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Kongsamut Sor. Thanikul - Muay Mat Style (76 min)

This was a surprisingly enjoyable, and instructional session for me. When I first got to the gym, Dieselnoi and Kongsamut were hanging out in their “grandpa chairs,” watching Lumpinee fights on TV. Dieselnoi is allergic to shirts, so he wasn’t wearing one, but Kong was expecting me and ready to start. When I asked him to teach me his style, he kind of had this expression of, “oh, you do...

[abridged] Slo-Mo Geek Out - Rambaa Clinch (7 min)

Above is a select 7 minutes out of a new feature we're bringing to Patreon, the full hour of analysis and discussion can be seen here for $15 patrons - if you'd like to see the entire Geek Out study it's simple to edit your pledge up. There is some very special content coming for the $15 tier, including...

Slow-Mo Geek Out - Rambaa Clinch Discussion (1 hr)

This is something new and different for Patreon, that’s so “experimental” we have a working title that’s pending: “Slo-Mo Geek Out.” I dubbed it this because we take an excerpt from a long-form private with a legend and slow it down (“slow-mo”), then talk about it as we watch it together. When Kevin and I watch stuff like this – fights, techniques, movements, the trainin...

#42 Boraphet Pinsinchai 2 - Muay Khao Fighting Techniques (50 min)

Kru Ten is one of my favorite sessions, both times I’ve gone to see him - watch our first session together #23 here. There’s something about his disposition that really suits me: a man of few words, almost indistinguishable approval or disapproval by the minute change in tone in his grunts, and just an endless we...

Win Gloves - Vote for Your Favorite Muay Thai Library Session

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Vote and Tell Me What's Been Amazing

The Muay Thai Library project is developing into a powerful resource and archive, but to make it even better we need to hear feedback from you! I'm giving away a pair of brand new Thaismai 6 oz laceup gloves (my favorite training glove). They'll be signed or unsigned, that...

#41 Samson Isaan 1 - The Art of Dern Fighting (64 min)

I sat on the floor, facing Karuhat, who was seated in a chair, as he called another Legend of the Golden Age of Muay Thai on his cell phone. He got the daughter, as the legend was taking a nap, and so Karuhat told the girl to tell his father that “Pi Sian” had called. After he hung up he shook his head, laughing. He’s too old to be referring to himself as “Pi” to a young girl; he shou...

Kaimuay Diary - Episode 1 | Maintenance Mode (29 min)

I’m trying something new and very different, which is slowly starting a video diary of life at Petchrungruang Gym in Pattaya. I just passed the 4 year anniversary of training and fighting out of this gym, and in that time I’ve watched these young boys grow into young men, and spent long enough there to see the slow patterns of a Thai kaimuay (fight gym) show themselves. One of the things I hea...

My Fight 177 w/ Commentary vs Nantida Sitweerachat

 February 25, 2017 - Nongbuacoke, Isaan, Thailand 

Watch the full fight with my commentary exclusively for patrons. You can also read all about this fight with this strong Isaan fighter who had about 13 lbs on me, watch the fight without commentary, and see my post fight video as well, 2018-06-05 10:19:47 +0000 UTC View Post

#40 Gen Hongthonglek - Muay Femeu Tactics & Mindset (70 min)

Gen and Joe are twin brothers, both fighters from just after the Golden Age. They grew up watching the Legends of the Golden Age, live on TV every weekend. Then, like so many of their generation they’d imitate and mimic those fighters in the ring with each other at their father’s gym, deep in Isaan, to learn and grow into those techniques. Imagine kids “being” Larry Byrd or Michael Jord...

Fight 176 w/ Commentary vs World Champion Thanonchanok Kaewsamrit

Watch the full fight with my commentary exclusively for patrons.

And you can read all about this fight with the 51 kg WPMF World Champion, watch the fight without commentary, and see my post fight video as well, on my 8limbs.us blog post.

Thank you to everyon...

Alley Tears - The First Time I Cried After a Fight in a Long While (Patreon Magazine)

The tape around my wraps is wet and the glue has melted in the heat of being inside the gloves, and my fingers shake as I try to pick at the ends enough to pull the strips away from my wrists, thumbs and hands. My back is to the warm-up area of the stadium and I’m facing a back gate, where cooler air from outside blows in from time to time. The trashcan in front of me comes about waist-high and ...

The 4 Legends Seminar - Bangkok | April 2018 (public,1 hr, 20 min)

Video above. Originally published for patrons only, with the sad passing of Namkabuan the video of this seminar is made public for everyone. Enjoy the amazing Namkabuan, and the legends that were brought together

As written when published:

In early April 2018 we held the inaugural “4 Legends Seminar” at the Sport Authority in Bangkok. The Legends were the King ...

#39 Khorat Saknarin - Precise Tensions (97 min)

Kru Khorat’s out-of-the-way gym Suk Niwet Muay Thai (map link) is shaped like a shoebox and very small. There are yellow and black checkered mats on the ground, some mitts and pads hanging on the wall, and two free-standing bags. In the back is a single exercise bike, or eliptical machine. As far as minimalism goes, it�...

The Storm That Overtakes The Boy - Giving In (Patreon Magazine)

I hook my index finger around the string, which sounds a bell at the front of the bus to indicate to the driver that he should stop. There’s a long pause before the doors open and I have to kind of squeeze between three men to get down the stairs and onto the street, but then I’m there, standing on the pavement in Prinzlauer Berg, Berlin. I’ve been living in the city for maybe 5 months now, ...

Sagat Petchyindee (part 2) - Maximum Damage (61 min)

Sagat Petchyindee part II – the first part of this session is here.

3x Lumpinee Champion, 3x Rajadamnern Champion – inspiration for the Street Fighter character “Sagat”

Sagat is absolutely incredible. His energy is infectiously bright and cheery, you can fee...