Q&A on Thailand

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whos that fat out of shape white guy? he must be from fat camp..... i mean rawai... ahahhah

and that's one tall ass cab driver
 
Madevilz said:
yeah Kai is freaking tall for a Thai. Im 5'11 and he was much taller than me, wouldn't be surprised if he is 6'1. Did you train at Keatkhamtorn?
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Yeah I've trained at Keatkhamtorn twice for a total of about 6 weeks..

thirteen said:
Is he the guy that looks like Sagat from Street Fighter?
There's a clip of a huge Thai holding pads for Yodsanklai - might be him.
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Nah, that's uhm, Yak? I think.. from Fairtex, he's pretty massive, huge dude. Kai from Keatkhamtorn is still built like a fighter, tall and skinny, probably weighs about 160lbs. He's one funny mofo too, if you can put him with him constantly giving you shit about everything.
 
Ryukyu Damashi said:
You're better off going to Boon or the stadium shops in Bangkok. You will pay anywhere from 500 to 800 baht more in Phuket.
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Cheers, I will hopefully be able to get over to Bangkok one weekend. You've traine dat Sinbi right? What's the floor like there? Am I going to be training on rough cement or carpet? If I am is it worth trying to condition the soles of my feet a bit before going? I don't want to have to take time out because of blisters.
 
AXelator said:
Cheers, I will hopefully be able to get over to Bangkok one weekend. You've traine dat Sinbi right? What's the floor like there? Am I going to be training on rough cement or carpet? If I am is it worth trying to condition the soles of my feet a bit before going? I don't want to have to take time out because of blisters.
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I've trained three times at Sinbi's this year. They have a clean carpet that's a little rough after a while, so you better condition your feet. I know I do now...The last time I barely avoided getting the usual horrible blisters after 12 days of training (usually get them after just 5 days) by using a spray to harden dog's paws :icon_chee...(also commonly used by climbers and runners, with no unwanted side effects!)
If you get blisters, you can tape them up, you won't lose too much grip.
 
Yeah, the carpet is rough, especially if you're used to training on nice, cushy mats. But it's good in that it will tear up your feet pretty quickly and condition them, you just need to make sure that you take care of them.

One quick addition to the tape that I discovered on my most recent trip (and one that seemed so obvious that I felt like an asshole): use guaze under the tape where you can, especially over the actual blisters, and don't tape anywhere you don't need to. For years I just taped directly over the blisters, but the guaze is much more sanitary and will promote faster healing. In addition, some of the cheaper athletic tape can cause the skin on your foot to break out and peel. I had my left foot taped up back in August and it's still recovering from the damage the tape did to my skin.

KFcrazy said:
I've trained three times at Sinbi's this year. They have a clean carpet that's a little rough after a while, so you better condition your feet. I know I do now...The last time I barely avoided getting the usual horrible blisters after 12 days of training (usually get them after just 5 days) by using a spray to harden dog's paws :icon_chee...(also commonly used by climbers and runners, with no unwanted side effects!)
If you get blisters, you can tape them up, you won't lose too much grip.
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I had a huge nasty blister on my foot after the first day at Sinbi. It was the size of a potato chip. I just taped it up and kept training. I found iodine helps the skin harden up faster.
 
deluxeMT said:
He's one funny mofo too, if you can put him with him constantly giving you shit about everything.
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lol one of my friend had trouble with his left kick's power, for weeks he called him ladyboy because of that. Very fun doing pads with him too, he makes you laugh even when you want to puke your guts out.
 
One of the trainers at Kaewsamrit called me a ladyboy because of the way I dropped my hands while throwing teeps.
 
Thanks for the ansswers about the feet. I train either on wooden floor boards or a fairly rough ring canvas, so hopefully my feet won't be so soft and blister. I guess I'll pack some zinc oxide tape and disinfectant.
 
I noticed in the earlier parts of this thread that a couple of people were against the tiger muay thai gym, just wondering why that is??

Was it the level of training or just that it has MMA and muay thai in the same gym?? I'm from the school of thought that there's no such thing as easy training only easy participation. As long as there is competent trainers that can teach me proper technique i'm all good.

Muay Thai and MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) Training Camp, Phuket, Thailand - Prices

I'm thinking of getting the v.i.p package so i can do both MMA classes and then have 2 private sessions with a thai trainer to perfect technique.

Also just like to clarify i live in Australia in a small country town with no MMA training and only boxing to train as far as combat sports, so i see this gym as a great way to escape the australian winter for 3 months (funnily enough this coincides with the low season in thailand) and get to train MMA and muay thai for really cheap prices.
 
If you read through the entire thread, or even just the last 10 pages or so you'll find that your question has been answered quite a few times already.
 
Mumrik said:
If you read through the entire thread, or even just the last 10 pages or so you'll find that your question has been answered quite a few times already.
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well what is it, is it the quality of training or what?? I don't have time to dig through 1140 something posts.
 
The quality of training for Muay Thai isn't up to par in comparison with other gyms. You don't get an authentic 'Muay Thai from Thailand' experience.

A bit watered down. That's about it.
 
Same thing goes for the grappling & MMA training i hear. U could get better instruction staying in the states if u wanted to do MMA. Thailand = Muay Thai

Now, i'm not saying i know, i'm just repeating what i've heard about the camp!!
 
I have been to Tiger, but have never trained there. I just looked around and checked out the prices at their pro shop. The facility is nice, but the location sucks IMO.

Their have been forum members who have trained at Tiger and have reported being passed over on pads. They were left to hit the bag and nothing else. Pad work is the most important part of the learning process and to be passed over really sucks.

There are 100's of farang training there. Tiger is the largest tourist gym in Thailand. Some people enjoy being around 100's of other farang while in Thailand, but that is not what I am looking for.

My gym here in the US has a De La Riva black belt that teaches all of the BJJ classes. Why would I go Thailand train with Ray Elbe? I go to Thailand to train with Thai trainers. Not to train MMA.
 
Cheers guys awesome responses it answered my questions about the place.

My situation is a bit different though as i only do boxing in my small country town in australia, funny you mention about padwork being crucial in the learning process as at the moment at my boxing gym i only get to do 1 round of pads with my trainer and the only time he ever really tells me anything is AFTER the small 2 minute round we do and it's because i'm nagging him after class, he actually sounds a bit pissed when i'm constantly asking him questions about what i'm doing wrong lol he told me the other night after the class i was slow (i had to go up and ask him and even then he seemed disinterested and didn't really care) I'd think a half decent trainer would tell you WHILE you're hitting pads to speed it up your too slow but meh who cares it is what it is lol

Anyways back on topic i don't have any MMA or grappling opportunities here so i may have to travel to the other side of the world just to get it lol I could stay in a major city in Australia to get it but it'd be way more expensive than going on a training holiday to thailand.

Also regarding the pad issue i'll get the V.I.P package that includes 2 personal training sessions a day so that won't be a problem.

Only other problem i see is the location issue but if it's that bad i'll just get a room closer into city on the weekends i plan on partying (i'll be going over with a heavy wallet)
 
Also just wondering is there easy access to supermarkets and butchers there?? I'll obviously be on a diet through out the week while training and just wondering if it'll be easy to buy meats and grains in bulk, mainly diced chicken breast, potatoes, whole grain cereals like oatmeal, apples, tuna and wholemeal breads??

I've heard it's better to bring you own supplements to i'll just buy that stuff and find a way to ship it over with me.
 
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