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The new Muay Thai Bones is out! This is a big one talking about the huge changes coming with women now scheduled to be fighting at Lumpinee.
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There are SO MANY angles, elements, nuances, considerations, and personal views on this development (evolution, historical moment) and so we went deeeeeeep on the subject. It's a big one, but I think we do it justice in terms of how complex and important this is not just for women in Muay Thai, but as a place in the living history of Muay Thai itself. Thanks to those who follow, listen and get into these topics with us, and thanks for your patience in waiting for this newest episode!

Read my detailed notes on the motivations for Self transformation in those who come to Thailand to train seriously, and to fight, applying Bourdieu's concepts of habitus, doxa and hexis to the kinds of perspective changing experiences that Westerners undergo. read the rest here

Kevin writes in detail about the recent World Title fight between Souris Manfredi and Dangkongfah Soujainoi. It was much more than a title fight, the context is important.

Published this month a two hour travel back in time. Arajan Yai was a pad man and trainer at one of the most successful Golden Age gyms in Thailand, Sor. Ploenjit. He teaches me in a very detailed and exact manner, great for beginners or advanced students. I learned a lot in this, even though quite experienced.

In an incredible turn of history, something that few thought would ever happen, Lumpinee Stadium had the first fight ever between women in its ring, a ring that was barred from women for more than half a century due to superstition and gendered beliefs. watch the full fight here

If you missed this, you've got to watch. The late Namkabuan with Dieselnoi, Karuhat and Chatchai, in a special legends seminar we did over 2 days in Bangkok. All of it filmed, all of it captured. watch it here

This 1988 is a beautiful example of the traditional Muay Khao (bull) vs Muay Femeu (matador) pairing, with Namphon Nongkipahayuth facing Manasak Chorochonchai (who was a Sor. Ploenjit fighter). This fight is so instructive and exciting, all about narrative (traditional) scoring.

I believe you can still watch and enjoy this whole video without understanding the Thai, it's beautiful and expressive. Pimrypie is a philanthropist and visited these 4 kids who are training Muay Thai and are what's called "dek wat," or temple kids. Sometimes children are left in the care of temples when their parents can't take care of them, and the children take care of temple chores while the temple feeds, shelters and educates them. In this case, they learn Muay Thai through the temple as well. They focus on the youngest, Joe, who has been with the temple for 3 years already. The temple gym is completely re-upped and the boys get new running shoes, shorts, etc. This is a part of Muay Thai culture in Thailand that isn't much seen, but it's a big and, in my heart, beautiful part of it. Krongsak Boranrat's fight alias was "Dek Wat," suggesting he came from this background. (He is well regarded as having drawn with Dieselnoi and beat Sagat in a hattrick.)