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Kevin's Corner - Muay Thai, Philosophy & Ethics

A corner of the Roundtable where Kevin (Sylvie's husband) can assemble his wide-ranging thoughts on Muay Thai, history, ethics and Philosophy and invite discussion.

77 topics in this forum

  1. Toward a Theory of the Spirituality of Thailand's Muay Thai

    By Kevin von Duuglas-Ittu,
    • 10 replies
    • 4.9k views

  2. The Historical Foundations of Thailand's Retreating Style, or How They Became the Best Defensive Fighters In the World 1 2

    By Kevin von Duuglas-Ittu,
    • 27 replies
    • 13.8k views

  3. Muay Thai Seen as a Rite: Sacrifice, Combat Sports, Loser as Sacred Victim

    By Kevin von Duuglas-Ittu,
    • 7 replies
    • 5.5k views

  4. Transformations Through Authentic Muay Thai Training in Thailand Understood Through Bourdieu's Habitus, Doxa and Hexis

    By Kevin von Duuglas-Ittu,
    • 9 replies
    • 4.1k views

  5. The Traditional "form" of the Thai Fighter's Obligation and the Contract

    By Kevin von Duuglas-Ittu,
    • 0 replies
    • 20 views

  6. From Nabokov to Karuhat: The Uses of Style to Overcome Difficulty

    By Kevin von Duuglas-Ittu,
    • 5 replies
    • 538 views

  7. Gambling in Thailand's Muay Thai: detective work, betting on other minds & social status

    By Kevin von Duuglas-Ittu,
    • 10 replies
    • 2.4k views

  8. Classic Muay Khao vs Size, how controlling distance is essential to the art of Muay Thai

    By Kevin von Duuglas-Ittu,
    • 0 replies
    • 601 views

  9. What Was Early Modern Muay Thai Like? New Film Evidence (1936): Samarn Dilokvilas vs Somphong Vejasidh

    By Kevin von Duuglas-Ittu,
    • 1 reply
    • 1k views

  10. Thailand's Ethic of Restraint in the UFC: Khalil Rountree Jr's "Mercy" MMA Finish

    By Kevin von Duuglas-Ittu,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.8k views

  11. Understanding Losing as the Pruning of the Plant - The Gardening of the Fighter

    By Kevin von Duuglas-Ittu,
    • 0 replies
    • 647 views

  12. Beetle Fighting, Muay Thai and the Health of the Culture of Thailand - The Ecology of Fighting

    By Kevin von Duuglas-Ittu,
    • 19 replies
    • 3.2k views

  13. Southeast Asian Animism, Becoming Other and the Perceptual Powers of Ruup

    By Kevin von Duuglas-Ittu,
    • 5 replies
    • 666 views

  14. The Incredible Case of the Historic Female Fighter Sylvie von Duuglas-Ittu

    By Kevin von Duuglas-Ittu,
    • 1 reply
    • 508 views

  15. A Complete Study of Karuhat Sor. Supawan

    By Kevin von Duuglas-Ittu,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.7k views

  16. The (In)dignity of The Chase: Important Differences in How Westerners and Traditional Thais View Fighting

    By Kevin von Duuglas-Ittu,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.8k views

  17. "Armed Rural Folk: Elements of Pre-colonial Warfare in the Artistic Representations and Written Accounts of the Pacification Campaign (1886–1889) in Burma" Michael W. Charney

    By Kevin von Duuglas-Ittu,
    • 0 replies
    • 600 views

  18. In Praise of ONE Championship - Muay Thai In the Age of Screens

    By Kevin von Duuglas-Ittu,
    • 1 reply
    • 639 views

  19. A faith renewed in the hope and future of Muay Thai, beyond its Farangification

    By Kevin von Duuglas-Ittu,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views

  20. The Cowardice of the Knockout - Hellenic Greek Concepts of The Beauty of Boxing

    By Kevin von Duuglas-Ittu,
    • 16 replies
    • 6.8k views

  21. O. W. Walters' "Miscellaneous Notes On 'Soul Stuff' and 'Prowess'"

    By Kevin von Duuglas-Ittu,
    • 3 replies
    • 881 views

  22. Saving What Fighters Have Built With Their Bodies & Ethics of Preserving Traditional Muay Thai

    By Kevin von Duuglas-Ittu,
    • 0 replies
    • 588 views

  23. The Golden Kick - Why Most May Be Kicking the Thai Kick "Wrong"

    By Kevin von Duuglas-Ittu,
    • 5 replies
    • 10k views

  24. The Free Energy Principle and Styles of Muay Thai Fighting: How Muay Khao Shrinks Surprisal and Controls the Fight Space

    By Kevin von Duuglas-Ittu,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.4k views

  25. Notes on the Origins of Muay Thai and the Story of Capital Kingdoms vs Provincial, Rural Martial Knowledge

    By Kevin von Duuglas-Ittu,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.7k views

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