Joe, a 29-year-old martial arts fanatic, owns and runs the east
coast one, called BXG. www.bxgfitness.com. This is the
best one I can recommend. Joe has had fighting experience in
Thailand before.
A guy called Johnnie (54 years old) runs a muaythai group at Bukit
Batok hill and Farrer Park (the ex-gym for the Singapore boxing
team). He has no official website. Johnnie has had fighting
experience in Thailand before and also trains in some Chinese
Kungfu stuff.
A guy called Zach (just out from NS last year) runs free-lance
classes at the East Cost area under personal training sessions. He
has had fighting experience in Thailand before, but under amatuer
rules only. He has no gym (means no sandbags, boxing ring, etc),
but can train anywhere convenient for you (in your house, outdoors,
etc). He has no website.....and I lost his number (he was a friend
with whom I lost touch since he went to NS). UPDATE 26 JAN 2005: By coincidence, I met Zach
this evening and watched him train. Wah, not bad. He said he was in
Thailand for 3 months. I have his number now, if anyone is
interested. UPDATE 3 FEB 2005:
This information supercedes the outdated information I gave above:
Just found out that Zach has had professional-class fights in
Thailand before (sorry, Zach!). He also has access to a gym
now.
A guy called Alvin (this one I don't know personally, sorry) runs
free-lance classes outdoors. He has no gym. Alvin has also trained
in Thailand before, I think. He has a website but I'm too lazy to
find it.....try a google search.
A 44-year-old lady called Lana teaches muay thai at some community
centre (do a google search). She has no permanent gym and relies on
using thai pads only. I don't believe she's ever fought before, but
surprisingly some of her students turned out not too bad!
A ya-ya guy (late 30's) called Thomas teaches muaythai at some
hotel gym in Orchard Area. This guy is a fake, but is very
charismatic. Even when we go for supper, he talks like a master to
the prata guy....but its all fake. Don't even bother looking for
him. UPDATE 26 JAN 2005: This is
the guy teaching at Revenue House (opposite Novena)...I think its
on the 6th floor.
A guy called Colin, in his 40's (he knows nothing about muaythai -
he's a businessman) used to run a school at east coast, then turf
city, then now I heard he's moved to somewhere at the beach road
side. He has a website. Do a google search for "first muaythai
singapore". The last time I met him was years ago and I don't get
along with him very well.
Kadir's boxing gym (a western boxing gym at the Katong area) also
has some muaythai sometimes. Do a search using google. Never been
there, but I know someone who trains there.
A guy (late 20's) called Darren DeSilva runs a muaythai/MMA school
in the town area on certain nights only. He rents a gym for
training on 1-2 nights a week, I think. The last time I met this
guy was before he even started running a school....so I don't know
how he's doing now. Once again, try doing a search on google.
Um....there must be a few more places, but its lunch time now,
sorry! 