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Khongsittha Muay Thai in Bangkok Reveals New Website — A Modern Muay Thai Gym in Bangkok, Thailand Providing a Great User Experience and Exciting Activities in Addition to Great Training
“Thailand is entering a sports-tourism era,” says Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul, the Thailand Minister of Tourism and Sports at the Thailand Travel Mart Conference in 2016. Muay Thai as a form of sport and fitness has been receiving international attention with the increasing popularity of Muay Thai and its recent introduction into the Olympic Games. The ministry…
The Benefits of Training Muay Thai for Fitness
One of the great aspects of training Muay Thai is the level of fitness that can be achieved if training on a regular basis. Most sports done in a routine fashion will make you stronger, faster, and generally healthier. However, Muay Thai has consistently been proven to be a top martial art for those looking…
What You Need to Know About Weight Cutting in Muay Thai
When it comes to performance in martial arts, one of the hottest subjects of debate right now is the adverse side effects of cutting weight to compete. Just recently, Scottish Muay Thai fighter Jordan Coe supposedly died of heat stroke trying to cut weight before a fight. Our condolences go out to the family of Jordan…
Khongsittha January and February Recap
What an incredible start to 2017 it has been for Khongsittha Muay Thai! We’ve just finished a two month camp hosted by Sean Fagan, AKA Muay Thai Guy and had shared an incredible journey with twenty Nak Muays. These camps are designed to push participants to their limits, with training twice a day, six days…
Muay Thai Hand-Wraps: Different Wraps, How to Wrap Them, and Why Wrapping is Important
Muay Thai is the art of eight limbs. Practicing your shadowboxing, increasing your stamina through endurance training, and learning techniques to overcome your opponent in the ring are all crucial parts of this sport that we love. One critical, imperative aspect that isn’t mentioned much when people are first beginning to train Muay Thai is that you’re…
Lion Fight’s Brett Hlavacek Hosts an Incredible Two Week Muay Thai Camp with Khongsittha
Today marks a month since Brett Hlavacek, WBC champion and Lion Fight regular hosted a training camp at Khongsittha Muay Thai. In keeping tradition with Brett’s previous trips to Khongsittha, he took it upon himself to make sure everyone’s expectations of Bangkok were exceeded and that everyone was able to get some intense training done. There’s…
Common Muay Thai Routines When Training in Thailand: Part I
A good Muay Thai Workout routine needs to follow a certain procedure and it’s important to have a systematic routine. Exercises from camp to camp vary, but we have compiled a general list of exercises and training that is considered standard in Thailand. This refers to standard training for an athlete or a fighter who…
The Actual Cost of Going on a Thailand Muay Thai Vacation
Sports tourism is a booming trend. Practitioners of Muay Thai find that a Thailand Muay Thai vacation is relatively inexpensive when compared to other tourist hotspots. The ability to study the sport in its native country is the chance of a lifetime to any serious student of Muay Thai. Here are some of the ways…
Whether You’re Training to Fight or Not, Muay Thai is Valuable Knowledge
When most people think of martial arts they think of performers like Jackie Chan, Michelle Yeoh, Wesley Snipes, and others up on the big screen kicking serious ass, defeating the bad guys and saving the day. For those who follow martial arts as a competitive sport, the 2016 Rio Olympics featured both Judo and Tae…
Losing Weight and Building Strength While Training Muay Thai
For anyone who has decided to lose weight through exercise and training Muay Thai, common knowledge states that you need to burn more calories than you intake in order for weight loss. While some have a rigorous diet plan that allows them to measure the amount of calories they consume with each meal or drink,…