Training at ManopGym part1 - a beginners journey in muay thai
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- Опубликовано: 9 сен 2019
- This is a very honest day of what my training is like at the gym.
I'm a beginner here, and I know a lot of these techniques need a lot of work still, but a part from the foot injury I can honesty say I had the best time learning and training here. Stepping out of my comfort zone and knowing I got through two weeks of this was a huge personal achievement.
I specifically chose this gym because it was off the grid, just outside of Chiang Mai city. Special thanks to Sylvie von Duuglas for making this gym aware to me on her channel, otherwise I would had gone to Mountain Muay Thai in Chiang Rai instead.
There were no distractions, it wasn't a big franchise gym. There were only 5 of us staying, and occasionally we'll get some visitors. Sometimes former Lumpinee fighters like Kru Tang stop by. Most impressively this gym is run by Seanchai's padholder/ former head trainer at Yokkao, and 13 coins gym. Kru Manop. He travels the world doing seminars and privates for celebrities, he's got a huge fan base in the muay thai scene in Brazil too. But he has his humble gym here, quite a gem to be able to get one on one training with a legend like him. Once in a life time for me.
I was worried about how I would be received here at this gym. Since I was not a fighter or had any interest in stepping into the ring. I'll always be thankful to Kru Manop and the people at the gym for just being friendly and allowing me to train along with them.
I've still got a few more footage to go, thanks for watching so far.
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also, any questions about how to get here or what's training and living in Thailand like, please ask.....
Thank you for sharing your training much respect from Michigan.
hey, thank you for stopping by to watch my vid, and leaving a comment. Feel free to check out some more content on my channel too.
Great video man!
thanks for watching, may not be the prettiest of techniques I've demonstrated but I just wanted to show an honest day of training. I think there's a lot of vids out there that only show the fight camp stuff like getting ready for a fight, or intense sparring. I wanted to show what a typical day of training would be like, skipping, shadowboxing, bags, and pad work. Also Kru Manop has some of the best attention to details here, it's nice to see how he corrects every technique.
Thanks for watching.
I like your Yokkao gym vid too.
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Hi! Thank you very much for sharing this and providing us all with more information. That's super nice from you 🤗. I also have a small question regarding the area. I wanted to know how did you feel there since it seems far away and I cannot find much things around, at least on google maps. Probably if I were to stay there what I would fear the most is feeling too isolated, since I love the hostel vibe and being around people, even if it's a small group. Did you feel socially out because of being there or the people there felt like family? Since there are more thais in this gym, did you also felt welcome to be around them when going out? I speak 0 thai... Thanks in advance!!!
Hi, thanks for the comment, I can only speak from my personal experience here, this was almost 4 years ago now. Yeah, I had some anxiety coming here since I wasn't a fighter, and had very little muay thai experience, but that was out of my control, I can only focus on what I wanted to get out of it.
I was quite realistic of my abilities, and had very low expectations for myself when I came here. It was the art form and the experience I was after, so I can look back on it fondly, and I'm glad I'd done it.
As far as the "Vibe" of the gym, I can say it had a nice family feeling, it might be different now I'm not sure, but when I was there we'd go out for coffee and breakfast after training in the morning, go and check out fights in town at night. The Thai trainers are pretty chill guys, there's sometimes a bit of hazzing, but they do it to everyone, it's done in good fun, even in the sparring they kept it fun.
There's no clique, just everyone wanting to get better at the end of the day. Basic English is fine
I'm a socially awkward guy anyway, and my muay thai sucks, the main objective of my trip wasn't really going over there to make friends and win over any krus approval. I'm not an asshole thou, and pretty respectful, and if you train hard I think that's all they want to see from you.
I just got lucky that it just so happens that I had a small group of good friendly people to train with, but that's partly due to Kru Manop who runs his gym in this friendly manner. I'm sure it's still run the same way today.
Red flags would be if I was getting injured in sparring, ignored, cliques are popping up, it's just toxic and I was just not having fun. Then I'd just go to another gym, there's plenty around chang Mai. It's still a business.
The only way to find out what it's like, is to come check it out for yourself, you'll most likely make a lot of friends here.
sorry, these comments get long, but I hope this helps. All the best.
@@A_RayChan_Joint thank you very much my friend. Appreciate the response
My apologies in advance.. i got a few questions lol: Did they ask you if you wanted to fight or was it never brought up? Also during what months were you staying there? im thinking of going in october. And how often do you have Kru Manop holding the pads for you? And was there any sparring, if so how often? thank you for time
Hi Oliver, thanks for the comment. First thing Kru Manop asked me was how many fights did I have, I told him none, and he was completely alright with it. It was never brought up if I wanted to fight or not, if I did I think it wouldn't of been a problem. Athough 2 weeks is not enough to train for a fight. I stayed during July, it was the rainy season I think, so like I told others, if you are serious about training. Train all week, and go out in the weekend. Chiang Mai is tiny. There were fights in town almost every night that Kru Manop took us to. Kru Manop held pads for everyone, but there's also other high class coaches there too. Kru Manop is very technical so he will improve all your fundamentals first. As for sparring, its every second day I think. I sparred probably only 4x that week. That's more than I did back home, the sparring is very relaxed, more so if you spar with a thai fighter. They have more experience and have less of an ego. Don't try to hurt them thou, otherwise you will pay for it. Sparring with your gym mates is another story. You can get some respectful ones and you can get ones that just want to hurt you. Kru Manop overlooks the sparring so he knows when to keep everyone in check. I had previously very little stand up sparring before I came to this gym, but I did try to get some in before I got here thou. It helped a bit, I did contemplate not sparrring, but since I was already in Thailand and at the best technical gym in the World, I felt safe, and said fuck it. Just accept the fact that sparring is a part of Muay Thai, and did it. It was a lot easier than I thought it would be. Did get dropped to the gut thou, so best advice is to get into great shape before you come here. It will make training easier. All the best bro, let me know how it goes. Thanks again for stopping by and leaving a comment.
@@A_RayChan_Joint Thank you my friend, you've convinced me. I will be going there in a few months if they are still operating.
@@Twistedbullsh1t Good luck with your trainning mate. I am also planning to train in chiang mai for a long term sometime late this year. Would be great to hear how your experience was if all goes to planned, report back if you ever have the chance :D . I am in between Manop's and Kru Thailand Pinsinchai's gym. Both seem like great places to get fights and get serious training.
@@dragosbibe7699 I trained with pinsinchai last year. Good guy, however he seems to really be focused on his younger thai students. They take priority over everything else. Something to keep in mind.
@@Twistedbullsh1t Thanks for the replay. Yeah, i was kind of expecting that given the kind of gym it is and where its revenue comes from. I am not expecting to be first in line or some kind of special guest just because i am a foreigner :) . Will visit both places for a couple of days and make up my mind then i guess.
how did accomodations work, did you get a hotel separately? what did you do for food? finally, how did you book? thank you
Hi, thanks for dropping by. This was a while ago now, I booked through their website but it appears to be inactive now.
I remember paying through PayPal. See if you can email them. manop@gmail.com
I think asking through their facebook might be the best option this one is run by one of his student: facebook.com/manop.yuangyai.5
I'm sure they'll give you the right details needed, as it's quite accessible.
I stayed at the gym, it was part of a package ฿4,500.00 THB (130 USD), that was for 2 weeks, 6 days training a week, but I only trained 1 session a day. Not two.
Price may vary now.
You can book accommodation around the area too, prices I think comes out to be the same. I found it better to be living at the gym since I'm older and enjoyed the rest after training, but you might not get the best room, and you will have to hand wash your laundry if you can't be bothered going to the dry cleaners.
Staying at the gym we normally go out for lunch and dinner, as well as muay thai shows at night. It had a great family vibe when I was there.
The area is an industrial area, so it's very local. There are restaurants close by, otherwise you'll need to travel into the city which is 30mins away. Scooter is fine, or a grab (better than taxi because less chance of being ripped off)
All in all the process of booking flights, accommodations, training package was pretty easy. All the best.
@@A_RayChan_Joint Dude, thank you so much for the response and detailed answer. Do you recommend a time to go? I'm ready that now might be the burning season? Anything else you think people should know before reserving? Did you have a chance to check out other gyms in the Chiang Mai area? Thank you!!!
@@bluntismaximus , depends what you want to do and if Chiang Mai is your only destination. If you're serious about training then it doesn't matter what season you go. I went during July I think. It was a bit wet but still quite humid. There were nice days thou so I'd go to temples, and the elephant sanctuary (don't go to the ones that you ride them). Manop sometimes travels a bit, so ask if he'll be at the gym and plan around that. Most of the time he's there I think.
If you're more into the party life, Chiang Mai isn't really that place for that.
I didn't check out other gyms, I was only there for two weeks. You can check out other gyms if you want but it's better to focus all your energy in one area.
This gym is a bit more smaller than the others, but it was good because you pretty much had Kru Manop as a personal trainer the whole time you're there. He'll hold pads for everyone, and he's quite knowledgeable when it comes to all styles of Muay Thai, if you're into the Muay Femur style like Saenchai; then Manop can show you all of this since he's trained with him forever. I hear about bigger gyms pretty much just doing the same drills and you don't get much feedback.
I suggest getting into good shape before you come here, If you've already got a good foundation of the basics then Manop can show you the more advanced stuff, I pretty much was a novice and injured so I spent most of it learning the basics, I didn't have the time to build too much of a game unfortunately.
Utilize the time you are there.
Budget wise, I wasn't trying to spend too much, I kept it pretty lowkey here, but I still manage to spend more than I expected. You'll be surprised how much you can spend on transport and food.
Other than that I can't think of much, just enjoy your time there and try not to pick any fights with the locals.
@@A_RayChan_Joint Thank you so much for the detailed answers again! I am pretty much in the same boat, I do not want to party, just want to train and check out the nature/temples/scenery. How did you prepare before you went? Seems like you were in decent shape already. Do you plan on going back at all?
@@bluntismaximus , I'm much older and I'm just a hobbyist, I had commitments to work and what not so I could only train muay thai at my gym twice a week, and 1 bjj session. Two weeks before I went to Thailand I did manage to get in morning sessions by myself of bag work and road work thou.
I'm not sure what level of fitness you're at, but if you're just starting out. Just build up to it. Can't do six days? do 4. Don't burn yourself out before you even get here.
In terms on what to train, just do what I did in this video. It's Thai style training. Just add in 5km run.
If you're young your body will just adjust to it. Repeat this again in the afternoon if you're real hardcore. Do this six times a week. Focus on technique thou, not the volume. If you can get to this level before you get here then you'll have no problem training over there. Kru Manop also has an online training dvd called Grass roots muay thai from dynamic striking. dynamicstriking.com/products/grass-roots-muay-thai-fundamentals-by-master-kru-manop.
I'd probably skip any heavy lifting, since that will make you too sore to workout the next day. Low impact like kettlebells, and more cardio.
Get in some stretching, foam roll, ice bath and recovery. Don't train injured, and take rest if you need them. Your body will burn through the electrolytes so stay hydrated and replenish yourself.
Having said all of that, even if you come here out of shape, if you just want to enjoy learning technique and just experiencing a very special culture. That's completely fine too. That was my approach anyway, just be fit enough to learn what I wanted and get through each session. There's no pressure here. If you want to fight however, that's a different story.
Martial arts fitness is quite interesting, I've found watching these Thais do it they'll be smoking and drinking and still kick everyone's asses. It's all about technique and efficiency.
Just make sure the last week before you get here, just stop any sparring, you don't want to be injured before you get here. It'll make training a lot less fun.
As for going back? I'd love to but I think that part of my life has passed. Who knows, as you can tell I'm getting old and tend to ramble on. haha.