You know, we were so poor, Papa liked to gamble, drink and party with friends. When he drank he drank for 2-3 weeks and did not come home. Only my mum took care of 7 children. The main reason I started fighting was for the family - to help them with money.

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My brother  started fighting 6 months before me – I watched him fight and I wanted to fight like him. When I was 12 years old, I gave up school to start training to fight. I moved to the city Khon Kaen, East Thailand. My brother was training at the gym I went to. I stayed at this gym for about 5 years.

When I first started training the owner asked me if I wanted to study and fight - I chose to only fight because it was too much to do both- I was too tired.

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Next step, daily training, 7 days a week. We ran in the morning, 1 hour about 10 km, skip 10 minutes, jump on the tyre 10 minutes. Then train technique with the trainer, Muay Thai one on one, after that pad work and partner work, sparring and clinching. After training we had to do weight training, sit ups, pushups and conditioning. It's a lot when you are 12 years old. My whole life was now in the ring, eat, sleep, train, cry and laugh.

I won my first fight- only 3 rounds. My opponent had fought many fights before. I felt so proud! I had won a little bit of money - 300 baht. I gave it to my Mum.

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Many years later when I would run in the morning, I would feel sick ...... really I was lazy – I would catch the bus or the taxi back to the gym, because training every day was very hard. Sometimes the body needs to rest but sometimes the owner of the gym or trainers don’t understand and say are you lazy........

No, not lazy just need to rest- we know from feeling!

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I became a champion! Now, I really love to teach Muay Thai & Western Boxing. I am always very happy to see my students and what they can do. We work hard and have a lot of fun.

Thank you for this opportunity.