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Hello all,
Today is my fifth day at Namsaknoi Gym, and by now I've had time to draw my conclusions on it.
My experience so far has been great.
The rooms on-site are for two, so you'll most likely have a roommate. It's a small room, but has enough space for two people to get around. The problem is - no AC. Only a fan. One night the electricity went out in the AM for a few hours and both me and my roommate woke up sweating bullets until it started again.
The food on-site is great. Better than many restaurants no doubt. It's made my Namsaknoi's mother usually. Always healthy (greens, rice, chicken) and always tasty.
The training is twice a day - 8:00-10:00 and 16:00-18:00. It consists of padwork, clinching, freestyle bags. Then a short rest as the class gathers to ask questions on clinching. After that it's to the bags for 200 knees and 100 teeps, followed by cooldown. Clinching is a huge part of the training and gym strategy. Rounds are probably around 6-8 minutes when you're clinching, and you clinch every single training session. I suck at clinch so I've been getting thrown around a bit, but I'm already noticing some improvement.
One thing I don't like is that sparring is only Wednesdays and Fridays. Yes, you clinch every day, but at the expense of that, you spar only twice a week. What's good is the instructors join in. Great times, only wish it was more often. I can spar for hours like this.
The guys training there are mostly Americans and Europeans. Haven't seen Thai fighters (to be expected on Koh Phangan).
The gym environment is very familial, especially if you live on-site. The coaches are all very friendly and ready to help. Each is a Lumpinee champion and has plenty of experience, with Namsaknoi being the highlight. He's usually involved in every training session and explains and corrects technique very well, as his English is great.
The area is fun. Koh Phangan is a beautiful little island. It's full of tourists, so you won't see the 'real' Thailand here, but western bars are everywhere and almost everyone speaks English. There's plenty to do with friends: Beaches, shooting range, bars, water slide, waterfall, etc.
All in all, great experience so far.
If you guys have any specific questions, ask away!
Many thanks to @Wololo for all the info and for starting this great thread! Without it, I'd never have known NSN even exists.
Spread the word guys!
Today is my fifth day at Namsaknoi Gym, and by now I've had time to draw my conclusions on it.
My experience so far has been great.
The rooms on-site are for two, so you'll most likely have a roommate. It's a small room, but has enough space for two people to get around. The problem is - no AC. Only a fan. One night the electricity went out in the AM for a few hours and both me and my roommate woke up sweating bullets until it started again.
The food on-site is great. Better than many restaurants no doubt. It's made my Namsaknoi's mother usually. Always healthy (greens, rice, chicken) and always tasty.
The training is twice a day - 8:00-10:00 and 16:00-18:00. It consists of padwork, clinching, freestyle bags. Then a short rest as the class gathers to ask questions on clinching. After that it's to the bags for 200 knees and 100 teeps, followed by cooldown. Clinching is a huge part of the training and gym strategy. Rounds are probably around 6-8 minutes when you're clinching, and you clinch every single training session. I suck at clinch so I've been getting thrown around a bit, but I'm already noticing some improvement.
One thing I don't like is that sparring is only Wednesdays and Fridays. Yes, you clinch every day, but at the expense of that, you spar only twice a week. What's good is the instructors join in. Great times, only wish it was more often. I can spar for hours like this.
The guys training there are mostly Americans and Europeans. Haven't seen Thai fighters (to be expected on Koh Phangan).
The gym environment is very familial, especially if you live on-site. The coaches are all very friendly and ready to help. Each is a Lumpinee champion and has plenty of experience, with Namsaknoi being the highlight. He's usually involved in every training session and explains and corrects technique very well, as his English is great.
The area is fun. Koh Phangan is a beautiful little island. It's full of tourists, so you won't see the 'real' Thailand here, but western bars are everywhere and almost everyone speaks English. There's plenty to do with friends: Beaches, shooting range, bars, water slide, waterfall, etc.
All in all, great experience so far.
If you guys have any specific questions, ask away!
Many thanks to @Wololo for all the info and for starting this great thread! Without it, I'd never have known NSN even exists.
Spread the word guys!
I imagine you'll be the same way.
