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The Lone Master In Need of a Student – Saving Muay Lertrit
We are honestly trying to change the fate of Muay Thai through what is happening on Patreon. This is a dying branch of the art, it literally is going to die out if General Tunwakom does not find a...
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The Fake and the Real in Thailand
Filippo comes over and hands me his phone, asking me to take a short video of him, Kru Nu, and Sudsakorn supervising the boys as they kick the heavy bags. Sure. I wipe my hands on the nearest piece of...
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When You Can’t Train – The Sulk vs Focus
My last fight – you can watch it here – left me with a souvenir of 8 stitches, right between the eyes. That’s a lucky number for me, I’m into it, but returning to training with a cut on my face is...
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What Team Means in Thailand – The Eyes in Team
I am, in many ways, a satellite to my gym in Thailand. This is necessary for me to do almost everything that I do, but it’s also a point of difficulty. I don’t fight through my gym (if I did, I’d have...
View ArticleMuay Thai Bones Podcast #8 – Introverts, Goggins, Long Clinch, Fight City
The newest Muay Thai Bones podcast is up, another epic podcast clocking at 3 and a half hours, full of in depth discussion of how Muay Thai touches all aspects of life. Subscribe on iTunes, as a...
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What High Level BJJ Can Teach Today’s Muay Thai
Guest Post – Kevin von Duuglas-Ittu A Husband’s Point of View notes on Machado on Rickson Gracie and continuity Above are kind of my reading notes on a really good Joe Rogan podcast with his long time...
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Our Muay Thai Library Coffee Podcast
Part of the beauty of my Patreon, is that it not only supports everything I do – from writing, training, fighting, blogging, vlogging, the Muay Thai Library, documentary projects, helping take care of...
View ArticleSagat Petchyindee As Podcast and Library Session
Get the podcast as a patron here <<< how to subscribe We’re excited to have added Sagat again to the Muay Thai Library, and also to have brought that session to podcast as well. This means...
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Auction Sylvie Signed Gloves for Landmark 250 Fights – Proceeds Go To Kru Fund
I’ve recently reached the landmark achievement of 250 fights, which is incredible to even write. It’s a monumental achievement and one I want to celebrate, but to put it in context it’s about the...
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Library Coffee Podcast – Tak Cho. Nateetong – Muay Femeu Excellence
Kru Tak is very charming. He’s quiet, confident, boyish in both demeanor and physical appearance. The first time I ever walked into his gym, 5 years ago, I thought he was a teenager and asked where...
View ArticlePride Projects and Shame Ditches – Mental Training
My arms are burning and I’m thirsty. The soft, pudgy flesh of my clinching partner pillows under my forearms as I snake and move and turn him, the insides of my legs slapping the sides of his body and...
View ArticleWhy Women Need Groin Protection – Lobloo
Yeah, It Hurts Thailand, Pattaya – My trainer, Kru Nu, is 5’10 and a solid 25 kg heavier than I am. He’s not small. He’s also long, rangy, and doesn’t throw full power when he spars with me but he...
View ArticleOde To Sylve – Strongest Fighter On Earth
A Husband’s Point of View is a series of my thoughts on watching Sylvie, as her husband, throughout the years. You can click on that link and see the collection of philosophical thoughts, technical...
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The Presence of Greatness: Chamuakpet, Dieselnoi, Legends in Residence
Chamuakpet is one of the greatest fighters of all time. He was dubbed “Mr. Computer Knee,” a fighter out of the famed Hapalang Gym which produced Knee-fighting champions and included Dieselnoi in its...
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Diary Entry: When The Men Were So Badass
#Diary last night Arjan Gimyu was driving his motorbike back to Pattaya from Bangkok (this is insane, for those of you who don’t know the distance or context of the motorway) and fell off his bike....
View ArticleSylvie’s Big Long Muay Thai Equipment Overview
I get a lot of messages, asking what gloves to buy. What shinpads I use. What kinds of pads are “the best.” I know people are just looking for some guidance in a sea of options, but for the the most...
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The Best Muay Thai Private in Thailand: Sagat Petchyindee
With the growing popularity and serious study of the Muay Thai Library project which documents the men and techniques of Thailand, taking a private session with a great kru or legend of the sport is...
View ArticleFight 260 – Sylvie Petchrungrung vs Namtip Sor. Annucha w/ my commentary
the full commentary video for Fight 260 – above My commentary videos are getting great feedback, so we are making a focused effort to make them more special. This is my 260th fight up at Loi Kroh ring...
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Muay Thai Bones Podcast ep 14 – Comanche Warrior Culture & Muay, Buddhistic...
hang with us as we drive across Thailand, episode 14 Here is Episode 14 of Muay Thai Bones, a little bit of a mini one. Usually we are pushing 3 hours or more on the Bones, but the drive was shorter...
View ArticleMaster K at 81 Years Old – And His Wicked Muay Thai Elbows
This man has been inspiring me for more than a decade. He gave me the spark of a fire that is roaring. Many know my story: When I first saw Muay Thai in a movie, I loved it. It just… entered me in...
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