Muay Thai Gym: Fairtex Muay Thai (Part 1/3)
Reviewed by Dawn DelVecchio
Fairtex Muay Thai Fitness Camps are at the forefront of the trend to use the art as a medium for both martial arts and fitness training. Currently, about 60 per cent of the people (including local Thais) who visit Fairtex are there for non-competitive reasons, including weight loss. Mr Somboon Leelhasuwan (Khun sam), the general manager of the operation, claims that this percentage is actually increasing as more people become aware of the benefits of Muay Thai training for health and fitness. While Fairtex is also home to an impressive stable for fighters, including a number of world class champions, the management has created a training environment that can meet the needs of the growing number of non-competitive practioners. According to Anthony Lin, President and CEO of Fairtex, they want people to enjoy getting in the ring and training on whatever level they are comfortable.
He claims that the face of even non-competitors is changing and they want to meet the needs of this growing segment of the community “ more and more westerners taking up Muay Thai are educated and see their training as part of the overall lifestyle”. In response to this, Fairtex, along with many elite gyms in the USA and Europe are taking martial arts to the new level. “The whole fundamental thing that Fairtex trying to do is to promote the art safely and professionally”. We want to make sure that when people come here, they don’t feel intimidated” says Lin.
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