{"id":6768,"date":"2018-11-10T13:30:45","date_gmt":"2018-11-10T13:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gobackpackgo.com\/?p=6768"},"modified":"2019-10-23T08:16:40","modified_gmt":"2019-10-23T08:16:40","slug":"train-with-muay-thai-and-boxing-legends-in-thailand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gobackpackgo.com\/train-with-muay-thai-and-boxing-legends-in-thailand\/","title":{"rendered":"Train with Muay Thai and boxing legends in Thailand","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Do you want to train with Muay Thai legends?<\/strong> The beauty of Thailand is the hospitality and the top sport culture. Muay Thai is sport #1 that makes Thailand a perfect place to train for kickboxing, boxing and MMA.\u00a0<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Train with Muay Thai Legends (World Champions &amp; Olympic Champion boxing legends in Chiang Mai)<\/h2>\n<p>From experience I can tell the hospitality in Chiang Mai is great, the food is amazing and the activities are very variated. All of that combined with the beauty of natures is the reason a lot of Thai people come to Chiang Mai. Rural Chiang Mai hosts a couple of legends that want to preserve their style and teach to their students<\/p>\n<h2>Santai Muay Thai Gym Chiang Mai<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4245\" src=\"https:\/\/gobackpackgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Muay-Thai-training-Chiang-Mai-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Muay Thai training Thailand\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gobackpackgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Muay-Thai-training-Chiang-Mai-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gobackpackgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Muay-Thai-training-Chiang-Mai-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gobackpackgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Muay-Thai-training-Chiang-Mai-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gobackpackgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Muay-Thai-training-Chiang-Mai-1-780x780.jpg 780w, https:\/\/gobackpackgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Muay-Thai-training-Chiang-Mai-1-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/gobackpackgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Muay-Thai-training-Chiang-Mai-1-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/gobackpackgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Muay-Thai-training-Chiang-Mai-1.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Santai Muay Thai Gym is based in San Kamphen just outside Chiang Mai and hosts beginner to advanced Muay Thai students. You can train daily basis with MOST trainers that were fighting for and trained by the famous Pinsinchai Gym in Bangkok Manasak Pinsinchai and Thailand Pinsinchai.<\/p>\n<p>The absolute unique selling point of this gym is the focus on real stadium Muay Thai and the technique training. Everybody can work out hard, but the difference is in the techniques they teach. No wonder this gym has a proven record of multiple Muay Thai World Champions and rising stars, Deren Chen, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.awakeningfighters.com\/athletes\/hayley-connolly\/\">Haylee Connolly<\/a>, Poye W.Santai &amp; Chuy W. Santai.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read about my first time as beginner at <a href=\"https:\/\/gobackpackgo.com\/muay-thai-training-chiang-mai-thailand\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Santai Muay Thai in Chiang Mai<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Muay Thai World Champions training \/ Trained at Santai<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Lisa Brierley<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/gonzalo.tebar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gonzalo Tebar<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/claire.thevegan.baxter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Claire Baxter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/muay-thai-santai.com\/sponsored-fighters\/lommanee-chalamnoy-sitchayanee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"broken_link\">Lommanee W.Santai<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DanialMiniT\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mini T \u2013 Danial Williams<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6LaVP4Q7A4s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hamza Bougamza<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"340\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6779\" src=\"https:\/\/gobackpackgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/gonzalo-tebar-muay-thai-700x340.jpg\" alt=\"Muay Thai Legends Chiang Mai\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gobackpackgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/gonzalo-tebar-muay-thai-700x340.jpg 700w, https:\/\/gobackpackgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/gonzalo-tebar-muay-thai-768x373.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gobackpackgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/gonzalo-tebar-muay-thai-1024x498.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gobackpackgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/gonzalo-tebar-muay-thai-780x379.jpg 780w, https:\/\/gobackpackgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/gonzalo-tebar-muay-thai-1200x583.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/gobackpackgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/gonzalo-tebar-muay-thai.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Manasak Pinsinchai<\/h3>\n<p>Champion at Rajadamnern, WMC World Champion.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"320\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6770\" src=\"https:\/\/gobackpackgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Manasak-Pinsinchai.jpg\" alt=\"Muay Thai Legends Chiang Mai\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Thailand Pinsinchai<\/h3>\n<p>Lumpinee, Rajadamnern and Thailand Champion<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"320\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6769\" src=\"https:\/\/gobackpackgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Thailand-Pinsinchai.jpg\" alt=\"Muay Thai Legends Chiang Mai\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Train with an Olympic Boxing Champion<\/h2>\n<p>When you\u2019re into boxing, in Chiang Mai and want to train with an Olympic Boxing Champion, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BBN-Boxing-Gym-Chiangmai-1588526654504923\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BBN Boxing Gym<\/a> is the way to go. This boxing gym is managed by Non Boonjumnong the brother of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Manus_Boonjumnong\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Manus Boonjumnong<\/a> (Former olympic boxer, Gold medal 2004 in Athens and Silver medal 2008 in Beijing)<\/p>\n<p>When Manus Boonjumnong is in Chiang Mai you can get private boxing lessons at BBN Gym. Otherwise you can be training with his big brother that is daily running the training at BBN.<\/p>\n<h2>Buakaw Muay Thai Gym Chiang Mai<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Buakaw_Banchamek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Buakaw<\/a> is the former two-time Omnoi Stadium champion, Lumpinee Stadium Toyota Marathon champion, Thailand Featherweight champion and two time K-1 World MAX champion therefor Buakaw is a great Muay Thai champion and absolute legend. Buakaw returned to his roots and opened his gym in Chiang Mai named <a href=\"http:\/\/www.banchamekgym.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Banchamek Gym<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"arve\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-6glyrl0-csk662c19968cc38023996907\" style=\"max-width:600px;\">\n<span class=\"arve-inner\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 300 \/ 169\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.333333%\"><\/span><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" data-arve=\"arve-youtube-6glyrl0-csk662c19968cc38023996907\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/6Glyrl0-cSk?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"338\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/6Glyrl0-cSk?feature=oembed&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" width=\"600\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><br \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"http:\\\/\\\/schema.org\\\/\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gobackpackgo.com\\\/train-with-muay-thai-and-boxing-legends-in-thailand\\\/#arve-youtube-6glyrl0-csk662c19968cc38023996907\",\"type\":\"VideoObject\",\"embedURL\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\\\/embed\\\/6Glyrl0-cSk?feature=oembed&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0\"}<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Do you know more legends in Chiang Mai?<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Do you know more legends &#8220;whatever sport&#8221; in Chiang Mai?\u00a0Please leave it in the comments to help other people to find this unique opportunities!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you want to train with Muay Thai legends? 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