martial arts

To the victor goes the spoils from letterfromthailand 508 days old

Public displays of affection are a bit of a no-no in Thailand but interestingly, only when between men and women. Beyond that, Thais - when among close ...

Muay Thai Pt 3 from letterfromthailand 536 days old

Around the start of the year, after going along to a few Muay Thai classes, I was pretty much suckered into agreeing to fighting a bout by my jovial ...

Muay Thai Pt 2 from letterfromthailand 542 days old

After an initial, grueling flurry of appearances in a full-time Muay Thai (Thaiboxing) gym in Phuket, my employers decided I should relocate to Thailand's ...

Muay Thai Pt 1 from letterfromthailand 542 days old

[ ... ] from such columns as, 'Martial arts for the uninitiated'). I had been training away in a gym in Ireland on-and-off for well over two years and while ...