Sparring is most fun when you aren’t distracted by things like pieces of hair falling over your eyes leaving you swinging blindly   It’s also best when shin guards do not shift out of place every time you kick or check a kick; then apologetically say to your partner, sorry one sec… gotta fix this. If I had a dollar for every time I had to pause the match to adjust my shin guards,  I’d be rollin’ in the dough.  So I thought to myself, Amanda – enough is enough.  I got a pair of Elite Sports Star  Series Shin Guards desperately hoping for a solid pair of ..read more

I watch my coach demonstrate the first combination of the night. “Oooh-let-me-try-my-turn!” That wasn’t even remotely… close… to what… FAIL It’s easy to watch that top notch Muay Thai practitioner execute that combo with such precision and accuracy, and be like damn, they make it look so easy when I make it look like But remember dear, you are only seeing the front cover of the book. You haven’t read the ups and downs inside that book. The same ups and downs, you too, are writing now. Get. Up. Keep moving to meet yourself where you want to be. Imagine that self at the end of the path. Kee ..read more

I’ve been away from training. A lot of my time, besides work, was spent at the gym. Not away totally – just have been having some long standing health issues checked out and treated for. And that is why the last 3 months I have not been sparring nor doing fight drills. Only pads. Learning Muay Thai is like learning a language. There is a process of acquisition. Pads class is like flipping through your grammar & vocab flashcards, practicing reading/writing, doing scripted role-play with partners, etc. Sparring and fight drills are like – Okay, I’ve been studying flashcards and I’ve been ..read more

I’ve been struggling with my push kicks (teeps) a little. It’s like my form is off. When I push my balance becomes off. Currently, I’m chillin’ at frustration station. As I start to throw it, I almost lift my pushing leg up like I’m about to take a step Which, coach pointed out is a tell… I just can’t get it Need to be subtle so they don’t even see it coming. Sneaky like… So, got some work to do. I will master the teep. Teep here. Teep there… teep everywhere. For teep sake ..read more