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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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Time On My Side – Podcast on Muay Thai

Sylvie von Duuglas-Ittu October 4, 2012

This morning I woke up without my alarm and could see a soft pink light peeking through the narrow parting of my floor-to-ceiling balcony curtains. I got up and gathered my things before heading over to...
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Highlights from Girl’s S-Cup in Japan – Erika Kamimura and RENA

Sylvie von Duuglas-Ittu October 3, 2012

Above are highlights from the Girls S-Cup in Japan, August 25th of this year. These girls fight relatively close to my weight class and I’ve had my eye on Erika Kamimura after her knock out...
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Training Vids, Two Days Before 25th Fight [vid]

Sylvie von Duuglas-Ittu October 1, 2012

My next fight is on a Tuesday, which is quite a change from my usual Friday schedule. That means training on Sunday as my final full day and, since that’s usually a rest day for...
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Never Plan For a Light Day – Muay Thai Training

Sylvie von Duuglas-Ittu September 28, 2012

I was all ready to have a less-than-hardcore afternoon training session because I’m pretty beat today from not getting enough sleep last night. But it wasn’t in the cards for me, apparently: while doing padwork...
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Arm Strength for Clinch – Muay Thai Technique [vid]

Sylvie von Duuglas-Ittu September 28, 2012

A couple weeks ago Andy showed me how to hold the bag during knees in order to strengthen my forearms and shoulders for the clinch. This video is a demonstration of that technique: use your...
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Muay Thai Party Favors: Watch a Fight and Leave With One!

Sylvie von Duuglas-Ittu September 27, 2012

Seeing fights that occur before or directly after my own bout is an entirely different experience from going to fight night as a spectator. Tuesday night provided just such an opportunity and, having a scheduled border...
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Winning is a Buffer – Video Journal Update [vid]

Sylvie von Duuglas-Ittu September 25, 2012

It’s four days after my 24th fight and I filmed a video journal update out at the Chiang Mai University fields where I like to do sprints. It’s been a rough four days, emotionally speaking. Just...
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Altered Ego – Compartmentalizing Fight Mentality

Sylvie von Duuglas-Ittu September 24, 2012

I’m a Sega Genesis girl. We had Nintendo and Atari when I was a kid, but all my favorite games were for Genesis. The game I played the most was Altered Beast, a completely ridiculous side-scrolling...
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Gotta Have a Montage – Training in Perspective

Sylvie von Duuglas-Ittu September 22, 2012

My general pattern over the past 5 months has been to fight every 14 days, giving me 10 full days of training between matches. It’s a comfortable pattern and I like it. It’s enough time to...
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On the Double – Preparing for My 24th Muay Thai Fight

Sylvie von Duuglas-Ittu September 20, 2012

It’s one day before my 24th fight, my 12th fight here in Thailand since returning 5 months ago. I have now officially fought more in Thailand than in the US (as I had 3 fights in...