Damien’s Blog
Hand Wrapping: Which Method Do You Prefer?
I cannot stress enough how important it is to ensure that your hands are wrapped properly when you are going in to a contest. I’ve seen a number of discussions on which way is better i.e the method used in Thailand or the method used in conventional Boxing. As many of...
Contender Asia: Season One
An oldie but a goodie, this is a reality series in which contestants battle it out to determine who the best Muay Thai fighter....enjoy. Episode One Episode Two Episode Three Episode Four Episode Five Episode Six Episode Seven Episode Eight Episode Nine Episode Ten...
Lets discuss the term “traditional” Muay Thai
Here is the USA's Richard Abraham preparing for his fight on Glory at the world famous Sitmonchai gym in Thailand. Not too long ago I shared a video of a combination to practice on the pads that consisted of 4 punches and one kick. Someone commented to say that this...
Attack the body and the head will die.
I'd been back in the UK for a few months since returning from Thailand and was back to my winning ways. The last stint of my Thailand life was very hard financially and I was having to take fights just make ends meet . Competing without the right preparation could...
Getting back into training.
After a long lay off from training, one of the hardest things to do is to get back in to it. Since there will be a few of you going through this after the festive season, I thought it would be a good topic to touch upon. The biggest mistake most people make on their...
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...