Friday in Phuket - Ong Bak 2 + Jiujitsu tournament

We are staying opposite the tiger muay thai gym until monday.
Training has been good, if not rather painful and injury-inducing.
Just take a look at Saad's knee's.

Dwayne and Harman had Jiu Jitsu training in the morning that ended with a class tournament.






Harman won his first ever fight, dominating his opponent on points and then promptly went on to lose his second, getting his neck cranked in the process. A masseuse saw to that later and gave him the most painful massage that he can remember. Suffice to say, it helped a lot.

Dlo lost his first fight but went on to win his next two matches. The final match was against some massive dude with a big beard and after being 6 points behind managed to stage a last minute comeback winning the fight with an armbar. Was pretty sweet and there was a large amount of cheering from the other fighters. He got to fight in the cage which was awesome (Having your head crushed against the metal cage is a lot more painful then it looks in the UFC).

Saad turned up right at the end. Today's muay thai session was obviously in his bed.

We went to the mall to see Ong Bak 2 afterwards. The cinema here is ten times better than anything in London and it only cost £3 a ticket. Dwayne was most moved by the tribute to the King of Thailand at the beginning of the film.

Higlights of the day :

Saad and Dwayne arguing for an hour about the most effective martial art. So dry.

Saad going to the pharmacy for about the 50th time but this time not buying anything. He just likes going to pharmacies. He was upset that the one in the mall was closed at 1030.

Saads fascination with the slimming clinic in the mall and liposuction.

Harman insisting on going to the mall to buy professional football boots for the BBQ kickaround.

(Dlo) Clang of the day :

Dwayne leaving the fridge door open, claiming that the pizza box was too big for the fridge. Upon inspection I found that he just couldn't be bothered to move the water bottle that was in the way. (Comment by Dwayne: I did close the fridge but someone opened it during the night)