Many people come to Thailand to learn Muay Thai, only to join the mega gyms. The reason why they join these gyms is obvious, of course. Those gyms have a big budget, plus they understand that you have to market yourself online now. So they hire an influencer with a lot of followers to promote the gym, either on Instagram or in a blog post. Read More

In a previous post, I talked about “the reality of wanting to fight” and the fact that most people underestimate how hard these sports can be.

In reality, competing in these sports isn’t for everyone. Nonetheless, me and some other fighters tell others to try it at least once. Why? Because it’s the ultimate test of character. You can gain a lot by competing in combat sports.

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Every fight card has one type of fight that returns over and over again.

One fighter gets beaten to a pulp but somehow manages to survive the whole fight.

The whole crowd goes wild, and the losing fighter goes viral on social media #warriorspirit #damagedbutnotbroken. Read More

This is something that most modern men lack, simply because it takes time to develop both qualities. Some quit along the way; others never even bother developing either. They would rather just boost their testosterone levels, which isn’t a real challenge, and pretend to be real men.

But we all know how the saying goes. Whoever takes shortcuts just cuts himself short.

And this brings me to a quote from Musashi Miyamoto from The Book Of Five Rings. A book that I’ve read multiple times and highly recommend.

“Crossing at a ford means, for example, crossing the sea at a strait, or crossing over a hundred miles of broad sea at a crossing place. I believe this “crossing at a ford” occurs often in a man’s lifetime. It means setting sail even though your friends stay in harbour, knowing the route, knowing the soundness of your ship and the favour of the day. When all the conditions are met, and there is perhaps a favourable wind, or a tailwind, then set sail. If the wind changes within a few miles of your destination, you must row across the remaining distance without sail.” – Musashi Miyamoto

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There is a saying that goes like this: “The teacher comes when the student is ready”. Today, I want to talk about that.

Let’s take a trip back in time first. At the end of March, I fought on the famous prison fight show in Thailand. I fought for 3 rounds and “lost”. I go more into this in this post. Read More

For most people, both topics are unknown; they only have an idea of what most fighters do post-fight. And most of the time, it’s an idea that doesn’t match reality.

I covered this a bit in my post “On the Reality of Wanting to Fight,” but I will go deeper into it in this post. Read More

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In the past couple of months, I’ve seen a huge push by some big accounts to step into the ring.

On paper, this sounds all cool and easy, of course, but these guys have multiple issues.

One of them is obviously that none of them made the walk. Read More

This is a rather unconventional post since not a lot of foreigners go inside a Thai prison. When I went to Thailand the first time the embassy told me: “We can help you with a lot in Thailand but make sure you’re not getting yourself into prison. We won’t be able to get you out”.

So after being here for 4 years, I got to prison but luckily for me, I was also able to get out. Read More

Here to end the idea of addiction once and for all. I remember the following monologue as if it were yesterday. This monologue was just another example of people being able to connect the dots but somehow still being able to end up with the wrong picture.

It went as follows. “My family member is very unhappy in her job. She hates it that much that she started drinking. She is basically drinking to get rid of her unhappiness. She’s been doing it for a long time now. She is addicted.” Read More