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The Hidden Costs of Traveling Bangkok for a Day
In a Bangkok taxi Life in Isaan is okay. It’s this awkward balance of farm life and Western habits that my family must navigate through on a daily basis. What makes things a little more complicated...
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Buriram Nightlife – A Guide for Travelers
Buriram nightlife is low key compared to the larger cities in Thailand, particularly those catering to the tourist market such as Phuket and Pattaya. That being said, Buriram isn’t a sleepy,...
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Buriram Attractions – What to Do During the Day
Buriram United supporters at Thunder Castle (I-Mobile Stadium), Source: Buriram United There are plenty of Buriram attractions to investigate while visiting the region. As Buriram consistently...
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Friendship and Camaraderie at the Z1 8th Royal Cup Muay Thai Championship
Saenchai PKSaenchaimuaythaigym Having recently competed in a national tournament in Korea, and with grading sessions for our gym looming, being on the fight card for a major event in Malaysia was...
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The Challenges and Hope of Promoting BJJ in Bangladesh, Particularly to Women
At Javed Uddinn’s BJJ seminar. Most participants were male, highlighting gender inequality in Bangladesh society. The Key Players During his high school years in Bangladesh, Ali (not his real...
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Milk.Blitz.Street.Bomb. Merch is Here!
Hello, Hello, All You Incredible MBSB Readers: After a lot of work, time spent, and snowball fights (not really, well, not at all with the snowball fights) we’ve come up with a new site logo and...
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Interview With Z1 Female Muay Thai Champion Miriam Sabot
Italy’s Miriam Sabot (Miriam Muay Farang) is the current Z1 56kg Female Champion. In one of the most anticipated fights at the 8th edition of the Z1 Royal Cup, she defeated defending champion...
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How to Do a Thai Visa Run from Buriram
Source: Live Less Ordinary A Thai visa run from Buriram can be completed in one day, which is great news for those of you accustomed to longer trips. If you’re interested in obtaining a Thai visa,...
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Wor. Watthana’s First Year in Review
Husband and wife team Boom and Frances Watthanaya overseeing training at Wor. Watthana “We are here because we want to be here, this is our life, not our job.” -Frances Watthanaya The following...
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Training at Sitmonchai Gym – a Review
At Sitmonchai Gym with Thepnimit on the left and Kru Juab on the right. After many trips to Thailand, I finally visited the world famous Sitmonchai Gym! Sitmonchai Gym is in a small town close to...
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Perspectives on Islam and Kyokushin Karate with a Practitioner
We have a very diverse student body practicing Karate As a result of being born into a Muslim family, in a Muslim country, Islam was naturally installed in me by my parents and reinforced by our...
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Minimalism, Muay Thai, Culture and Identity – My Interview on the All Things...
Interviews tend to be quite a bit of fun for me; this is particularly true when they take a life of their own and organically expand to a full discussion of any given topic or topics. Such was the...
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The Importance of Shadow Boxing in Muay Thai: A Guide
Its all about racking up quality hours. Practice, practice, practice. Original photo by Steven S Seven Shadow boxing is so much more than just punching air. It tends to be an underestimated and...
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An Interview with Indonesian Silat Guru Mas Noeryanto Dhipuro
Guru Noeryanto with students. Original Photo Credit: Shannon Dae “…a Guru must teach the way of fighting and making peace with one’s self…” -Mas Noeryanto Dhipuro I first met Mas Noeryanto...
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Lamnamoon Sor Sumalee Muay Thai Gym Review
Hello Again! So after my review of Sitmonchai Gym, here is another review of one of the gyms and teachers I was privileged to train with: Ajarn Lamnamoon Sor Sumalee at Lamnamoon Sor Sumalee Muay...
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The Bangkok Taxi Chronicles: Just Landed
Part 1 Oh man I’m starting to get excited. The plane landed about forty minutes ago and here I am already taking my luggage from the conveyor belt. Forty minutes to walk to Immigration, queue up,...
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Silat Guru Demank Ahmed El-Benjary on Silat and Kuntau in Borneo
“The culture of the people of Borneo is very hard, and this makes the character of fighting styles from Borneo similarly hard and unforgiving.” -Demank Ahmed El-Benjary I first met Demank Ahmed...
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A Different Kind of Fight
“I hope to help women in the future that get stuck in these relationships – it can happen to anyone of us no matter how strong you think you are.” -Nicola Kaye I spoke to my friend, Nicola Kaye,...
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Switching It Up
Should fighters keep switching stances and keep going back and forth between orthodox and southpaw? History tells us no. The best fighters in the world, no matter the discipline, have stuck to one...
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A New Manila
City of Dreams, Manila, The Philippines Manila, the capital of the Philippines, is one of the birthplaces of Filipino martial arts (FMA). Previous inhabitants of the city — along with the island of...
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