I was contacted by these guys a couple of days ago. What a great idea, I wish I would have thought of it. They are in the process of publishing “Muay Thai Uncovered” It’s sort of a “Rough Guide” to Muay Thai camps. Have you ever wanted to be trained by or train alongside one of your Muay Thai heroes? (One of the Authors had spent the month being personally trained by Numsaknoi for his upcoming fight.) What a lot of people don’t realize is the hardest part to making that happen is finding the gym.
So far they’ve profiled approximately 85 camps in Bangkok. The guides will have pertinent info on camps, like price, trainers, notable fighters and contact info. I was told that they’ve gone through particular lengths to find the best and easiest way to get to the camps. I’m definitely picking one up.
“Muaythai Uncovered: Thailand is a guide book to Thailand’s premier Muaythai camps. Our “snapshot” of the Muaythai scene in Thailand today shows you where you can train in Thailand and how to get there, details the cost and highlights the facilities of each camp and gives you the opportunity to make an informed decision on where to train in Thailand. Muaythai Uncovered : Thailand brings to you the Champions of Lumphini and Rajadamnoen Stadiums, the promoters and trainers responsible for their development and also the foreigners who are fighting to make their mark on Muaythai scene in Thailand today. The Muaythai Uncovered team has trawled the country to produce a unique publication which will open up to the foreigner a far greater choice in training camps than previously considered. The days of hearing about a professional Muaythai training camp in Thailand and not knowing anything about it are over!”
Its strange I’ve never understood those guys who road trip to different ball parks (obviously I’m not big on baseball) but I could actually see myself doing this. I’ve been meaning to explore more camps… this should make it a whole lot easier. I’ll be sure to let you guys know when this goes on sale and where you can get it.
15 responses so far ↓
1 Khannie // Nov 16, 2007 at 7:33 am
Nice. Definitely interested in this. Heading over to Thailand in February or March and haven’t decided on a camp yet.
2 Reverend John from MMAInsideWeekly.com // Nov 16, 2007 at 8:27 am
This is long overdue……….
3 Sakkis // Nov 16, 2007 at 9:16 am
Hey man, long time no see. How have you been, I have been keeping up with your blog for reasons such as this post. You still at Bunkerds??
4 Stack // Nov 16, 2007 at 9:29 am
Pretty nice project.
5 Tong Po // Nov 16, 2007 at 10:42 am
Definitely worth checking out
6 Sakkis // Nov 16, 2007 at 12:31 pm
This comment is not related to this post but rather to one of the sites in your sponsored section. That Muay Thai Thailand “controversial” site, it’s lame, you should take that down.
7 Josh // Nov 16, 2007 at 12:46 pm
That sounds awesome. Are they just doing camps in Bangkok or are they going to do other ones as well?
Either way, I’m still going to get it as soon as it comes out.
8 nopstar // Nov 16, 2007 at 3:08 pm
Sakkis-
what you’re referring to is a paid ad on my site. (notice the “ads by google” image to the right of it) I don’t have any control over the ads that go there.
I agree it was probably a lame advert, but it’s how I pay for my hosting costs… so I encourage you guys to click away if you feel like it.
9 William // Nov 16, 2007 at 7:30 pm
I’ve met one of the authors when he were visiting Keatkhamtorn gym in Bangkok. This is going to be an awesome book, they got GPS maps and everything to every single camp listed. He were doing research for very relevant and interesting information (in my eyes).
And no, they/he haven’t just been to Bangkok. He told me he got footage from gyms in Korat, Southern Thailand etc.
And on their website there’s picture of a muayying who fights for PKVillage in Pattaya, so i think it covers most of Thailand.
10 Coop // Nov 17, 2007 at 5:44 am
Awesome. I hope they finish this before I start planning my trip for next year. This is going to be an huge resource.
11 Reverend John S. Taylor from MMAInsideWeekly.com // Nov 17, 2007 at 2:32 pm
My wife and I are going next year as well….This will come in handy…..
12 matt // Nov 18, 2007 at 4:52 am
Hi guys Im Matt from the Muaythai uncovered team. Thanks for your interest in the book, we are well on the way to completion. Locations include Bangkok, Pattaya,Nakhon Ratchasima, Buriram, Samui, Phangan, Tao, Surat Thani, Mae Hong Son, Chiang Mai, Ubon etc. We are reluctant to give a date for completion at this stage as we want to make the book as thorough as possible, but rest assured we are working round the clock to finish ASAP. Nopstar will be informed of any updates from us and he has promised to tell you on our behalf. thanks Matt (M.T.U)
13 oak // Nov 24, 2007 at 1:28 am
Hi Matt
This is a very interesting project. I will get one for sure.
14 SINBI Muay Thai Camp // Nov 25, 2007 at 9:08 pm
GPS info, sounds like a truly useful book!
Have you visited Rachdamnern promoter Yodwanpadeds gym in Bangkok (at the end of Soi Nuan Chan 16 - Lug-Tap-Agat Gym) and included it into your guide book?
See you in Phuket soon, I’m glad you won’t finish the book before visiting Sinbi
15 matt // Nov 25, 2007 at 10:58 pm
Thanks for the great tip Tina and Sing we will head over there next week before coming to see you in Phuket…
The book is an evolving process so if any other gym owner or promoter would like to ask us to visit thier gym for inclusion in the book please leave a post and we will definitely follow it up…
Thanks
Matt (www.muaythaiuncovered.com)
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