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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.

106 topics in this forum

  1. Journaling - Readings, Muay Thai, Concepts and Articulations 1 2 3 4 13

    By Kevin von Duuglas-Ittu,
    • 324 replies
    • 76.3k 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,
    • 28 replies
    • 26.1k views

  3. How Thailand's Muay Thai Has Been Collectively Created Through the Wisdom of Local Markets and Gambling

    By Kevin von Duuglas-Ittu,
    • 7 replies
    • 5.4k views

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

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

  5. The 3 Circulations of Thailand's Rural Muay Thai - Buddhism, Rice & Masculinity

    By Kevin von Duuglas-Ittu,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.9k views

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

    By Kevin von Duuglas-Ittu,
    • 8 replies
    • 36.4k views

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

    By Kevin von Duuglas-Ittu,
    • 10 replies
    • 14.9k views

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

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

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

    By Kevin von Duuglas-Ittu,
    • 9 replies
    • 9.9k views

  10. Capitalism and What Traditional Muay Thai is Not - the concept of labor and wages misapplied to what fighters do

    By Kevin von Duuglas-Ittu,
    • 2 replies
    • 327 views

  11. As Soft Power tourism & Influencer content, (even AI augmented) grows, the search for the "authentic" experience - real training, real fighting, "real" Muay Thai culture is going to intensify

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

  12. Why I'm Obsessed With Golden Age Muay Thai and Its Fighters

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

  13. Entertainment Muay Thai isn't really like Warfare at all

    By Kevin von Duuglas-Ittu,
    • 4 replies
    • 2.9k views

  14. "‘I beat a Thai’: performing white masculinity in Thailand’s Muay Thai fighting tourism" by Jiange Deng

    By Kevin von Duuglas-Ittu,
    • 4 replies
    • 3.1k views

  15. Thinking With The Feet: Key To Classic Thai Ease and Speed - taking the Mind out of the Decision Cycle

    By Kevin von Duuglas-Ittu,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views

  16. The Devout Fight - Ceremonial Funeral Fights by Fighters for Those In the Sport

    By Kevin von Duuglas-Ittu,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.5k views

  17. The Misunderstood Art of Running in Thailand's Muay Thai

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

  18. What Made the Golden Age of Muay Thai So Different?

    By Kevin von Duuglas-Ittu,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views

  19. All of Wichannoi Porntawee's Fights With My Watch Notes

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

  20. Finding The Most Authentic Muay Thai Gyms in Thailand

    By Kevin von Duuglas-Ittu,
    • 12 replies
    • 16.6k views

  21. 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,
    • 5 replies
    • 4.5k views

  22. A Guitar Parable of Muay Thai

    By Kevin von Duuglas-Ittu,
    • 2 replies
    • 860 views

  23. The Only "Real" Muay Thai Left in Thailand Is Muay Dek, The Muay Thai of the Youth

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

  24. The Two Fundamental Challenges for Those Looking for "Authentic" Muay Thai in Thailand

    By Kevin von Duuglas-Ittu,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views

  25. Instinct, Bergson and the Thai Principle of Tammachat (ธรรมชาติ)

    By Kevin von Duuglas-Ittu,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.3k views

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