Sorry, I think none of us have heard of him or you'd get a ton of responses already. If that's your only option available, just give it a try and see if you like it.

hmm... I'll try get some info for you about the instructors from my gym... If I couldn't get any info regarding about him, then the best way for you is to try an error. Wouldn't harm right? but of cause the worse part is you learn the wrong stuff... But I doubt so...

i think the big issue for her is that which gym she joins is not exactly up to her, but her parents.

if your parent will, why don't you ask them to go gym-shopping with you. they can see LIVE for themselves what the actual story is and hence be able to make a more informed judgment on how this or that gym is more suitable for you, instead of basing things on assumptions.

hmm... I dun really suggest gym-shopping with our parents. Muaythai to them is equals "Violent" or maybe just my parents. Then they will start to woohooo..... no too violent muz find something not that violent like Yoga and sort. -_-||| anyway, it depends on your parents. Some parents might be different it is up to you to decide.

I dont know man, sometime i think most of the outdoor sport are under the "violent" class football, basketball, netball, baseball,even running around with a hockey stick look threatening I think the word and thoughts of "Muay Thai" would have send alot of parent's eyes wide open without even going on a gym hopping trip. Lately one of my collegue came to me and say her two sec school sons wanted to sign up for muay thai. I was questioned for all the details as if I am the one training them like that
My impression with such club is well...usually they are not serious.. especially when the instructor know the who and who members of the club that are usually well to do or some big shot who enroll themselves or send their beloved son and daughter under their "watchful" eye to take up lesson there.

Hmmm well, it's perfect for her to start, right? Then if she really likes the sport, she will find the means to convince the parents to change the gym. Syndrome, please do come back and let us know how it went!!!!!

Good luck!

yeah, do let us know how it goes.

i've seen some parents turn up with their children at my gym to check us out. i'm sure the checklist is different from parent to parent.

DU got it right when he mentioned other sports can also be deemed as "violent". my mom used to nag at me for playing soccer and rugby, she was the most edgy parent in the universe when i got enlisted in the army and now she nags at me about my going to the gym all the time.

suffice to say, i haven't told her about my foray in muay thai... yet.

like dude, I'M 29!!! gimme a break already!

Ronin, your last sentence sounds like Shaggy, Scooby's best partner. Hahaha.

Nah... like my mom always says no matter how old I am... I'm still her mama's boy... which sometime i'm like :-\ and sometimes I'm like basically, I've no idea... anyway, Syndrome just join the gyms and get a feel on the sports. If your motive is just to sweat it out just join it, unless you wanna fight pro and sort.

thanks everyone for their input. i will try it out there first, at least for the first 8 weeks. my parents might change their minds if i did it for a while first.. anyway i read that article on muay thai and perhaps i could persuade them that it's not just violence and there are strict safety regulations.

and i'm really a navigational idiot. so what's actually the closest gym for me from 6th avenue? i can't even tell myself!

hey, i'm 16 too, not taking o's too. but i'm a dude. (: i study in hwachong so i'm familiar with where you stay i guess. me and my friend will be checking out bxg on youth day i guess. thing is, i play waterpolo for school. we step down only in july so i'll be starting in august. the closest gym to you would probably be RTF. go check out gym listings. they're next to novena square. you can take 171 then take a train down i guess. or muaythaiworkshop is quite near you too. it's at cairnhill CC, near SCGS i think. for me i'm going to check bxg out on monday and maybe i'll make my choice in august. (:

oh and this is from personal experience and it's my own understanding. as for injuries, i've been there done that. torn my ACL in my left leg when i was 9 (lol, loose joints). i dislocated my fingers when i was 14 playing waterpolo against RI. i think muay thai has about the same injury rate as ANY competitive sport. when you play sports like soccer/basketball, you're only concentrating on getting the ball in. you don't keep a conscious effort on what goes on around you and your opponents are all trying to stop you, likewise. note: opponents. so you have more chances of getting hit and sustaining injuries you don't notice till the adrenaline runs out. most good players who are goal hungry and like to cheong (think rooney) sustain many injuries because they only drive for the goal and don't worry so much about anything else. as for muay thai, you are concentrated on hurting your opponent and not getting hurt by him/her. so i guess your awareness of your body's limits are much higher. but muay thai has a higher level of contact, so it's most probably about the same because they even out eventually.

oh i see, thanks (: bxg is pretty far but i do wanna check it out sometime soon! was wondering if it would be ok if i joined you two on monday? not confirmed though, depends on my plans for that day. around what time are you guys going?

i'm not sure. about afternoon. i'll contact you on msn!

lol , the nearest one to bukit timah is HILLTOP ..

bukit batok nature park ...