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Muay Thai for beginners – how to start & what do you need?

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After having posted quite a lot about Muay Thai here on my-thai.org I received lots of questions from readers who said ‘that all looks cook, but I could never do that, it’s too scary’. With this article I try to give you some insights and information in regards how to start Muay Thai training and highlight that there’s nothing to be afraid of. Let’s jump right into it! Muay Thai = Fighting. Fighting is scary. Well, fighting obviously can be scary, however not everybody who trains Muay Thai actually plans…

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I don’t sugar coat – Interview with Mia Kang

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Ladies & gentlemen, boys & girls, children of all ages! My-Thai.org is proud to bring to you another unique, inspirational, in-depth interview with a very fascinating person. She not only graces magazine covers in her work as a super model but also puts in hard work in the Muay Thai gym and could quite likely knock you out faster than you can say Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Model.  She’s here to tear down walls built by stereotypes, empower women and inspire. Give it up for Miss Mia Kang! Hey Mia! Thanks a lot for…

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7 Famous Muay Thai Fighters and their Game of Thrones characters

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This is the follow up to MMA characters and their GOT characters and fits into our GOT series of posts rather well (check: How Game Of Thrones characters would fare in Thailand). It’s a bit more difficult with Muay Thai characters than with MMA fighters though as there is no real Nak Muay that fits the role of a mean villain. Nevertheless, let’s dive into the GOT Nak Muay Style Buakaw – Jon Snow Obviously Thailand’s Muay Thai superstar number one and hero of the Thai people needs to fill…

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Muay Thai Gear Review: Yokkao Airtech Carbon Neon Green shorts

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As I always wanted to be able to throw some beautiful flying knees I obviously had to buy those shorts as pictured above as I expected to be able to copy Singdam’s style right away after putting them on. I won’t go into much detail on whether or not that actually worked out but I can certainly give you a review of that shorts. Why did I buy those shorts? Mainly because of the ‘airtech’ name to it as they promise to dry faster and be more breathable. Since I…

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World Muay Thai Angels Tournament

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Muay Thai Angels is back! Similar to other tournament style events such as the Contender Asia (where John Wayne Parr drew attention to his style for example) or Challenger Muay Thai. In its first season back in 2014 Chomannee Taehiran, who is now considered to be one of the best female fighters out there, took the title and became champion. Now she is looking to defend that crown almost 3 years after her first victory here. The tournament is scheduled to take place in the 57 kg category and will…

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ONE Championship “Warrior Kingdom” hit Bangkok with a frenzy and showed off MMA at its best

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This past Saturday Bangkok saw its second coming of ONE Championship’s MMA spectacle hitting the City of Angels. This time the company, whose co-founder is Thai, brought their biggest star with them and her defend her title for the first time in her career. The promotion of the event was mostly focused on her. Her face could be seen everywhere and she’s been hitting basically every show and been in every magazine (also on my-thai.org of course. Read the interview with Angela Lee here). A lot of pressure put on…

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11 Questions to Kru Rong (Dejdamrong Sor Amnuaysirichoke) of the EVOLVE Fight Team

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As the next big ONE MMA event in Bangkok is coming closer I had the chance to ask our home town hero of the EVOLVE Fight Team a few questions. As time is precious and the intensity is slowly reaching its peak, we kept it short this time but still got a few personal answers from the former champ who is now on his way to redemption. Check out our 11 questions with Dejdamrong Sor Amnuaysirichoke – Kru Rong. Sawasdee krub Kru Rong and thank you very much for taking the time…

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Pretty Killer! – Interview with Muay Thai Champion Iman Barlow

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Ladies & gentlemen, boys & girls, children of all ages! My-Thai.org is proud to bring to you another great Muay Thai interview with a current World Champion and title holder in two separate promotions. Right now she is on a very impressive streak and does not seem to slow down in any way and therefore is rightfully considered one of the best fighters out there. So please give it up for The Pretty Killer – Iman Barlow! Usually I start with asking my interview guest to introduce themselves. Just a brief intro…

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“I like scars” – Interview undefeated pro MMA Fighter Jenny Huang

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Ladies and gentlemen, we…are…live! This is the main event and the moment you’ve all been waiting for! After having interviewed a Muay Thai legend and a few Muay Thai champions we are now bringing you another exclusive, and very special,  fighter interview. It’s time! And now introducing the challenger. Fighting out of the blue corner. This woman is a mixed martial artist. Holding a professional record of 5 wins, 0 losses. Standing at 1.55 m and weighing in at 48 kilograms. Fighting out of Taiwan, representing Martial Armour and taking on Angela Lee on March 11…

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Interview with ONE MMA Champion Angela Lee

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Ladies and gentlemen, we…are…live! This is the main event and the moment you’ve all been waiting for! After having interviewed a Muay Thai legend and a few Muay Thai champions we are now bringing you another exclusive, and very special,  fighter interview. It’s time! And now introducing the champion. Fighting out of the red corner. This woman is a mixed martial artist. Holding a professional record of 6 wins, 0 losses. Standing at 1.63 m and weighing in at 52 kilograms. Fighting out of Singapore, representing EVOLVE MMA. Ladies and gentlemen, presenting the…

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