Muay Thai combos

Autumn is here.🍂 The new semester started and yesterday I had my very first ever Muay Thai session! So proud and happy! Things are just about to start but are taking shape. ✨

Life is Unfair

But, don't simply kill yourself because it is. Instead, learn to fight and then you can turn the tables and make something of your own name and pave a path for yourself to a brighter future!

And then, you can compete be a winner! Just like the dudes in the video below:

Cheers - to the future champion, you!

Muay Thaibata isn't slowing down!

704 includes several mentions of The Fight, the big unification bout in Vegas, and Muay Thai sparring. I don’t think that’s just for the dudebro vibes (tho that’s definitely a factor this season). When it comes to Eddie’s journey as presented in that epic episode, I think all the full-contact combat/sports references are doing subtextual work to narrate Eddie’s queerness and where he’s at this season.

Eddie doesn’t really consciously engage with his queerness at this point in the story but via Tommy as his mirror and all the sports references, I think it’s safe to say that Eddie is at odds with his queerness but he doesn’t fully realize that’s what it is and/or that it’s something he’s been battling on some level his whole life. A few things in the ep point in that direction:

Buck: How was the fight?

Eddie: Fight was okay. Seats were amazing. Tommy’s buddies with the promoter, so we were ringside. Felt like I was the one throwing the punches.

The sense I get is that Eddie is witnessing a fight inside himself but he’s not aware that he’s an active participant in said fight. That makes sense to me given his tremendous ability to compartmentalize and ‘be in control’. Like. The fight is happening but he has it walled off and isn’t consciously connected to it. His queerness is present and with him (aka Tommy with him at the fight + “watching half naked men pummel each other”) but he doesn’t recognize it for what it is quite yet.

A unification bout, according to Wikipedia because I know *nothing* about sports, is the bringing together of titles held by different fighters. Eddie going to the fight with Tommy seems to me like Eddie needing to discover an aspect of himself that Tommy that he has in common with him!

Then there’s all the Muay Thai references. Eddie says it’s been a long time since he met someone that can go toe to toe with him when sparring. Eddie’s fighting for his life against his queerness y’all. It’s not an actual match which is good but still I think the point stands. He’s at odds with a part of himself that’s trying to emerge victorious and express itself. But between Catholic guilt, family expectations, the hypermasculine culture of the military, and overall heteronormative comphet culture Eddie hasn’t been able to see/engage/accept his queerness.

I think this all feeds into to the scene where Buck comes out in 705 and Eddie expresses surprise about Tommy being gay but not Buck being bisexual. Buck has always worn his heart on his sleeve so it makes sense that when he figured out his bisexuality he would share that part of himself with others. Eddie is King of Repression, Reservation, and Control so it makes sense that he wouldn’t quite know HOW to do that for himself yet. Tommy’s character is a needed mirror for Eddie to see what’s possible for himself (all of himself) whereas Tommy was a needed vehicle for the actual expression of Buck’s queerness at this moment in the story. Tommy is doing so much friggin work in the narrative lol!

Lastly, I think Eddie’s own queerness is still a mystery to him and something that he’s sparring with on some level because he’s NOT allosexual! Now’s a good time for me to say loudly that I’m on Team Demisexual/Demiromantic Eddie. It fits with the data we have about his character and it’s still subject to the heteronormativity and comphet we’ve all seen affecting Eddie.

Eddie has expressed little interest in anyone of any gender who he hasn’t had a baby with, viewed as a mother-figure to Chris, or expected the universe to hand-deliver as if by magic. He has not intrinsic motivation toward sexual or romantic relationships until/unless he has a meaningful emotional connection to the person. He described himself as a nester and so far the only person we’ve actually seen him nest with in canon is Buck!!

I don’t think it’s a coincidence that season 7 has shown Buck and Eddie coparenting Chris and sharing their feelings with each other. It’s also meaningful that Eddie, Buck, and Tommy are all talking about Chris at various points and in various ways. Plus Buck thought he had to fight Tommy for Chris’ affection (and Tommy eventually tells Buck that’s not true). Chris has narratively been a metaphor for Eddie’s heart many times before. Buck is the one in the nest holding Eddie’s heart and both Buck and Eddie are gonna figure that out. They gotta or imma start throwin’ stuff!!

Anyway this meta got a little longer than I initially thought it would but I had to get this outta my head.

TLDR: Tommy’s epic mirror status for Eddie runs deep and so does his role as catalyst for both Buck and Eddie. He’s a bridge to Buddie *fingers crossed* Basically Eddie’s in the fight of his life trying to sort out his wants, needs, and identity when it comes to intimate relationships. Buck’s a little ahead of Eddie in the process but Eddie’s on his way!

(P.S. Buck is bi and I will die on the Eddie is demi hill. I’ll accept repressed gay Eddie with open arms but honestly I think demi fits what we’ve seen for Eddie way better.)

Random tips for writing a martial artist!

The ruleset for the competitive form of their style (ie Tae Kwon Do, Judo, Wrestling, etc...) will inform how that character approaches fighting. For example, Karate where points are awarded based on how many hits you land means that fighter might prioritize keeping someone at a distance, whereas in Knockdown Karate where victory is achieved through a KO that fighter may prioritize trying to pummel someone with close range attacks

A mixed martial artist will often have a "base" style. This is usually their first style and then they build around it by taking techniques from other styles in hopes of creating their own effective blend. Common base styles in MMA include Boxing, Wrestling, Brazilian Jiujitsu, and Muay Thai. In the last decade there's also been a wave of Karate practitioners joining MMA as well.

Related to the first two points, no two styles are fully comparable and no style is better than another. However, styles that pressure test their practitioners with a healthy dose of sparring and competitions will generally produce more competent fighters. After all, you don't get good at what you don't practice! So if you're writing a fight, the fighter with a more pressure tested background will probably come out on top more often than not.

Disabled martial artists exist, and also compete in tournaments. For example, in Paralympic Judo, the only difference is the fighters start off grabbing each other's uniform and the referee saying certain commands outloud so the fighters know to return to the center or avoid the edge of the arena.

In real life, fights between two experienced fighters are less like in movies where two characters are constantly rushing each other with few pauses. Generally, two fighters will try to feel each other out, making on the fly risk assessments with periodic high intensity exchanges. This is generally known as "explosiveness" in martial arts. Those on the higher end of explosiveness tend to resemble all out brawls more but the characters are still doing risk assessment with periodic lulls in the action. That said, this is a stylistic choice for the author, so you don't really need to consider this one if you're more interested in Rule of Cool.

A blackbelt in Japan typically does not mean the same thing it means in the West. In Japan, the first degree blackbelt is usually just a sign that you are now competent (and thus tourney-ready). It is not uncommon for a Japanese martial artist to get their shodan (first degree blackbelt) at an early age based on how many training hours they clock. Furthermore, most Japanese martial arts only have white and black belts. The colored grading system is largely a western invention to serve as a motivational tool.

Size matters. You might hear a lot about how size doesn't matter but that's just not true. A larger person has an advantage that can't be ignored. However, there are ways around this and a smaller fighter can still win. Typically, this requires the smaller fighter to keep larger foes in mind when they're training. It also requires them to strategize around their larger opponent's advantage. This applies specifically to two trained fighters. A smaller well trained person is still much more likely to defeat a larger, untrained enemy.

I want to stress these aren't rules or a do's and don't list, it's just tips for writing martial artists. You can also just disregard everything here because you're free to go hog wild. That said, I hope this can be useful to people wanting to write fights.

Started this little blog experiment to keep myself motivated and focused on my jockbrain goal of becoming a Strong Orc WomanTM. My journey began actually circa mid 2021 when I got tired of being mildly underweight due to depression and a Decadent and Lazy lifestyle. By mid 2022 I was 10kg heavier and at a finally healthy weight for myself, weighing around 55kg, thanks to a strict 5 days/week heavy lifting sessions + drastic changes in my diet, specifically just Eating More of literally everything, which wasnt (and still isnt) as simple as it sounds like. My progress was disrupted by general life and career consuming most of my time and now uuuh A War, but I am now still maintaining around 55kg, which is the heaviest I ever was. My stated healthy and realistic goal would be somewhere between 60-65kg, and this will be achieved via a combo of heavy lifting for them push muscles, climbing for them pull muscles, and muay thai for them brain muscles, cardio and general athleticism/mobility.

So this is where were at at 55kg! The journey (re)starts here babey!!

lewis hamilton is interviewed on media day [part 2], miami, florida, u.s. - may 4, 2023 (transcription under the cut)

Interviewer: "As an athlete who is obviously motivated by competition, or constantly pushing yourself to the next level, is there another event, sport... Like sometimes we hear Jimmie Johnson ran the Boston Marathon. Is there something like that, that you would like to do sometime?" Lewis: "In terms of like a marathon, or..." Interviewer: "Or a sporting event. Something else that would push your body to a different extreme." Lewis: "Yeah, I'd love to do an Ironman one day. I wanna climb Mount Everest. What else? I've tried MotoGP. I'd love to get out in a Nascar again. I enjoyed that last time. I'd love to cross over and do some training with... Now I'm part of the Broncos. I'd love to go and train with the squad there. And yeah, I think always tapping into something new. I do muay thai, boxing, for example, or I skydive, I surf. I like just mixing it up. I play squash. I like to do different things, just 'cause otherwise it's boring if you're just in the gym the whole time. And then just having a competition with your friends, in the gym or whether it's doing one of the other sports, I think is always healthy for the mind." Interviewer: "How does it help you stay motivated in your day job?" Lewis: "Doing all these other things?" Interviewer: "Doing the other things. How does it help stay motivated when you're in the car?" Lewis: "I don't really lack motivation in the car, so that's just... I'm super competitive, and yeah, it's in my DNA, so that's not an issue. I think it's being able to detach from... If you don't have these other things and you're just tunnel vision focused on one thing, you just miss so many other great things that are happening in the world, and I think it's so important to try and find a balance between work life, and your social life, and family, and so if you can click that right balance, then you're happier in your job and you're able to excel more, and so I try to arrive at my job less stressed, as hard as that is with everything we all go through, but yeah, I always make sure I take time for me." Interviewer: "So for so many years, you were the one being chased. Now that, in a lot of ways, you're doing the chasing, or the team is doing the chasing, has it impacted your perspective on your years of domination?" Lewis: "Not really. I think I lived in a time where... First two years I was competing, I nearly won the championship in my first year. In 2007 I lost it by one point. I won it by one point in my second year, then I went through a drought of bad cars, poor performances, reliability issues, for almost six years. In that time Red Bull dominated for four of those years, and basically what happens is that if you don't have the car, your perspective shifts a little bit, your focus shifts a little bit, into what you've gotta work on. Then I joined this team and everyone here-everyone in the world, basically-that was commenting on my decision said it was the worst decision I could have ever made, my career's over. But I knew what was right for me, and I truly believed in this team, as I still do today, that they had the right mentality. I think I had the good... Now, it's always good and well to say you had the foresight, but I knew this team was gonna go somewhere and I knew that I could do something with them, and we won eight team-wide titles. We've had two difficult years, and I think it's actually been... You can't always win, and I think it's been really great for us, as a team, to experience this tough time. It's meant we've had to pull together. We've had this struggle. People have had difficult times. We've all lifted each other up, and we arrive here, I think, today... Whilst we've won these championships in the past, I think, through this struggle, we've learned the most."

Muay Thai flow drills (Dutch Style)

Lookism OC

Name: Ri Seondan / 이선단 (Hanja: 李先丹)

Age: 18

Hometown: Sinuiju, North Pyongan, North Korea

Current Residence: Seoul, South Korea

Occupation: student (Senior at Jaewon High, formerly Fashion Department but transferred to the Architecture Department)

Affiliations: Burn Knuckles, former student of Brekdak

Characteristics:

Hair color: Orange with blonde highlights/tips

Eye color: Golden orange

Height: 173 cm / 5′8″

Personality:

Personality type: ESTP 7w8

lighthearted attitude, impulsive, fun-loving, scrappy, lives in the moment

blunt, quick on her feet, follows her own code of logic

optimistic attitude isn’t driven by a subconscious deep-seated fear of pain and motivation to run from it or anything ha ha... it’s not like if she were ever to really face the amount of pain she’s experienced in this life, she fears she would simply not be able to handle it or anything like that,,,😬😁

lost childhood message (the thing she never heard but subconsciously wants to hear more than anything else): “you will be taken care of.”

Martial arts: 4th dan black belt in ITF Taekwondo, Muay Thai

Other interests: Online shopping, kpop

Family:

Mother: (Status: Unknown)

Brother: Ri Seonhyuk / 이선혁, Age 21, (Status: Unknown)

Father: (Status: Dead)

A Bit of Background/Journey out of NK: 

Crossed the Tumen River into Jilin, China. Her mom and brother were both caught by local police here and it’s assumed they both got deported back to North Korea, fate unknown. Seondan escaped and managed to take the bus to Yunnan, Southern China. Snuck onto a train going into Laos before crossing the Mekong River into Thailand, her country of destination before South Korea [this is due to Thailand being one of the only countries in Asia that allow North Korean defectors to be detained to South Korea instead of back to North Korea]. Resided in Chiang Mai, Thailand for 2 years where she crossed paths with Brekdak and ending up training under him in Muay Thai before finally coming to South Korea. 

Misc. fun facts:

bffs w/ Leonn Lee, currently a member of Burn Knuckles

one of Duke’s Top 0.5% Listeners on Spotify last year

after Vin attempted to bully her for having “an ahjumma sounding ass name” and being from NK, she “accidentally” back kicked him into a bunch of lockers with enough force to leave a crater-like dent in them

had a bad habit of shoplifting that she’s managed to kick for the most part

beat Seong Taehoon’s ass once

I was tagged by @santacoppelia - thank you! 🥺🧡

1. were you named after anyone? Michael Jordan, ha ha. No, really, my mom's a huge fan. She's followed his career ever since his UNC days. I love telling people that's how I got my name. For the record, although I have an obligatory fondness for my hometown team and a nostalgic love for the Bulls in their Jordan Era, I'm currently a Bucks fan.

2. when was the last time you cried? It's really difficult for me to cry. It's such a relief at times, tho. I cried a few weeks ago, when I realized my special needs dog was having some epilepsy-related issues. I've mostly accepted that I'll probably never see him with a grey muzzle, but I really hope we can share more time together. There are still so many things I want to show him.

3. do you have kids? Nope. Sorta did, once, but I don't really talk about that much. It was a good experience, and I still love/think about her. But my kids are all the critter variety these days ;) I enjoy hanging out with my friends' kids, but they're all growing up too quickly :/ What even is time

4. what sports do you play/have you played? I never really played anything professionally, but I liked soccer, basketball, and running when I was younger. I got into boxing and Muay Thai when I was a little older, and also did a lot of hiking. Unfortunately I'm crippled, so I'm limited in what I can/should do. I try to go on lots of walks with my pup and swim whenever I can. Sometimes I still wrap my hands and hit the bag, which is fun.

5. do you use sarcasm? No, never. (/s obvs)

6. what's the first thing you notice about people? The way they treat other people - especially the most vulnerable - and animals. Physically, eyes and smile. I'm more impressed by people who can be genuinely kind without ulterior motivation.

7. what's your eye color? Hazel.

8. scary movies or happy endings? Depends on my mood! In terms of scary films, gore feels lazy and boring to me. I need a film to get inside my head in order to be scary. But I'm a sucker for happy endings too, which is a lot of projection on my part, ha ha.

9. any talents? Err. Uh. Writing, I guess? Remembering a lot of random info? Friends are consistently surprised that I'll remember so many little details, especially if it's like ... me surprising them with something they mentioned liking at some point. Funny enough, I'll frequently forget why I walked into a room these days, but I'm glad some parts of my memory still excel! I'm also told that I'm extremely patient, if that counts as a talent.

10. where were you born? Charlotte, NC.

11. what are your hobbies? Writing, reading, watching movies and television shows (mostly with the BFF), random crafts, DIY home improvement stuff (I painted my entire house despite my health worsening over the years and I'm very proud of that), canine behavior/training, and playing video games. I don't have as much time for games, but I still enjoy it. Started a new game of Red Dead Redemption 2 this winter, and I've been spending hours just roaming the land with my horse.

12. do you have any pets? Ha, yes! I do a lot of animal rescue and have some life goals related to that, so hopefully I'll always be surrounded by critters. My beloved dog (Skippyjon) passed away in 2022 (old age and CHF). I had a cockatiel for 21 years - a birthday present when I turned 8. We basically grew up together, and the house is still way too quiet without him. I had other dogs (Smokey and Locke), and a lot of fish. In college, I had an "illegal" hamster, Kai (Kaizoku). He was fat and wonderful. I chose him because he squeezed past his siblings, sat in their food dish, and started shoving food in his mouth. King behavior tbh. I had a rat named Stevie in my late 20s. Currently, I have a deaf special needs dog (Oscar aka Ozzy), a cat that I hand-raised because she was found abandoned shortly after birth (Swayze), and a rabbit (Shasta aka Bad Bunny). At some point, I decided that all my rabbits would be named after soda brands, ha.

13. how tall are you? About 5'10".

14. favorite subject in school? Literature, Spanish, Philosophy, sometimes History, Classical Studies, Art. Anything that wasn't math, because I always struggled with that.

15. dream job? If I could make a living off of writing and spend a lot of my time doing animal rescue, I'd be content. Even if I was wealthy, I'd ultimately pursue a simple, cozy life without a lot of fanfare. I'd love to have more money to invest in animal rescue and local community welfare (kids should always have basic necessities imo). Maybe someday ...

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𝗕𝗜𝗢𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗣𝗛𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗟 𝗜𝗡𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡

Name: Sylva Mercury

Based on: Zack from Dead or Alive

𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿: Transgender

𝗔𝗴𝗲: 19

𝗕𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗱𝗮𝘆: April 3rd

𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻: Aries

𝗛𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁: 154 cm

𝗘𝘆𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗿: cream pink

𝗛𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗿: brownblackish

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𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗦

𝗗𝗼𝗿𝗺: Ikimori @silent-dragon

𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿: second year

𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀: 2-D

𝗢𝗰𝗰𝘂𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Student

𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯: Volleyball

𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁: Language

Homeland: Boulevard of Shine

Sexuality: Pomosexual

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𝗙𝗨𝗡 𝗙𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗦:

𝗗𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱: Ambidextrous

𝗙𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱: Roasted Fish, Coconut Juice, Shish Kebabs, 

𝗟𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱: Tomato Rice, mild coffee,

Likes: Very flashy clothing, hosting fun events, Dancing, 

𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲𝘀: gloomyness, yakuza, being called a rich bimbo,

𝗛𝗼𝗯𝗯𝘆: Billiards, gambling, mixing music at random, 

𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: Volleyball, Muay Thai, Business, 

𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗬:

In the past she was one of the few people to win a lot of money thanks to gambling and some different events she joined… since then she is despite her young age a very rich independent Billionaire who owns her own Island… She is an orphan so no parents are there to tell her how to use the money… often she hosts different events from Volleyball tournaments, to dance parties and more on her Island.In general… Sylva is a very positive girl… even if a bit too chill at times. So much so that she accidentally gets involved with dangers… Despite being in Ikimori she also stands out more than seems stealthy at all…. hence she is often the distraction instead. She can be a bit of a clutz at times too but her main motivation is to keep others entertained even if she embarrasses herself…

Her fashion sense sometimes seems odd and she wouldn’t mind dressing like a clown if it meant cheering someone up. Often very direct about her feelings but she has a current crush that she has problems approaching in Taron. Given she also lived on the streets before getting her money she met Kayne when he was still in the Yakuza and hence avoids him if she sees him around campus like a scared animal.

Aside from that she hardly can differentiate Dangerous people to Trustfull people, getting her into more problems in general.

She befriended the Syncrean dorm early in her school year cause she related and supported Sindren and her cause.

Unique Magic:

Charisma Beam

With a point of her finger she can instantly make people feel happier in mood… this however only lasts for an hour or so then it wears off.

2024 New year new life ghetto

Không nên buồn hoặc ghen tị với tiền bạc, danh tiếng và hào nhoáng người khác đăng trên mxh vì những hình ảnh chúng ta thấy được chỉ là một phần nổi của tảng băng chìm.

Thay vì ước muốn được những thứ giống như người khác thì hãy tự phấn đấu và tìm những thú vui giúp lợi cho bản thân trong vòng 2 3 tháng tiếp theo.

Những thú vui đó có khi sẽ giúp ích cho mình ở một sự kiện khác nơi mình là nhân vật chính trong cuộc sống của bản thân.

Ví dụ như mình

Sau khi thi ietls xong thì mình sẽ đi học bơi sải. Tầm 2 tháng nữa là mình bao master rồi. Lí do: Vì bơi ếch chậm hơn và phần thân trên không được cải thiện nhiều như bơi ếch => vẫn có lợi cho bản thân.

Qua năm mình sẽ học muay thái và kiên trì ít nhất 6 tháng. Lí do: Đốt calo được nhiều hơn nên phần mỡ bụng sẽ giảm nhanh hơn. Cân bằng việc ăn ý và chia ngày tập ra ở phòng gym. Lí do: Vẫn có lợi vì phản xạ vừa đẹp mà dáng lại gọn. Ngực nhỏ khó sửa nhưng mông săn thì hoàn toàn do tập luyện.

Đấy, khi tập trung phát triển bản thân như thế thì không có thời gian để suy nghĩ cho việc buồn. Ít nhất chúng ta kiểm soát được thông qua một việc làm khác giúp trí não tiết ra được sự hạnh phúc mà không phải làm cố hài lòng ai.

Ok nhé; 6 tháng sau repost lại bản này sau đó xem xem cỡ nào rồi =)))

Có lúc mình buồn nhưng có lúc vẫn phải vui chứ vì buồn quá thì không vui mà muốn vui thì không buồn =)))))))))) 🫡🫡🫡🫡

It supposedly a motivation song but well, everyone loves to burry in their own pain so why not this song then. Good luck getting over someone you never date with this song vibe 🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹