Emma of Under the Ropes flew to Finland to present research findings on women’s experiences of sexual harassment and abuse in Muay Thai at the Play the Game 2025 conference in Tampere.
An interview with Ann Craft Trust, a charity working to minimise the risk of abuse to adults in the UK. On this episode of their Safeguarding Matters podcast, we discuss the journey of Under the Ropes, safeguarding issues in Muay Thai, and how to eliminate gender-based violence in sport.
In September, I was invited to take part in a roundtable meeting at the UNICEF UK headquarters in London with a pool of safeguarding experts. We got together for a two-day workshop to begin the development of a safeguarding accountability framework for mega sporting events. Mega sporting events involve a Read more
A brief look back on 12 years of writing, advocacy, community building and more, all for the love of Muay Thai.
A library of FREE international resources for safeguarding in sport, including policy templates, online training courses, trauma-informed guidelines, webinars and more.
Muay Siam Club Archives is a project by Under the Ropes to retrieve lost web archives of Thai female fighter profiles and republish them with English translation, to preserve women’s Muay Thai history and make it accessible to a global audience
A panel talk at KU Leuven showcased the work of professionals in sports ethics and integrity and how they’re contributing to the ethical evolution in sport.
This week, I attended the 51st conference of the International Association for the Philosophy of Sport in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. I was selected as this year’s runner-up for their R. Scott Kretchmar Student Essay Award for my essay, ‘The Value of Combat Sports as a Healing Tool for Survivors of Read more
A report on a case of child sexual abuse in a Samut Sakhon Muay Thai gym and an overview of how Muay Thai failed to protect these young athletes.
A former Muay Thai fighter and survivor activist presenting on gender inequality and sexual violence in Muay Thai at a sports integrity conference.