Fighting and Training Trans Fighters in Muay Thai: the Who, the What, the How Posted on February 6, 2022February 4, 2022 By Angela Chang Thailand is well-known for gender reassignment surgeries for trans folks. And trans people are visible everywhere – they work as flight attendants, they are in the entertainment industry, they are making coffee in the malls, and they are fighting Muay Thai. Read more
Fighting and Training Why You Should Attend a Muay Thai Seminar Posted on February 1, 2022August 7, 2023 By Madison Urse That said, there are plenty of people who train Muay Thai and haven’t or don’t attend seminars. Anyone who has the opportunity to attend a seminar should take it. The techniques and tips that can be learned from professionals have been the building blocks of my training.Going to seminars, whether by myself or with my team, we learn a lot. We bring that knowledge back to our gym to better both our training practices and training partners. We went to SIX seminars just this past year. Here are my takeaways. Read more
Fighting and Training When a Win is Not a Win and a Loss is Not a Loss: Are Fight Records Important? Posted on October 13, 2021October 13, 2021 By Angela Chang Fight records can be overrated. With most countries not having a general cohesiveness in who’s who in the Muay Thai scene, always take fight records with a grain of salt. Read more
Fighting and Training Running for Muay Thai: The Benefits, Working Your Way Up to It & How To Prevent Injury Posted on March 17, 2021August 7, 2023 By Angela Chang There are many aspects to becoming more serious about Muay Thai that are non-negotiable to most coaches. The one that has been talked about by all, dreaded by many, yet tried-and-true, is running. At the top of the Muay Thai pyramid, professional fighters in Thailand do long runs every morning, and have been for decades. It seems like anyone who is to be taken seriously in the sport needs to run a lot, or, at the very least, is expected to at some point. Read more
Fighting and Training The Rules of Hard Sparring & Clinching: The Compromise Posted on January 29, 2021October 27, 2024 By Angela Chang However, what if there could be a median between the light, playful technique-based Thai style of sparring, and the powerful, fast-paced Dutch style of sparring? Some say that there’s a time a place for hard sparring and that it can be worked into any regimen. However, it can also be argued that it’s more about the people you choose to do this with (and less about a forced environment). Controlled hard sparring and hard clinching with the right people can bring you the best of both worlds – the impeccable timing of the Thais and fearsome shots of the Dutch. Read more
Personal Experiences What I Learned During COVID-19 Lockdown Posted on October 5, 2020October 5, 2020 By Angela Chang All of these lessons, I believe, have led me to become a better Muay Thai practioner. And they’ve bled into other areas of my life. Lockdown sucked, yes. But I can say, without a doubt, that I didn’t get nothing out of it. Read more