sylviemuay

Hi. Below is what I send out to all my new patrons to get them oriented to all the exclusive material and what being a patron means. 

Glad to have you a part of my Patreon project. You are not only providing support for my full time training and fighting as I push to incredible, impossible goals including one day achieving a world record “most fights ever” 471 documented pro fights, a record which has stood since boxer Len Wickwar established it in 1947 - Read about my mission for the record of 471 documented pro fights here, you are also buoying the 8limbsus.com blog home to over 1,000 articles I’ve written so far, and its newly designed Muay Thai Forum Check out the Roundtable Muay Thai Forum here where in-depth discussions can be had, and the new Sylvie Study site which contains the most in depth video study of Thai legends ever. Not only this.

The Muay Thai Library Table of Contents

Importantly you are a part of the Muay Thai Library project, which is the attempt to document the Muay Thai of over 100 krus and ex-fighters in Thailand, helping preserve that knowledge for future generations. The Library is constantly growing with more than one long form video added each month, so the easiest way to navigate it is through the Muay Thai Library page, which is like a Table of Contents. You can always go to this page for an overview of all the sessions in the LIbrary: Muay Thai Library Table of Contents where all the videos are listed with a brief description. You are funding all of these projects, and me as a fighter and a writer, and I do my best to bring you higher and higher quality content all the time.

Finding Your Way Around the Muay Thai Library

There are already over 90 hours of commentary video there, so even that contents list can be a little intimidating. This is some of the most incredible instruction ever documented, so even though it is a large and intimidating archive it is worth taking the time to learn how to sort through it. You could spend a year studying a video a week and you would not run out of irreplaceable material. People and support the Library for a variety of reasons. Some of respectful of the Golden Age of Muay Thai, and enjoy learning about and seeing great fighters and techniques of the past. Some people are students who are looking for authentic Thai techniques, taught in the context of real fighting styles (and not in demos). And some who have trained in Thailand and do not find themselves here feel transported back to the land and art that they love through these videos. But, whatever your reasons, it’s good to find ways to get into the sessions. 

So shortcuts into exploring the material of the Library can be found on the post page There you will find ways to filter the material by type. There is also a newly added Search Bar where you can search for keywords in post titles, and, the Table of Contents to the Library is there pinned at the top. It looks like this:


The Search Bar is up on the right, below that are tags for various posts and sessions, and then you'll find the Table of Contents summation pinned. All on the Posts tab.

If you are a more of a beginner you can watch instructionals with top fighters that are focused on the basics The Basics - from the Muay Thai Library ). If you are a Knee Fighter, you can watch videos that focus more on knee and clinch fighting under the Muay Khao - from the Muay Thai Library tab. If you want to focus on sessions in particular with Legends of the sport, go to the Legends Only tab and you’ll see sessions with some of the greatest fighters ever, many of which have never been filmed in this way. If you are Southpaw, you can find sessions that are Southpaw oriented.These are just a few examples, so check out all the filters, they are key to browsing the entire Library and finding things you really want to study. 

Beyond the Library


It’s Not Only the LibraryThis patreon is incredibly large. I don’t really know any other Patreon dedicating to fighting arts that is even close to it, and I’m always doing my best to expand what patrons get. So, aside from the Library videos I'm also writing exclusive articles for patrons, posting my fight video commentaries, creating Muay Thai burnouts conducting translated interviews with legends of the sport, and producing a Kai Muay Diaries series on the Thais and life at my gym in Pattaya. You can see a Table of Contents of this additional Patreon Only content here:The Patreon Table of Contents Beyond the Library. I’m constantly adding to this.

Get more with the App

I’d also suggest that you download the Patreon mobile app. This is a very easy way to read through and watch the material. Not only are you alerted to newly published sessions, legends are now at your fingertips. You can be on the subway or be waiting for the doctor and just scroll through and watch all time greats like Dieselnoi or Samart teach Muay Thai, or you can read my latest Muay Thai article. I also update on the app on my day as a fighter in short 15 second videos (24 hrs snapchat style) giving a window into what it’s like being me in Thailand. You can download the app here: blog.patreon.com/lens

The Patreon Forum



With the help of patrons I’ve been able to establish and maintain an online forum, where all sorts of Muay Thai questions and subjects can be discussed and answered. You can find the forum here: Muay Thai Roundtable. Within that forum there is a Patreon Muay Thai Library sub-forum where we can talk about particular sessions, or krus and legends archived in the Library:
The Patreon Muay Thai Library Forum - Questions and Discussion
It’s very easy to join the forum, you can quickly do it with your email, or even with Facebook. As patrons, I’d love to see you there.

The Roundtable Muay Thai Forum even has a one of a kind women only section where women who are passionate about the sport can talk about their experiences in ways they might not in mixed gender spaces:
The Muay Thai Roundtable Forum -  Women Only Section
This is a one of a kind digital space that is only made possible through patron support.

Discounts on Even More In Depth Study



Lastly, even though the Muay Thai Library is an incredible documentary project, full of videos you can watch and study over and over again, it gave rise to an even bigger project, the Sylvie Study Intensive, which you can find over at sylviestudy.com. This is the same kind of idea as the Muay Thai Library, but instead of single sessions with a legend, it’s up to 30 or more sessions with a single legend, allowing you to watch an entire style being taught, in serious depth. Currently the great champion Karuhat has been documented in over 24 hours of commentary video (33 sessions will be ultimately published), and Yodkhunpon, the Elbow Hunter, being added. Over 30 sessions with WBC world champion Chatchai Sasakul have been filmed. These are the most detailed documentation of martial and fighting arts ever made. And, the legends get 55% of the net profits from these videos with are all on Vimeo On Demand. You can find and subscribe or rent/purchase any of these sessions. As a patron, depending on your tier you can be eligible for discounts on these purchases. $5 patrons get 15% of these purchases, and $15 patrons get 50% of of these purchases. The intensive series is supported by patrons.

So, you can read up on all those intensive sessions on sylvie study, read breakdown and training vlog, and watch lots of free video excerpts from them. Sylvie Study is kind of a sister site to this Patreon, and outgrowth of the mission to document Thai techniques in depth, and to open discussion about them. Here’s a cool of example of the kind of content you’ll find over there, my vlog on the Principle of Continuity as I discovered by training with Karuhat:
On the Principle of Continuity - Karuhat

You can subscribe for free to the Sylvie Study Intensive here and not miss any of those in-depth posts. Examples of the kinds of posts you’ll get are this Yodkhunpon post on developing elbow fighting techniques, or my husband’s breakdown of the internal games from Southpaw found in Karuhat’s style. Secrets of Karuhat’s Style.

And That Is Not All - podcasts!

For some this is the best of all the things in this Patreon. The conversation about Muay Thai is so rich Kevin and I have started the Muay Thai Bones Podcast, recorded on our very long drives across Thailand. We discuss everything under the sun about Muay Thai in all the detail we can muster, you basically get to go on road trip with us. We put our Muay Thai Bones podcasts up on YouTube so everyone can enjoy them, you can find my Playlist of those here:
The Muay Thai Bones Podcast - Playlist on YouTube


But, as patrons you have access to the Apple or Android audio version of Muay Thai Bones. You can find out how to access those episodes here:
How to Get the Muay Thai Bones Podcast audio as a Patron

These are completely epic podcasts, sometimes more than 3 hours long, and patrons have absolutely been loving them. I hope you enjoy them too!

We’ve also added podcast versions of new Muay Thai Library sessions, so you can listen to the commentary and our post filming conversations on deep lessons in the session, which we call Library Coffee. You get access to subscriptions to all of this, just by being a patron. 

In any case, thank you for your monthly support. You are making this incredible project and all these channels possible, and I’m doing my best to keep bringing you the video and articles that enrich your love of Muay Thai. We are doing this together. I’m always happy to hear from my patrons, so be free to share any of your Patreon Muay Thai Library thoughts and experiences on my Community Page. If you find a session you really love write about it there, or any thoughts about what would make this Patreon even better!

Where You Can Find Me

If you’d like to keep up with me and all that I’m doing, there is where.

My main Muay Thai FB Page
all my updates thoughts, and shares 
(link: https://web.facebook.com/pg/sylviemuaythai/posts/ )

Muay Thai Techniques - Preserve The Legacy FB Page - focuses on Thai techniques and the history of Muay Thai 
(link: https://www.facebook.com/preservethelegacy/ )

My YouTube Channel over 3,000 videos
(link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgFe05f-DrPpaunE4Gaz3cQ )

Sylvie on Twitter
(link: https://twitter.com/_ittu?lang=en )

Follow me on Instagram
(link: https://www.instagram.com/sylviemuay/ )

Follow my husband Kevin on his Instagram - Muay Thai photography and philosophy
(link: https://www.instagram.com/kevinvonduuglasittu/ )

8limbsus.com - my Muay Thai blog with over 1,000 articles already published and more always in the works

The Roundtable Muay Thai Forum - 8limbsus.com - where longer forum discussion can be had with like-minded people, and all your questions answered.
(link: http://8limbs.us/muay-thai-forum/ )

Sylvie Study Intensive website - sylviestudy.com - really in-depth discussion and video documentation of some of the greatest fighters who ever fought. Subscribe here.
(link: http://www.sylviestudy.com/ )
(link: https://8limbs.us10.list-manage.com/subscribe/post?u=ff6c8949c1c59e44f9e57a9e8&id=81cf1bec4c )

Vimeo On Demand - Sylvie Study Intensive - where you can subscribe to, rent or buy Sylvie Study Intensive videos in the series.
(link: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/sylviestudy )

Follow me on Reddit 
(link: https://www.reddit.com/user/sylviemuay )

Muay Thai Bones Podcast:
https://www.patreon.com/sylviemuay/posts?tag=Muay%20Thai%20Bones

The Sylvie Store

We've been able to launch the Store on Sylvie's 8limbsus site, and 
have started filling it with some awesome stuff. You can find it here: Sylvie Store.
 You'll find not only Sylvie shirts and shorts (which help raise money 
for the Kru Fund, but also Karuhat merchandise that goes completely to 
supporting him, and other awesome stuff like the first documentary made 
on Sylvie. If you are big Sylvie fan, or just would like to support legends, you are sure to find something cool for yourself.