If you are looking serious FIGHT training in Thailand than Keatkhamtorn Gym @ Bangkok Thailand offers some of the BEST Muay Thai training in Thailand. This is NOT a gym for farangs that want to stay up late and party with bar girls. This is a hard core Muay Thai gym that produces CHAMPIONS.
Keatkhamtorn Gym is the training camp to a handful of elite Thai fighters including Nopparat Keatkhamtorn (2 lumpinee champion & Thailand champion), Detsuriya Sittiprasert, Khongpanlek Sakaomnoi, Laemthong Thor Ponchai and Yuthagan Keatkhamtorn (lumpinee & Thailand champion). Like a lot of the Bangkok based gyms, Keatkhamtorn is a serious gym with a reputation for producing top fighters.
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Keatkhamtorn Gym @ Bangkok Thailand
Keatkhamtorn Gym is home to some of Thailand’s best Muay Thai fighters, such as Detsuriya Sittiprasert, Khongpanlek Sakaomnoi, Laemthong Thor Ponchai, Nopparat Keatkhamtorn.
Training @ Keatkhamtorn Gym
Training here at Keatkhamtorn is nothing short of spectacular.
The training is 100% Thai style which consists of two x 3-hours training sessions each day. The daily schedule is as follows:
Morning Training
- 6:00-7:00am: 7km run followed by 300 - 1000 knees on the bag
- 7:00-7:30am: Wrap hands, shadow boxing / work on technique
- 7:30-8:10am: Pad work with trainer's and working on heavy bag
- 8:10-8:30am: Sparring with emphasis on technique
- 8:30-9:10am: Clinch work Thai style
- 9:10-9:30am: Cool down and strength conditioning
Afternoon Training
- 3:00-4:00pm: 7km run followed by 300 - 1000 knees on the bag
- 4:00-4:30pm: Wrap hands, shadow boxing
- 4:30-5:10am: Pad work with trainer & working on heavy bags
- 5:10-5:30am: Sparring
- 5:30-6:10am: Clinch work Thai style
- 6:10-6:30am: Cool down stretching
A comment from a foreigner that trained @ Keatkhamtorn Gym
It is quite a grueling training program but this is what it takes to make a champion Muay Thai fighter. The trainers are very quick to appraise your level of fitness and skill level to create a good balance between training hard and training smart.
When I first arrived at the gym, I struggled with running 5 km, churning out one set of 120 knees, and muscling through just three rounds of pad-work and bag-work each at the close of each session. The humidity when I first got here in October was still pretty thick, and people would start to sweat at the first few steps of their runs. The humidity just makes you feel you are swallowing something solid with each breath. It’s quite different from training in drier Southern California or even in the summers of Philadelphia. However, hard work leads to progress.
At the close of one month, I average per session about a 5-7km run, two sets of 350 knees, and 5 rounds of pad-work and bag-work each. Sparring and clinching with the Thai fighters here is like something from another world. I was warned by my trainer that I would be a throwing dummy for Nopparat (who I should mention weighs 132 lb. for each of his fights). What an understatement. I still find myself being held down and thrown regularly by even the thirteen- and fourteen-year olds. (Note: There really is a benefit for undergoing all of this)
The total numbers of all things involved with the gym are also amazing for my goals. Currently, we have five full-time trainers, fourteen Thai fighters, and nine foreigner or farang fighters. This creates a wealth of knowledge that we all can dip into to learn from another. I can say that training here as a farang fighter has been nothing but comfortable. Having so many trainers and Thais who all have a distinct style and rhythm readily available to train with makes it unnecessary for the farang fighters to ever have to compete for training time. The space and equipment present at Keatkhamtorn is also first-rate. We have two rings which make it quite easy for the gym to also accept female fighters.
Training @ Keatkhamtorn Gym
What really sets this gym apart from other Muay Thai Gyms in Thailand is how much the gym owner (Jakae and his family) try to make the farang fighters comfortable. They insist in taking us out to eat at restaurants with them, offer us transport to anywhere we need to go to (including to and from the airport), and are very proactive in making sure we feel at home here at Keatkhamtorn. Over the course of just a few weeks, all the people involved with Keatkhamtorn evolved from strangers to friends / family. I proud to have trained @ Keatkhamtorn Gym
Location: Keatkhamtorn Gym is located 20 minutes (300 THB) in a taxi north of Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport.
The Gym address: Nawamin Road, Soi 88, Khanna yao.
Contact the owner direct ~ (Jakae) English / Thai
- Mobile Phone
- (Calling from within Thailand) 085-800-8708
- Calling from over seas +66 85-800-8708
- e-mail: jakaa_muaythai@hotmail.com
Keatkhamtorn GYM Location
10/3 Moo 11 Nawamin Rd, Soi 88, Khannayao, Bangkok, 10230
SANDEE MAUY THAI EQUIPMENT IS AVAILABLE @ Keatkhamtorn gym.
If you are FIGHT training ...
You should be on HIGH ALERT for infections.
Common infections caused during Muay Thai training = blisters on the feet, elbows, knees, knuckles, shins, mosquito bites, ingrown toe nails, tooth cavity.
If you fight while your body is fighting an infection, your energy will drain quickly & before the end of the 2nd round you will be drained of energy & S.O.L (Shit Out Of Luck).
The infections in the photo's above went un noticed intill they started to become inflamed & NASTY. 1 - 2 weeks of training can easily be lost while you wait for a simple infection to clear up.
Pay Attention !
In the high humidity of the Tropics a small scratch on the skin can get infected & turn NASTY very quickly. (ANY cut of the skin should be treated with iodine antiseptic, even blisters from running can get nasty quickly if not treated with iodine.
Once an infection sets in, you will need to take oral antibiotics to get rid of it, that will cost you 1 - 2 weeks of low energy & NO training while you wait for the infection to clear.
If you find your self getting fatigued quickly & slow to recover from training then the chances are you will have one or multiple infections some where on your body. Your body devotes a HUGE amount of its energy reserves towards fighting an infections. Your energy levels will drain VERY quickly during training & recovery from exercise will be painfully slow. CHECK your body for any cuts on the skin or early signs of infection.
A simple tooth ache, tooth cavity can have a HUGE drain on your energy levels. Deal with oral issues BEFORE your fight and not leave it in till after the fight.
Apply iodine Antiseptic to ALL cuts & blisters.
Iodine Antiseptic is available at any Pharmacy in Thailand for approx 30 - 40 Thai baht / $1.
If you are training with a Polar heart monitor then you would have noticed an increase in your heart rate by approx 20 bpm above your normal exercising heart rate. Your increased heart rate will be noticeable 1 - 3 days before an infection becomes noticeable to the eye. If your listening to your body then you will detect infections and deal with them before they become a problem.
# Want a heart rate monitor
but unsure which model to buy ?
The basic model F2 is best & most simple to use.
They work well in the water (good for swimming)
Available at most sports shops @ a costs of approx 3000 THB / $100 Australian.
GET the MOST out of your TRAINING .. by training with a heart rate monitor.
Are YOU WORKING HARD or HARDLY working ?.... Training with a heart rate monitor allows you to see how hard your body really is working.
It takes the guess work out of how hard you are training. A POLAR heart rate monitor allows you to see the highs & lows in your training + you can see what is happening when your body is fatigued & run down + it shows you how fast your heart rate recovers between rounds, It takes the guess work out of it.
NEVER used ONE !
Check Out this video on how to use a heart rate monitor for Muaythai Training
