We recently had the pleasure of hosting a father and his son on a three-week Muay Thai getaway to Thailand.
Nigel is an executive at a tech company, and Jordan is currently in high school in Australia.
What made their visit so special is that Nigel travels extensively for work. It’s not often that he gets to spend quality time with his son, let alone travel together.
Jordan is a brilliant, well-spoken teenager currently in his sophomore year of high school. He plays chess as his hobby; Muay Thai was something he’d never even considered until his father convinced him to try it out. He had heard that Muay Thai would help you strengthen not only your muscles but your mental fortitude as well.
We mentioned earlier that Nigel travels often for work; however, he still manages to stay fit.
During his time with us, he missed only a few training sessions, and for someone in his early 50s, this is quite an accomplishment.
The two spent three weeks with us, and we believe both learned from each other.
Muay Thai Builds and Strengthens Bonds
Over the past two years, since we began hosting fight camps and bringing in customers from around the world of all ethnicities, nationalities, ages, and genders, we’ve noticed something: the bonds formed through training are easy to build and hard to break.
Typically, stress is considered a negative. However, when you put people into a stressful environment they’re not used to, they bond with others who are experiencing the same stress. For many, Muay Thai in the morning and in the afternoon, in the blazing heat of Bangkok, with a language barrier and in a foreign land, is stressful.
The body isn’t used to coping with that level of fatigue.
We’ll rarely have guests who want to be alone and avoid bonding with others during their training.
What we saw Nigel and Jordan do was connect with others and with each other during their time at Khongsittha.
Neither had any prior training before coming to us, and by the end of their three-week program, we could consider them reasonably proficient in Muay Thai.
Practicing with trainers who have over 2000+ combined fights in their careers, you should hope to get better!
In addition to training, Nigel and Jordan completed numerous activities outside the gym. We also took them to see the MBK Fight Night and Lumpinee Stadium.
Overall, Nigel and Jordan said they had a life-changing and incredible three weeks at Khongsittha.
Their time here is aligned precisely with what we hope to do for every guest that steps foot through our gym gates.
Challenging, physically and mentally, yet rewarding. Relationships built that will be remembered for years to come.
A variety of activities to do both around the gym and in the city center. An all-around experience.
We invite all fathers and sons who want to have a great time together and challenge themselves.
