Brettlyn from Australia
December 2009

Brettlyn has hopes of making the 2012 Australian Olympic boxing team. She wanted to give Thai boxing a go and will fight for Rawai in January 2010. She trains at 4510 Boxing gym back home.

Tori from UK
December 2009

Tori lives in Geneva and teaches the Grinberg method. She was looking for a way to learn Thai boxing in a fun and intense environment... and she foung us! She already practices Jiu Jitsu, Krav Maga and Western Boxing.

Lee from Essex, UK
December 2009

Lee trains as a boxer back home. He's visiting Rawai camp for three weeks and wants to focus on sparring.

Brad from Australia
December 2009

Brad wanted to come to the brithplace of Muay Thai to learn from the Thais. He has tried others styles of martial arts but always wanted to give Thai boxing a go.

Rebecca teaches Kickboxing back home at Croydon Martial Arts and Adam teaches at London Warriors gym. This is their first trip to Thailand and they are staying at the Evason hotel, near the gym, for two weeks.

This is Jody's first time doing Thai boxing. He is staying at Rawai camp for 7 weeks and his goal is to lose weight and improve his fitness (and to spend time with his girlfriend Faith who is also training at Rawai!).

Vitaly is a student back home. He has come to train in the tropics of Phuket.

Robbie has come to train at Rawai Camp to improve his boxing fitness, stamina and to lose weight. Robbie is staying at Rawai for six weeks to train in phuket's famous tropical climate.

Moungos has come to train with the Thais. Back home he goes to Mykonos gym.

Tara and her brother Aidan have come to Rawai Camp to get fit and to lose weight. Tara is a hairdresser and Aidan is a sales manager. They have both lost 16 Kilos so far in two months. They did the detox program and train everyday at the gym. Tara likes to do VIP classes as well.

Jono is staying at Rawai Camp for just under a month. His goals are to get fit, lose weight and learn Muay Thai technique.

Rob is 56 years old. He came to Phuket to lose weight and improve his skills. He trains back home in Budojitsu Gym with his son. He teaches English, drives semi trucks and is an escort at all the major concerts in Sydney. He has worked with U2, Michael Jackson, Madonna, etc, but his favorite concert ever: Jimmy Barnes with Cold Chisel in 1986.

Louise is going to train with us for two weeks. She knows Heidi, another guest from Denmark who trained and fought for Rawai.

This is the first visit to Thailand of Katia and Yevgeni. They are from Israel and have come to the tropics to train, and enjoy the good weather.

Dan from the UK.
December 2009

Dan is going to be training at Rawai for 3 or 4 months. He wants to get fit. He visited Laos prior to coming to Thailand.

This Canadian duo from Montreal is here for 1 month. Sebastien has done some kick-boxing before while Marc-Antoine has no previous experience.

Jordan from England.
December 2009

Jordan trains at Panthainarasingh Muay Thai in Liverpool. He has come to Rawai Camp for 2 weeks of Thai Boxing training.

These Aussies arrived to Thailand from Laos and are staying in Rawai for 4 weeks before going back home. They are staying at Le Piman Resort, near the camp.

Liam from Liverpool, UK.
December 2009

Liam is staying 1 month, or maybe longer. He has no previous experience in MuayThai but is enjoying the training.

Matt is staying at Rawai for one month, training for his fight on December 8th, 2009. It will be his first time fighting Muay Thai. Results will be posted soon.

Richard from the UK.
December 2009

Richard is staying at Rawai Camp for one month. He trains back home at London Fight Factory.

Dub faught for Rawai Muay Thai Camp last year and broke his arm. He has come back toThailand with his brother for more pain...!

Rob and Andrew from Ireland
November 2009

Rob is a tennis coach and has come with Andrew to train Muay Thai in the tropics. They are both very sporty and want to learn Thai boxing Thai style.

Both Magnus and mai have come to work on their fitness at Rawai Camp. Magnus is staying 2 weeks and Mai is staying 1 month.

Annika and Birye from Germany.
November 2009

Annika has 13 amateur fights and is going to fight for Rawai soon. Results posted here. She has come with her friend Birye for one month of training at Rawai Camp.

These English boxers from KO Gym in London have come to train at Rawai Camp in preparation for the IFMA World Championships in Bangkok. Callan will be fighting there on November 27th. Their trainer, Bill Judd, pictured above, was among the first foreigners to come fight in Thailand.

Eric and Alisha from USA.
November 2009

Eric and Alisha crom from California, where they are police officers. They have come to Thailand to improve their fitness. They love fishing and are planning a fishing trip here in Phuket.

This brother-sister duo are from Algeria and they are training at Rawai for 2 weeks. They find Rawai trainers and staff to be really friendly and patient and are already planning a return trip with their friends for next year. After their Phuket holiday is over, Yasmin is heading to Paris and Amin back home.

This London trio has come to Rawai for 10 days of fun in the sun and some training of course. Before coming here they travelled to Koh Phangan for the Full Moon party and to Koh Samui. After Rawai they're headed back home.

Rachel and Alexis from USA.
October 2009

Rachel is from California. She heard about Rawai from a friend who attended the camp a couple of years ago. She's planing to stay two months. Alexis is from New York and does Western boxing. She is a belly dancer as well and plans on staying at Rawai for 6 weeks. She already has a fight scheduled for November 10th. Results will be posted later.

Dominic and Joel from Australia.
October 2009

These Aussie friends are staying at Rawai Camp for 6 weeks, after a month-long trip though Europe. They say the training here is the most intense they have ever had. The trainers are nice people and the surrounding area, especially the beaches are beautiful.

Cara, Scotland & Rachel, Ireland.

Friends Cara and Rachel have come to the tropics to train. Cara is at Rawai for two weeks and Rachel is staying for one month. Cara is a tour manager for a music band. This is the first stop for Rachel on a 6-8 month long tour of the world. She plans on visiting Vietnam, Cambodia, Australia, New Zealand and then onto South America. Have a good journey! Send back some pics.

Aref from Belgium.
October 2009

Aref has come to Rawai to train with Namsaknoi, who he met years ago at Por Pramuk. Aref has his own Muay Thai gym back home in Queensbury Belgium and twice a week he travels to Breda to train at Team Dekkers. Aref has 14 fights, only 1 loss. He plans to lose weight and come back to Rawai in February 2010 and maybe fight as well.

Aaron has had two Muay Thai fights in Canada. He loves watching Thai boxing on cable and especially likes grappling. He wants to say hi to everyone back home at Adrenaline Training Center.

Chris from Scotland.
October 2009

This is Chris' third visit to Rawai Camp. He quit his job back home and will be staying 14 months in Phuket, fighting for Rawai Muay Thai. He's fighting on October 30 and the result and video will be posted in the fight results page.

Rania is from Sydney and she has come to the tropics to train for 6 weeks. Her brother is an instructor of Tae Kwon Do and she trains at Elite Martial Arts. She wants to improve her fitness.

Trisha from Dublin, Ireland.
October 2009

This is Trisha's second visit to Rawai Muay Thai Camp. This time she is staying a total of 8 months. She is glad to see the fighters and trainers again, and of course, she wants to fight.

Alex just finished university and is in his gap year. He wanted tot ry something new. He found us through our website and came to train in the tropics for 1 week.

Dan from Brisbane, Australia.
October 2009

Dan is staying at Rawai for 2 weeks. He trains back home at Goodlife gym. He found us through the website and liked the new students section and now he's in it!

Hayley is a Chemistry teacher in a College in Melbourne. She's been at Rawai for 3 weeks on an "active holiday" to get fit.

Andy Wong from Hong Kong.
October 2009

Andi Wong is fight training for 10 days at Rawai Camp. His first fight was back in 1986. He is 47 years old and has 50 fights. He is fighting again on October 20th. He has a gym in Hong Kong. He is also a well known referee. He appeared in the Contender Asia.

Jordan and Monique are staying at Rawai Camp for 2 months. They have opened a gym back home, Bushido Muay Thai (website still under construction) and have about 20 students. They also take in underpriviledged kids and teach them Thai boxing.

Anabel and Armiche from Spain.
October 2009

Armiche has come to Rawai muaythai five times! He is one of our very first students. He has seen how the gym has grown over the years. He owns a bar in the Canary Islands and trains at Kaewsamrith Las Palmas de Gran Canarias. He has 13 fights and is considering fighting again before he leaves.

Joanne has never boxed before but decided to come to Thailand to give it a go. She will be staying at Rawai for 2 months. Her background is in soccer but Tuk thinks she is strong enough and can quickly get the hang of it so he's trying to convice her to fight...we'll see.

Jake from Vancouver, Canada
September 2009

Jake has been touring around the world for the past 8 months. He is staying a week at Rawai to "detox" before heading back home. He met one of our previous students, Paul, in Bangkok and that's how he heard about us.

Amar and Muzzi both attend the pretigious London School of Economics. Amar studies Math and Economics while Muzzy is studying History and International Relations. They have come together to Thailand for 1 month of training. Muzzi has been doing Kickboxing since he was ten years old.

Howard from Hong Kong.
September 2009

Howard found us through the website. He has come to Rawai to train and lose weight. he wants to have a six pack. He's here for two weeks.

Adam is going to train with us for 2 months. He has a background in Kung Fu and has come to Thailand to get fit, lose some weight and try a new style of fighting.

Alex from Midlands, UK.
September 2009

Alex is studying Computer Science at the University in New Castle. He's staying at Rawai Muay Thai Camp for 2 weeks. He heard about us from a friend. Alex has a black tag in Tae Kwon Do.

Fern is staying at Rawai for 2 weeks to improve her fitness. When she returns home she will be doing a personal trainer course.

Mike has a background in Judo and Capoeira. He just graduated from college, studying politics and when he heads back to the States he will be going to Washington, D.C. But before that he wants to stay at Rawai Camp for one month to test and to challenge himself.

Marc is staying at Rawai Camp for 5 weeks. His friend Bob McVerry recommended us to him. Marc did the detox program and lost 6.5 Kilos and now is training everyday. When he returns home he'll be starting a Public Administration graqduate program.

Bryden, Thailand & Scotland.
August 2009

Bryden is half Thai and half Scottish. He speaks perfect Thai (I'm jealous!). He's staying at Rawai Camp for 6 weeks and it's his first time training Thai boxing. He found us through the internet. Bryden studies film.

Jimmy is a sheep farmer back home. He is staying 1 month at Rawai Muay Thai camp. Watch the video of his fun fight at the gym.

Gary is staying 2 - 3 months at the camp. He is an electrician and works in oil and gas plants back home. he's here to get away from work for a while, to relax and get fit. Watch the video of his fun fight at the gym.

James will be staying at Rawai Camp for 6 weeks. It's his first time and he heard about u s through his friends. He studies oceanography at university back home and will graduate next year.

James is planning to stay in Rawai Camp for 3 to 6 months. Back home he trains at Dip Muay Thai. He wants to train "hard core" and fight as often as he can. Ask and you shall receive. James' first fight is scheduled for August 31, 2009 in Koh Pang Ngan Island.

Chris is on holiday for 2 weeks. it's his first time in Thailand and the first time he trains Muay Thai. He heard about Rawai from his friend Joey.

Chris and Joey

This is Joey's third time in Rawai. He's here with his friend Chris. They are both staying 2 weeks.

Brian, is from Toronto and he is staying for 4 weeks at Rawai. He’s here to improve his personal fitness. He taught English as a foreign language in Seoul with his friend Alex.

Alex is also Canadian. He will be staying for 4 weeks as well. It's his first time doing Muay Thai but has always had a dream of attending a boot camp. He heard about us from a friend in Seoul. Alex taught ESL in Korea.

Alexa is a personal trainer in Hong Kong, working out of Jab MMA. This is her second visit to Rawai Camp. This time she came with some friends: Graham and Samrat. Two more joined the group but are not pictured above: Justine and Lisa.

Joury is from Breda, Holland and trained for one month at Rawai. It’s his second visit. He fought on August 16 and is planning to come back. Joury Studies economics at university and paints as well.

Ben is staying at Rawai for a month. His goals are to lose weight and to improve his fitness. He left back home his wife with 4 children and one exchange student! Who is getting the harder workout I wonder? Pictured above is Ben on his first day and on his last day at Rawai.

John is 44 years old. He is a teacher living in Dubai. He's staying in Rawai for 2 1/2 weeks, doing the detox and training at the gym. He lost 5.7 Kilos and is here to improve his fitness.

Nathan's friend found us online and organized a trip here with Nathan and pulled out, so Nathan is his on his own. He will be staying at Rawai for one month and going onto Singapore and Malaysia, where he grew up, and then heading back to England.

Joachim trained at Fairtex in Pattaya two years ago. He says thaqt the training at Rawai is way more intense... yeah! He's been doing Thai boxing for five years and has three fights.

This is Michael's second visit to Rawai gym. He has fought 6 times (once for Rawai). He trains with Andrew Berridge at Boxing Works. He's currently training both regular sessions and extra VIP lessons every morning with Ronee in preparation for his 7th fight. Update: Michael won his fight by point decision after 5 rounds. Watch the fight.

Naomi is a personal trainer. You can visit her website Girls in Gloves. Her sister, Hannah is a finance recruiter. They are staying at the camp for two weeks but are planning to return next year.

Ray, Matthew and Paul

Ray comes from New Zealand but lives in Australia. He has come to Rawai Camp to stop smoking, dringking and lose weight. Matthew is from Perth, Australia and is staying 2 1/2 months at the camp. Paul is from North Hampton and is staying for 3 1/2 weeks. He has 4 MMA fights and is looking to improve his Muay Thai skills.

Quentin is six years old and trains 1 hour everyday with Buoy. He lives next to the gym. His grandmother first came to Phuket 35 years ago. Now his family comes to Phuket every year.

Dennis is here for one month. He has come to Rawai before. He just fought in patong Stadium. Watch the fight. His girlfriend Minh came to visit for a couple of days and is headed to Vietnam to visit friends and family.

Yasu is from japan but lives in Phuket. He is training for one month. His goal is to fight at the end of the month. It would be his very first Muay Thai fight.