Sinbi experience

[David123]

Hi, I recently spent 2 weeks training at Sinbi and I would like to share my experience. Now keep in mind, I barely did any Muay Thai prior to training at Sinbi, so I have no reference to compare my training too, except for my boxing background. Furthermore, I will try to keep my review short and to the point. 

Overall, I enjoyed training at Sinbi, however it felt like I was in fat camp. I’m not sure if this was the norm because I never did so much conditioning, especially in boxing. When I was boxing, I’ll would do my roadwork and calisthenics on my own time, with the exception of jump roping. In the boxing gym, I would focus on the heavy bag, mitt work and sparring. However, with all the conditioning that we did at Sinbi, I was surprised that we never did any jump rope or body weight squats. I always assumed that was part of the training.

The trainers at Sinbi were awesome. They were patient enough to help me with my techniques and they were very friendly. But oddly enough, each trainer had their own way of executing a technique. 

Now for the part that I didn’t like, but had nothing to do with Sinbi were the small group of wannabe tough guys. They were annoying and obnoxious. I won’t go into details, but they were toxic. However, when it came to sparring, they were decent. But they did carry themselves as if they were top notch. 

As mentioned before, I did enjoy myself training there but I wouldn’t really want to go back. Hopefully next time I would find a gym that doesn’t have annoying foreigners. Hopefully my review would give some help if you ever decide to train at Sinbi.

[Snack Payback]

On 3/3/2020 at 5:24 AM, David123 said:

 

Now for the part that I didn’t like, but had nothing to do with Sinbi were the small group of wannabe tough guys. They were annoying and obnoxious. I won’t go into details, but they were toxic. However, when it came to sparring, they were decent. But they did carry themselves as if they were top notch. 

 

Come on, you can give us a bit more info     Where were they from??

 

On 3/3/2020 at 5:24 AM, David123 said:

Hopefully next time I would find a gym that doesn’t have annoying foreigners. 

You're more likely to run into that problem in a place like Phuket because it's such a popular tourist spot. You'd be better off heading away from the beach if you were after a quieter gym. 

[Dave321]

5 hours ago, Snack Payback said:

Come on, you can give us a bit more info     Where were they from??

The reason why I didn't them give much importance because they are the type of people that just wanted attention. I even confronted them out of the ring and they just played it offed as no big deal. Plus, they weren't that skilled. Now of course, my muay thai skills are descent at best, however I feel pretty comfortable bullying them around in sparring. However, they definitely look the part with their tattoos and physique. But they look very beginner-ish when it comes to sparring and they are very timid getting being hit. 

 

Now all that being said, I did enjoy training at Sinbi even though it felt fat camp and I'm planning to back again since I made a lot of new friends in Phuket. 

[Asoke]

I rate Sinbi very highly, whilst it certainly caters for Tourists/Fat Campers it has current Stadium fighters and many of the Trainers are still active fighters, so there is no reason you won't get a quality experience. Develop a rapport with the Trainers and let them know what you want and they will accommodate.

[David123]

On 4/21/2020 at 12:43 AM, Asoke said:

I rate Sinbi very highly, whilst it certainly caters for Tourists/Fat Campers it has current Stadium fighters and many of the Trainers are still active fighters, so there is no reason you won't get a quality experience. Develop a rapport with the Trainers and let them know what you want and they will accommodate.

I agree and the trainers there are awesome. I definitely recommend that place for someone who is a beginner or for someone who wants to lose weight. It definitely felt like fat camp.