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A Brief Interview with ‘Big Bear’ from Ong Bak – Nick Kara at WKO
December 11, 2015Above is my brief interview with Nick Kara, a trainer at WKO here in Pattaya, and some clips from his fight career. Meeting Ong Bak’s Big Bear Nick is a big dude and is an equally... -
Learning to Read Affection in Thai Muay Thai – Lessons from my Father
December 1, 2015My dad is not a complicated guy. The things he needs to be comfortable and happy are very simple and have largely been the same for the 32 years I’ve known him. The difficulty is in... -
The “Natural” Inferiority of Women and The Art of Muay Thai
November 12, 2015Guest Post – A Husband’s Point of View Below is what turns out to be a nearly 10,000 word essay on feminism and female fighting. These are just my evolving views, sometimes strongly stated. They are... -
Cutting Weight Thai Style – My Experience of the “Wring-Out” Method
October 30, 2015I’ve written previously about using the “water loading” method of drinking a great deal of water for three days, then tapering off and drinking no water in order to do a weight cut. This method is... -
Fight 125 Sylvie von Duuglas-Ittu vs Baifern Bor. Puiboonput – Thapae Stadium
October 25, 2015October 6, 2015 – Thapae Stadium, Chiang Mai – full fight video below full fight video, above Because my hand is still broken (although doing SO much better), I’m very diligent about having that side wrapped... -
Hills and Valleys – How 10 Minutes Can Make or Break Your Training Day
October 16, 2015What makes a good day good or a bad day bad? Some days, everything goes right, and on some really horrible days everything goes wrong. But generally speaking, it’s one thing that flavors your interpretation of... -
The Test of Changing Lives in a Thai Muay Thai Gym – Teens
September 26, 2015Muay Thai gyms are living, changing things. I’ve written before that they go through phases and cycles, both good and bad. I experienced this at Lanna Muay Thai, over the course of the 2 years I...