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Recently, Sak Yant has been referred to as “Muay Thai Tattoo.” Actually, because of its protective and blessed meanings, it was often associated with warriors, combatants, and anyone looking for its protective powers. But why are so few Thai fighters getting Sak Yant in comparison to their Western Nak Muay counterparts? Is it not derived from the ancient practice as depicted in movies involving ancient Thai warriors? In order to understand this in the context of modern Thai culture, you have to separate the “Sak" from the “Yant." Sak means tattoo. Yant is the actual blessed protective scripture. Yant could actually be inscribed on surfaces other than skin. In Theravada Buddhism, which in Thai culture is actually mixed with older indigenous beliefs, the Yant is often placed on amulets and cloth. It has always been in existence, and Thai fighters are often wearing amulets with Yant inscribed somewhere on them. Its connection with the ancient warriors was transferred from skin to another media, not abandoned. Yant can even be on Buddha amulets. In contrast, Sak is very intertwined with societal norms and to a large extent fashion. In the modern era, Sak or tattoo only became mainstream recently. Prior to this it was associated with gangsters and the less desirable elements of society. Even in the United States, establishments like West Point only recently allowed its cadets to have tattoos because military officers could not have tattoos while lower-ranked enlisted soldiers were allowed to. I myself have a lot of tattoos (including Sak Yant) and my Thai mom, when she was alive, never did like them. She often told me that since I have an advanced degree, I should not get tattoos. This was the society that she grew up in. So it’s easy to understand why even when Golden Era fighters got Sak Yant on rare occasions, it was minimal in contrast to the full upper torso. Many Muay Thai boxers like others in society did not promote deviation from social norms. Fast forward to now, and tattoos are ubiquitous and no longer tantamount to stigma. Yet, the other variable influencing choice of Sak is fashion. Unless you’re a complete follower of the practice as can be observed at the annual Sak Yant Tattoo Festival, many Thais (fighters or not) are often influenced by foreign fashion. So once tattoos were more accepted, the choice was still primarily other foreign styles as opposed to traditional Thai. Then a global Western star, Angelina Jolie, made huge headlines with her Sak Yant in Thailand. Suddenly Thai celebrities were in line getting the Thai traditional tattoo in the same “Ha-Taew” fashion as the Western star. Ajarn Noo Kanpai who tattooed Angelina became highly sought "overnight." In contrast, it was increasingly more fashionable, exotic and/or a spiritual connection for foreign Nak Muays to adopt the traditional protective tattoos likes the ancient Thai warriors. Many have said it gave them more connection to Muay Thai. As it becomes more and more common among Western Nak Muays, perhaps the Thai fighters will come back around and have the Yant back on their skin, as can be seen on Sudsakorn and Saiyok. In short, the Yant never left the lineage (being on cloth, amulet, etc.), but the Sak did… until maybe now. If you're not interested in the Yant portion of it, just get a Sak of something meaningful to you. -
By Snack Payback · Posted
Malaria map above. It's only really present in border areas, which are all mountainous and sparsely populated (I think). So, no you'll almost certainly not need to take antimalarials. Dengue is transmitted by a different species of mosquito to ones that carry malaria. They bite during the day and dengue can be caught in urban areas. If you're worried about it, just cover up and use repellent. -
Since a 10 month, Im living consistently on a LCHF diet. A relatively liberal one allowing me up to 50g carbs a day, still keeping ketose. And I do experimentate quite friskly with resistant starch. Yet I have no difficulty to remain in ketose, Thus, as far as I know, unbroken ketose during all these months. I suppose my two good hours of exercise almost every day helps me. A month ago I did bought a bottle of Trocadero Zero; a sort of fruity Coke soda, sweetened with aspartam and acesulfam-K. But no carbs. I drank 3 small glasses, less than half a liter. Next morning, my scale was a half kilogramme up (1 pound). Next evening the scale showed additional two pounds more! Broken scale?? But I did remembered, the other time I did bought Trocadero Zero, I too gained a pound... So it was no sheer coincidence! Whattsa matter? A bad batch containing sugar? Or a batch where they put on wrong label?? And it was really regular Trocadero with sugar? Both bottles were bought in my local shop. I mailed to "my brother in LCHF"; really my son living in another city, whom too is on LCHF... He told me; the batch was prob OK, but several "Gurus" had reported some people do react on aspartam + Acesulfam-K... They get blood sugar spikes... And may add a pound or two for a couple of days... OK. I leave the Trocadero to my wife whom is holding a common low carb diet, but no keto. And proceed with my usual keto diet.... Three days later I got dizzy a couple of days. Ie exact the symptom I got when my ketosis began once upon a time... Ergo: Warning for artificially sweeteners! Esp Aspartam + Acesulfam-K, but possibly also others artificial sweeteners. This barely 500 ml of sweetened soda threw me out of ketosis!!! If I did drank 500 ml of the regular sugar Trocadero or Coke, it would hardly throw me out of ketosis! Lessons? 1. Do avoid artificial sweeteners*. They may be OK for people whom just want to avoid sugar for diet reasons to spare on the calories, but they is no good for us ketosians! IF you really are dying for a sweetened soda, its probably less bad to drink the regular thing... Ie this soda sweetened by sugar... 2. Do not try to be sneaky, and drink juices sweetened with artificial sweeteners*... Juice may be healthy, but this is a bad compromise. Its probably much better if you eat a little of real fruit... A half apple? You will get all the vitamines while they are still fresh, and also the healthy pulp and fibers, and other parts in fruit - but not always present in premade juice... You must of course beware the usual 50g carb limit. Observe fibers is free quota; they dont need to count in the carbos, as they pass directly through the intestines. *Remark: There are some OK sweeteners. Stevia is wellknown to be OK, possibly even healthy. Monk fruit, and some others are OK too. The brand of Nicks is making good sweeteners for consuments to cook on. Sweets and even ice-cream... There are surely others good producents. But unless you know for sure a sweetener is OK, do avoid it.
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Recently, Sak Yant has been referred to as “Muay Thai Tattoo.” Actually, because of its protective and blessed meanings, it was often associated with warriors, combatants, and anyone looking for its protective powers. But why are so few Thai fighters getting Sak Yant in comparison to their Western Nak Muay counterparts? Is it not derived from the ancient practice as depicted in movies involving ancient Thai warriors? In order to understand this in the context of modern Thai culture, you have to separate the “Sak" from the “Yant." Sak means tattoo. Yant is the actual blessed protective scripture. Yant could actually be inscribed on surfaces other than skin. In Theravada Buddhism, which in Thai culture is actually mixed with older indigenous beliefs, the Yant is often placed on amulets and cloth. It has always been in existence, and Thai fighters are often wearing amulets with Yant inscribed somewhere on them. Its connection with the ancient warriors was transferred from skin to another media, not abandoned. Yant can even be on Buddha amulets. In contrast, Sak is very intertwined with societal norms and to a large extent fashion. In the modern era, Sak or tattoo only became mainstream recently. Prior to this it was associated with gangsters and the less desirable elements of society. Even in the United States, establishments like West Point only recently allowed its cadets to have tattoos because military officers could not have tattoos while lower-ranked enlisted soldiers were allowed to. I myself have a lot of tattoos (including Sak Yant) and my Thai mom, when she was alive, never did like them. She often told me that since I have an advanced degree, I should not get tattoos. This was the society that she grew up in. So it’s easy to understand why even when Golden Era fighters got Sak Yant on rare occasions, it was minimal in contrast to the full upper torso. Many Muay Thai boxers like others in society did not promote deviation from social norms. Fast forward to now, and tattoos are ubiquitous and no longer tantamount to stigma. Yet, the other variable influencing choice of Sak is fashion. Unless you’re a complete follower of the practice as can be observed at the annual Sak Yant Tattoo Festival, many Thais (fighters or not) are often influenced by foreign fashion. So once tattoos were more accepted, the choice was still primarily other foreign styles as opposed to traditional Thai. Then a global Western star, Angelina Jolie, made huge headlines with her Sak Yant in Thailand. Suddenly Thai celebrities were in line getting the Thai traditional tattoo in the same “Ha-Taew” fashion as the Western star. Ajarn Noo Kanpai who tattooed Angelina became highly sought "overnight." In contrast, it was increasingly more fashionable, exotic and/or a spiritual connection for foreign Nak Muays to adopt the traditional protective tattoos likes the ancient Thai warriors. Many have said it gave them more connection to Muay Thai. As it becomes more and more common among Western Nak Muays, perhaps the Thai fighters will come back around and have the Yant back on their skin, as can be seen on Sudsakorn and Saiyok. In short, the Yant never left the lineage (being on cloth, amulet, etc.), but the Sak did… until maybe now. If you're not interested in the Yant portion of it, just get a Sak of something meaningful to you.
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By Snack Payback · Posted
Malaria map above. It's only really present in border areas, which are all mountainous and sparsely populated (I think). So, no you'll almost certainly not need to take antimalarials. Dengue is transmitted by a different species of mosquito to ones that carry malaria. They bite during the day and dengue can be caught in urban areas. If you're worried about it, just cover up and use repellent. -
Hey dude, Not sure how to answer to be honest. On clean/hygiene issues, kinda depends what you’re comparing it to? Or what your standard for clean is. If memory serves, there are 2 or 3 toilet & shower rooms, and yeah they flush, and yeah there are doors. But actually, nobody uses them. Basically, past those 3 doors you walk on a little and there’s this outdoor porch type area. In the middle you got a giant concrete, square tank type thing, height of your belt, about 6 feet wide & 6 long. Filled to the brim with cold water and loads of those small plastic buckets floating on top. After training you all go out back and stand around that square tank, pick up a bucket, fill it, lift it, and throw it all over yourself a bunch of times. I’m not kidding about any of this, and after training when you feel dead - especially in that heat - the bucket shower feels tremendous. Like, genuinely, a million times better than the traditional shower. Loved it. As for infections etc… dude you’re gonna catch some shit eventually, it's basically inevitable. Almost consider it the cost of doing business. Not to get too much into this, but real quick – never got corona, but got sick with something else and needed surgery. Was fucked up for ages afterwards, and still not yet back to where I was before. But that wasn’t the gym’s fault at all, and not from a hygiene problem. -
I lived 3 years in areas with lots of malaria (South Central Africa) 2 years in Bangkok, Thailand. Now Myanmar since 1 plus year. I've never taken any medication and been lucky. But depends on where you are and the kind of malaria being spread. Dengue seems common though, I know several people who had it (urban and rural areas). So measures against mosquito bites are always a good advice. From someone who have had some bad luck with some nasty parasites, deworming pill might be a good option. I take one every 6-month. . -
By Kevin von Duuglas-Ittu · Posted
I don't know much about the bathrooms, maybe someone can add to that. But this hour long video shows the gym and training, filmed since this thread was started:
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