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Muay Thai Is Not Completely Back in Business Since the Death of Thailand’s King
It’s only another thirty days until New Year’s and another forty to complete a proper one hundred days of mourning. The Muay Thai community will survive. It’s just a little bit more difficult as of late.
Samart Payakaroon: The King of the Kickboxers
Not many Muay Thai champs successfully cross the ropes to western boxing, Samart Payakaroon, "the master of deception" was one of them.
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Kickboxer
Bewildered. Dislocated. Disoriented. The trials and errors of a Nak Muay Farang in Bangkok.
Conor McGregor Might Not Be Finished With Leg Kicks After All
Irish Muay Thai champion Cian Cowley tells us about McGregor’s learning curve with leg kicks before his last bout against Nate Diaz and how the featherweight champion still has a surprise from the clinch that he has yet to reveal.
‘Beyond the Fields’ Will Tell the Story of the Child Fighters of Isaan
We talk to the director of the forthcoming documentary Beyond the Fields about raising awareness and sparking an honest dialogue about the child boxers of Thailand’s most impoverished region.
The Legend of Buriram: The Scarlet Pimpernel of Muay Thai
When epic stories are told of the golden age of Muay Thai, the name of "Buriram" always seems to come up.
The Many Generations of Lookboonmee
Literally translated as the "Children of Boonmee," three local boys and the head trainer's two young daughters were all it took to start this incredible grassroots gym in Thailand.
From Muay Thai Champ to ISIS Chump, the Life and Death of Valdet Gashi
The strange case of Valdet Gashi, the Muay Thai champ who threw in the towel to go and fight for ISIS.
Across the Mekong: The Life and Times of Master Song
The head trainer of Canada's Kai Singthong gym fled civil war in Laos, swam across the Mekong River into Thailand, and spent four years in and out of a refugee camp before starting a new life through Muay Thai.
When Manchester Was Mecca for Muay Thai
In the old days, you didn't go to Thailand to work your strikes, you went to Master Toddy's in the north of England.
RIP Nampon: The Knee Flogger of Buriram Province
From rural farm boy to big city kickboxing champ, we look back at the life, career and untimely death of Nampon Nongkeepahuyut.
The Rise and Fall of Rompo Gym
With kickboxers from every corner of the globe, Rompo Gym was once the best Muay Thai gym in Bangkok. Here's the sad story of its decline and fall by someone who witnessed it happen.