Baan Muay Thai Bangkok
Baan Muay Thai (a new gym on the outskirts Bangkok) boasts the famous Sangtiennoi a former Lumpinee and Rajadamnern Champion and trainer of many Thai and foreign Muay Thai champions. I trained there in August of 2009. My Muay Thai instructor, Ajarn Chai Sirisute recommended that I train there and Ajarn Chai’s sister Toy and brother-in-law Khun Pone were kind enough to take me there and introduce me to everyone. Unfortunately, while I was there I did not have the opportunity to meet or train with Sangtiennoi but did meet his wife and several of the other trainers at Baan Muay Thai.
The facility is amazing and is more of a Muay Thai resort than your average Muay Thai gym. It is totally open air with lush gardens surrounding the entire training area. There is one main training structure that has two large boxing rings, an open training area, men’s and women’s restrooms and lockers. There are two secondary structures for heavy bags but only one was set up with bags while I was there. There is a really nice swimming pool on the grounds and it felt great to go swimming after a hard day of Muay Thai training. The Hotel itself looks very nice although I did not go inside one of the rooms while there. There is another large building where the Thai staff stay and I did check out the inside of one of those units.
Although the facility there was brand new and very high end, the training was pretty hardcore. The heavy bags there were literally as hard as a rock and must have come from Sangtiennoi’s old gym. They were training several Thai and foreign fighters for upcoming fights. The pad holders and trainers were very good. I worked with two different trainers while there. I did about 20 minutes of skipping rope, several rounds on the Thai pads, several rounds doing drills on a boxing glove hanging from a very high ceiling, a few rounds on the hard-as-a-rock heavy bags and got personal instruction from one of the trainers on my technique.
After training, Sangtiennoi’s wife invited me to have dinner at her house on the grounds. Then I actually went with the team to see one of their fighters, a young boy, fight at Rajadamnern Stadium. It was an amazing experience. I can’t wait to go back and actually train with the Muay Thai legend, Sangtiennoi !
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