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Hi, I'm 19 and I have recently moved to Thailand for 6 months to fight and train. I've had difficulty finding match ups in Australia and I thought this is the best way to do. I'm new to thsiland and currently training at T-Dedd99 gym but i have only trained with the the coach one on one with no sparring or clinching etc and i am worried i am being scammed since I have been told I can fight if I keep coming back but it doesn't seem right. Can you recommend any tips or other gyms if I want to fight often and train properly? My main goal is to have as many fights as I can to make future matchups back home more easy. Thankyou very much 🙏🏻

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8 hours ago, Jackson said:

Hi, I'm 19 and I have recently moved to Thailand for 6 months to fight and train. I've had difficulty finding match ups in Australia and I thought this is the best way to do. I'm new to thsiland and currently training at T-Dedd99 gym but i have only trained with the the coach one on one with no sparring or clinching etc and i am worried i am being scammed since I have been told I can fight if I keep coming back but it doesn't seem right. Can you recommend any tips or other gyms if I want to fight often and train properly? My main goal is to have as many fights as I can to make future matchups back home more easy. Thankyou very much 🙏🏻

It's pretty unusual to be only taking private sessions, unless that's what you signed up for. That's definitely not a normal gym program. But most importantly is that you FEEL this is a scam, which I'd advise you to check out other gyms because of that. Even if you don't end up changing, you'll have some other experience to compare. 

It might be hard to get a fight right now, tons of shows are being cancelled or limited for health precautions. So even if you are in a legitimate training situation, getting a fight might prove difficult. Being happy with your training is important in either case though. Maybe try 1 or 2 sessions somehwere else.

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13 hours ago, Jackson said:

Can you recommend any tips or other gyms if I want to fight often and train properly?

Sylvie's list of recommended gyms:

 

It's probably best to go to a thriving gym with lots of westerners training, a place like Hongthong Muay Thai in Chiang Mai (which still has fighting opportunities), or if you like something smaller, Manop's Gym in Chiang Mai. If you want to fight Chiang Mai is a solid place because there are so many stadia, and unless you are very large they should be able to match you up, if you express a desire to fight.

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