Fighting and Training Fighting Against the Odds: Being a Foreigner Fighting a Thai in Thailand Posted on April 5, 2018August 7, 2023 By Angela Chang Whether or not you’re a fan of watching organized sports, how many times have you found yourself cheering for the team that represented your city or state? And during the Olympics, do you cheer for the country you’re from or the other team? Despite many not knowing everything (and some… Read more
Fighting and Training Dealing with Fragile (Male) Ego: A Response to Sylvie’s Post, “KO’d My Clinch Partner in Training – And it Was a Good Thing” Posted on June 24, 2017August 28, 2019 By Angela Chang Before you read this post, please keep in mind that this is not referring to all men. When I saw the title of Sylvie’s post, I was a bit hesitant. I didn’t know what perspective this was being written from, and part of me was unsure of reading something that might be… Read more
Fighting and Training Feel everything but show nothing – the importance of having a poker face during training and fighting Posted on June 10, 2017August 28, 2019 By Angela Chang Muay Thai pushes both your physical limits as well as mental limits. Muay Thai is physically exhausting but it is even more exhausting when you let it get to you in your head. Thinking and obsessing over the fact that you are tired will make you even more tired. Read more
Fighting and Training Weight: Why It Matters, Why It Doesn’t Posted on April 24, 2017October 27, 2024 By Angela Chang Society is obsessed with numbers; it’s easy to see that in the health and fitness sectors. So many people are concerned with body metrics such as weight, muscle mass, body fat percentage, etc. And amidst all of this, there is the common knowledge of how weight is not just weight at its form as a number on a scale. Weight, as a whole, is commonly misunderstood. Read more