugh talks about an insane expedition to swim at the North Pole as a means of raising awareness of melting ice caps. There... -
Fifty-Third Fight – Sud Siam Sor. Sumalee
August 31, 2013August 30th, 2013 – Kalare Stadium, Chiang Mai – There was a lot of back and forth regarding who I would be fighting on this night and it wound up being Sud Siam Sor Sumalee, who...