Anyone who’s ever done any level of Muay Thai training will have experienced the type of padwork where the trainer tells you every strike to throw. ‘One, two, kick!’ While it certainly has its benefits, it’s not the only way. Recently, I’ve started to enjoy a much more fluid style. Read more
A friend of mine recently returned to the gym after spending more than a year away, and upon catching up with me, remarked that I had changed since he’d last seen me. He meant this entirely as a compliment, adding that I’d become totally focused and that he was proud Read more
Living in Thailand and being able to train every single morning is something I feel thankful for every day. I get to wake up and go straight into doing what I love, without having to think about anything else first. I often think of how lucky I am to have Read more
I’ve received emails from several women this week who are getting ready for their first fights, so I thought I ought to write a blog post on the subject. Before I start, I’d like to point out that Sylvie von-Duuglas Ittu also wrote a post on this topic a while Read more
This post was revisited during the process of writing Toxic Gym Culture in Muay Thai & Other Martial Arts. As a result, parts of this post have been edited since its original publication. “Looking back, I realised that much of that post was coloured by the fact that I was Read more