Watch These 5 Videos Before You Come For Training
If you're like me, spending my Sundays pondering about the knees and elbows that you're going to do come Monday when Onyx opens; you need therapy. My therapy, is to go on the "tube" and watch videos. Sometimes these videos are written to me by my head trainer, other times I get to chance upon them on the interwebs. So before we hit the mats, bags and pads tomorrow, watch these 5 awesome videos to occupy your Sunday! 1. Muay Thai - Samart Payakaroon Highlights Samart, as Jack


Losing
Nobody likes losing. But the nature of these sports dictate that there will be either a winner, a loser or worse, a draw. Of course, winning is always very shiok, and nice, but everyone loses. My trainer, Jack (@soonkueh) always tells me, "Some day, some how, a fighter has to lose". Onyx doesn't like losing. But we've had our fair share of losing as well. Sometimes, we lose on points, sometimes, by referee stoppage/KOs. We don't like losing, so we train hard, and we work the

Journey to the West - Overcoming Distance for Training
I travel to the west daily. Mondays to Saturdays, and sometimes on Sunday. I live in the quiet town of Pasir Ris. It will take me 34 mins to drive, 1hr 50 mins by public transport, and 6hrs 8 mins if I walk from home to Onyx. I do it almost daily, without fail. Many of my family and friends don't understand why. It has been 18 months, since I did a crazy decision - settle for a gym in the west of Singapore. I used to train in a muay thai gym in the central, and I used to work