Muay Thai Camp for Girls

[Mike]

I have 2 daughter ages 12 and 15. My wife and I would like to take them to Thailand for a Muay Thai camp/vacation. Can anyone recommend a camp that would be good for 2 girls with only some martial arts and Muay Thai experience? I am just looking to give them an authentic experience—not actually fight at the end of it.

Thank you!

[Snack Payback]

It always amuses me when people ask 'Can you recommend a Muay Thai camp in Thailand?'. It is a big country, did you want to narrow your options down a bit?  
 

Being the capital and home of the main stadia, Bangkok has the highest number of gyms. It's a bit chaotic and traffic is terrible, so it's not everyone's cup of tea (personally I love the place), but you can get excellent training there and there's plenty to do.

Or, do your daughters (and yourself and your wife of course) like the idea of going to the beach after training? Then look into training on one of the islands.

Or, do you like the idea of being in a pretty big city, but a lot more laid back and less traffic than Bangkok plus some great nearby scenery? Then look into Chiang Mai

Or, do you like the idea of training at a gym in an area of the country that few tourists visit? Then look into training at a gym in Isaan

Or how about up in the mountains? Then look into a place like Pai.

 

Most gyms that are open to foreigners will be used to training beginners, so that shouldn't be a worry. You'll see this posted elsewhere on this forum, but when you do decide on your location let your daughters try out a few different gyms first before committing to one.  

 

[Mike]

Thank you for the very thoughtful reply. Chiang Mai seems like it would be great for us.

[Snack Payback]

No worries      Chiang Mai's very nice. There'd be plenty for you and your wife to do while your daughters were training. 

[Kevin von Duuglas-Ittu]

On 8/18/2019 at 7:04 AM, Mike said:

Can anyone recommend a camp that would be good for 2 girls with only some martial arts and Muay Thai experience? I am just looking to give them an authentic experience—not actually fight at the end of it.

How long are you thinking of staying? How many sessions or how much hard work? Mostly, is this something you want them to really dive into, or you want to to be a part of other travel and vacation like experiences? Chiang Mai is really a nice city to experience these things in. For one, it's lots lots to do and see. Secondly, in the North it's culturally more conservative and traditional, so you will get less of the touristed Muay Thai subculture (not saying you won't get it there, but generally the city has a kind of conservative quality). Also, there are female Muay Thai fights pretty much every night of the week in the city, so they can go and watch some fights and maybe enjoy that and be inspired. Once you let me know how much time and how deep of a dive you want them to take (do you want them training twice a day, coming back to the hotel wiped out?...or, do you want them training once a day, or even less?) maybe I can give a few recommendations?