[PLUMBHEAT]

Planning on going accross to Thailand in August to train for 6 weeks. Wanted to know if anybody could recommend any camps out there? ive beenlooking at one called horizon on the Koh Phangan Island which seems pretty good.

[Protekt]

Speak to Mick or Trix at the Wicker Camp, They will certainly suggest somewhere.

[Henrietta]

Pop into Wicker Camp and ask Mick Mullaney

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[Henrietta]

Ooh you beat me to it Protekt

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[chefkicker]

I would say that if its your first time try an english speaking thaicamp
e.g. Lanna or Kaewsamrit.

Others worth trying are jitti gym or sasiprapram (spelling???)

[llll_fb_llll]

Thaiboxing camps in Thailand have become increasingly popular with westerners and tourists in the recent years so there are quite a few to choose from.

I would suggest popping in to Wicker camp and asking which ones will be closest to your travels, as they've been arranging annual trips to thailand since the mid-90's and have developed strong relationships with many camps.

www.wickercamp.com for contact details

Also see http://www.wickercamp.blogspot.com

[rizla67]

Originally Posted by chefkicker

I would say that if its your first time try an english speaking thaicamp
e.g. Lanna or Kaewsamrit.

Others worth trying are jitti gym or sasiprapram (spelling???)

so do you train muay thai chef kicker? and train in thailand?

[GazB]

My advice to you will very likely be similiar to the advice they give you down at the wicker camp... Try to avoid gyms that accommodate really well for foreigners.

[chefkicker]

Originally Posted by GazB

My advice to you will very likely be similiar to the advice they give you down at the wicker camp... Try to avoid gyms that accommodate really well for foreigners.

Some of the gyms that "accomodate" really well for foreigners are the very same gyms that many of the top names in K-1, K-1 max and MMA train at when they go over there.
Some of those camps are rather "touristy " by comparison while others are very hardcore and extrmeley professional i.e. designed for professional fighters wether they do MMA or K-1 or even muay thai for that matter.

[GazB]

Originally Posted by chefkicker

Some of the gyms that "accomodate" really well for foreigners are the very same gyms that many of the top names in K-1, K-1 max and MMA train at when they go over there.
Some of those camps are rather "touristy " by comparison while others are very hardcore and extrmeley professional i.e. designed for professional fighters wether they do MMA or K-1 or even muay thai for that matter.

They pay more - They train more. The fact remains that the ones that accommodate for foreigners are mostly just money making machines that have little passion for actually providing hardcore Thai style training.

[rizla67]

Originally Posted by chefkicker

I would say that if its your first time try an english speaking thaicamp
e.g. Lanna or Kaewsamrit.

Others worth trying are jitti gym or sasiprapram (spelling???)

you ignored my question chef...TAKE 2: "so do you train muay thai chef kicker? and train in thailand?"

[chefkicker]

Originally Posted by rizla67

you ignored my question chef...TAKE 2: "so do you train muay thai chef kicker? and train in thailand?"

Rizla :
1.I train in very little these days. A bit of treadmill running to keep my weight ballooning up into the 70's.
A bit of Boxing sparring here once a week just to keep sharp , the odd padwork combination rounds here and there. A little bit of clinchwork sparring for some of the fighters (the ones that fight K-1 or Oriental rules kickboxing which allows use of the knees).
That is it really.

Not really what you would call hardcore muay thai i suppose ?

2. I train in Bangladesh , that is near thailand. Does that count?

[mateusz]

Hi, the best muay thai camps in thailand are koh samui and pattayah