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I run a personal training studio in India (8 years, former amateur boxer) and I’m planning a 3-month trip to Thailand to train Muay Thai seriously — clinching, kicking, pad work — then return home to teach what I learn and eventually build an online coaching arm so I can keep earning while traveling. This will likely be a repeating cycle over the next few years.
I’ve read through the DTV (soft-power/Muay Thai category, ~500,000 THB bank balance, 5-year multi-entry) and ED visa (education route, apply via Thai embassy in India, 90-day extensions with reporting) options. Given the May 2026 cut to visa-free entry and the tightening on visa runs, I know tourist entry isn’t realistic for this anymore.
Questions for anyone who’s actually done this recently as an Indian applicant:
1. For DTV, did you get approved with a 3-month gym letter, or did you need the gym to write it up as 6 months to strengthen the file?
2. Any issues with the bank balance requirement from an Indian bank specifically — FD vs savings account, translation/attestation needed?
3. ED visa holders — how strict is the 90-day address reporting in practice, and is it worth the hassle over DTV if I’m not planning to work online yet?
Appreciate any real experience over agency sales pitches.

Background: I am 28 ,I’ve run my own private training studio in India for 8 years, former amateur boxer, currently coach boxing-integrated fitness programs. Solid striking foundation, but my clinch work and kicking technique have gaps I want to close properly — not YouTube-level, actual gym time with good Thai coaches.
Planning 3 months in Thailand focused specifically on:
• Clinching (this is the big one — hardest to self-teach)
• Kicking mechanics and power development
• Pad holding, both to sharpen my own timing and to bring back better pad skills for coaching my clients
I already have a striking base from boxing, so I don’t need a beginner program — looking for camps that’ll push someone who already trains hard rather than start from zero.
Considering Chiang Mai for the traditional camp depth vs Phuket for higher-profile gyms. If you’ve trained clinch specifically at a camp that actually drilled it well (not just “clinch round” tacked onto sparring), I’d genuinely appreciate the name. Also open to gyms good at coaching foreigners without watering down the technical side.
Will share training photos/setup once I’m out there. Thanks in advance.

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