The first installment of John Wolcott's anticipated documentary on muay thai in Thailand has been released. Episode one features Pornsaneh (Pornsanae) Sitmonchai. You can read my interview with John regarding the series here. If you'd like to keep abreast of episode releases subscribe to Muay Thai Journal's YouTube page. Episode 1..... Great work John. Looking forward to watching the series unfold. … [Read more...]
Upcoming Documentary With Pornsane Sitmonchai And Yodkhunpon Sitmonchai
The existence of MBSB is in part due to the support of Michael Galvin of Muay Thai Training Camps. It was Michael who introduced me to the specifics of creating a website, both educating me of the technical side and giving me resources to make it happen. In addition, answering my panicked texts while I was trying to build this baby on a slow net connection. Over the course of the past year, I've watched Michael's video production skills flourish. Currently Michael is in the process of creating his first full length documentary following Pornsaneh Sitmonchai in preparation for his first international fight in the Netherlands at Slamm VII. … [Read more...]
KO’d At Sitmonchai
The intent was to make the seven plus hour trip to Sitmonchai Gym, Thamaka, Kanchanaburi to hook up with friends, write a review of the gym and pick up on Sitmonchai's style of delivering devastating punches and low kicks. Low kicks score minimal points in Thailand. As a result a number of gyms pay them little mind. For example, I had the habit of annoying a past trainer by delivering low kicks during our pad sessions. He kept telling me they were ugly. Not mine particularly, just in general. Sitmonchai fighters in contrast are known to utilize low kicks to disable their opponents by KO. Ironically, one sentence into this post and I received a text that … [Read more...]