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nikmar

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  1. 6 minutes ago, Denim said:

    If she is bored she will try to string them along for as long as possible without agreeing to anything.

     

    my Dad did this with scammers. It was like sport for him.

     

    we get a lot of scammers calling. I hang up, as does my son. My wife plays a bit, a fews ago, telling whoever on the end of the line that she wanted her bag of drugs and if she was going to pay a fine, send her the drugs first.

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  2. Thanks for all answers, very much appreciated. Bottom line is , he s going to fight on Friday evening and we will take it from there. Im actually very proud as I could never have done it, i also respect the effort he s putting into training. 

     

    I dont see him wanting to be a pro and any tournaments he partakes in will be few and far between. But he would still like to be a trainer - fitness or boxing or even his first love, basketball. He sees this fight as a career step and so i will be there cheering him on and probably feeling each punch he recieves more than he does.

     

    I ll let you know how it goes. thanks again 

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  3. I have a question regarding my son.

    He s 16 and 4 years ago, I asked him if he wanted to try Muay Thai lessons at a newly opened gym. First lesson was free and he enjoyed it and so for four years I ve been paying monthly for him to work with a trainer. The idea being, it will give him an activity other than playing on an I-phone and watching stupid vdos.

     

    It was never meant to be anything serious. He enjoys basketball first and foremost and saw boxing as a way to stay fit and build strength and speed. It also gave him direction, and he s been talking about wanting to be a trainer when he finishes education. I’m made up he’s got an aim in life which I didn’t have at 16.

    So, he asked the gym owner if he could get some experience (unwaged) at the gym. They agreed and he helps with cleaning up and has instructed a few newbies and helps with warm ups and warm downs. Little things with a view to an intern type deal when he s at M6 at school.

     

     Sorry to ramble – the upshot is that in order to work as a trainer there, he has to get fight experience which he agreed to. Without consulting me, he has agreed to his debut fight in a tournament next week as a beginner and is up against another kid of the same age but with some experience. My son is in intense training and is getting knocked about by his trainer to gain strength etc. It s quite heavy – he s got bruising and a good black eye.

     

    My question – I’ m scared he ll get injured or seriously hurt. If this was your kid, how would you feel about him competing? Has anyone seen a Muay Thai event (not pro)? Should I be concerned?

     

    Thanks in advance.

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  4. i feel for you. My Dad passed after a battle with covid and there was no way for me to return. Very sad indeed. I took my family to a temple and paid respects there. A sort of token effort if you see what I mean, but if my Dad was looking down ( I dont necessarily believe in an after life) Im sure he wouldve understood. We had a family meal afterwards, sort of re affirmed our family bonds which my Dad wouldve approved of. 

     

    I returned home last year and we spread his ashes to his choice of music so paid my respects with my son and family there.

     

    Sorry for your loss, I hope things work out for you.

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