For anyone just coming to the Muay Thai Library Project or learning about the Golden Age, these 7 fights are a must, a great pathway into the Legacy and a way to familiarize yourself with some of the top names.
2024-09-11 10:39:10 +0000 UTC
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The Muay Thai Library is known for our commitment to documenting and archiving the Muay of the great legendary fighters of Thailand's past, making sure that the details and spirit of fighters like Dieselnoi, Karuhat, Samson, Chamuakpet and so many...
2024-09-03 11:13:16 +0000 UTC View Post
(above) We're really happy to be able to present the voice of such a legend of the sport, Nungubon Sitlertchai who had one of the great careers in Thai history, gives his views on the greatness of Karuhat & Saenchai (who he both fought), the r...
2024-08-21 05:12:16 +0000 UTC View Post
Anantasak is the 1997 Fighter of the Year, making him the 18th FOTY awardee in the Muay Thai Library (see the whole collection at bottom). He was a Muay Maat with dangerous elbows and was nicknamed "Mr. Flying Axe Elbow." He was Omnoi Stadium Cham...
2024-07-31 13:14:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Above. This post is available for everyone, patrons and followers of patreon alike. It's just me sharing in a very concrete way the template I use for mental training in fight preparation, especially focused on my experiences preparing for my last...
2024-07-22 07:53:18 +0000 UTC View Post
This session is such a long time coming, it means a lot to finally film and document the great Nungubon up in Ubon Ratchathani, Isaan. Nungubon is from the same gym as the Muangubon lot, which included FOTY gymmate Orono. Nungubon. "Joy" (his play...
2024-07-03 03:02:56 +0000 UTC View Post
It's been a while since I did a Technique vlog my my patrons, but someone requested I bring them back, so here is the first one (I've made it public for everyone). I started doing short Every Second Counts videos instead, I'll link those at bottom...
2024-06-30 10:16:33 +0000 UTC View Post
It's pretty amazing how much we've been able to document in the Muay Thai Library so far. I've been studying old Muay Thai magazines and archiving relevant articles I run into, and came across this in Fighter magazine this morning. Back in the day...
2024-06-30 04:55:15 +0000 UTC View Post
my vlog about the trip is above. This is part of my Sylvie Run Cast series where I talk about all things Muay Thai on my runs. You can watch the series on YouTube, 2024-06-21 05:56:40 +0000 UTC View Post
For those new to the Library, Wangchannoi Sor. Palanchai was Fighter of the Year in 1993. He beat every Fighter of the Year awardee for the decade prior to his own win, with the exception of 1991's Samson Isaan (who wasn't in the same weight class...
2024-05-23 15:15:41 +0000 UTC View Post
above, Thongchai's choices.
We have continued our interview poll of great fighters and legends of Muay Thai, asking them who are the best 5 fighters in history. The purpose of this list isn't to come up with a definitive GOAT, but r...
2024-04-29 02:28:12 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm so excited to get Thongchai into the Muay Thai Library. He's one of these incredibly prolific fighters, who fought for like 28 years (starting at age 11) and was dangerous all throughout. He has a heavy-handed, low-kick Muay Bouk style that fi...
2024-04-24 02:10:53 +0000 UTC View Post
We've decided because this Muay Thai Library session is so unique, so unusual, to provide the straight audio edit of our Muay Thai Library session with the legend Jean-Charles Skarbowsky. Be sure to become a supporter if you aren't already and wat...
2024-03-28 03:09:31 +0000 UTC View Post
This is a very special session for the Muay Thai Library. Skarbowsky is one of the most famous and world-recognized Western fighters to have trained, and fought in Thailand during the late Golden Age and its close aftermath. (Some of his fame is d...
2024-03-28 01:33:23 +0000 UTC View Post
The podcast is an audio version of our second Arjan Metprik Muay Thai Library session, with some audio edits to make is more easy listening. Arjan Metprik is one of the...
2024-03-06 03:40:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Above is a new version of the slow motion capture we did with Takrowlek Dejrat, this time with speed variation and no commentary. The original can be found in his Muay Thai...
2024-02-26 02:49:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Takrowlek comes from the lineage of Arjan Surat and the Dejrat Gym. Arjan Surat has had innumerable great fighters under his care, but almost none of them carried the Dejrat name; for me, the fact that Takrowlek did is very special. He's the young...
2024-02-23 05:38:14 +0000 UTC View Post
This informal interview is at Takrowlek's gym in Bangkok, after we filmed a session with him for the Muay Thai Library. Takrowlek is a Golden Age fighter, who grew up in Muay Thai (following his brother down to Bangkok from their hometown) and has...
2024-02-18 11:39:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Kevin and I are so happy to get another session with Arjan Metprik into the Library, and this one is quite different. The first one shows his padwork and training style, this one because I was fighting the next day is him really breaking down his ...
2024-01-22 05:58:39 +0000 UTC View Post
This is a great session where you get insight into present day stadium pad holding training at the hands of a legend of the sport. Jaroensap is out of the famed Kiatbanchong gym, stalemate of fellow Southerners Jaroenthong, Samranthong...
2023-12-26 03:59:03 +0000 UTC View Post
The podcast is an audio version of much requested Weerapol Sahaprom Muay Thai Library session, with some audio edits to make is more easy listening. Weerapol is one of the great legends of Muay Thai who also had a huge Western Boxing career as a l...
2023-12-13 07:34:36 +0000 UTC View Post
We don't often do this, but occasionally we'll take up a theme found in the Muay Thai Library and draw sessions together as part of a larger discussion. These posts are free to the public so feel free to share them with anyone you think would find...
2023-12-12 10:15:23 +0000 UTC View Post
So many have been hoping that Weerapol could be added to the Muay Thai Library, and I'm so happy to have finally been able to film with him, both as a fighter and a documentarian. Weerapol is one of the most vicious, prolific fighters of the Golde...
2023-11-22 04:13:42 +0000 UTC View Post
Sharing with everyone this collaborative work with the The Modern Martial Artist YouTube channel. He uses a study of the Muay Thai Library combined with fight ...
2023-11-19 01:32:23 +0000 UTC View Post
The podcast is an audio version of the Chamuakpet Muay Thai Library session, the 3rd in the MTL, with some audio edits to make is more easy listening.
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We're hoping these...
2023-11-16 05:01:58 +0000 UTC View Post
The podcast is an audio version of the Detduang Muay Thai Library session, with some audio edits to make is more easy listening. We're hoping these podcast versions are a chance for patrons to enter the Library in a more diverse way. Even th...
2023-11-06 03:45:16 +0000 UTC View Post
Truly one of the greatest fighters who ever fought. Not only did Chamuakpet fight at a very high level for 17 years in the National Stadia, he encompassed the Golden Age, fighting at some of the deepest weight classes. He was one of the 3 Kings of...
2023-10-29 02:12:21 +0000 UTC View Post
We were so happy to finally film with Detduang who is a kru at PK Saenchai, and who fought all the top names of the Golden Age, contesting for stadium belts several times. He has a powerful, closing style that is made for shorter fighters who don'...
2023-10-02 06:35:49 +0000 UTC View Post
The podcast is an audio version of the latest Muay Thai Library session, with some audio edits to make is more easy listening. This one is with Kem Sitsongpeenong up in the Khaoyai Mountains near Khorat, one of the best technical teachers in all o...
2023-09-21 02:03:54 +0000 UTC View Post
TLTR: With local traditional Muay Thai ailing, and my difficulty in finding opponents, we've created a mini 5 round traditional rules Muay Thai show in Hun Hin, this Patreon is donating to the fight pay of all fighters, including ...
2023-09-14 03:42:57 +0000 UTC View Post