Muay Thai Kickboxing also known as just Muay Thai or Thai Kickboxing is known as one of the oldest and fiercest martial arts. It is certainly among the most brutal, known for it’s use of elbows and knees and full contact competitions. Whether you just want to pick up one of the best martial arts around or want to improve your striking abilities for MMA competition Muay Thai Kickboxing is definitely a great option.
One of the best ways to learn and develop your Muay Thai Kickboxing is by visiting and training in Thailand where it originated. There are many Muay Thai training camps that accept foreigners, both just for a few days while on vacation or for intense preparation for an upcoming fight. Whatever your reasons you will enjoy the breathtakingly beautiful surroundings and great parties. Choose from Thai kickboxing schools in holiday areas offering luxury all inclusive package deals or the real deal in the more remote training camps that are used almost exclusively by the Thai’s themselves.
The traditional local Muay Thai Kickboxing camps may surprise you by mainly being comprised of young children who are ingrained with fighting skills from a young age and may not accept women. Other newer schools will accept women and visitors of all ages. They often boast pools and saunas which you might at first thinks sounds kind of sissy for a Muay Thai training center, but after checking the workout routine you will know why they offer them!
Training here is pretty hardcore, so hopefully you aren’t afraid of losing a few teeth. Training packages start at 2 and a half hours and go up to 5-7 hours per day for those who are really serious! Muay Thai Kickboxing competitions are generally either won by first round knockout or are won by judges decision – usually based on conditioning not technique!. Hence work outs consist of a lot of cardio as well as weight training in addition to heavy bag work outs and sparring in the ring.
To give you an idea of what you are getting yourself into here a few rules of combat for the Phuket Muay Thai Camp & Gym:
“Fight now, hurt later”
“Don’t block with your face”
“It’s not whether you get knocked down; it’s whether you get up.”
“Winning is not everything, it’s the ONLY thing”
“The more you sweat in the ring, the less you bleed in a fight”
“Winners never quit and Quitters never win”
“Never start a fight. ALWAYS finish one.”
“Pain is temporary, glory is forever”
“We do not rise to the level of our expectations. We fall to the level of our training”