This is a nice little profile piece by the talented photog Jeff Dojillo. It profiles the American Nak Muay Joe Schilling. Joe seems to be a polarising character in the Muay Thai community. He’s outspoken and he doesn’t give a shit. It’s kind of refreshing… I’m always taken back when I see him smoking. It’s a strange reaction, like I’m some sort of a Muay Thai puritan… why do I give a shit if he smokes?
Anyway, this piece follows Joe and his training leading up to the WBC battle of the belts show.
September 4, 2012 at 9:29 pm
I don`t understand when a fighter smokes. It badly affects the cardio, that`s obvious for everyone. Winning a fight is a really serious motivation to quit anything, in my opinion. Actually I totally quit when started to train again, not even talking about getting into the ring. I wonder what does Joe think about smoking.
September 5, 2012 at 8:59 am
Pretty sure he doesn’t give a shit, that seems to be his ‘thing’, i.e. not giving a shit. I remember him mentioning his smoking in an interview, but i forgot what he said…A lot of Thai boxers i knew drank and smoked and still trained & fought. They weren’t stadium champions or anything, but still seriously good.