aseepish

There are some camp reviews posted on http://muaythailand.com - under the "camps" menu.

$10K... works out to about 313,000 bhat. [ http://www.xe.com - a good currency conversion site] That might be cutting it close if you don't end up making much money as a fighter.

If you're paying 800 bhat per day, training five days per week (4,000/week) x 52 weeks = 208,000. If you train six days per week that works out to 249,600. You'll also have to factor in food, accommodation, and transportation. [Side note - I was paying 7,000 bhat per month at Lanna, I think the price is 8,000 now, the daily rate is 400]

Food - in Chiang Mai I was spending about 40-60 bhat a day eating at the local restaurants near the university. That would work out to 21,900 bhat for the year (assuming 60 bhat/day) [now we're up to 270,000]. If you eat in a more upscale place you could spend a few hundred bhat in one meal, especially if you want beer with that. If you crave western food, you'l pay for it.

Accommodation: Guesthouse with private bathroom - I was paying 3,000 bhat per month: 36,000 for the year. 306,000. You could probably find cheaper accommodation if you don't mind sharing a bathroom.

That doesn't leave much space for transportation, visa runs, general entertainment [I spent a LOT on used books - you can usually sell them back to the bookstore for most of what you paid for them]. Tickets for Muay Thai bouts aren't cheap! For local transportation I found that Songteow [pick-up truck with benches in the back] was the way to go in Chiang Mai - you could get to most destinations for 10-20 bhat (negotiation skills come in handy!).

Income from fights: if you can get a reduction in the training costs that would make it easier. I would personally feel more comfortable with a larger bank-roll - $15K. You should also take advantage of the fact that you're over there - spend a few weeks seeing the country!

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aseepish

I've heard good things about Chai Yai, 11k for training and accommodation sounds reasonable.

By know you should be able to see my pro-Chiang Mai bias.

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Ghost

Chiang mai is good, on average the standard of the boxing is higher in bangkok. But thats taken for granted, lanna is a good camp though, VERY touristy but a good camp nonetheless if you can stay long enough to show you arent one of the pissartists there and are dedicated to training.

Lanna would actually be a great way to spend a year in thailand really cheaply and have no money worries whatsoever.
Youd probably get fights really easily up there as well.

I have half a mind to that myself.

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aseepish

A lot of tourists training at Lanna, that's for sure, especially in the summer months.

I just noticed that Andy has a new sister-camp that's the antithesis of a tourist camp: http://www.muaythai-hillcamp.com/ Two hours north of the city, limited to four students at a time, for five days at a time, and only for those fit enough.

Getting fights - I knew people at Lanna who were fighting every two or three weeks.

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VictorG

Thanks guys, really appreciate all the good info.

Its looking more and more like i should take the advice given ealier in the thread...dont plan anything! lol think it was ghost who said this.

Kaewsamrit looks very tempting, alot of it has to do with being in bangkok, and of course anuwat being there.i do want to get the best training i can get while there. maybe ill go up north and spend a week or so at kaewsamrit...who knows.

one thing is for sure, i can get by on bare minimum with no problems. so a small dinky place, with only a fan and local food is just fine, thanks. specialy if it means i can stay a few weeks or a month longer.hell, just having my own place would feel like i was living it up lol.i would like to get out and see some things for sure though.

im still aiming for about march, so ill just go with what ive got by then and roll with it till my pockets are dry and head home.

Ghost

I wouldnt base going to a gym on anuwat being there. there are lots of good fighters in other weight categories and better fighters than him. it changes all the time. They push him because he was champion but every gym has produced a champion and some alot more than others but you can only train what comes in your door.
I wouldnt go to any gym simply because they had produced one particular fighter personally.

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fire cobra

I had a great experience when i went to Chay yai camp in Chiang Mai,i was lucky in that i got to train,spar and pads daily with chay yai himself,he was superb,also Kru Yoi is excellent for strong basics,he works people very hard but it pays off.

aseepish

And that's the secret to Muay Thai summed up in one sentence!

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A-Zo

How do people train over there without knowing the language.

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Ghost

You dont really need to know the language to train it, often they speak some english anyway, at least some basic stuff but to learn martial arts you dont need to speak, its copy and paste stuff mostly. if you do it wront you can tell by the way they talk to you, and they show you what you are doing wrong and correct it.

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thailand

If have time , you can try at Suwit Muay Thai.
Suwit Muay Thai training camp
Suwit gym train you everything of muaythai.

fire cobra

Ghosts correct,

Muay Thai is a body art,the language of the body!.

However if you are interested in the history and culture of Thai Martial Arts then speaking the language helps a lot.

aseepish

Knowing this stuff makes life easier:

Simple greetings, phrases: [hello, excuse me, sorry, no problem, yes, no, thank you, don't want]

Numbers/prices: makes negotiating [a must when shopping, taking transportation] easier.

"Where is the toilet?"

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fire cobra

And of course..Beer Chang neung kuat yai khap!