It was fortuitous to get Kru Ham in the Library. Thailand is really like this, there are legends and fighters of great accomplishment everywhere, and a huge part of the Library is trying to archive and preserve as much of this as possible. Sometimes sessions just happen. I was waiting outside of a local stadium in Pattaya, swarms of audience members creating a kind of human current at a short d...
2020-03-10 07:32:07 +0000 UTC
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For more on this fight read my previous post: The Dieselnoi vs Samart Fight (1982) - the Holy Grail GOAT vs GOAT - in watching the video above please turn on English Subtitles CC on YouTube. There is a pre-interview, and the fight starts around min 16, then...
2020-03-04 16:29:54 +0000 UTC
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This is a specific example of a more general issue that many of us might be facing in how we train. It's especially the case in Thailand, where our trainers/padmen often come from a great deal of experience as fighters, which means that they have built-in habits of their own that may actually become more of an issue the better you get. I've had my trainer, Kru Nu, for nearly 6 years no...
2020-02-29 08:46:24 +0000 UTC
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Kru Pot is a wonderful teacher. At the end of our session, Kevin had him just shadow for a couple minutes for the "Slow Motion Capture" project we're doing, and just watching his knees in shadow thrilled me. In fact, it's what he'd started out with on his corrections, this focus on balance and power. Yodkhunpon makes a big deal about this as well: if you can throw your knees in shadow, you can ...
2020-02-21 07:05:01 +0000 UTC
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Kru Ali is a very particular kind of man. He reminds me of Master K, my first Thai teacher, who when I met him was on the edge of turning 70 years old and was teaching students 1-1 out of the basement of his home in New Jersey, which he'd converted into a gym. Kru Ali's "basement" is a small gym, perched on the edge of a cliff that overlooks one of the most beautiful vistas of the Phuket water ...
2020-02-02 14:00:17 +0000 UTC
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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 this time, coming home from Hua Hin. I hope you enjoy all the things we are discussing in what we are calling the most in-depth Muay Thai podcast in the world, discussing all the ways that Muay Thai touches life.
Apple & Androi...
2020-01-24 12:22:57 +0000 UTC
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My technique vlogs are real world updates on things I'm working on as a fighter. They aren't demos. Instead I'm sharing with you things I find interesting, often things I've learned from legends and great krus in the Library, and then have taken into my own practice. Maybe you'll find them interesting too! Above are my thoughts about rising on techniques.
You can see the rise I'm ta...
2020-01-19 10:15:32 +0000 UTC
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Above is our commentary audio podcast, discussing latest Kru Diesel session, followed by the full audio of that session too. We're bringing multiple ways to take in the Muay Thai Library and we're hearing great responses from our patrons on these new podcasts. You can watch the full Kru Diesel session video here<...
2020-01-14 11:21:52 +0000 UTC
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as a patron you can also listen to this session as a podcast
Kru Diesel is responsible for some of the biggest names in Bangkok National Stadia, most notably Petboonchu and Yothin. He is a renowned trainer of Muay Khao and the F.A. Group gym has for many years now been a destination for ...
2020-01-12 17:07:43 +0000 UTC
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Here is Episode 13 of Muay Thai Bones, Kevin and me driving home from Phuket, discussing all things Muay Thai in the natural conversations we regularly have. We're calling this the most in depth Muay Thai podcast in the world, and it likely is! So ride with us as we cross Thailand and talk about what Muay Thai means to us.
Apple & Android: 2019-12-30 02:02:26 +0000 UTC
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Above is the commentariless version of the Muay Thai Library session:
Dieselnoi Chor Thanasukarn - How to Fight Tall (69 min) <<< read about and watch the commentary version here.
2019-12-29 11:29:28 +0000 UTC
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The above session is with a guided audio commentary, you can also watch a commentary-less version (here), so you can choose between two!
This is a unique session in that it's a glimpse into Dieselnoi's style of instructing private lessons (which he's had much practice in since staying...
2019-12-28 12:09:06 +0000 UTC
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This is very special, incredibly rare. Thank you to one of my patrons who found this footage! This is a public post. (above)
[Edit 2021: Watch the full fight with Dieselnoi's commentary here
Watch t...
2019-12-18 13:44:27 +0000 UTC
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A whole new project series Kevin and I are starting through the help of patrons! (watch above - be sure to turn on English Subtitles in the CC area)
Watch Namkabuan watch his fight with Dekker, and wait to the end to hear who he thinks was the best ever.
you ca...
2019-12-16 14:30:51 +0000 UTC
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The Watch With Me series is something I've done in the past, sharing my experience of watching Golden Age awesomeness, fights of legends in the Library. You can see the YouTube Playlist of those here. This is a trilogy of Watch With Me, the seco...
2019-12-12 14:27:51 +0000 UTC
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Above is both Kevin and my Library Coffee commentary audio, discussing the Lakhhin Wasantasit session, and the full audio of that session too. We're bringing new ways to take in the Muay Thai Library, and podcast we are hearing is something a lot of patrons are enjoying. You can also watch the full Lakhin s...
2019-12-05 06:35:26 +0000 UTC
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Because Lakhin's English is so good, and describes his style a great deal, I've also made a version of the session (above) without my commentary, with the raw mic feed turned up, so you can listen directly to him. This way you can study the session in two different ways, my commentary version, and the straight audio. A podcast version will be up soon too!
Watch the commen...
2019-12-04 10:28:08 +0000 UTC
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Because there is a lot of English spoken in this session I've also posted a commentary-free version of the session with just straight audio from the session: watch that here, so you can hear much more directly what Lakhin is saying. There will also be a podcast version posted so...
2019-12-03 21:22:16 +0000 UTC
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My technique vlogs for my patrons are in depth conversations on things I'm working on, mostly techniques that I've learned from legends and krus in the Library. This one developed out of the work Arjan Gimyu (78 years of age) has been doing with me at Petchrungruang. We're in the process of adding him to the Library, he's one of the great krus of the Golden Age, head trainer of Kaensak Sor Ploe...
2019-11-27 07:36:20 +0000 UTC
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Here is Episode 12 of Muay Thai Bones. This is fast becoming one of the most loved features of my Patreon. It's easily the Most In-Depth Muay Thai Podcast in the world. I'm driving home from my fight in Hua Hin and just chatting it up in all things Muay Thai with Kevin, as we do. Lots to think about and discuss!
Apple & Android: 2019-11-18 21:32:15 +0000 UTC
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Above is both Kevin and my Library Coffee commentary audio, discussing latest Samson Isaan session, and the full audio of that session too. We're bringing multiple ways to take in the Muay Thai Library and we're hearing great responses from our patrons on these new podcasts. You can watch the full Samson session...
2019-11-18 09:51:01 +0000 UTC
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Above is both Kevin and my Library Coffee commentary audio, discussing the Namsaknoi session, and the full audio of that session, so you can listen to it in a low friction way. Thank you for helping bring about original content like this! You can watch the full Namsaknoi 2 session video here.
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2019-11-08 04:42:30 +0000 UTC
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Namsaknoi was so inspiring and so great in his first session, we were very excited to add a second session to the Muay Thai Library. You can watch the first session here. He is one of the most accomplished fighters in Muay Thai history, and an incredible instructor. Fighter of the Year in 1996, 6 years un...
2019-11-08 04:15:11 +0000 UTC
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Kevin and I are always exploring, and this time Kevin takes the mic and has a conversation with Thais Hvid, a Danish freelance dancer and teacher who listens to our Muay Thai Bones podcast and really connects to some of the philosophical parts of the Muay Thai discussion. He found us not too long ago listening to our talk on Machado and how BJJ connects up to 1990s Golden Age Muay Thai. You can...
2019-10-27 11:38:44 +0000 UTC
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My long form technique vlogs for patrons are all about real time things I'm working on. Sometimes they are trends and tendencies I've discovered and thought about over time, sometimes they are specific things I've uncovered in training and filming with krus in the Library. This one is a bit of both. Filming with Napapol (you can 2019-10-21 06:17:59 +0000 UTC
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Above is the podcast version of the full Tak Cho. Nateetong Muay Thai Library session in audio form, as well as a 30+ minute introduction podcast, what we call Library Coffee. Library Coffee is me and Kevin just sitting down fresh after I have filmed, or recorded my commentary, and drawing out the big ideas behind w...
2019-10-19 04:04:01 +0000 UTC
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You can enjoy this Library session as a podcast, including our added Library Coffee thoughts here.
Kru Tak is one of these incredibly difficult fighters to stand in front of. He's constantly slipping and tagging and annoying you. I remember Joe "Hongthongnoi," who is himself a Muay K...
2019-10-19 04:02:42 +0000 UTC
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Welcome to Episode 11 of Muay Thai Bones. The Most In-Depth Muay Thai Podcast in the world continues. Coming home from two fights in Chiang Mai Kevin and I roll across Thailand and share with everyone the kinds of big thoughts we regularly discuss on these long trips. Hope you enjoy, and thank you everyone for the support!
iTunes: 2019-10-17 08:13:52 +0000 UTC
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Above is the podcast version of the full Napapol Giatsakchokchai Muay Thai Library session in audio form, as well as a 30+ minute introduction podcast, what we call Library Coffee. Library Coffee is me and Kevin just sitting down fresh after I have filmed, or recorded my commentary, and drawing out the big ideas beh...
2019-10-04 17:02:11 +0000 UTC
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