Kru Katherine WINS!

Wow what a fight. I am so proud of my wife. She trained really hard and she performed beautifully. This was her best fight to date. She really kept her composure and she brought all her technique to bear.

I have to hand it to ellen though. She stayed in there and finished inpsite of some REALLY hard front kicks right to the gut.

I think the best part though was hoe Kathy kept her balance and used her footwork. It was very impressive.

Equally impressive was the event itself. Master Srab did a great job. It was nice for me to be in charge of the rules, but not in charge of the larger promotion. It gave me the chance to relax and referee which I enjoy and just take in the experience. I also appreciated the dancers.

I am very comitted to keeping the cultural aspects of Muay Thai. That is very important and it will distinguish what we do from other "meat grinder shows" in combat sports.

Master John joins IML team

WOW. It is an honor to have Master John join the IML team. For those of you who do not know, Master John was a champion in Thailand and he is an incredibly experienced referee. He routinely travels to Canada and parts abroad to ref fights. He is highly sought after. That is why I am so excited to have him as an IML official. He brings more than 50 years experience to the game.

Master John came out of retirement when we held our first IML match because we had a clear vision of promoting South East Asian Martial arts. I am pleased he shares our vision and since he is influential in the South East Asian community, I think he is getting many people excited about Muay Thai and about competing.

He will be officiating at the USEACA fight in Olympia on the 26th of April. Kathy is fighting in that show so I hope everyone is going to go to that one.

Battle in Bellingham 2 was FANTASTIC. I am really proud of all the athletes who performed so well. There was REAL Muay Thai. I am also proud of Brooke who pulled it off. Way to go. I am looking forward to the next one, but first I am looking forward to Master Srab Sroueys fight in Tacoma.

My wife kathy has been training hard and I expect her to do well. It is also the first match that the IML is sanctioning that has not been run by TCMA. I am looking forward to see how we at the IML do in supporting the South East Asian Community Association. I think it will be fun.