What good are your feelings? How often are your feelings correct? How often do your feelings misguide you? How often do your feelings lead you down the wrong path, with the wrong person? How often do your feelings make you feel bad, hold you back and upset you? Way too often! Tell your feelings to fuck off and take control! When have your feelings ever been the guiding light for your goals, achievements, and good decisions? Never. Good things are

Stoicism for Muay Thai and Life. Some lessons for everyone to help improve your existence. Doing Muay Thai is tough, being stoic is tough but they are both great for you. Including some stoic philosophy in your Muay Thai life will enhance your training and your life. It will also make a fighter better to live with during weight cuts, losses, setbacks, annoying people and injuries. In true modern adoptionism, take what works for you and disregard what does not.

My favourite quote that I have up on the white board at my home gym is simple –‘TRAINING MAKES YOU FEEL BETTER’. From the pride, from endorphins, from dopamine, from the escape, and from just the simple fact that you did something for yourself that is good for you, as opposed to being indulgent, lazy or being distracted. We all suffer from two great problems every day – fear and lethargy. Fear of the day and the future actions, decision

‘Men’ – (named after men) – ‘O’ for Ohhhh – ‘Pause’ for take a breath. WARNING: This article is sarcastic and will upset people. If your wife has menopause, do not let her see you reading this. Women have menopause. Men who live with women, must live with it as a carer and joint sufferer. I am talking about female menopause, not male menopause, if that exists it has not happened to me but if it does, I expect it

Life is competitive. If you disagree with this, then you never had to apply for a job, lined up for a tram, or competed at sport. When everyone is competitive you want to be closer to the front of the pack to get the good stuff or at least have more options. You may not always need to be first, but you need to be competitive to get anywhere at what you do.   How do you set yourself apart

You test & develop your integrity every time you train. Integrity in training is simple, however it is a strength that needs to be practiced in every workout and every life choice. Integrity is having the character to do what needs to be done, to the standard required, under pressure, when you are tired and sore and feel like quitting, but you do the right thing regardless of the consequences. Integrity is truth in training, honesty to yourself, correct technique