Monthly ArchivesFebruary 2017

Learning Clinch From Yodwicha - Patreon Preview
7 months ago

Learning Advanced Clinch Technique from Yodwicha – Side Attack Patreon Preview

above is a couple of minutes of Yodwicha working with me on his side attack, you can see the full 34 minute session by joining my Patreon Muay Thai Library here with a suggested pledge of $5 You can see footage from my first session with Yodwicha here Yodwicha’s Side Attack in Clinch In this video clip Yodwicha is showing me a technique to slip over to a side lock. He times it with the arms swimming for position and makes his move when his arm is on the outside of my arm. When someone has an inside position on 

Jaidee on Instagram2
7 months ago

Jaidee’s Instagram | Sharing My Doglife in Thailand

I love dogs. My father is an avid lover of animals and I consider the care and concern over animal welfare to be an ethic instilled in me and my siblings as a primary part of our upbringing. The four years I was in college were the only time in my life that I haven’t lived with an animal in the house and I considered that time difficult – it’s weird not to have animals around. When Kevin and I moved to Thailand we intended to have our cattle dog, Zoa, sent out after us once we found a place 

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7 months ago

The Making of Men and Hands of Support | Muay Thai

An enormous vinyl poster of the moment in the ring when PTT won the Omnoi Isuzu tournament – a giant faux key in his hand to represent the truck he won and a cardboard sign reading 1,000,000 Baht for his prize money – hangs on the far side of our training ring. The poster is so big that it has blocked off most of the breeze that occasionally makes its way into the gym and also holds in the light from the bare bulbs just under the rafters of the ring. It is weighed down at the bottom corners, kept 

8 months ago

Fight 164 – Sylvie Petchrungruang vs. Tanonchanok Kaewsamrit

November 16, 2016 – Loi Kroh Stadium, Chiang Mai – above: full fight video with commentary Kevin and I park the rental car down this very narrow alleyway that shuttles mostly motorbikes and tuk-tuks between the bar-laden Soi Loi Kroh and the perpetually empty bit of road just before the lower corner of the moat that surrounds the old city in Chiang Mai. The mouth of the alley is choked with motorbikes and pedestrians, as well as noises and disco lights from the various bars. As you progress through the narrow road it grows dark and quiet, the car has 

8 months ago

Fight 163 – Sylvie Lanna Muay Thai vs Nong Kwangtong Pettonpung

November 9, 2016 – Loi Kroh Stadium, Chiang Mai – above, full fight video with commentary I have a good relationship with the Pettonpung Gym in Mae Rim, I’m a fan of their fighters and when I’m in Chiang Mai I try to swing by the gym to do some clinching with their rising star, Phetleelaa, who is also a knee fighter. In the times I’ve visited, I’ve never directly interacted or met Kwangtong, so when I was told that I was fighting her I had no idea what to expect, but given that it’s an all-female gym in Chiang 

Two Ladies in the Kingdom Episode 9
8 months ago

E09 2ITK Podcast – Getting Caught Up | Female Muay Thai in Thailand

Hey Everyone, welcome to episode 9 of Two Ladies in the Kingdom. Emma and I have added a different format in which we do solo-podcasts as well as the conversational type, so we hope you’ve enjoyed those last solo casts. Here we get back together to catch up a bit with each other and what’s going on in female Muay Thai in Thailand. Our podcast is sponsored by Lobloo, which produces the only functional and comfortable female groin guard on the market, so check out their website and use our discount code for 10% off: SAVE2ITK YouTube of our podcast via Skype 

Fighting Giants
8 months ago

Fighting Giants, Fighting Small – Taking on Challenges

I’ve written about this before, but here is a little more on it. In my 173 fights, I’ve generally fought opponents bigger than myself, both in Thailand and in my amateur fights in America. It’s just the lot I’ve drawn in being the size that I am – I’m just small. Sometimes it’s a small difference, but sometimes the difference is quite notable. The frequency with which the size disparity presents itself in my fight path, about 70% of the time, has led me to misunderstand my own size – as well as for the majority of promoters who book 

8 months ago

Fight 162 – Sylvie Petchrungruang vs Nong Benz Sitdobwod

November 8, 2016 – Thapae Stadium, Chiang Mai – full fight video above This fight required a lot of back and forth with the promoter. On October 13, 2016 His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej, Rama 9, passed away and the country fell into a period of mourning. It was a huge shock and has been a very sad time. As part of paying respect to His Majesty there was a moratorium on all celebratory events, no music, television was only Royal News with no entertainment programs, and fights in Bangkok were all cancelled for a 30 day period. There are 

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