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Most fighters believe their peak fighting age in Muay Thai ends by 30. It's one of the most limiting beliefs in combat sports—and it's completely wrong. Research reveals that a 70-year-old master athlete just leg pressed 185 kilograms while a 22-year-old [...]

You're putting in the work. Hours in the gym, following programs, sweating through sessions. But when you step into the ring, something's missing. Your conditioning isn't where it should be. Your power feels... limited. Here's the brutal truth: 90% of [...]

What if everything you've been told about starting Muay Thai "too late" is completely wrong? I get messages like this almost daily: "Don, I'm 38 and want to start Muay Thai, but everyone says I'm too old..." "I'm 42 [...]

Fighter burnout is a ticking time bomb. Most don't realize it until it's too late – like me. The damage I did to my body in my teens and early 20s just caught up with me at age 52. [...]

What if I told you fighting ability isn't random – and it can be engineered? As both a fighter and an engineer, I've realised something fascinating about fighter development... There are five hidden laws that determine whether a fighter [...]

One of my fighters found themselves up to their neck in a brutal training schedule. Three killer training days stacked back-to-back… This isn't what you'd draw up in a perfect world. With Muay Thai training, you must work with [...]

“How strong do I need to be for Muay Thai — and am I strong enough?” “Why do I still gas out in sparring, even though my cardio seems solid?” These were the exact questions an experienced fighter threw [...]

In Muay Thai, you must dig deep, but do you know when to push your limits, and when to ease off to level up? Are you the “More!” type… or the “Too Much!” type? Over the years—training myself and [...]

Most fighters believe that every session, they must train harder to win. You don’t. Both older and younger fighters alike should take three steps forward, then one step back. Rinse and repeat for infinity! I was on a call [...]

When you think of “slick,” “crafty,” and “unpredictable,” there’s one name that stands out in the ONE Championship Muay Thai world: Eddie Abasolo. Known for his unique, almost unbreakable flow, Abasolo has redefined the approach to fighting for countless [...]

Is sparring in fight camp a smart move or a dangerous gamble? As fight night gets closer, every decision you make in training counts, and few choices are as critical—or risky—as sparring in fight camp. On one hand, it’s [...]

Thailand Muay Thai training can be a shock to the system, even for seasoned fighters who have spent long periods training in the country. For those experiencing this rigorous regimen for the first time, the challenge can be even [...]