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So i want to start this blog off by explaining a few things to people that may not know what we are actually doing or even why we are doing it. Me and a good friend James are travelling over to Thailand on April 20th for 3 months. The reason we are going is to train in Matial Arts, Mixed Martial Arts to be more specific. The place we will be calling home is Tiger Muay Thai in Phuket. It is one of the largest Muay Thai and MMA camps in Thailand and one of the most recognised too with people ranging from very beginners to top professional fighters who fight in the UFC, K1 and other top MMA/Muay Thai organisations.
Me and James both currently train in our small local club in sunny Stroud, Gloucestershire. I have been training in Kickboxing for nearly 5 years now and i took up Grappling 2.5 years ago. MMA (mixed martial arts) is a fairly new addition to the world of Martial Arts only really been getting recognised worldwide in the last 10-15 years, although im sure its been around ALOT longer, just not to the public!! MMA consists of many different Martial Arts, the main disciplines being Muay Thai, Boxing, Kickboxing, Wrestling and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu amongst others. They are all mixed together to complete one form of Martial Art...MMA. MMA is now known worldwide and most commonly known as Cage Fighting. Some of the biggest MMA organisations are UFC, Pride, K1, Dream, Strikeforce and many other smaller names.
The reason i am explaining all this is to give people an insight to it that may not of even heard of MMA yet (as im sure they will over the next few years) and give them a rough idea of what its about. If you want to see What an MMA fight looks like if you already have not, just go to Youtube and type in MMA or UFC and watch a few videos and you will soon learn :-D
So me and James are off to train and get beat up twice a day for 3 months. To some of you thats not fun, but to me and him, its our idea of a perfect holiday. Sun, sea and alot of bruises. If you want to check out the Camp where we are training and living then just look at www.tigermuaythai.com for pics, vids etc etc, During our days off we will be seeing the beautiful sights of Phuket and beyond no doubt. Getting burnt will be inevitable for me and my baby soft white virgin skin so i cant wait to be moaning about that whilst chowing down into my rice and chicken in the boiling heat.....oh its going to be a hard 3 months hey!!
I cant wait to start this trip and i do hope some of you read this blog as i update it. It is mainly a reminder for me to be honest so i will not be offended if you dont read it but just be warned....when i come home and you ask 'did you have fun, what did you do?' and my reply is very blunt and short then please dont be offended or suprised :-D
I would like to hear from peeps while im away so please leave me a message on here or Facebook. Look forward to starting this journey which im sure is going to be challanging yet very very rewarding. Peace out for now and will update when we are there and settled in a few weeks.
Toooooodles
Stu
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Jonathan Palmer Hi Stu, Fairplay mate sounds like it's going to be an awesome experience. I will be following your blog. I have been to thailand before i went for 1 month and watched alot of muay thai in Chang mai it was brutal at times so i wish you luck. The Country is really pretty and I have some pics on my fb page, take a look and feel free to ask me any questions. Are you doing a leaving piss up?? Pon
Mark D Enjoy it Stu and keep us posted
james Fair play that sounds amazing wish i was going oh wait there i am ha ha. live the dream.
Stu Cheers Mark, hope its worthwhile reading. Ponny, I think i may have seen some of your picks but i will look again. Yea i seen plenty of Muay Thai fights online and man there tough so im not expecting an easy time but im hoping it will toughen me up! James.....your a tool, but bring it on son!
Meg I like the idea of a leaving piss up :o) You guys will love it I'm sure - you will return trained fighting machines! Laura and I will be drinking wine at home thinking of you both x