Whenever you try something interesting, the spectators will be the first to give their “opinion.”.
The spectators are better known as critics.
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There is a common complaint among Muay Thai practitioners that goes as follows: “My trainer never teaches me.”. I’ve heard this complaint for many years now. Some even go so far as to claim that the Thai are keeping secrets to make sure they can keep beating foreigners. This is obviously a ridiculous claim. They don’t have any secrets; you just might be making any of the following mistakes when coming to train over here:. Any of these mistakes might cost you. The price, if you’re not competing, is only that you’ll never develop. If, however, you do compete, you’ll pay with your health.
In this post, I didn’t cover why you shouldn’t join the mega gyms since I covered that in a separate post (read it here).
Let’s take a look at the most common mistakes people make when coming over here. Read More
The people that follow me on social media must have been expecting a post on this matter. During a Q&A, I got numerous questions about monk mode. For some reason, this is either resurfacing or has just never completely disappeared.
Because I remember when people started pushing this back in 2016. On paper, the idea sounds hypermasculine, but in reality, it’s the coward’s choice. There’s nothing special about it.
And that is the issue with all these trends that get pushed on young men today; they don’t solve the issue… They just avoid the issue, which creates weaker men down the line. Read More
What does it mean to become your own man? It’s been talked about on the internet all the time but no one that talks about it can actually define it. A quick Google search would obviously do the trick but even that is too difficult for the “men” leading the new masculinity revolution. They don’t know what it means because they’re not their own man. They’re merely cheap rip off versions of some big social media influencer. Read More
There is a common complaint people have when coming to train Muay Thai in Thailand. ‘They’re not teaching me anything’. Read More
Why would you put in all the effort and train twice a day? Why kill yourself daily?! You could just be an Instagram fighter. Why live a hard life if you could just lie to people?! The majority will never know. Read More
It’s that time of the year again. (read part here)
People make a list full of goals and resolutions, only to let it collect dust.
Or they start but stop once the motivation fades, which doesn’t take long. Read More
In the first part of the prison fight series, I talked about how I ended up getting this opportunity. The majority of people in Thailand don’t even know about these shows since they all happen behind closed doors. The only proof people have of it ever happening is the fight shorts, in case they get to keep them, and the fight poster. Well, that and the stories they get to tell, of course.
We left two days before the actual event for an area somewhere in the middle of nowhere in Issan. It was actually nice when we arrived. We all had houses to share with the team, plus we had a swimming pool. It was nice overall. Read More
There will be people coming at you left and right when you get to a low point.
They’ll tell you stuff like “I told you so”, “maybe it’s time to quit” and “maybe this isn’t for you.” Read More
In a previous substack, I wrote about how I ended up in a Thai prison. Even after the post, people kept asking me why I did it. For some, it was too surreal to be true. Others kept having follow-up questions, so I decided to turn it into a trilogy post.
I’ll cover:
- The actual lead-up to the fight
- fighting and being there itself
- the aftermath
In this part, we’ll take a look at how it all came together, because, believe it or not, that was quite the process. Read More