Jacob BlairinThoughts from the ArenaPlaying Hooky with the Fight TeamYodwandee and I stood in the cool morning mist, waiting. I held up seven questioning fingers to the Thai Channel Seven Champion. He smiled…Sep 11, 2018Sep 11, 2018
Jacob BlairinThoughts from the ArenaBe Like Water: Lessons Learned from OvertrainingInjurySep 5, 20181Sep 5, 20181
Jacob BlairinThoughts from the ArenaThe Fight that CountedAt the gym the afternoon before the fight, my body was slow and heavy, saving itself. Ten leant against the ropes of the middle ring, his…Aug 31, 2018Aug 31, 2018
Jacob BlairinThoughts from the ArenaThe black horse: harnessing emotion in Muay Thai“Kick!” Mon shouted. I rifled off two roundhouses, my shin thwacking against the leather pads like a gunshot. Mon looked at Chok, the gym’s…Aug 18, 2018Aug 18, 2018
Jacob BlairinThoughts from the ArenaCombat is a Mystical ExperienceWhat I fear most about boxing, more than head trauma or broken bones, is that it could make me hard and unfeeling. Mike Tyson described…Aug 13, 2018Aug 13, 2018
Jacob BlairinThoughts from the ArenaGym NotesThe credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood — T.R.Aug 1, 2018Aug 1, 2018