I Trained in Thailand, Then In The UK - Here's The Difference
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ม.ค. 2025
- How is training in the UK, England compared to Thailand - whats better? I checked out both, here are the differences!
Hi, my name is Michael. I left my hometown in Europe to train Muay Thai in Thailand. Here on TH-cam I share my experience, my wins and my losses with you.
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Where did you train at AND what's important for you when it comes to choosing a Muay Thai Gym? 😄
Currently training at "Saekson Janjira Muay Thai." cause it was the first gym I found near me that offered Muay Thai more than 1 time a week.
@@Angeal241good choice, so you can stay active 🔥 is it in Thailand? What country?
@@muaymichael it is in the US. Texas to be more specific and I live in a fast growing town that is mostly host to krav maga. Taekwondo or bjj so to find this gym was to look an hour from where i live
@@muaymichaeldid you have any problem with the language or did everyone understand English there
I'm also from Germany and plan on starting with Muay Thai once I finished by Abitur and moved to Uni. Very inspiring content! Keep it up I love your videos!
Thanks for writing in English so our fellow mates here in the comment section can understand 😂👍 zieh weiter durch, sehr stark 🔥
@@muaymichael Dankeschön, werde ich machen
You sound like another all talk, do nothing waster.,
Good stuff Mike!
My son trained in Thailand for 2 weeks. In that short time frame he actually learned quite a bit. His clinch was maybe the biggest improvement. Here in the states clinch is not really stressed. I would guess that is because not many folks here generally know it. In addition, the students hold pads for each other like what you showed in England. This is a 2 edged sword IMO. It takes time to learn how to hold pads and my son's workouts generally degrade when his fellow students hold for him. I very much prefer the Thai protocol of having the trainer handle the pads. At least until the students begin to aquire some skills of their own. With that said they must be doing something right in England. They have some tremendous fighters from there.
Great Inisghts, thank you! Definitely agree with the clinch
Everyone wishes they has a dedicated pad holder but we can’t afford to have a stable of dedicated pad holders. Would be sweet though
The English make excellent fighters in any combat sport
Stop messing about with this rubbish and go to an ABA boxing club?
Get the chance to either learn. Or simply train there and have your gym fees help the people who do want to fight for real
@Nonegiven14582 Boxing is a great base and IMO the first striking discipline to learn. With that said, Muay Thai is a more complete discipline than straight Boxing. In fact, I wouldn't even characterize Muay Thai as a pure striking art. It also incorporates a great deal of stand-up grappling.
I hope you are not referring to Muay Thai as rubbish?
I've just started, 2 sessions in and I love it. I'm eager to learn, I feel very much a fish out of water in the gym but will keep practicing! Great channel and videos!
Sounds awesome keep it up! 🔥🤩
What age are you
Great video mate!
Thank you Jack 🔥 youre from the uk?
@@muaymichael yep, and training in Bangkok
good video...when you get a good teacher, you are blessed.
When I hear Paul shout OAYYYYY while he hooked you leg and make you fail down, I'm sure he'd trained a lot in Thailand. That โอ้ยยยยย shout is iconic to Thai gym. 😆
I’ve trained in both countries, personally I think you loose a lot in Thailand by not developing pad holding, it helps you see the game in a different way
UK here (Luton Bedfordshire) I’ve also trained Muay Thai over here we have some of the best gyms and coaches by I’d love to train in Thailand
I used to live in China. I trained under Thai and Filipino coaches. I'm training back in Britain now. Main thing I've noticed is more clinch taught in Asia. What was your experience of the clinch being taught?
Hey Alex, thats spot on - exactly my experience too. It's way more present in Thailand and I think in the clinch its also where most foreigners struggle against a Thai. They just practice it more often =) sounds like you had a good time!
Shocked china would let Muay Thai gyms
I lived mainly in Beijing. There were lots of commercial gyms. They seem to have been around for a while. The marketplace in China is capitalist just like everywhere else. If there's demand someone can supply it. Also most people aren't too keen on traditional Chinese martial arts anymore because there's been lots of evidence online of how ineffectual they can be in a full contact fight
@@fox5224you should visit and realise the BBC is the British bullshit corp
@@fox5224They prob disguise them as Kickboxing gyms
Muay Thai is world heritage.
Australian here. That UK Gym is much better muy thai than I have ever seen. The level of those competitors is pretty good! Thailand is still better mate. Real serious conditioning .. 3-5km run every morning and afternoon. That's far superior to any western gym ever! Then 30 mins skip rope and all the hours of sparring practice.
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I’m very lucky, in my area of England we have a large East Asian community, including Thais so there’s a lot of Muay Thai gyms to access.
Whats the area? Nice!
You should try Dutch Muay Thai in Holland
Great video man! There is nowhere like Thailand. I trained at Phuket Singha, Yotharak and Fairtex when I was in Thailand for 2 months. I train at Sittichok gym in Las Vegas when I'm in the US, and different gyms in Vietnam. You did a good job emphasizing that it is culture and the sport for Thai people is only a small part, whereas for westerners it is just a "sport". My biggest difference I noticed is the running every day, and no air conditioning ever, just 100% humidity 😂
Haha agree! You came around thats great, thanks for sharing 🔥
Do you have any suggestion on what to do with my left side. I tried muy thai in thailand for 2 sessions, once in koh tao and once in bangkok, was really fun and im planning to go back next year maybe for 3-6 months to practice. Thing is when kicking on my left side, it feels so weird, like i have no control over my left kick. right side is no problem and i can kick hard and fast but left side is so bad. also do you have some good excercises for stifnes?
cant wait to train again, no thai boxing where i live unfortunetely. But im going to gym every 2 day now and focusing on building strenght and conditioning as i have a dream of one day go 1-1 in a muy thai fight also. The sparring doesnt count :P
I have the same with my left, if thats your weak side it just needs more repetition. It's like starting to write with your left hand, feels weird right? 😄 Add some 50 left and right kicks to your training every session
You tried Muay Thai for only two sessions in total? And feel that your left kick is weird? Ive got news for you my friend. Its the same for everyone. Start going to a gym and practice that kick like Michael says, try 50-100 kicks on the bag after each session. When you add up to a couple of thousand kicks in total, you should be feeling the results. Film yourself, ask the good students for advice, and break down the kick in parts and work on each part. until it comes together. There is no shortcut and a great Muay Thai kick is the result of hard and smart work only. :)
i'm 32, and want to get into muay thai, is it too late, i live in thailand and am, very tempted to try..
but 1) i can not skip rope... it will take long to learn
2) i am not fit
You will level up very quickly with the fitness, Im glad you want to try it 💪
Hey bro! I'm heading to Thailand for 3 months of Muay Thai training. Should I train in your locality or in Bangkok? Any recommendations for a gym at each location? By the way, you're killing it-keep up the great work!
Bro to be honest, if you like Bangkok and you have the opportunity definitely check it out! In Bangkok are the most professional gyms, I'm just not training there because I like the Chiang Mai nature too much 😄
Just make sure its not the most famous one, the classes gonna be overfilled there 😄 choose one with good reviews, but with less reviews
Samart's gym. train with the legend is the best
Loving this channel. Your right 1yr is nothing 😂
Just out of interest; where in England was this gym? I'm in Manchester- there's a big muay Thai scene here. A lot of good gyms.
That was Bristol =)
Great video bro, by the way where's your accent from?
Im german 🙌 thanks!
Nice ! I agreed with the technique first idea. My gym also train like this and it make things improve very good, if you stop by bangkok you can visit my gym if you like at Baan Chang Thai Muay Thai Chaiya Camp
Used to train in that gym but on the other side, the boxing gym haha
Yeah I saw it 😂👏
Thx for that 'stretch' ...
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Try original Maui thai. Was in fight quest
My question is.. If I don't care about competing or anything like that I just the training, Do you think is beneficial going to Thailand. And if someone if fairly fit, How long does it take to be good? thank You.
Muay Thai in Thailand is worth the experience in my opinion 😄 depends on your dedication, but you get fit very fast if you go consistently because its such a good mix of speed, power and overall fitness 💪
Oh I see. Will be looking into it for sure. sometime in late 2024 I hope. Thank You brother.@@muaymichael
As an ex boxer I wasn't welcomed at a martial arts gym. When one of the students there said I'd showed him more that day than he'd learnt in years
Why don't people just go to a boxing club?
Go up to someone like Carl Froch or a local boxer and say boxing doesn't work. You'll be in for a rough time
Go against Derek Chisora and to quote him. You'll be getting fucked with no vaseline.
should've gone to combat warriors just 10 mins away from PCT
Why is that? 🙌
@@muaymichael bias haha, but its an incredible gym i'd definitely reccoment
Turn your heel in get more hip.
Your feet were straight so much.
Just trying to help
Hey Michael ..do you believe that some gyms in the world are watered down versions of good Muay thai ? I train in Paraquay and how do i know if the gym is just focused on strenght and power? I ve been training for 1 year now for 1-3 times a week depending my work shedule. I feel that i hardly ever trained clinch training for example or do i need more experience ? Lg
Clinching is normally “bigger” in Thailand than in other counties. So it’s not surprising that its not in the usual training schedule… If you are still happy with your progress, theres nothing wrong with the training =)
Do you have ig? I could check your form
Ig ? Instagram ?
I m following you now ..thanks for your offer 🙏my name is Hans Coolen
Currently training in Bangkok, Muay Thai Academy. :)
Staying here for 2 weeks and then I'll fly to Koh Samu.
How expensive was it
What exactly?
@@muaymichael how much is each lesson for you
@@englishfishkeeper2007 training in thailand $200-250 a month, only 1 session $15-20, training in europe is between $50-100 per month
Hey man im looking for a good gym to train on thailand any recommendations?
did not found a bad gym so far 😄 training session is very similar everywhere, so just depends on where you want to stay. Beach,nature,city
Thailand is best for muay thai
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I like the Japanese, European style better. The Thai style were good in the golden era days. Now most Muay Thai focus on gambling, so they focus more on aggression than technique. There are a select few like Sitjaopho who focus on technique.
Why not just go to a boxing club? Boxing pays better.
Try Muay Thai, then you know why 😁
@@muaymichael what is the point? Reminds me of a go cart. When Formula 1 is on tv
@@muaymichael I am in Essex on the Suffolk border. As I say. What is the point in Thai boxing? I am older now but wouldn't want to win world titles at a leisure centre. Earning at most £10 a ticket.
Maybe I should give it a go?
We used to get karate guys come down the boxing club and after 10 years training had no idea what it was like to get a punch in the face. Someone I learnt 6 weeks after joining a boxing club.
When I was young I wanted to box properly. Was picked to box for Essex in the amateurs and with proper matchmaking I could still do well with novices in my 50's.
Unlicensed boxing at the Circus Tavern in Purfleet at least paid appearance money?
What does Thai boxing offer? And isn't it a more drug fueled sport than they let on?
@@Nonegiven14582 Boxing is great too, its just the sport and the culture. especially if you trained Muay Thai once in original Thailand. It’s pretty hyped right now for a reason. Everyone wants to go there and train. But it won’t become as big as boxing, thats true 😄
@@muaymichael Thai boxing may lead to more injury and I understand boxing is tough. Look at even the videos of me hitting the punchbag on my channel. I've been around.
But in Thailand. People, some almost children, are bashing each other up for little to no money. In this country. With amateur boxing. There is a medical card system and they do their best so fighters don't get hurt or over matched.
Most people who box in the amateurs don't take much damage as if it's not going their way. They are hardly likely to have 20 bouts.
And those who do become journeymen in the pros. Aren't really in a fight. More an entertainment event.
Only difference is that the British gyms pretend they know Muay Thai and are ultimatley full of idiots even the instructors. If you want to train you go to Thailand, Tiger Gym Pattaya is good. If you dont kick a certain way in England or punch a certain way they tell you how, even if your punches are more powerful and quicker, but everyone is different flex and strength, bodies move different, and actually it can put you at more of a disadvantage doing something your body just doesnt really want to do.
Thailand, learn from someone who has actually had fights............not Haggerty !
Thanks for sharing! Whats wrong with Haggerty? 😄
Absolutely shocking opinion fair play
@@ArchieMarlowMuayThai LMAO gotta give it to him there
Shout Out To @MuayThaiCombinations in London! Great Gym!