Q&A on Thailand

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lvlas0n said:
First, thanks everyone for the info in this thread.

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I might be going to Chaing Mai at the end of this year. My girlfriend has a friend who will be teaching English there for 6 months. We might go up there together, her to visit her friend, and me to train.

If anyone has done/is doing any training there and wants to give me any suggestions or tips, please PM me. Right now I am thinking of going to Lanna Muay Thai, mainly because that is the one I have found the most information on.

I've been training Muay Thai for about a year. I'm looking for good training, because I like good training, but I'm not looking to fight anytime soon.

My main quesiton is this:
I have very little experience sparring in the clinch. This is because I have a neck injury that always flares up after a serious clinch session. Would I be able to avoid clinching if I went to a camp in Chaing Mai? Is it something I could request from my trainers? Would it result in worse training all around, because I wouldn't be taken as seriously?

I'm always working on strengthening and stretching my neck, so maybe it won't be an issue come December. But I'm worried that that might be wishful thinking.

Thanks in advance!
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Prepare for neck pains! Lol but seriously, thats almost the only thing you can't really learn outside Thailand, so bite the bullet and learn the clinch. It's going to be tough on you the first times, I know it was for me! It would probably be a good idea to do some neck excersises before you go.
 
how helpful is massage for injuries? does it simply mask the pain for a little bit each time, or is it effective in helping you actually heal up? I have a nagging shoulder problem and probably a lot of built up scar tissue in it. The notion of it keeping me from getting th emost out of things when I'm there makes me ill.

any specific Thai techniques for dealing with injuries?
 
Also I've been hearing a lot of stuff about people getting staph while training out there, pretty nasty looking shit. Think its worthwhile to pick up some defense soap before I go?
 
lvlas0n said:
First, thanks everyone for the info in this thread.

--

I might be going to Chaing Mai at the end of this year. My girlfriend has a friend who will be teaching English there for 6 months. We might go up there together, her to visit her friend, and me to train.

If anyone has done/is doing any training there and wants to give me any suggestions or tips, please PM me. Right now I am thinking of going to Lanna Muay Thai, mainly because that is the one I have found the most information on.

I've been training Muay Thai for about a year. I'm looking for good training, because I like good training, but I'm not looking to fight anytime soon.

My main quesiton is this:
I have very little experience sparring in the clinch. This is because I have a neck injury that always flares up after a serious clinch session. Would I be able to avoid clinching if I went to a camp in Chaing Mai? Is it something I could request from my trainers? Would it result in worse training all around, because I wouldn't be taken as seriously?

I'm always working on strengthening and stretching my neck, so maybe it won't be an issue come December. But I'm worried that that might be wishful thinking.

Thanks in advance!
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When I was in Chiang Mai I trained at Chai Yai gym, it was really good, but I've heard my Kru has switched to another gym. When I was in Chiang Mai I heard a lot of bad things about Lanna, but then again you meet people who liked it there, including on this board.

I'd try some different gyms if you go up there, usually you wont really be taken serious until after you've been there a while, but you might get a feeling on the atmosphere. Also, if you're interested in fighting you should tell them, might help you. A lot of the gyms get backpackers who just wanna train a couple of days, weeks so they can brag back home that they did muay thai.

As far as clinching I'd try to build up some strength in the neck, as someone already pointed out it's kinda the only thing that you cant really train other places. If you're in thailand, use the possibility to learn the clinch! If your neck is so bad that you cant clinch, I wouldnt think about fighting.
 
when i get into thailand all i need is my passport and visa documents right? is there anything else i need to have?
 
Huh lol, I always though a Visa was a seperate document that you had to apply for and not just one of your credit cards with a long experation date!
I guess you learn something everyday!
 
baich said:
do Thais lift weights a lot?
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If you're referring to Thai fighters, I find that in general they do not lift nearly as much as say Americans do. The fighters I've seen lifting are usually bench pressing. Of course they also do tons of pushups and situps.

If you mean Thais in general, well, you should see some of the Thais that hang out at the gym in Lumphini Park. They're huge. It's hilarious.
 
Any good resorts/apartments close to Sinbi Muay Thai? Been searching online, any advice? Thanks
 
A couple have been mentioned in this thread.

Baan Sai Yuan
Palm Village

Both have websites with plenty of pictures, etc.
 
Ryukyu,

Have you stayed there? I wonder if the noise from Icon is a factor.
 
gotobread said:
If you're referring to Thai fighters, I find that in general they do not lift nearly as much as say Americans do. The fighters I've seen lifting are usually bench pressing. Of course they also do tons of pushups and situps.

If you mean Thais in general, well, you should see some of the Thais that hang out at the gym in Lumphini Park. They're huge. It's hilarious.
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thanks for the response, i was referring to Thai fighters.

I was wondering if I would be able to combine weight lifting (I do it for sambo and overall conditioning) and training MT in Thailand.. I am afraid I would be too slow
 
pliftkl said:
What's your budget?

I like the President's Park Hotel on Soi 22, but it's about 2200 baht per night. Plenty of cheaper places if you just want a bed, AC, and some wifi.

You can use either Nana hotel or Dynasty hotel for about 1000 baht, but both are pretty much in Sleaze Central (and at Nana you can get stuck above the disco).
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If you're not into the stuff they have across the street at Nana Plaza, there's quite literally 100 hotels in Bangkok that are a better choice. There's only one reason you stay at the Nana hotel and it's between your legs.
 
baich said:
thanks for the response, i was referring to Thai fighters.

I was wondering if I would be able to combine weight lifting (I do it for sambo and overall conditioning) and training MT in Thailand.. I am afraid I would be too slow
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I lift regularly and I don't bother while I'm in Thailand. I can lift at home. You'll get plenty of conditioning just training for six hours a day.
 
My friend stayed there last summer. He didn't even know there was a disco in the front. Didn't heard anything. He is picky person too, would have freaked out if he was being kept up by the crap music they play at Icon...lol
 
baich said:
thanks for the response, i was referring to Thai fighters.

I was wondering if I would be able to combine weight lifting (I do it for sambo and overall conditioning) and training MT in Thailand.. I am afraid I would be too slow
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strength training will make you faster, not slower
 
Training a full camp schedule would have you doing up to 4 hours including technique and conditioning. Unless you intend to be "pharmaceutically enhanced", I don't suggest doing any kind of substantial weightlifting.
 
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