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A Lesson in Dominance – Muay Thai
March 7, 2013A few days ago I sat on the edge of the ring, dripping sweat from my nose making a splatter pattern on the concrete a few feet below me while I loosened the laces on my... -
JR Teaches Me Some of His Secrets to the Muay Thai Low Kick
March 6, 2013JR and the Thai Low-Kick JR started training and fighting out of Lanna (Kiat Busaba) when he was about 12 years old. So he kind of came of age at the camp, learning under trainers who... -
My Complete Fight Record – Sylvie von Duuglas-Ittu
March 4, 2013Fight Record This is my full fight record up to date. It has become something of an informal quest to reach 50 fights, and now realizing how meaningful the fight process is to me, possibly even... -
Thirty-Seventh Fight – Yod Ying Sor. Sumalee
March 2, 2013At the Gym Before the Fight I was meant to fight on Monday, February 25th but that turned out to be a holiday and there weren’t any fights in Chiang Mai that day. So when I... -
Rousey and Women in the Big Cage – Fighting for Image
March 2, 2013The Way She Walked Liz Carmouche came out first and the announcer stated that she would be the first woman to enter the octagon – ever, as “the octagon” is a trademarked title for the UFC... -
Muay Thai Boys – Brothers in Training
February 27, 2013A few evenings ago after training I watched the four Thai boys climb one by one into the taller men’s ring that sits behind the women’s ring at the gym. They’ve been giddy for a few... -
What I’m Working On – Part 7 – Boxing and Clinch
February 25, 2013Clinch For the past maybe six fights Den has been yelling at me for turning sideways in the clinch. I don’t know where that came from, but it’s in there and I do it without thinking... -
Like the Back of My Hand – Marks of Muay Thai on the Body
February 21, 2013I began bartending a few months before I began Muay Thai. I’m not an outgoing, talkative, or extroverted person so bartending was a big jump for me. The purpose was to have a job, to make... -
Interviewed by Lisa Creech Bledsoe of the Glowing Edge Boxing Blog
February 17, 2013Above are two video answers for Lisa of The Glowing Edge female boxing blog, part of her introduction and interview of me: Widening the Doors for Fighting Women: Interview with Sylvie von Duuglas-Ittu . It was... -
What I’m Working On – Part 6 – Jab, Teep and Range
February 17, 2013Jab I had it in my mind to use my jab – and boxing generally – against Nong Mai in my fight in Isaan, mainly because of our height disparity. That didn’t end up being the...
