What "heart" Means In Muay Thai | Sylvie Run Cast #47

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[@canarc1]

Every day that l trained in Thailand, the greatest concern was not to disappoint my Thai trainers. Believe me,l did many times, but never from lack of motivation or giving up. Getting their acceptance or approval was and is more important to me than most other things in life, to the point of obsession. On the vary rare occasions that a compliment was given, felt amazing. Very few people on the planet have lived the life of pain and sacrifice, from a young child all the way through old man, as these gentlemen. They can see the warrior in front of them Sylvie, you earned that admiration from pure heart.

[@shulibaram3002]

Last Saturday I had a fight (finally after 1 yr of searching for opponents), and so many variables played in my performance, the main one being that right as I was about to walk out to the ring the sanctioning person said my fight was no gear (no one had asked/talked about/ had me sign the legal forms to agree to no gear). My mind just blanked and anxiety of having 300 people, ready and watching for the fight to start, just flushed me with panic. Side note: my 9 year old and I had a great conversation earlier this year about why we don’t like surprises, and what info makes us feel comfortable or willing to be surprised (I.e. being told we’re going somewhere special and being surprised with a trip to the water park). Anyways, my performance was awful in this fight. I cried during the second round in clinch, I was so devastated that it was all happening (I’m not a center of attention type personality and I felt really ashamed). BUT, I have heart. My coaches always say, you have heart. And I know that sentence means more than westerners can grasp when it’s said by a Thai coach (generational down to the core cultural belief and understanding). I don’t try to be superstitious, but a few things happened that were the indicators/variables that lead to this fiasco (most important one was my Mongkol fell on the floor that morning), so now I’ve gone through this ridiculous and awful experience, I will have tools for adjustments in the future fights, will always come knowing there’s a chance for the worse to happen so I’m ready…. And most importantly, I will ALWAYS have heart. 🙏💗

[@MRHEROALPHA]

Refreshing to hear you big yourself up.

[@mamasmadagain2394]

❤❤❤take it you have it !

[@bonyo888]

It's been so long since I've thought about heart. Thank you for sharing this! I love your technique vids and learning about Thai fight history & culture is amazing but listening about you living your story really resonated like nothing else so far 🙏💖🎉

[@AnimeandDance]

The heart thing is interesting - it’s like in UFC when all the commentators can say about a losing fighter “x is tough”

[@shulibaram3002]

I need to watch this run cast a few more times to absorb all of the topic. I have something to share regarding having heart, I just need a minute coordinate the words in my mind.

[@HorstEwald]

You are tough as nails. I don't think there's any doubt about this 😄💪 Saying someone's missing heart because of folding to liver kicks is soo harsh 😂

[@bigbossoperator]

Sylvie, would you mind elaborating on how you believe you could strengthen (or weaken) your heart? (In sparring I've recently realized I'm too much of a perfectionist, to the extent that I let getting in my head be the enemy of the good, or the better).