What are the DTV Visa classes like for Muay Thai beginners in Thailand?

The lessons I'm getting at Muay Thai Fever Gym are excellent. Mr Boonlai (former 2x lumpini champ) and Kru Nai (northern champion) are the trainers I've worked with most, though I've seen Mr Burklek Pinsinchai (former 2x lumpini champ) trainging others around in the gym as well.

The 2 trainers I've worked with are incredibly humble whilst providing world-class training. (Imagine being trained by Lennox Lewis, Mike Tyson AND Chris Eubank all in the same gym).

Having said that I'm an overweight Biology teacher and my fitness levels were appalling 3 weeks ago. Mr Boonlai gives me lots of extra breaks to catch my breath (He's very considerate) and insists that I go slower to build my endurance slowly. It's working. I haven't yet sparred with anyone and there hasn't been any pushing from anyone for me to do so, for which I'm so grateful. The gym owner has a no tolerance policy for any kind of bullying in the gym, too.

Even though I was huffing and puffing, one of the competitive fighters (Sam) told me after the session that I had done a great job. I felt like I'd just gotten a gold star in school, lol.

If you manage to survive the first day, I guess you are golden ;)

The classes are strict and tiring but you will learn the Thai national sport , The trainers are very proud of their national sport and they are very skilled and they want you to be serious about training .

I went to punch it gym in koh samui as a beginner at 58 yrs old , I paid my daily fee of 400 baht and from day one I was training hard and dripping with sweat but it was great fun and I really enjoyed it but it was also very tiring and hard .

I loved wearing those Muay Thai shorts

Let me give an example of how training is at my gym, Tiger Eye. We have a mixed group of people. 40% of our members are affiliated with the United Nations, these are people who come 3-5 days a week and do a 90 minute session of Muay Thai which consists of a warm up via jumping rope, or partner drill followed by review of a technique, padwork and some exercises.

We also have in house Thai fighters who train twice a day, run in the mornings and fight every few weeks.

It depends on who you are and what your looking to get out of it. No one is going to force you to train and no one is going to treat you like it's boot camp.

It depends what gym you sign up with…

My husband and I are at Fever Muay Thai in Chiang Mai

Currently, they offer a six month group class, one time a week

We however, signed up for twice a week, private classes, and have paid more money. They are marvellous and very accommodating to our needs as we are both older. 

I thought you just paid for a month's course, got the visa, then when you get here you hurt your leg and cancelled the course. I mean isn't EVERYONE getting these visas? 😆😆

You have to live at the gym, wake up at 6am, run 10km, then jump rope for 30min, shadowbox 30min, then 100 roundhouse kicks each leg, then hit pads with a trainer for an hour, ooweee, then spare 3 guys at full power, then do a flying knee on a tiger, thats session 1. Then go eat rice and sleep a few hours. Repeat all that for session 2 in the afternoon. Then go to bed and repeat every day. Pretty simple honestly

you'll be able to find a gym you like and most should do a pretty good job with new foreigners. I'm not familiar if the DTV requires you to go to the school you attend, but I assume you'll have invested some funds to at least start out as a student at an accredited gym.

Fight EVO360 Thailand - Thepprasit Boxing Stadium can talk to Sharon, she's familiar with the dtv and has fully accredited gym.