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By Kevin von Duuglas-Ittu · Posted
When Fraser approaches the question of Capitalism and Racism she cuts a dividing line at the perspective of Capitalism in terms of exchange and optimization (occluding, she argues, the constitutive social and institutional elements which support it). It strikes me that something of this leveling of Exchange also occurs in my own perspective of the ritualistic origins of Siam/Thai Muay Thai, the ring providing the exchange where a hierarchy rite is performed (through the production of the "loser" - sacrificed victim), and a formal method of folding in the Other, through the production of loss. This mirrors the Exchange logic view of Capitalism, in that the two fighters when fighting are engaging a kind of equivalency (which in the West is expressed in terms of regulated Fairness - less so in Thailand). In Exchange, there are Winners and Losers. But, in Siam/Thai Muay Thai all of the embodied layers of social investment are actually activated by the fighters, and symbolized by the fighters, finding their regulative/generative effect in the present gambling market, which shapes the fight. -
By Kevin von Duuglas-Ittu · Posted
One of the most interesting contradictions in the Soft Power growth of international appeal, and the commodification of the Sport for International globalizing others, is that as an exotic, rare, culturally rich practice, the more it there will develop a hunger, a thirst from the traveler to not travel 5,000 miles and encounter the same experiences, same social forms, the same training, the same fighting that they have at Home. They do not want to look into the mirror and see themselves (of course many of them do and will, only coming for stamps of "authenticity" in the personal narrative passport, but...) there will come an increasing pressure to restore or imitate what the corrosive effects of commerce are effacing. It will become as ravenous as the volume of travelers folds in on itself. The Thai desire to "preserve" will actually be commerce driven...until there is a political shift. -
By Kevin von Duuglas-Ittu · Posted
Reading the quite excellent Cannibal Capitalism by Nancy Fraser - in theorizing my own piece on the Capitalism Resistant nature of Siam/Thailand's Muay Thai - and she brings me back to a fundamental instinct and position I've had, which is that we must take, really, an ecological view towards Siam-Thai Muay Thai (for any number of ethical and pragmatic reasons, some of them making of it an ideal case for other culturally embedded human capabilities, and some of them according to recognizing the uniqueness of the Siam-Thai Muay Thai example, due to its relationship to violence and the deep involvement with the Body). Her argument ostensibly is that Capitalism is bedded within many layers of non-economic registers, which both enable and resist it. Social reproduction, Natural resource, Polity and what I'd call Social Kinds, The Demoi. She varies in how "anti-" she positions herself, but I am drawn to the notion of embedment, and her insight into the cannibalistic nature of capitalism, the way in which it will - if unchecked - eat into the very things that sustain it, cutting at the layers upon which it is rooted. The ecological position is that this tendency needs to be curbed, if only to maintain the coherent expression. Muay Thai now, as it bends towards commodification and globalization exhibits this tendency, cutting away the tree beneath the fruit upon which the Garden is presented to the world. The Kaimuay, the Hierarchy of its traditions, the Aesthetics of Agrarian Time and Narrative, the Buddhistic fold of Violence into Art, and even its synthetic capacities of retained authenticity. The ecological view pictures Muay Thai as a tree well-rooted, and questions the potentially corrosive role of fruit markets. I am not of the view that capitalism is inherently bad (I question the libidinal investments in that position), only that it can be and to-some-degree-now is pernicious when unchecked, especially towards the very expressive forces from which it extracts, ever in need of ecological views, ecologies of cultural, human-woven preservation. I have written on how I view Siam/Thai Muay Thai as successfully developed through local market pressures:
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I'm sorry I don't really know. Sylvie is in touch with a collector and this person is where she buys hers, but there are not multiple copies available. Maybe someone else would know of a larger source. -
Where can I find some physical old Muay Thai magazines? I am located in Bangkok. Thanks -
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Hello everyone, as someone deeply involved in Muay Thai, I've noticed early signs of hair thinning, particularly around the crown and temples. While it's common to see fighters with shaved heads, I'm interested in exploring an alternative to hair transplant for early hair loss that won't interfere with my training routine. Has anyone here experienced similar issues? What non-invasive treatments or lifestyle adjustments have you found effective? I'm particularly keen on options that won't disrupt my training schedule or require extended recovery periods. Looking forward to hearing your experiences and recommendations.
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