Going to Thailand

Hi all,
I was thinking about going to Thailand for a year to do muay thai when i'm finished my leaving,Was wondering has anyone gone or know any good info for me? My options are wide open at the moment but would opt for Ching Mai.
Thanks.

b12mearse

you try getting a tefl cert before you go, you can teach there without a degree..though the cash is s&&t

Khannie

Have a search back through the forum. Another lad posted on here recently enough and I gave him a big long answer.

Thailand is great. Chiang Mai is a really nice city. I much prefer the North to the South, but it depends what you're looking for.

Thanks for that, I found the post you were talking about, Great info that'l help me,I have my heart set on the north because i'm not really into going to Bangkok. I was thinking of Lanna but it might be a bit too foreigner orientated and they might not take the training seriously,But any info you can give me on accommodation it would be great if you could pm me.:D
Thanks again

Khannie

Heading to bed so I'll be quick....I only heard bad things about lanna while I was there. I'll post more tomorrow. I stayed in a great place in Chiang mai. I'll dig the name of it out of my memory banks.....

Khannie

Can't remember the name of the place I stayed in, though I could probably pick it out on a map (edit: I take that back...I just tried on google maps ). I'll ask the other lads if I remember at training today.

But yeah, Chiang Mai is a very nice city (IMO). I didn't like Bangkok at all, but it is where the good gyms are so that's worth bearing in mind. Once you get outside bangkok it becomes rural very quickly and the number of foreigners in any gyms quickly approaches zero.

If you're going for a year I'd recommend learning a bit of Thai before you head over there. It really goes a long long way with them if you even make a stab at asking where the jacks is in Thai. Also, fewer people up North speak English (still an awful lot though). I used an audio course thing and found it very good.

I envy you. A year in Thailand will be a life experience. Absolutely amazing country.

Yeah i was thinking of doing a few classes before I got over so i could make a stab at the language,I was going to loom for something with the basics on it like directions,I assume they will call out the drills in Thai too so I might catch on after a while,I did a bit of searching on Lanna and most people think its too Americanised and they don't take foreigners seriously so I might think of going to Sangha as its a bit more traditional and serious.Thanks for all the help.

Millionaire

If you want the REAL Thailand, free from tourist thrashy stuff, its a big move to make, I did it, can be lonely, as its pure Thai... is make your way to ISAN in the North East of Thailand... its poor, its rural, & that is where many of the legends of Muay Thai fought out of, or came from before being sold to MT camps in BKK etc..

I like ISAN, the people are wonderful, & its just a different world up there.
most of 2006 I was there. near cambodian border, dry dry heat... it slaughtered by energy for months, re training... but like all things you keep pushing at, I broke through, & learn a lot of very good Muay Thai & the Boran too.

Korat is 3rd (2nd some say, biggest city in Thailand, similar to chang mai size) is the Gate Way of Isan... after that its all buffalos man!!!

I actually have a family friend that lives near the Cambodian border so I'l definitely think about that too . Thanks

adonis

although not training MT in thailand i did pass a number of MT gyms in Koh Lanta which is an ok place.
good diving there too

Millionaire

Thailand Muay Thai Camps I see or had training sessions in most the the Muay Thai Kick Boxing Camps in Pattaya.

Here is one of the better ones to train in Pattaya, because its western owned, with Thai trainers, you tell the owner of camp what you want to learn, & he ensures, & check the Thai trainers give specific training that session in what you want to focus on improving, also has Brazilian JuJitsu, Sambo from ex Soviet USSR days Russian Army Sambo Champ, who is also a Muay Thai head.
MMA Mixed Martial Arts too, some UFC Dudes were here a 2 months back training. check out the web site below, its a good website & plenty of info on Muay Thai on there too & Thailand in general... hot photos of ladies training there too! www.KombatGroup.com


Kombat Muay Thai Kick Boxing Muay Boran MMA Mixed Martial Arts Pattaya

Cheers

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HammerHeadGym

Hey Joe, did it myself and I'm doing it again. I am staying in Chiang Mai. Basically your apartment and training will set you back about 200 euros a month combined. You can eat from 3 euros a day but you can spend more if you want to eat healthy. You'll need a motorbike to get around and that'll cost another 65 - 70 Euro. Any other questions re training and accomodation feel free to PM me.

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corkthai

ive been to chiang mai a couple of times and cant say i would recommend the training; but i suppose it depends what you want. Nice place , ok training - chiang mai ok

Pattaya, some good camps but it is the gateway to hell....:0


Just training and more training, stick to bangkok.