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Eighty-Second Fight – Yod Cherry Sityodtong
August 17, 2014August 8, 2014 – Pattaya Boxing World Stadium, Pattaya This fight was scheduled for over a month after my last fight here in Pattaya, which is an incredibly long time for me. It felt like eons. ... -
Size Does not Matter in Thai Clinch – Two Examples from Training
August 16, 2014Okay, the title is an overstatement, but I want to provide two substantial video examples (more than just a minute-long “clip”) from my recent training to show how size is not the determining factor in clinch... -
Help Get Me to Fights – On My Way To 100 Fights in Thailand
August 9, 2014I’ve hit an unexpected hurdle in trying to get to 100 fights in Thailand before I leave. I’m asking my supporters to help me cover travel expenses as I try to get to fights outside... -
Fighting In the 2014 Queen’s Cup And Against Saya Ito
August 1, 2014This is unbelievable. My friend Emma Thomas of Under the Ropes was kind enough to ask Master Toddy, with whom she trains in Bangkok, to find me a fight on the Queen’s Birthday in Bangkok. For... -
The Myth of Overtraining – Endurance, Physical and Mental for Muay Thai
July 21, 2014This piece flowed out of my experiences that led to writing The Fragility of Western Masculinity, and responses to this post lead to me writing Endurance is a Skill. Read All My Articles on Overtraining Preface... -
Learned a New Muay Thai Clinch Throw From Mawin Today – This One Is Simple
July 1, 2014The New Throw I Learned Today This afternoon I headed over to the O. Meekhun gym after my regular afternoon session. It’s literally across the highway and takes maybe 5 minutes to get to by motorbike,... -
Adopting Jai the Jungle Dog – Love and Complications of Having a Dog in Thailand
June 28, 2014a video introduction to Jai Bamroong, the Patriarch of Petchrungruang Gym, is looking at me through his thick, Coke bottle glasses and his eyes are glimmering under his slicked back hair. His question is in Thai... -
Training at Two Gyms – Investments and Monogamy in Muay Thai
June 16, 2014I certainly don’t expect that there are many sports, arts, or even personal relationships that are entirely open to a student splitting themselves between two places. To the most obvious point, the relationship between teacher and...