What is Muay Thai training at Lamai Muay Thai camp like?

Muay Thai Training at Lamai Muay Thai is hard work. The trainers push you hard but are great at leaving your feeling like you have learned something new and useful after each session. The guys have a great sense of humour and know when to push and when to let you wheeze for a couple of minutes before giving you another few minutes of padwork.

How does Muay Thai training begin?

The typical Muay That training session at Lamai Muay Thai begins with a run. There are a number of different routes you can take depending on your level of fitness but the shortest is about a mile in length and the longest is about three miles in length. Lamai Muay Thai, like most Muay Thai camps, expect you to do this run before each training session so make sure to bring trainers on your holiday!

What can I expect if I learn Muay Thai at the Lamai camp?

When you’ve finished your run, you can stretch out and get ready for the real work to begin. Most of the guys and girls will wrap their hands to protect their wrists at this point and get to work shadow boxing. If you are training for a fight, you will be separated from the mainstream class and taken aside to receive more intense tuition from the more experience trainers. Expect to be pitted against existing veterans if you are planning on fighting during your time here.

By this point, most of the class will have returned from their run and the class will formally begin. One trainer will lead the class and assistant Krus will patrol the trainees, correcting their technique and ensuring that any bad mistakes they are making don’t become engrained. They will also make sure you are putting the work in. If the lead trainer demands 10 pushups, then you better give him 10 pushups!

What does the Muay Thai class do after shadow boxing ?

After 20 minutes of shadow boxing, you will pair off with a similarly-sized and hopefully experienced partner. The lead trainer will then demonstrate a number of related techniques to the class and give you a few minutes to put them to work with your sparring partner. Again, the trainers will patrol the class and make sure you understand what you are supposed to be doing and fix any bad habits you might be developing.

After 30 minutes of technique, you’ll usually practice clinching (neck wrestling) with your partner. Clinching is used extensively in Muay Thai fighting so it’s vital that you know what to do if your opponent decides to get in close and personal. You’ll then do some light sparring with your partner before finally a one-on-one pad session with a trainer. They will push you harder at this point (when you are already exhausted) than at any other during the workout and will expect at least 2, 3-minute rounds from you. Again, if you are preparing for a fight, this will be even more intense and they will demand 3 or more rounds from you.