I’m looking to stay 6 months in Phuket next year to train and fight. I want to train at Sinbi, but they don’t offer visa help. What is the best route? Education visa or a tourist visa with extension every 60 days?
Seriously considering spending 6 months in Thailand next year.
My goal is to get a Muay Thai fight or two while also dramatically improving my MMA skills so I can fight MMA when I get back to the US.
I have 5 amateur Muay Thai fights in the USA at 26 years old. My goal is to get a few MMA fights before my amateur career is over.
When I’m in Thailand, I want to get the full experience training and fighting Muay Thai, but I also want to leave Thailand with significantly improved wrestling and grappling for MMA, because I am seriously lacking in that area.
I’m having trouble figuring out how to structure my training and what gyms to go to. Should I go to a gym with both Muay Thai and mma, or should I go to a Muay Thai gym for the first few months and fight, and then switch to an MMA gym for the last few months of the trip? I want to make sure I’m at a place with legitimate fighters, not a place that is more catered towards tourists.