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By Kevin von Duuglas-Ittu · Posted
It is unclear if this was a full magazine (some of these issues had very few pages). Two of these pages (lateral) were kind of stuck in between the other pages. cover, page 1 -
By Kevin von Duuglas-Ittu · Posted
There is also an aspect of the article which should probably be read polemically, as there is some inconsistency in his examples. He complains about a very low weight fight with Nokweed Davy (sub 100 lbs), but Nokweed Davy was already fighting in the 130 lb weight class (since 1985) at the time of the writing. He is complaining less about size in this example, than about age, perhaps fighting in the late 1970s as a youth (?, how old would he be if he couldn't make 100 lbs?). And in using the example of Oley at the time of this writing he was already on his way up to fight for the 122 lb Lumpinee belt, eventually to be vying at 126 lbs. In other words will be reaching weights he finds more acceptable. Again, a question perhaps more of age, or fame acquired at a young age? Karuhat has told us that something that made you a superstar in the Golden Age was that you were a star all the while you were developing. Fans followed your rise. You were famous as you passed through the weight classes. Perhaps this was much more the case during the shift towards lower weight classes the author is protesting, shining a light not only on smaller fighters (like Hippy, who remained small), but also on younger fighters. This could add to the man's man picture of an older 135-145 lb Nak Muay. -
By Kevin von Duuglas-Ittu · Posted
When investigating the example of Western Boxing as a possible influence upon body size, one has to include the counter example of Pone Kingpetch, Thailand's first boxing world champion at 112 lbs in 1960s. He achieved immortal fame as a Thai in this, but why did his example not exert a pressure on Thailand's Muay Thai? Was the body-model already firmly established, and his achievement regarded separately? Or, perhaps he did exert some media-driven inspiration upon smaller Muay Thai fighters of the 1960s. Was some of the body-size bias something endemic to a developing nation, that may regard its rural population lessor tiered by type?
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By Joelxthewolf · Posted
3½ years late of a reply haha. I'm in Phuket and have went to quite a few physios. The best so far is Meaw at OptimiseFit at the Blue Tree in north Phuket. She doesn't dry needle me as another Dr. has here but all my muscle tension came back soon so it's a waste of money.
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