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Life Stages – My Sangwan Rahu Experience – Sak Yant by Arjan Pi Bangkating Chiang Mai
May 4, 2014above video: my thoughts on just coming out from the 2 hrs of tattooing my sak yant. As one can see,... -
The Sport of Cutting Weight – Muay Thai and Competition
April 17, 2014Just recently the Muay Thai Classic in the US announced a change to their annual Muay Thai tournament in that competitors will weigh in twice, once before commencing the first round of the eliminations and then... -
Muay Thai Strength Training for Clinch [vid] – Yodwicha Uses This
April 13, 2014A couple weeks ago Tor, who is the son of one of my trainers (Daeng) and certainly the most dedicated nakmuay of all the Lanna Thai boys, invited me to join him in his conditioning. ... -
Attitude, Balance, Re-Action, Managed Rounds – Great Article on Muay Thai Scoring
March 28, 2014Muay Farang has a really nice article by Roberto Cassarino on Muay Thai Scoring. Do read it to get the most of what is written below. How Muay Thai is Scored in Thailand There really is... -
Menstrual Taboos and Cultural Relativism – Being An Ally
March 17, 2014This is a bit of a free form thought response to reading a very interesting article. I wrote a blog post recently on the role of menstrual taboo in Thailand limiting women’s access to the top... -
Rising Star “Poda” Tanadet Tor. Pran 49 (blue) vs Chopper Gor. Sapatong (red) – Feb 15, 2014
March 16, 2014Full Fight Video Toyota Tournament fight – February 15, 2014 – Fight begins at minute 3:30 At the time of this fight Tanadet (Poda) had a record of 48 wins, 13 losses, 1 draw. before the... -
Classic Muay Thai Fight from the 1980s – Sancherng Narupai vs Manasak S Rajchai
March 16, 2014Sancherng Narupai (red) vs Manasak S Rajchai (blue) – this fight is likely from 1986. I love Sancherng’s (red) crouched approach for the first two rounds, the way he gets so still and just swallows up... -
My Review of Petchrungruang Gym – Pattaya – A Small, Authentic Family Muay Thai Gym
March 8, 2014Petchrungruang Gym – Pattaya Above is my video review of Petchrungruang Gym, where I spent about 6 weeks during my recent stay in Pattaya. For those that have not been following, I was doing a full...