April 16th, 2009

Tiger Muay Thai stops “Shared Equipment” May 1, 2009; Rental Gear Available

Sawasdee TMT Guests,

Tiger Muay Thai and MMA training camp is committed to offering a clean, healthy and safe gym for our guests to train.

Therefore, under advice from Doctors and experts on “community spread bacteria” TMT will no longer offer shared equipment for training for the safety of our guests. This includes sparring gloves, shin pads, and ankle guards.

TMT will be offering rental gear and equipment for short-term guests @ 100 baht day. Equipment will be returned each day and sanitized for re-use.

Guests interested in sparring will need bring their own gear or purchase/ rent 16oz gloves and shin pads. (All sparring sessions require 16oz gloves)

We are sorry for this inconvenience to guests on budget, but the health and safety of our guests comes first at TMT. Those guests not interested in sparring can use whatever weight /oz glove they prefer.

TMT cleans our camp 2 X daily with anti-bacterial soultion and 10:1 water/bleach solution including mats, canvas, rings, gloves, pads, bags and all equipment.

However, we need our guests help to prevent the spread of bacteria infections like staph. Doctors, experts, and recent relevent articles have suggested not allowing shared equipment at gym facilities to prevent spread of bacteria.

We also need guests cooperation in preventing spread of bacteria which 50% of all people carry on their skin. The bacteria only becomes infectious when it finds a way into the bloodstream through open cuts, abrasions, etc.

1. Please shower immediately after training using anti-bacterial soap. (available in TMT office)
2. Do not hang dirty / used shorts, hand-wraps, vests, t-shirts out to dry in sun without soaking and washing with a anti-bacterial solution “Dettol” (available in office and local stores) or a minimum 10:1 water/bleach solution, or have your items laundered daily. Many guests have several pair of shorts, hand-wraps, shirts/ vests/ rash-guards.
3. Please wear a clean pair of hand-wraps, shorts, shirt to every training session.
4. Please clean your equipment daily wiping down with anti-bacterial solution / bleach/water solution.
5. Please cover all open wounds, cuts, bites, etc as this is the first way the bacteria spreads to your system through contact.
6. Please respect other guests and TMT policy on not training if you have staph, ringworm, or other bacteria infection and seek medical attention immediately which can be cured with oral antibiotics and antibiotic creme.
7. Wear sandals in shower, steam rooms, sauna as these are areas where bacteria can be present. Doctors have suggested you can also contract staph from food poisoning. (Be advised to be careful eating from Thai carts and undercooked food)

Please see following links for more information on Staph, MRSA, Ringworm, and other bacteria which have become common in gyms, daycares, health clubs, and even athletic teams, locker rooms, schools, and hospitals.

Learning about staph and prevention
Causes and symptoms
Basic Hygiene for prevention

Too many guests arriving from other camps around Thailand have been spotted arriving with what they believe to be “rash” or “bites” and misdiagnosed by local clinic which end up being diagnosed as staph.

Tiger Muay Thai will refuse guests with a bacteria infection the right to train, and will refuse new guests that have an infection until medically cleared.

April 11th, 2009

Tiger Muay Thai goes 1-1 @ Bangla; Jiraprawat wins tough fight

It was a split evening at Bangla Stadium on the night of April 7, 2009.

Tiger Muay Thai fighters on and Jiraprawat both had tough fights against quality opponents.

Mon lost his decision over five-round on ponts to a fighter from Krabi. Mon used his speed and style to keep the slightly bigger opponent off guard, but suffered his first loss for Tiger Muay Thai.

Jiraprawat faced of against a tough fighter that had the gamblers scrabling half the fight, but in the end, Jiraprawat (Tiher Muay Thai) won the decision over 5-round on points against his opponent from Bangkok.

April 6th, 2009

Tiger Muay Thai Fitness Instructor takes 4th place @ Mr. Thailand Competition

Congratulations to Tiger Muay Thai and MMA training camp Fitness and weight-lifting instructor, Peter, aka, “Thai Hulk” as he takes 4th place in the Mr. Thailand bodybuilding competition held in Chiang Rai, Thailand on April 4-5, 2009.

Peter has spent the last several months training for the competition, cutting weight and defining his body with free-weight training at the gym with guests.

This is the “Thai Hulks” best performance in the Mr. Thailand competition, with the Mr. Asia competition being next

Peter has also competed in Thailand arm wrestling competitions, is a Toyota Strongman, and PBBA competitor.

April 5th, 2009

TMT Guest Joe Ray scores 1st round KO at Patong on April 2, 2009

He had been training hard for his first fight in Thailand and taking on a foreign opponent from another local gym, but after the fighter canceled, Joe accepted a fight against a Muay thai veteran at Patong Stadium on April 2, 2009.

Joe made short work of his opponent, attacking quickly and scoring a 1st round KO.

April 3rd, 2009

UPCOMING TIGER MUAY THAI FIGHTS March 24- April 6, 2009

UPCOMING MUAY THAI FIGHTS

March 24 @ Bangla Stadium

Johnny (Scotland) + Ritt TMT Trainer and fighter

March 27 @ Bangla Stadium

Magnus (Sweden) + Anna (Sweden) + Sonpichai (TMT) + Robert Lek

March 28 @ Beijing China (Art of War 11)

MMA Event

Andreas (Sweden) + Berneung (Thailand) + Marco (Finland) Team MMA Thailand

March 30 @ Patong Stadium

Laura (U.K.) + Chantal (Italy) + Tanwa (TMT) + Mon (TMT)

Special Event: Buakaw Por Pramuk vs Nahmsak Noi

April 2 @ Patong Stadium

Joe (USA) + Claire (Luxemborg)

April 6 @ Patong Stadium

Jordan + John (USA) + Sorn (Thailand)

April 2nd, 2009

Chantel (Tiger Muay thai) defeats Lindsey, earns 2nd World Title Shot

Tiger Muay Thai and MMA training camp fighter, Chantal Ughi, the reigning WPMF, Patong, and bangla Champion defeated Lindsey (rawai) over 5-round at Patong Stadium on the evening of March 30, 2009, Phuket, Thailand.

In the long awaited fight, Lindsey showed up at least two weight divisions above Chantal (10+ kg) for the fight, but Chantal, a real Muay Thai fighter and champion shrugged off the weight disadvantage and used her speed, superior technique, and desire to battle her tough opponent.

After showing her boxing skills and peppering Lindsey in the first round, Chantal landed a clean tip kick to the chest that popped out Lindsey’s mouthpiece. Using her weight advantage, Lindsey leaned on Chantal for most of the fight trying to knee, but poor technique and her size led to her being warned by referee for fouling Chantal with knees to the groin.

In the later rounds, Chantal used her boxing scoring several jabs and uppercuts and her machine-gun clinch outscoring Lindsey 2;1 with knee strikes. Then in the 5th and most important round put Lindsey on the mat with a perfect tip kick and then ended the fight with a flying knee to Lindsey’s chest.

Lindsey drops to an average 5-4 while Chantal moves to 10-0 and will be fighting internationalt for the WMC and IMF World titles and then a sanctioned fight in the WBC and much bigger paydays, including a rematch against King’s Cup opponent Carly (Australia), and several other of the worls top female Muay Thai fighters.

March 31st, 2009

Team MMA Phuket goes 1-1-1 at Art of War 11: Real Deal

Team Tiger Muay Thai and MMA Phuket clawed it’s way to a 1-1-1 mark at Art of War 11: The real deal in Beijing, China on March 28, 2009.

MMA Phuket’s three fighters put on a great event at China’s premier MMA fighting event.  Art Of War 11 : The Real Deal featured a team of Chinese Mixed Martial artists against fighters from around the world including MMA Phuket’s Andreas Hesslebeck, Marko Huusansaari, and Berneung Sakhomsin.

Andreas faced-off against a tough opponent in Chinese fighter, Wu Haotian. The two warriors battled back and forth and looked like Andreas was close to victory near 5-minute mark when he scored 3 foot stomps to the face of Haotian, but the referee seeing the fighters near the ropes (No Cage), moved the action to the center of the ring allowing Haitian to recover and caught Andreas in a rear-naked choke at the 6-minute mark for the win. many thought this was one of the best fights of the night

Marko pulled out an impressive submission wn with a  guillotine choke eight-minutes into the first round against Chinese new comer Liu Guo Quan. Marko cross trained hard for 2-months preparing for the fight with the MMA and Muay Thai programs at Tiger Muay Thai.

The main-event was advertised by rt of War as Muay Thai versus Kung-Fu and Thailand versus China, as Berneung Sakhomsin ( WMC World Muay Thai Champion in only his 2nd MMA fight) went up against one the Chinese best, Chinese Kung-Fu artist Dai Shuang Hai. It was a pitched battle that saw Berneung use his clinch skills in a stand-up fight not even throwing a kick, and not allowing the Chins wrestler to get his ground game going. In the end, after one-10 minute round and one five-minute round, the fight is declared a draw. But you could consider this a win for the rising Thai MMA fighter Berneung as he took on one of China’s best MMA fighters to the distance.

March 27th, 2009

Peter aka “Thai Hulk” competes in Mr. Thailand Contest April 4-5, Chiang Rai

Tiger Muay Thai and and MMA training camp weight-lifting and nutritionist instructor, Peter, aka, “Thai Hulk” will compete in the annual Mr. Thailand Bodybuiling competition to be held in Chiang Rai on April 4-5.

Peter will be gone from Tiger Muay Thai for 5 days for the competition.

He has been training hard the last month with guests lifting and cutting weight to compete at the 70 kg level.

The event is sponsored by Musashi Protein and products and TBBA (Thailand Body Building Association) along with “Thai Body”.

Peter has competed in the event for several years and Mr. Asia and Toyota Strongman Competitions.

Congratulations and Good Luck to the “Hulk”

March 24th, 2009

TMT ready for exciting month of April Events

April is going to be an exciting month for TMT guests.

April is the traditional start of the wet or low season. Wet in two ways. From the monsoon rainy season which is typical short hard showers and then hot humid days or a few straight days of drizzle rain.

April is the Month for Songkran Water Festival (One of the biggest and most fun holidays of the whole year in all of Thailand. Tiger Muay Thai will be closed April 12-13 for Songkran giving our trainers a chance to see their families on this important Thai holiday.
Others will be welcome to join us out front of TMT with water guns, plastic garbage cans filled with ice water or on the road as we travel around Phuket in the TMT 4 X 4 drenching everyone with buckets of ice cold water. For more info see: http://www.phuket.com/festival/songkran.htm

With the change of winds, April is the beginning of Surf season in Phuket. Phuket has lots good beaches for Surfing, board rentals, and the annual competition held in Kata. See: http://www.saltwater-dreaming.com/

April 10-12 is Phuket Bike week as Bikers from all over the world join in the annual Phuket festival with Motorbikes of every kind and design see http://www.phuketbikeweek.com

The coming of low season means less guests at TMT and more one-on-one time for guests training at the camp. TMT has regular guests that show up each year in April -August for daily one-on-one Muay Thai training.

So Welcome to all the guests attending Tiger Muay Thai and MMA training camp this April and low season, it is going to be an exciting month

March 24th, 2009

Sorn and Ritt win at Bangla, Ritt leaves higher weight class opponent bloody mess

Tiger Muay Thai and MMA training camp fighters headlined the fight card at Bangla stadium on March 24th, 2009, Phuket, Thailand.

Going 2-1 as Sorn and Ritt won on points and Jake (Scotland) put up a great fight, but was over-matched by promoter in his first Muay Thai fight.

Ritt put a big cut on his opponent in the 2nd round leaving Petnamchai a bloody for most of the fight.

Ritt took on the veteran Muay Thai fighter two weight classes above him, but used his incredible hands and speed to even the fight.

Sorn, also fought a larger and taller opponent but used his speed to win on points over 5-rounds.