Sex work is illegal in Thailand, and has been since 1960, when The Prostitution Suppression Act was passed due to pressure from the UN. However, you’d be forgiven for thinking it was perfectly legal given its wide visibility, with police and government officials taking kickbacks from establishments in exchange for Read more
There’s a new promotion at the Ambassador Hotel in the centre of Bangkok, where Juliana Rosa fought quite recently. My gym arranged for me to fight on it and put me in touch with the promoter, an Australian named Dean. A week before the fight, I was informed that there Read more
Martial Arts Muscle is a podcast run by Canadian martial artist Troy White. He recently interviewed me for his fourth episode, during which we talked about mental training, pre-fight fears and how I balance my work and training. Download on iTunes
Temple fairs are my favourite places to fight. They’re pretty much the smallest kind of show you can fight on, which I like, but despite that, they always have such a great atmosphere. There’s always so much going on around them, with games, dancing and lots of good food. I’m Read more
I’m not vegan, but I do strive to keep a plant-based diet as much as possible. At home, I cook mostly vegan food and when eating out, I take the vegan option whenever I can. In Thailand, that can be difficult to do sometimes. Even for meat eaters, just finding food that’s Read more
Get 10% off LoBloo orders here Those who’ve followed my blog for some time might already be aware of my previous struggles with groin guards. Three years ago, I wrote this post out of despair, about being forced to wear an awful communal groin guard for a stadium fight. After Read more