Wichannoi & Dieselnoi Library Coffee Podcast #9 (Apple and Android)

Sylvie von Duuglas-Ittu

Awesome. Once we get the foundation application going it would be great to coordinate with passionate others! Thank you for reaching out.

What you and Kevin are doing is absolutely great, and your foundation is a great step forward. I am now in the application process for certifying with the IFMA/WMC in the US, and maybe through my small network of friends in the officiating community I can learn more about what the Thai federation might be capable of doing. Even if some of this activity lead more combat sports peers and colleagues to your foundation, that would be a good thing. I am a lawyer ( don't hold that against me...) and if you have any legal issues or questions, feel free to check in with me (@ karunasiam@gmail ) . I am involved with Muay Thai in Thailand purely for the love of Thai culture and its people: I am deeply thankful for all that you and Kevin are doing. You're kind of the Greta Thunbergs of Thai Golden Age Muay Thai... :) I say that tongue-in-cheek, but it's kind of true...

Sylvie von Duuglas-Ittu

Other associations are not something we know much about, and tend to be highly political, but we ourselves have long planned to use Patreon support to start a Foundation for the support of legends of the support. In fact were just going to have our first visit with a specialty lawyer when we got back from Chiang Mai, when Covid broke out and delayed those plans. Once that lifts this is definitely going to be a part of going forward as this Patreon grows.

I have watched with great interest your entire series, Sylvie and Kevin, and am a Patreon patron. Anumodana for all that you are doing! In any case, with respect to Khru Dieselnoi, and other Silver and Golden Age fighters, I wonder if there is a way to get the International Federation of Muaythai Association, or World Muaythai Federation, to set up a fund and committee to govern disbursements of monies to Golden Age fighters that need financial help? You have made this concern re: financial stability of fighters like Dieselnoi part of your dialogue, and it is an important concern. Thank you for the very positive work you have done to support these fighters and I would hope that the momentum that you have created can be carried forward. There is so much money in the Muay Thai world, and as many of us with NGOs in Thailand know, it doesn't take a lot of dollars to make a big difference with a Thai family or village. Just a thought for today...maybe others with closer connections to Muay Thai federations inthe west might have some ideas about the issue of financial support for fighters, esp. during this COVID crisis.