Things About MUAY THAI in Thailand You Have To Know
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ส.ค. 2023
- Did you ever wonder how it is to start training and fighting Muay Thai in Thailand?
Well, here you get some insights.
If you have one more question, just comment. I will answer at light speed. ⚡️
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Hi, my name is Michael. I left my hometown in Europe and came to Thailand to learn everything about beautiful Thailand and Muay Thai, the art of the 8 limbs. Here on TH-cam I share my experience with you.
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More questions of you guys 👇
1) What are the best parts to live in, and parts to avoid. - Chiang Mai & Ko Phangan are my favourites! Pattaya is getting a bit dangerous, but if you know the areas you should be fine
2) what is your martial art background - Zero. I wore my first boxing gloves last summer, started my first Muay Thai session in October 22 =)
3) how tf are you so good - No comment 😂🙏
4) How viable is it to become an established/respected fighter as a farang/foreigner? - If you are learning the Wai Kru and respect the culture, thai ppl will love you!
5) What are gyms that you would recommend novices/intermediates to train at? - To be honest, not the famous ones. Choose a small gym where you get your deserved attention, instead of having 2 trainers for 30 people in the class. Thats why I am right now at a local gym who doesn't even use social media or something
6) How does the weigh-ins work? What are the weight classes? Are you punished for not making a set weight? In the amateur fights there are weight-in just before the fight, they aren't that strict and have a little bit of tolerance 😊
How did you go about finding the gym you are currently at? When it comes to finding small gyms I want to know the kru has a decent succesful career and that their match fixing is good. I have heard some horror stories about that.
got any tips for finding small local ones without big online prescense?
@@leocuntface Yes I understand. I just found my local gym when I moved outside of chiang mai into a village and it was the only one that showed up on google maps 😄 Maybe thats the key, moving outside of the big cities and go village-mode. Chiang Mai, BKK, Phuket and co. are full with tourists trying Muay Thai, so the gyms will be full every day
I think if you need to pay for the gym, you don't need to share much of your rewards. I think usually fighters and gyms earn more on betting on the winning side.??
Started at 26, im 27 and 6ft lol Best time to start is now!
Awesome! Keep going 😍
I did it at 49 years old so age is no barrier at all! I had no fighting experience.
Awesome!
Hey man I’m flying out to Phuket on the 4th of march I have never trained before but I am hoping to have had an amateur fight by the time I leave at the end of april, your videos have really inspired me to follow the dream
Top top cant wait to meet ya
As always great video. Very underrated channel
Thanks man 🙏 We have good growth, hope this continues 🙏
The climate/heat thing is so often overlooked by many.
Absolutely
A lot of great info thank you, i look forward for more of your videos maybe some more of your training and gym/trainers in general? :) cheers
Definitely! Main focus here 😄 thank you my man!
thank you so much! gave me more confidence to cime and try my luck in a fight. would love to hear more about yourself, what you did befor, why you came to Thailand and started practicing, etc...
Anyone else want to know more about myself? Raise the hand 😅 and thanks Alon, youre welcome 🙏🏼🔥
5:14 please make a video about all the information about living and training and getting the right gym for the visa
Ayyyyy was really enjoying this Video then at 6:00 noticed my boy Derek as your sparring parnter! Took me back to our great Spars in Chaing Mai. Good Times!
Thanks for all the Info man great Video!
Haha thats awesome, greetings to you both 🙌 Thanks for the comment Boke
6:03 its me! miss you buddy. hope you are well
Just used our sneaky old sparring 😍
Thing number 1
Sylvie and Kevin von Duuglas Ittu. If you want to know about Mauy Thai start here. History culture language famous fighters etc...😊
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What sort of visa do you use personally? I've done the tourist visa, extension, and visa run before, but i know some gyms offer the Muay Thai visa and I'm hoping to find not only a gym that offers the visa, but also has high quality training.
Hey Cam I'm on a Non-Immigrant ED Visa until December right now 😄 The big gyms offer mostly the Muay Thai Visas, but there you have full tourist classes all the time. Good for socializing and making new friends, but no the best for a professional fighting career 😅 I will travel around a bit and try some gyms out!
Pretty sure Santai has ed visa and very good reviews.
Nice video good that u started so my question is u leave Europe to go train in Asia
Yes I did 🙏🏼🥊
@@muaymichael wow that was the goal to come to Asia just to fight 🫡
Do you like the tri color bean desert and the pho there?
Hi! I like your video. Simple and straightforward, no "schickimicki" :))))))))))))) Are u from Germany, and do you live in Chiang Mai at the moment?
Thanks man! Yes, Im back in Chiang Mai in December 🙌
@@muaymichael I plant to travell to Thailand for a 2 months Thaibox camp / travelling combo. I m far not beginner ,have a quite solid background in kickboxing. I lvisited Chiang Mai last year, like the city and the area. Do you already know where you will train in the city? Can I might join you there? Thanks, Peter
In January 2024 -- I skipped this info
thank you very much. good video💪💪💪💪
Thanks Nanach 🔥🔥
Is 15000 per fight really the maximum you can make fighting in Bangkok? I would have guessed you’d make a lot more if you fought in Rajadamnern or Lumpinee stadium? I have no clue though. Where are you getting that 15000 number from?
A friend of mine got 7,000 THB at his Rajadamnern Knockout Fight 😄 Another one is fighting this month on 28th and he also will get less than 15,000. Google is saying the "top fighters" there can get up to 60,000 THB, maybe thats for the bigger names... 15k is pretty solid, thats a average wage here in Thailand, they can earn that with only 1 fight. What numbers did you expect? =)
@@muaymichael yes, given the average wage in Thailand I suppose that’s not too bad!
I would have guessed 30+ thousand for major stadiums but at least bigger names are able to make up to 60k
It’s good to know that it doesn’t cap out at 15000 though for what some of these guys put their bodies through, lol
@@muaymichael
In 2020 Rodtang Jitmuangnon had the highest fight purse for a Sports authority of Thailand rules 5 round Muay Thai bout at ฿350,000. The opponent was Kaona P.K.Saenchaimuaythai and the promotion was Jitmuangnon, promoter Somjit Wankaew.
in 2022 Sangmanee had the highest fight purse of the year for a 5 round sports authority of Thailand rules Muay Thai bout at ฿300,000. In the bout Sangmanee faced Kongklai Annymuaythai. The promotion was Phalungmai Muay Thai the promoter was Sommai Sakulmetta.
@@mekongfarang Yes the superstars 😃👍 Today Rodtang is the highest paid Muay Thai fighter with 10,000,000 baht per Fight 🏆
@@muaymichael yes but ฿10,000,000 for bouts that are not real Muay Thai but a modified ruleset with 4oz MMA gloves and scoring that makes it so the only way to win is to attack.
For a Sports Authority of Thailand rules 5 round Muay Thai bout the highest purse of all time was ฿450,000 (Pongsiri Por.Ruamrudee - 1988). Other boxers have matched that purse size but non have surpassed it.
Earning for 5 round SAT Muay Thai is much higher through gambling rather than through purse size.
Are there any youtube channels you recommend for learning Muay Thai or martial arts in general? I currently don't have access to a real fighting gym. Thanks in advance!
Gabriel Varga
gutes video, ist das training wirklich so teuer? Wie kommt das, hast du personal training oder?
Die 10,000 baht pro Monat? This includes 4 hours of Muay Thai training everyday except Sundays, I think that’s quite good (no 1:1)
Bro you take precaution from staph infection? I want to start mma but fear of staph stopping me
Are you here in Thailand? Keep yourself clean, before and straight after the sessions... if one is coming use alcohol from the pharmacy and "Betadine"
@@muaymichael thanks, no I am not in Thailand but Heard someone got infected there, and also it's common to mma bjj guys hence wanted ur suggestion
@@gosh9084 yea good question, definitely take care 😊💯
what kind of work/job role do you do that allows you to live in thailand? cheers!
I got my own “business” =)
I want to travel this August, where would you advise me to train at as a beginner?
Anywhere, can't go wrong here with the gyms. Choose your fav area and look whats around there, check the reviews and go for it
@@muaymichael thanks for you kind response, God Bless you 🙏
Is its possible to skip running/subtitute it with other cardio workout. My knees get messed up from running.
Avoid running on the streets or as alternatives riding a bicycle or jumping the rope =)
Thanks for the reply. I meant while in trainingcamp in Thailand. Because if I can just do bicycle, jumprope en hillsprints that would be perfect! What i'm asking is that they will not outcast you if you don't run with the rest of the group.@@muaymichael
@@abel2226 No, if you let them know that you have some issues with your knee, they will advise you too to do other things
@@muaymichael 🙏🏻
Though you were taller than 186 cm
Are thai ppl usually short ?
Yes, they are
U train twice a day how long each work out 60 min ?
90min is a average session
I hope you see this: If you're not fluent in Thai, how does your coach give you feedback during/after sparring, also, during fights? I'm a non arab living in Kuwait, i train here as well. The worst [art is i cant communicate with ccoaches that dont speak english :(
Google Translator and body language/just showing me the right technique - works in every language 🙌😄 good luck in Kuwait mate!
@@muaymichael my god, I literally never thought about Google translating what they had to say, thank you! 😭🙏🏻
@@muaymichael inshallah, Muay Thai is getting bigger here, and there's good money too. I hope you can come and compete here one day.
@@dad4378 my trainer types in the translator what he wants to say and shows me the english results 😂👍 keep going brother 🔥
Great channel mate. AKA THAILAND IN PHUKET WILL GIVE U A 1 year visa
You can get a 1 year visa for a third of this price 😇 Muay thai visas are often a lit overpriced, especially in the famous gyms
Isn't 260 too much for training? Even in Western countries, it is much cheaper.
I don’t do the prices 😄 2x daily Muay Thai training in Thailand is +-10,000 baht a month
But yea also near my hometown I would just pay 70$ monthly (but with a minimum yearly contract, that doesnt exist in Thailand)
@@muaymichael I see, thanks for to info.
Small gyms are cheaper though, the one I train at is 3000 a month, but not really anyone turns up for the morning session so.
@@muaymichaelso that 333 dollar for month I’m coming nice video
Wir sprechen dann aber hoffentlich deutsch oder 😂
An elite visa is $38000 AUD for 5 years.😂.No thank you.
Yes they almost doubled the price lately
@@muaymichael cash grab.Taking advantage of the international tourist.Like the Thai's know how to do.