Q&A on Thailand

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Payak said:
any one ever head to southern thailand and practice silat.
i was blown away by a seminar down there.
very practical and deadly effective art.
good ground work to.
the old guy hurt me in so many different ways.
i felt like a helpless child.
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My friend goes to Indonesia a couple times a year and train Silat there. My BJJ trainer (John Will) won the world silat championship in Jakarta also. (First non-indonesian to do so).
 
Ryukyu Damashi said:
Pattaya is good in short stints. I spent a month there in 1995 and again in 1996 when I was in the Navy. It was crazy. I went back there in 2007 and only could stand it for 4 days. I had training on my mind and it was just too much. I liked Fairtex, but the sight of 60+ year old German men with 18 year old (I hope) isaan girls really bothers me after a while. Don't get me wrong, my best friends in Thailand are bargirls from isaan, but
something creeps me out about those old German men.

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I'm going to give it another shot next summer.
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I got something for the flipside of this, when I was in the Marines, we did a float to Africa and in Kenya it was like 45+ German & English women with African teenage boys.

Pattaya was always seedy, as I remember way back in the days during a "Cobra Gold" exercise.

From my previous deploymetns we did liberty in Singapore but it was a choice between Singapore and Phuket(wow how lucky I was).

But I imagine Phuket will be a bit more ritzier then Pattaya when I heard complaints that from fellow jarheads & squids that Phuket is "expensive".
 
I went to Pattaya on my first trip with the intention of staying three days. I found the place so grimey that I left the next morning. And I love grime!
 
For those who have gone to Thailand to train...did you notice an increase in your skill level? And was it a noticeable increase when you were sparring?
 
I'm going to go out on a limb and predict that they will answer 'yes'. Intensive training with skilled trainers should pay off, and there must be a reason these guys keep going back :)

(haven't trained there myself yet)
 
ok seriously people! stop asking "what's a good gym to go to?" how the hell can u ask that question like seriously get fucked! theres at least 100 posts in this thread alone answering that question,,, also u could do a few google searches on i dunno maybe "thailand gym review" "thailand fight blog" "good gyms in thailand" like seriously i think some of u guys just wanna add your 2 cents to be part of the conversation but its just a fucking waste of space and reading. How about if you want to know what a good gym to go to in Thailand is you go to the first page of this thread and read through it all the way up to here. I'm pretty sure 99 percent of your questions will have been answered.

Moving on.

I know the topic of good gifts to bring for you trainers have been brought up such as running shoes, soccer jerseys etc. does anyone have any other good suggestions...? so far i was thinking for the kids like one of those leapfrog children learning computer things and chocolates. Also does anyone know or have any experience with bartering certain items for trianing like a brand new pair of nikes for x amount of private classes. Kk thanks :)

another idea i had was maybe Canadian whiskey. does anyone know if u can get this over there pretty easily?
 
go to the liquor section in big c.
they have a good selection.
 
el cajun said:
For those who have gone to Thailand to train...did you notice an increase in your skill level? And was it a noticeable increase when you were sparring?
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if you go to Thailand and don't come back better than you were, then Id consider that a waste of time.
 
snowbro said:
another idea i had was maybe Canadian whiskey. does anyone know if u can get this over there pretty easily?
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Foreign liquor that you can't get in Thailand is always a nice gift. It's difficult to find good liquor in Thailand. I'll typically bring a nice bottle of tequila and a nice bottle of scotch with me on the way over (though this was much easier to do when they allowed liquids in the cabins of airplanes).
 
pliftkl said:
Foreign liquor that you can't get in Thailand is always a nice gift. It's difficult to find good liquor in Thailand. I'll typically bring a nice bottle of tequila and a nice bottle of scotch with me on the way over (though this was much easier to do when they allowed liquids in the cabins of airplanes).
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haha k guess i am bringing booze after all
 
are the trainers really going to tell/care a nice whiskey compared to a cheap 5th at seven 11? isnt it the thought that counts
 
How are beginners accepted by the trainers over in Thailand? I've just started training very recently, and might be visiting Thailand with a buddy of mine who is Thai. Figured since it might be a once in a lifetime opportunity for me, I might as well try to get some training out there.
 
pliftkl said:
Foreign liquor that you can't get in Thailand is always a nice gift. It's difficult to find good liquor in Thailand. I'll typically bring a nice bottle of tequila and a nice bottle of scotch with me on the way over (though this was much easier to do when they allowed liquids in the cabins of airplanes).
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^Don't worry, most thai's can't tell the difference in between good and bad spirits. They usually drink sangsom or beer.
 
beginners are given full attention in thai camps.
we were all beginners once.
if they see you are dedicated they will help you.
i've seen many people come to camps for months who have never trained a day in there life.
in those months you get the equivalent of several years training back home.
 
Just because that's what they usually drink, it doesn't mean they can't tell the difference. From my experience, they LOVE Johnnie Walker. Buy and share a bottle of red or black and you've made friends for life.

XsM0k3w33d4lyfX said:
^Don't worry, most thai's can't tell the difference in between good and bad spirits. They usually drink sangsom or beer.
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Sang Som and coke is pretty good stuff. I'm not a picky drinker though...

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The good ol' Sang Som, it will get you where you want to be quickly and cheaply.
 
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