Still healing...

[Damian Mavis]

Hey guys, since I got back from Thailand I have been training, but not seriously and barely any Muay Thai. Problem is I still can't punch hard with my right hand and my foot is just now starting to be able to take kicking again. Man I never realised how rough fullcontact, bone on bone would be on my body. It's just plain annoying..... I'll be starting my training regimen again next week and might have a friendly fight at the end of the month against a friend. After that I am supposed to fight in June but not sure if I want to do that since I have to test for my 4th degree in Tae Kwon Do in June and don't want to mess up my chances of passing by being injured.

Something I'm excited about and wanted to tell people was that my province of Ontario (Canada) is changing the law from Muay Thai being totally illegal to full Thai rules permissible. That means there will be alot of big matches run in my neck of the woods and I will be able to fight bone on bone with knee/elbows just like Thailand. Don't know why such a drastic change in laws but I'm not complaining!

I already have my next trip to Thailand planned for next December, this time I'm bringing my girlfriend and my buddy. My buddy and I will both fight while there.

Not sure if I mentioned this while in Thailand but I met and got trained a bit by 2 K1 champs while I was training there in Pattaya. Peter Aerts (sp?) talked to me for a good 30 minutes giving me advice on how to train and how to prepare for my fight and Nick (I forget his last name) was very aggressive in his attempt to teach me long knee. It was a kool bonus on top of everything else that happened on my trip to have 2 champs help me out. Honestly so many kool things happened on that trip it is seriously hard to keep it all in my head and remember to tell everyone!

One last thing.... in retrospect, the all around best Muay Thai training I received (outside the personal training I got from several friends I made while there) was Lamai Muay Thai in Koh Samui. It was the best overall for me.

Damian Mavis
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[arnisador]

I never realised how rough fullcontact, bone on bone would be on my body.

Why had you never sparred someone this hard in Canada? The laws, the lack of a partner at your level, something else?

[Damian Mavis]

Heh, sparring is sparring....fighting and hitting your opponent as hard as you possibly can to inflict as much damage as possible with no protective gear to soften the impact is....a whole different world. I knew there would be bruising and injuries, all the fighters warned me about that. I just didn't realise how long it can put you out of commission, sometimes you get lucky I was told but I didn't.

Damian Mavis
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[KennethKu]

Mr Marvis, I believe with you being on a vegetarian diet, you might be short changing your body there. First of all, vegetarian diet lacks creatine. Meat is the natural source of creatine. If you are not already taking creatine monohydrate as supplement, it would be advisable to look into that. Secondly, eventhough it is possible to get a balanced mix of all the essential amino acids in plant proteins, people might have neglected that aspect. Soy is the best vegetarian proteins. Or you need to make sure your diet has a mix of beans and wheat bran, etc. Your body needs protein (2-3 grams per kg of lean body mass) to repair its tissue and tendon. Also, certain vegetarian diets that exclude dairy, may result in insufficient calcium. Result of which is weak bone. Something to look into.

BTW, congrat on a successful trip.

Sounds like you had a great time did you meet any top notch k-1 fighters.

Glade to see your back.

Next time, don't forget the roids!

[Damian Mavis]

Hi KennethKu, what made you think I was vegetarian? I NEED MEAT! haha


Judo Kid, yes the 2 men I mentioned in the first post were both K1 champions....that's pretty top notch. It was pretty wild training there and seeing pictures of these guys on the wall and then one day they were there in person. I was like "oh hey, congrats".

Right now I am training full time again and my injuries are feeling alot better. My finger is still really messed up but if I'm careful I can still punch with that hand. My foot is pretty much healed, it still hurts but not enough to stop me from kicking. I'm sure it will be totally healed within a few weeks. I'm so happy to be training hard again, and it seems so much easier now to train hard after learning to push myself past new limits in Thailand. I want to fight again as soon as possible but like I said earlier I'll probably wait until after my test.

I am counting the days until my next trip to Thailand in December!

Damian Mavis
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Originally posted by Damian Mavis

Not sure if I mentioned this while in Thailand but I met and got trained a bit by 2 K1 champs while I was training there in Pattaya. Peter Aerts (sp?) talked to me for a good 30 minutes giving me advice on how to train and how to prepare for my fight and Nick (I forget his last name) was very aggressive in his attempt to teach me long knee. It was a kool bonus on top of everything else that happened on my trip to have 2 champs help me out. Honestly so many kool things happened on that trip it is seriously hard to keep it all in my head and remember to tell everyone!

Do you mean Nicholas Petas?
If so it is the same guy that trains my friend.....

Nicholas Pettas

Personal Data
Name:Nicholas Pettas
Club:Kyokushin Kaikan / Karate
Country: Denmark
Date of Birth:January 23, 1973
Height:180cm (5'11")
Weight:101kg (222lbs)

Records
Fights: 5
Wins: 1 (1 by KO)
Losses: 4
Draws: 0

[Damian Mavis]

No that's not him, thanks for putting the photo in otherwise I wouldn't have been sure. The Nick I met looked about 25 and was pretty big and relatively good looking (is a man allowed to say that about another man?!) heh anyway I'll try scouring some K1 videos to get his last name.... the only reason I knew Peters last name is from seeing him in videos AFTER I met him and thinking HEY! That's the guy that was helping me!

Not to mention the fight record would have to have a few more wins to have won K1.

Damian Mavis
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[KennethKu]

Originally posted by Damian Mavis
Hi KennethKu, what made you think I was vegetarian? I NEED MEAT! haha

Haha, no. You mentioned that you were a vegetarian in one of your posts. Now if there has been some changes in your life, then I wouldn't know.

[Damian Mavis]

No no haha, what I probably said is that right now I am living in a vegetarian household.... that doesn't stop me from going to my neighbours and barbq'ing some meat! Living in a vegetarian household is very expensive, I have to go out to eat 2 times a day sometimes.

Damian Mavis
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Good to have you back Mr. Mavis. Your posts really inspired my training. Would you happened to have any pictures to compliment your descriptions?

[Damian Mavis]

Heya, you mean pictures besides the ones already up on my webiste? I still have more pictures to put up like the ones from my fight and the end of my trip but there are already 4 sections of photos to peruse if you just click on my www tab and go to photos section and then Thailand 1 to 4. I haven't been able to organise them yet so there are pictures of sights as well as training and schools/camps all mixed together. I tried to get picutres at every single place I trained. Fairtex Muay Thai camp was so beautiful I took a crapload of photos there... it was also the beginning of my trip when I was photo crazed. After that I toned it down a bit.... a small bit.

Damian Mavis
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By the way Thunderfoot, do you run your own school/branch or do you help your instructor run his? And how long have you been doing Muay Thai? Do you still train it regularly?

Mr. Mavis,

I tried to send you a PM, but I suppose your box is full.

I do train MT regularly, and have been training on and off for a couple of years. I have only been seriously training, atleast devoting more of my time for the past year. I couldn't fully train previously, due to my obligations with my Taekwondo training.

I am currently teaching under my Instructor part-time, although I did previously run my own school for a short time. I was not ready for the commitment & responsibilty, so I cut that short.

So how was your school covered while you were training abroad?