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Training with Hippy Singmanee – With Relaxation Comes Power
November 2, 2016Join & Study: my Patrreon uncut training videos with analysis When I go and train private sessions with these legends from the Golden Age of Muay Thai, or even just retired fighters who experienced highly competitive... -
How to “Train Like a Thai” – Why Many Get it Wrong
October 31, 2016The phrase “train like a Thai” is so legendary that it is literally scrawled into the cement at the famous Lanna Muay Thai camp in Chiang Mai. The romance of the notion is, of course, that... -
Beginning at Petchrungruang | A Young Boy New to Muay Thai
October 14, 2016I have never seen this before in my four and a half years in Thailand. One of my favorite moments ever in the gym. This kid stands about 3 feet tall, barely as tall as Pi... -
Namkabuan vs Matee and Models of Muay Thai Masculinity
October 3, 2016Just watch these two fights between Namkabuan Nongkeepahuyut and Matee Jedeepitak from 1994, the Golden Age of Muay Thai. Just watch and then don’t sleep for a week because you’ll keep watching them. When I had... -
A Mosaic of Knowledge – The Multi-Gym Approach
September 28, 2016A guest post from my husband, part of his series: A Husband’s Point of View New York and New Jersey 2007-2012 The Edge – NJ (classes) Master K’s Basement – Patterson NJ (privates – Master K)... -
Challenges in Positioning in the Gym as a Nak Muay Ying
September 23, 2016The first side of this coin is always present, like an undercurrent that you can kind of push out of your conscious mind for periods of time before it flares back up and forces you to... -
Kem Muaythai Gym in Khorat – Hardcore, Beautiful, Clinch Gym
September 19, 2016From the moment you turn off the highway it’s an uphill climb to Kem Muaythai Gym. The road is paved, but barely wide enough for cars to squeeze by one another if there happens to be... -
Bravery | Angie’s 4th Fight – A Transgender Fighter
September 2, 2016You can watch my video interview with Angie here. I’m watching Angie smash the pads with Pi Nu. She becomes very still when he tags her legs with kicks – they don’t look hard from here,...