Damien’s Blog
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....
A Controversial Decision. Part Two
Ding, Ding. The first round saw me finding my range while Tawatchai was doing all manner of crazy things to impress the crowd. He threw side kicks, superman punches and even a Jean Claude Van Damme style jumping spinning back kick! luckily they all missed. Then...
A Controversial Decision. Part One
Quite recently I reshared the very excellent highlight from Muay Thai Scholar of my bout with Tawatchai Budsadee of Thailand. This fight is one of my most talked about fights, the reason for this is down to the controversial ending that took place. Many have asked...
Can the Past Greats Beat Todays Elite?
A debate that always comes up between fighting fans is if fighters of the past could beat the champions of today. Could the ferocity and power of Mike Tyson overcome the footwork and grace of Mohammed Ali? Would Sugar Ray Leonard have been too much for Floyd...
Fighting Concepts for World Class Striking with Damien Trainor
For years I've been asked if I've and instructional DVD for sale....well now I do. If you are looking to take your Striking to the next level? Or are you looking to further develop as a Muay Thai, Kickboxing or MMA coach? Either way, you are going to love this!!...
Fixed combinations vs freestyle pads.
Quite recently I shared a video on my Instagram account (trainor103) of me doing some combinations for people to practice. Someone tagged (I’m assuming) their coach in the post and they replied with “we don’t do fixed combinations”. So I thought I’d address this as...