Episode
I Learned To Fight From Monks... | Ellie Dempster | DSH #1981
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- Digital Social Hour
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- May 26, 2026
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- 2586
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Summary
Ellie comes on Digital Social Hour before Power Slap weekend and this one goes way deeper than just fighting. She talks about moving from Thailand to America, fighting Muay Thai overseas, accidentally knocking out a girl on her 16th birthday, and what it actually feels like to step into Power Slap knowing one clean shot can end everything. But the real story is bigger than combat. Ellie opens up about living in Thailand for nearly a decade, working with children rescued from trafficking, raising money for orphanages, learning discipline from monks, and eventually realizing that fighting gave her a bigger platform to help more kids. From knockouts and weight cuts to culture shock, crypto, Vechain, charity work, and chasing the first women’s Power Slap championship belt, this episode is raw, funny, emotional, and surprisingly inspiring. Watch until the end. CHAPTERS 0:00 Knocking Out a 16-Year-Old 0:29 Ellie Joins the Show Before Power Slap 1:11 Muay Thai, Slap Fighting, and Knockouts 4:11 Fighting in Thailand Gets Wild 7:50 Working With Trafficking Survivors 11:21 The Orphanage That Changed Her Life 13:17 Monks, Discipline, and Culture Shock 19:06 Calling Out Paige VanZant 23:00 Slap Technique, Fight Records, and Mindset 31:01 Crypto, Vechain, Charity, and What’s Next WHAT YOU’LL LEARN 🥊 What it actually feels like to compete in Power Slap 😳 How Ellie accidentally knocked out a 16-year-old in Thailand 🇹🇭 Why fighting in Thailand is completely different from fighting in America 🙏 How working with rescued children changed her life 🧠 What monks taught her about mindfulness, discipline, and fighting calm 🔥 Why Ellie wants Paige VanZant for the women’s Power Slap belt 💪 How she cut over 20 pounds in three weeks for a fight 👊 Why she says she doesn’t fight for herself anymore…