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Sylvie von Duuglas-Ittu

A 100 lb. (46 kg) female Muay Thai fighter. Originally I trained under Kumron Vaitayanon (Master K) and Kaensak sor. Ploenjit in New Jersey. I then moved to Thailand to train and fight full time in April of 2012, devoting myself to fighting 100 Thai fights, as well as blogging full time. Having surpassed 100, and then 200, becoming the westerner with the most fights in Thailand, in history, my new goal is to fight an impossible 471 times, the historical record for the greatest number of documented professional fights (see western boxer Len Wickwar, circa 1940), and along the way to continue documenting the Muay Thai of Thailand in the Muay Thai Library project: see patreon.com/sylviemuay

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How Do You Know When You’re Ready to Fight Muay Thai?

Sylvie von Duuglas-Ittu April 20, 2013

A few months ago I wrote post titled Game Day: Why You Should Fight Muay Thai in Thailand. This is a follow up or “part two” to that post on the subject of how you know...
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Chiang Mai University (CMU) Main Library – CMU Post Office – Gender Studies

Sylvie von Duuglas-Ittu April 19, 2013

Where is the Chiang Mai University Library? When I first arrived in Chiang Mai, for whatever reason – maybe it was the language barrier as I had not yet progressed with my Thai, or maybe it...
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Video Journal Update – Before my 42nd Fight [vid]

Sylvie von Duuglas-Ittu April 19, 2013

This video journal entry was shot yesterday after morning work, thoughts towards training and my up coming fight on Saturday. If you’d like to follow my 8Limbs.Us postings enter your email you can read...
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Forty-First Fight – Faa Chiang Rai

Sylvie von Duuglas-Ittu April 12, 2013

The Long Road to Mae Wang The ride out to this festival fight was long and at various times uncertain. We had two trucks – Den driving Andy’s and Daeng driving his own – as well...
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1 Year Completed in Thailand – 28 Fights, Just Starting

Sylvie von Duuglas-Ittu April 8, 2013

Anniversary – 1 Year April 6th was the one year anniversary of our arrival in Thailand. It feels quite monumental, which is perhaps both strange and ordinary since I don’t really pay a great deal of...
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Video Journal Update – Before my 41st Fight – 1st Year Anniversary Coming up [vid]

Sylvie von Duuglas-Ittu April 4, 2013

I shot this video on my afternoon run, one week before my 41st fight and about 1 week after my 40th fight, a huge milestone (and one I’m going to blast right past). It’s amazing that...
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Phetjee Jaa เพชรจีจ้า อ.มีคุณ – March Aswindam Fight [vid]

Sylvie von Duuglas-Ittu April 2, 2013

Her latest fight. Love her. More of my Phetjee Jaa posts: Phetjee Jaa O. Mee Khun เพชรจีจ้า อ.มีคุณ – Channel 3 Thai TV Interview Phetjee Jaa O. Mee Khun เพชรจีจ้า อ.มีคุณ – The Girl Who...
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4.5 Month Old Elephant Stomps and Wrestles – Kinda Muay Thai

Sylvie von Duuglas-Ittu April 1, 2013

My friend Robyn came to visit and while the focus of her stay and our time was training for a fight (in which she did excellently), one of the things we were sure to do...
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Phetjee Jaa O. Mee Khun เพชรจีจ้า อ.มีคุณ – Channel 3 Thai TV Interview

Sylvie von Duuglas-Ittu March 29, 2013

] I’m excited to bring a new installment in the developing career of Phetjee Jaa “Diamond G” – the 11 year old girl...
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Fortieth Fight – Nong Kwang Sit Thahan Eak

Sylvie von Duuglas-Ittu March 27, 2013

March 26, 2013 – This fight was organized about a month ago and I’d been expecting to fight a girl I fought maybe 4 months ago, named Kendo. I’d won my fight against Kendo, probably a...