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Thailand Training Camp: Angelica Olivares’ First Fight Without Gear

Angelica’s 1st Fight in Thailand She is ready. When you train 3 times a day for weeks in one of Bangkok’s top gyms, it is impossible not to be ready. However, even the best fighters get nervous. Even one of the hardest working fighters and all time great of MMA, George St. Pierre, often admits to being afraid before a fight. Angelika is nervous before her fight, but that is good. It is better to…

Back is a man 42 years of age with 145 fights, training at Khongsittha Muay Thai (in Bangkok, Thailand). 

TRAIN With Champions In Thailand

What Makes Nak Muay Nation Camps Stand Out What’s up, everyone?! Sean “Muay Thai Guy” Fagan here! As you guys know, Nak Muay Nation has been running a lot of incredible camps lately, and I keep getting the same question again and again: “What makes a Nak Muay Nation camp different than going to any other gym in Thailand?” At Nak Muay Nation, we pride ourselves on our attention to detail. No stone…

FIGHT LIFE: Opportunity In Paradise

Andy Tiet Dines, Inks & Trains In Paradise What makes Muay Thai stand out from all other combat sports is its culture. Muay Thai is the national sport of Thailand. By getting into Muay Thai, you learn about Thai culture. Andy Tiet, our guide on this journey, is in Thailand to attend the World Wai Kru ceremony, which in itself reflects much of Thai culture. On his path to the World Wai Kru…

Discovering the Real Thailand: Sparring Buakaw & Training at Banchamek Gym

Visiting the Gym of the Most Famous Muay Thai Fighter of All Time   In episode #2 of Discovering The Real Thailand, Andy Tiet settles into Bangkok and scopes out his potential training options before deciding to take a taxi cab across the busy city to train at the world famous Banchamek Gym with Buakaw INCLUDING an epic sparring session with the legend himself! But before all of that, Andy hits…

Thailand Training Camp: Dusty’s War

Dusty Middlebrook’s First Fight Without Gear “It’s either going to be a knockout for me, a knockout for him, it’s going to be a war and I’m going to win.” -Dusty Middlebrook The quote says it all. Dusty Middlebrook is having his first fight without gear of any kind. No head gear. No shin guards. It’s simply going to be fists crashing against skulls and shins against flesh. But none of this…

Thailand Training Camp: The Team Environment

The Importance Of Training Partners and A Team Atmosphere Fighting is a solo sport. Is it? You step into the ring alone, that much is true. However, the you that steps into the ring is the culmination of the hours your coaches, trainers, training partners, family, friends, etc. have spent building you. If you’ve ever trained alone and at a gym, you know how the leap feels from having no training…