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@Snack Payback Haha, that's crazy! he actually did it. I've had a lot of people joke about it, but yeah, there's no way i"ll be having backyard Kimbo style fights going on. We spar very light so there's no injuries that prevent us from training. I managed to get the floor built on the weekend and did some pad work with my mate. we tried out a new body protector too. I'll upload some pics soon.

I emailed ThaiSmai Asking to purchase this book and they emailed straight away and can ship to Australia! YES!

I absolutely use it to train. My technique (with kicks and knees especially) is so much better after being able to see how Thai legends do it. My favourite are the clinch videos because I really want to get good at it. I just try to learn one or two things each time and practice them with my training partner.

The Art of War is a fantastic book. the lessons can be applied to all aspects of life. It's more about being a leader than fighting.

There is nothing near Banchamek, as far as I know, so you cannot book accommodation other than what they offer. Fairtex is in Northern Pattaya, so there's other accommodation nearby but you'll just have to find it when you've already arrived. I don't see any Thais training at Banchamek, and as far as I've heard (and these things change all the time), there's almost nobody training there regularly at all. So you might experience a more or less 1-1 training experience with whatever trainer you have, or you might feel like you're in a ghost town. Fairtex is quite busy, has Thais and westerners training all the time. You might get really good work with "the team" or you might be given very little individual attention because of capacity. It's really hard to know how any of that's going to go, but be prepared to figure out what you want to do in any of the possible scenarios.