Monthly living and training costs in Thailand

So for those of you who’ve been reading for a while, you might remember I did an old post breaking down the costs of Living and training BJJ in Brazil a long while back.

Since then I’ve been to Thailand and written some posts about training in Thailand with Sitmonchai Gym and WMC Lamai. . . . → Read More: Monthly living and training costs in Thailand

Afternoon training session at Sitmonchai gym

Ah the sounds of a Muay Thai gym! The thud of shins sinking into the pads, the barks of nak muay as they exert energy, the calls of time from young nak muays and the cries of “oi-eyyyy” exchanged when someone lands something good in sparring.You can hear ALL of this in a typical . . . → Read More: Afternoon training session at Sitmonchai gym

Taam doing his kicks

This is just a short video I took of Taam doing his rounds on the pads. This was taken after he had already done a couple rounds of kicks for each side with sets of push ups in between.

I saw all the younger nak muay training this way and…. it puts me to . . . → Read More: Taam doing his kicks

Basic Thai for Muay Thai terminology

I don’t speak Thai very good. In fact, I only know a handful of words and phrases. But what little I do know does help and will share with you. So much like my ‘Portuguese Brazilian Jiu Jitsu terminology” post, here is some Basic Thai for Muay Thai Terminology.

I found that my 2 . . . → Read More: Basic Thai for Muay Thai terminology

Sitmonchai Gym Highlight

It’s here!!!

I finally finished editing and putting together a little highlight that gives you a bit of a feel and idea of what it’s like to train at Sitmonchai gym.

The footage and pictures were taken over my 2 week stay there and I can only say that I wish I took . . . → Read More: Sitmonchai Gym Highlight