Muay Thai top boxer Buakaw disappoints fans
The K-1 organization is considering measures against Muay Thai top boxer Buakaw Banchamek. On Saturday evening, the two-time K-1 world champion left the arena of the K-1 World Max Final (70 kilos) in Pattaya after three rounds and did not return for the decisive final round.
The British Ross Connor (33) needed a lot of persuasion to be able to leave Thailand after a year. The man had lost so much weight during the same period that the Thai immigration officials would not believe that he was the same person as in the photo in his passport.
Drunk Aussie vs. a Muay Thai Fighter (Video)
There is an old saying: "Drink in the man, wisdom in the jug". This Australian can hang a tile with this saying above his bed.
Reader question: Who knows a Gym for Muay Thai training in Isaan?
I want to look for more adventure and would like to do that in 'real' Thai life. Who knows a gym for Muay Thai training in the Isaan region.
BREDA - Thai boxing legend Ramon Dekkers (43) from Breda unexpectedly passed away on Wednesday afternoon. He became unwell while training on his road bike. “The greatest Thai boxer in the world passed away today.”
Isan – the Northeast of Thailand
Isaan (Isan or Issan in English – in Thai: อีสาน) is a region in the Northeast of Thailand. The region, which comprises a total of 19 provinces, borders Laos and Cambodia.
The most famous Dutch sportsman in Thailand
Ramon Dekkers, nicknamed The Diamond, is a former professional kickboxer and 8-time Muay Thai World Champion. In the 90s, he was the most famous foreign kickboxer in Thailand.
The brutalization of perfect violence (2)
Without exception, the best Muay Thay fighters all come from Isan, the barren northeast of Thailand, where living conditions are extremely Spartan and training in fact begins as soon as the umbilical cord is cut.
Perfecting brute force
Have you ever felt the uncontrollable urge to beat someone to a formless pulp? Completely destroy someone?
News from Thailand – March 10, 2012
International Muay Thai boxer Buakaw Por Pramuk has been missing since Monday. Two scheduled fights in France and England have been cancelled.
Thai female boxers, fight against prejudice
Now that women's boxing is also on the program during the Olympic Games in London in 2012, Thailand is present. The International Olympic Committee has already announced at an earlier stage that female boxers in London will be allowed to compete in three classes (48-51 kg, 56-60 kg, 69-75 kg). Until now, boxing was an Olympic sport in which women were not allowed to participate. In Thailand, there are a number of talented female Muay Thai boxers. She …
Muay Thai: kickboxing the Thai way
It is national sport nr 1. in Thailand: Thai boxing (Thai: Muay Thai). This sport has been practiced in Thailand for centuries. In times gone by, mainly by soldiers and farmers. Thai boxing in Thailand is the same as football in the Netherlands. Young boxers hope for fame and fortune by becoming a famous Muay Thai boxer. As a Muaythai boxer, one is seen as a hero of the people, who fights for the honor of his homeland. A Thai…
Muay Thai Girl Fights Queen Cup in Bangkok (Video)
A beautiful video made by the Dutch cameraman Maurice Spees (watch the video in HD quality).
Boxing Orangutans in Thailand (video)
In Thailand, kickboxing (Muay Thai) is a very popular sport. Less common is a boxing ring where Orangutans compete against each other.
Self-criticism from a Thai, a rarity
By Khun Peter Every once in a while you come across something remarkable. Hans had already put it on Twitter, an article in Bangkok Post entitled: “A guide for the perfect Thai idiot”. The columnist, Sawai Boonma, is a Thai himself and held up a mirror to the entire Thai nation. The result: a remarkable article with the necessary self-criticism. And also an analysis that a significant part of the country's political problems…
What will the future bring?
By Colin de Jong – Pattaya What will 2010 bring us? Of course no one knows that, but we can think about it a little more positively. Hear too much lamentation around me in 'the land of smile' and especially in 'the extreme city' Pattaya. I think this is absolutely unjustified, especially when I look at BVN in the morning and read the Telegraph, and I must therefore conclude that Thailand is one of the best countries in the world to ...