Part 9 Saturday, May 05, 2007 ...The Verdict Is In.... I went to a Chiang Mai orthopedic specialist yesterday - something didn't feel right about my knee, so I wanted a third opinion. He asked me a lot of questions, did some testing and wanted me to get x-rayed. Cool. While I was there, I thought, Yeah, maybe I should mention my back.... ...Sitting in his office with my x-rays illuminated, he asks me "Did you have an accident, 2 maybe 3 months ago....maybe longer?" I mention my knee. He said, "No, I'm talking about your back." This went on for awhile, because I was completely confused - I already told him what happened two … [Read more...]
When The Doctor Tells You ‘You Can’t’: Accident No. 2
Part 8 Monday, April 30, 2007 ...As Life Would Have It... I got in a motorbike accident last night in Chiang Mai. Two days after I posted that last blog, a car blew through an intersection (Yield motherfucker! Yield!) and I had to break and bail to avoid hitting it. Over here, seems like there's one traffic rule. Might makes right. I ride a Mio - I've got nothing. My right side hit pavement, same side as last week. Tore my clothes, bruised and battered my foot, knee, elbow, pelvis....But this morning, I woke up fine. Interesting considering I couldn't pull up my own pants or walk down a flight of stairs alone something like 3 … [Read more...]
When The Doctor Tells You ‘You Can’t’: Disaster
Part 7 Friday, April 27, 2007 April Update...The Light! The Light!....From Thailand.... It's been awhile since I last wrote you all. I knew the update was coming soon. The timing is on target, the content, completely off. The last month of training has been difficult. April for the most part has been a write off. We lost at least 10 days due to Songkran - Thai New Year and the gym was crazy lax the weeks preceding. That coupled with the fact my knee is still healing (What is it? 3 months now?), I was bumming. Hardcore. Despite my injury, I'd been incredibly motivated about training, but I felt this wasn't being … [Read more...]
5 Muay Thai Blogs To Pay Attention To
There are a lot of people writing about Muay Thai, and some, I'll extend are writing about kickboxing with elbows and knees claiming it to be Muay Thai. To cut through the clutter, I've amassed a list of Muay Thai blogs that are the real deal and worthy of your attention. They're above the knuckle-dragging-in-your face-posturing that far too often is passed as Muay Thai culture in the West. Well, that's assuming the perpetrators even care about any sort of culture other than what has culturally been merchandised as 'fight culture'. Ahem.... This post has been updated as of July 2015. From the time it was originally written in 2012 until now, the Muay … [Read more...]
When The Doctor Tells You ‘You Can’t’: Sparring Injury Update
Part 6 Wednesday, March 07, 2007 I'm off to a specialist in the morning about my knee. Almost three weeks off from training and I'm not alright. Doctor said I have to verify it's not a torn ligament (translation - surgery). Fingers crossed. I don't think it's that serious, but for those of you that know me well and what gets thrown in my direction....ack....all I can say for the rest of you is this, I must have been one evil motherfucker in a past life...I hope it was fun... Anyhow, this whole situation is ridiculous. I've got friends out here who have been training and fighting for years and are fine. No serious injuries ever. I … [Read more...]
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