Muaythai Radio featuring Muay Thai Authority's Nathan Aripez

Make sure to check out the latest installment of Muaythai Radio sponsored by the Muaythai Preservation Project. Muay Thai Authority's Nathan Aripez recaps last weeks Muaythai Premier League event with host Josh Stall. The podcast can be heard here, and also make sure to subscribe to Muaythai Radio on iTunes.

The Muaythai Preservation Project (MPP) is a New Jersey non-profit organization that looks to better the life of under privileged youth through Muay Thai. To donate to the MPP and help support their great cause, please make sure to visit www.MuaythaiPreservationProject.org.

Muaythai Preservation Project gym partnership program

Starting in April of 2011, the Muaythai Preservation Project will be partnering up with select gyms throughout America to give underprivileged kids the chance to train in Muaythai at no cost. The MPP will be working with gyms and their local communities assisting to locate kids that have an interest in studying Muaythai but may not have the means to do so.

Through the program, select kids will participate in an essay contest with the winner receiving a six month membership to one of the Muaythai Preservation Project’s partner gyms. The MPP will cover the cost of membership to that gym, relieving parents of the financial stress that comes along with putting a child through training. The child’s progress will be tracked through communications between parents, trainers, and the MPP. Sponsored children are expected to not only progress in Muaythai, but also in school and in their communities. If the child is progressing then it may be possible to lengthen the term of the sponsorship.

Second Chance Sneakers Program Official Press Release

The Muaythai Preservation Project was launched in 2010, and has been hard at work to provide at risk youth with the opportunity to train and learn about the art of Muay Thai. Their latest project is the Second Chance Sneakers Program. What was recently accomplished with the Second Chance Sneakers Program.

 

Muay Thai is in the mind and heart

by John Wolcott

 

As I sit here 10,000 meters above sea level I could not help but think about the latest articles I have read regarding the current state of Muaythai in America and the continuous debate on the whole East Coast versus West Coast matter. There have been some recent discussions whether the fighters on the East Coast can call what they do Muaythai or should it be referred to as kickboxing. The most recent article I read while siting at JFK Airport en route to Thailand featured some comments by professional Muaythai fighter Chaz Mulkey. Mulkey, who holds a passionate stance on the matter, openly invited East Coast fighters to step up and take the challenge of competing against a few of the West Coast fighters. He also stated that East Coast fighters are amateur at best, amongst other things. What better way to kill a handful of this fifteen and a half hour plane ride than to explore some ideas on the situation at hand?

Muay Thai Preservation Project inaugural benefit dinner set for Septemer 19th

On Sunday, September 19, 2010, Muay Thai Preservation Project will be hosting their inaugural benefit dinner at Brookside Thai in Bloomfield, NJ. Brookside Thai is one of NJ’s best authentic Thai food restaurants.

All proceeds from the dinner will go towards funding for the program that Muay Thai Preservation Project is running and the non-profit organizations start up costs.

What is the Muay Thai Preservation Project? It is a New Jersey non-profit organization that is trying to make a difference in the lives of the less fortunate using the sport of Muay Thai. Fundraisers, charity events, and community programs revolving around Muay Thai are some of the methods that the Muay Thai Preservation Project will help lead the less fortunate to a path of self improvement.

Hopefully through the time honored sport of Muay Thai, which is rich in tradition and culture, the lives of several less fortunate and at risk youths can be successfully altered.

Tickets for the inaugural event are $35 per person and will include salad, appetizer, and main course. Drinks are excluded. There will also be raffle for $100 to one lucky winner.

Make sure to buy your tickets for the event as soon as possible because there is only a limited amount of tickets for sale and none will be sold at the door.