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1M ago
A report on a case of child sexual abuse in a Samut Sakhon Muay Thai gym and an overview of how Muay Thai failed to protect these young athletes, from the perspective of a survivor, former fighter and studying sports ethicist ..read more
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2M ago
In September 2023, I packed up and left Thailand after receiving an Erasmus Mundus scholarship to pursue a master’s degree in Sports Ethics and Integrity. This means I’ll be spending the next two years travelling to various countries in the EU to study modules on anti-doping, disability, safeguarding, sports philosophy, and sports governance. During the ..read more
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4M ago
A comprehensive guide for survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence in Thailand ..read more
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4M ago
This post details my individual experience as a former fighter who has struggled with disordered eating before, during and after their fight career. I’ve always had a complicated relationship with food. I grew up watching my mother constantly express dissatisfaction with her body. On days where she’d only eaten fruit or a tuna salad, she’d ..read more
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4M ago
I recently talked to Laurien Zurhake of Off the Zone for the Rise to Thrive Podcast. Off the Zone provides trauma-informed martial arts coaching programs, which help instructors provide safer, more inclusive training. They’ve recently launched a podcast, in which Laurien talks to martial arts athletes and coaches about dismantling toxic industry norms and creating ..read more
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4M ago
On December 24th, Wanchalong P.K Saenchai Gym (Thaworn Sudchanham) posted a video in which he sexually harassed and groped women at a party. He looked into the camera as he reached out to grab the buttocks of a female server behind him. He then touched her arm to get her attention, and as she smiled ..read more
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4M ago
This is a follow-up post from Toxic Gym Culture in Muay Thai & Other Martial Arts. A fighter recently messaged me to discuss a difficult situation she was experiencing at her gym, and asked a question that struck me. “Have you ever been threatened by a gym when you tried to leave?” While I haven’t ..read more
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4M ago
When I first started this blog in 2013, I wrote an article called Gym Hoppers and the Importance of Loyalty in Muay Thai. It was an extended rant about people who go from gym to gym without paying respect to the people who train them. Now, parts of it make me cringe to read. Looking ..read more
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4M ago
This week, Thai fighter Daraek (Pichairat Srisuk พิชัยรัต ศรีสุข) was ousted from Revolution Muay Thai gym in Phuket for allegedly sexually harassing and blackmailing women. Gym owner and manager Tim Fisher kicked him out of the gym, issuing a statement to the Muay Thai media requesting that they publish the story and ban him from […]
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4M ago
Today is International Safe Abortion Day. Ahead of the occassion, Bangkok Abortion 2022 took place over the weekend, founded by Thai NGO TamTang. The Thai word for abortion is ‘tam taeng’. TamTang plays on this word, and translates to ‘make the way’. For the past 10 years or more, that’s what they’ve been doing for ..read more