Damien’s Blog
Enjoy the journey and reap the benefits.
Every journey in life has a very simple process; you have a start, a middle and an end. I think you'd be stumped to try and think of one that didn't have this formula. In my opinion the middle, in any situation, is the learning curve; the part you can't afford to miss...
Muay Thai Scoring
Now this will be a difficult blog to write about, but I’m going to attempt it. I’m not going to write an in-depth analysis of the scoring criteria, more highlight certain points and explain them to the best of my ability. I get asked often by some of the lads in the...
At times we have to do things we don’t want to do in the ring.
We have all had those days in the gym where we don't have the motivation to train or to even push ourselves, these times are key points in your training in my opinion. Often when you compete you get put into challenging situations where the easiest solution would be...
That’s how you win championships
I was around 17/18 at the time and had just finished another international contest with Dutch fighter Remco Wattenberg. Remco was in his mid 20's and was one ugly looking man! I actually remember a few years later I was sat with the Dutch team having a meal the...
Small Fish Big Pond
It's been a little hectic the past few months with sorting things out for the gym, family and seminars, but as I've got five minutes I thought I'd give you another one of my Thailand tales. If you've followed my blogs you may recall one titled a dark time in my...
Preparing for your first Thai rules fight.
We have a couple of lads in the gym getting ready for their first full Thai rules (FTR) fight and all are eager to let some elbows fly. I thought this would be the right time to give my thoughts and views on this subject. The first ever FTR British title was fought...
Lawrence Kenshin Breakdown: Explosive War: Old Style vs New Style Muay Thai
Here's a brilliant breakdown of my most talked about fight against Tawatchai Budsadee, which was made by the excellent Lawrence Kenshin. If you haven't heard of Lawrence Kenshin before then I highly recommend that you head over to his YouTube channel and checkout a...
Damien Trainor Documentary: An 8 Part Mini Documentary Series by K1Anoop
A few months back I was approached by K1Anoop about doing a mini documentary series on myself and my story. If you're unaware Anoop has been giving news and insights on all things combat sport related such as Kickboxing, Muay Thai and MMA, he's also done bits of work...
The Fight Game – Strategies for World Class Striking Tutorial
NEW TUTORIAL!! The Fight Game - Strategies for World Class Striking. After the success of my Fighting Concepts video series, myself and the Warrior Collective decided to record a follow up. Knowing the why’s and when’s you do something is equally as important as to...
You don’t need to win in sparring.
Sparring is essential when you are training in any fighting art, be it for competition or general self defence. This is the time when you will get to practice your skills against someone who has the same idea and intent as you, the key word being PRACTICE....