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Dieselnoi Instruction – Muay Thai Knee Greatness
April 24, 2016You can study my documentation of the Muay Thai of the great Dieselnoi in the Muay Thai Library Preserve The Legacy Project. Over 4 hours of Dieselnoi documented so far. 160+ commentary hours archived for study.... -
Growth and Maturity in Muay Thai – My Clinch Partner Alex Petchrungruang
April 19, 2016My trainer, Pi Nu, makes eye contact with me and smiles. He motions for me to get in the ring for clinching and as I hop up onto the black canvas and wai to the shrine above the... -
Insight into Thailand’s MMA Scene – Interview with MMA Fighter Itti Chantrakoon
March 22, 2016I was reading about this impending MMA mega event, a huge production of “ONE Championship” being fought on Thai soil for the first time. In fact, this will be the first ever major MMA event in... -
The Petchrungruang Fight Simulator – Transgender Fighter Angie vs. Mirko
March 14, 2016At Petchrungruang, there is sparring going on at any given moment in the afternoons. The little kids fly around the smaller ring with abandon, sparring for hours until they get tired and just stop. The older kids... -
How I Won the Northern Championship Belt, A Belt No Westerner Can Hold
March 12, 2016Becoming Northern Champion A slight chill in the air hits my oiled skin and drenched clothing. I shiver and the yellow garlands around my neck shed a few petals, sticking to the Vaseline on my chest... -
New Pumpanmuang Gym Opening in Quiet and Beautiful Lampang
March 10, 2016Video Walk Through and Interview With Owner Pi Pong Pong is a very sweet, quiet, and well-connected man. He’s been working with Pumpanmuang Gym in Bangkok for at least 10 years, but his responsibilities as a... -
Fighting Chickens, Heart and Purity of Muay in Thailand
March 5, 2016Yesterday I passed a booth selling T-shirts. One was a very typical black shirt with a highly stylized image of a Muay Thai fighter, with the word Muaythai (มวยไทย) in Thai above him. The other style... -
The State of Muay Thai And Boxing Around 1959
February 24, 2016I have heard some complain that Muay Thai is being ruined by gambling and modernization, and I do think that these are worthy concerns. But we in the West – with our western histories – are very detached...