the road to pugilism
5October 25, 2012 by Melissa Ray
An engraving from the book Boxiana by Piece Egan.
In this week’s post I’d like to highlight Michael Smith’s boxing blog the road to pugilism, which this week contains an interview with er, me!
Michael hails from Leeds, UK and took up boxing in January 2012.
In his blog entries he recounts his journey learning the sweet science, including experiences and advice on techniques, sparring, running, nutrition, injury and others.
Michael’s thoughtful posts are an interesting read and I’m sure anyone who has ever taken up a sport can relate to his accounts as he deals with new challenges and progresses in boxing.
Lisa Creech Bledsoe
Michael’s last interviewee was Lisa Creech Bledsoe—creator of The Glowing Edge and author of 37 Reasons to Take Up Boxing for Fitness and Competition—so I feel honoured to have followed in her footsteps.
Please check out my interview and the rest of Michael’s great site here.
Photo by Richard Crampton
Muay Thai blog
Muay Thai on the Brain 
Thanks, Melissa, for the links to TGE, but ESPECIALLY for an awesome interview over on Michael’s site! I could pester you for days (over many margaritas) about your years in Thailand. So intriguing. What an adventure you’ve had! Thanks for sharing some of it…
Excellent interview, very insightful, thank you. I do agree with the above comment though, I’d love to here more about your many years in Thailand, the people and the training 🙂
Thank you both for your comments. I’m pleased to hear you are interested in learning more about my time in Thailand – it was an adventure! I will share more in future posts 🙂
Thanks for the recommendation Melissa, Micheal is added to my Muay Thai blog reader now.
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