6 months in Thailand -Burning Season -Chiang Mai

[standbystandby]

Hi,

Has anyone trained in Chiang Mai during the Smokey season? I notice a lot of the gyms are open aired and feel this would have a big effect. Do the gyms still run during this period? Smokey season is from Feb-april?

I'm looking to stay in Thailand and train for at 4-6 months, (awaiting authorisation of career break from my work) and trying to budget some costs, planning to train from Dec-May.

I'm also looking for a gym that has a good hilly running route as I am keen to improve my running as well as my Muay thai. I did have my eye on Kems muaythai gym but for 1 month training it is seems a bit high...Any recommendations of gyms with location similar to Kems but not too costly?

Has anyone had any experience of Meenayothin Gym? and also Diamond Muay Thai?

Not planning to fight!

 

 

 

 

[Sylvie von Duuglas-Ittu]

22 hours ago, standbystandby said:

Hi,

Has anyone trained in Chiang Mai during the Smokey season? I notice a lot of the gyms are open aired and feel this would have a big effect. Do the gyms still run during this period? Smokey season is from Feb-april?

I'm looking to stay in Thailand and train for at 4-6 months, (awaiting authorisation of career break from my work) and trying to budget some costs, planning to train from Dec-May.

I'm also looking for a gym that has a good hilly running route as I am keen to improve my running as well as my Muay thai. I did have my eye on Kems muaythai gym but for 1 month training it is seems a bit high...Any recommendations of gyms with location similar to Kems but not too costly?

Has anyone had any experience of Meenayothin Gym? and also Diamond Muay Thai?

Not planning to fight!

 

 

 

 

If you want a location like Kem's, the price will be like Kem's. The accommodation and meals are included because it's so isolated, so it will be hard to find a cheaper version.

As for Burning Season, it's pretty awful. Yes, gyms still train and run, but some who can afford it and have the desire to do so skip the season all together and there's a bit of an "exodus" from Chiang Mai at that time. I stayed and trained completely as per usual in the 2+ years I was there (so, probably 3 Burning Seasons), so I wouldn't personally consider it to be debilitating. My husband doesn't remember it as being particularly bad, for what that's worth. 

[Snack Payback]

On ‎8‎/‎3‎/‎2019 at 9:09 PM, standbystandby said:

 

I'm also looking for a gym that has a good hilly running route as I am keen to improve my running as well as my Muay thai. I did have my eye on Kems muaythai gym but for 1 month training it is seems a bit high...Any recommendations of gyms with location similar to Kems but not too costly?

 

 

 

 

 

Pai could be an option. It's a nice little town up in the mountains, north of Chiang Mai. I didn't train there (I stayed there way before I took up Muay Thai), but there are a few Muay Thai gyms in and around the town, which seem to get good reviews. 

[dtrick924]

An older burning season thread. 

 

[standbystandby]

1 hour ago, Snack Payback said:

Pai could be an option. It's a nice little town up in the mountains, north of Chiang Mai. I didn't train there (I stayed there way before I took up Muay Thai), but there are a few Muay Thai gyms in and around the town, which seem to get good reviews. 

Thanks mate, I have been looking into Pai and Charn Chai seems to be the Go to for Pai!

 

12 minutes ago, dtrick924 said:

An older burning season thread. 

 

Thank you, very informative!

 

On ‎8‎/‎4‎/‎2019 at 12:23 PM, Sylvie von Duuglas-Ittu said:

If you want a location like Kem's, the price will be like Kem's. The accommodation and meals are included because it's so isolated, so it will be hard to find a cheaper version.

As for Burning Season, it's pretty awful. Yes, gyms still train and run, but some who can afford it and have the desire to do so skip the season all together and there's a bit of an "exodus" from Chiang Mai at that time. I stayed and trained completely as per usual in the 2+ years I was there (so, probably 3 Burning Seasons), so I wouldn't personally consider it to be debilitating. My husband doesn't remember it as being particularly bad, for what that's worth. 

Appreciate your advice and it makes sense when you put it like that!