Becoming a member

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How do you become a member of the TBA. I heard you can not test for instructor level at the seminars unless you are a member.

[Little Apple]

Go to www.thaiboxing.com and click on "membership" or something like that. You print out the form, fill it in and send it, the fee, and 2 pasport sized picks to the address listed.

Why? Do you want to test for instructorship in the TBA?

[pittbulldog]

On the same thread, does anyone know how to get an app for school membership?

[Little Apple]

In general, just go in and sign up for classes. Does that not make you a member of a school? I'm confused, do you have MT experiance? Are you just looking to start? What school are you looking at, and why don't you ask them how to be a member of their school?

I'm all about answering questions, but I got to say something's odd. What's the scoop dude? Not grumpy here, just curious.

[pittbulldog]

Sorry for the confusion. I'm a TBA apprentice instructor now, I'm looking to get the "school membership" for my school.

[3mptin3ss]

DONT SELL OUT!!!!!!!!

[Garland]

DONT SELL OUT!!!!!!!!

It's not a meatter of purchasing anything with the TBA...trust me, even a student level means that you have to know what you're doing inside and out, know a good portion of the cultural background and history, and be able to show that you want it as two instructors take turns beating the living hell out of you while you do pad work (with a quota of kicks and knees in a 3 minute round...and if they don't feel solid or acceptable to the instructor...they don't count them) after doing hellish callisthenics.

The TBA is VERY hardcore. I love the TBA.

Adjarn Chai is the coolest...for real, that man is definitely something, a legend in the martial arts, an honest and very open guy, and a bit of a comedian, prankster, and storyteller. He has a bunch of entertaining tricks and stories when he's not showing muay thai...ask him about Woodstock, or the Dallas Cowboys...or when he took a team of American fighters to Mexico...the list goes on and on...ask him about teaching Krabbi Krabong to Guro Inosanto and the roof block accident ...or ask him or Erik Paulson...(I've heard both sides of the story) about having a chance meeting on a plane, with Adjarn sending Sensei Paulson drinks from first class....very funny story.

I have been very lucky in the past to have been able to sit down and dine with him when he's been in for seminars, and I can honestly say...the man is probably one of the coolest people I've ever met. I cannot over emphasize that...Chai Sirisute is awesome...and if you ever have any doubts...go to a seminar, and let him hold the pads for you. For as chill and down to earth as he is...he can be very, VERY intimidating...and he can get a bit of a mean streak if things aren't done right.

To sum what I get from his attitude; If everything is done right to the best of everyone's abilities, and so long as everyone is respectful and kind to each other and to him...the whole experience will be an absolute blast.

[3mptin3ss]

If everything is done right to the best of everyone's abilities, and so long as everyone is respectful and kind to each other and to him...the whole experience will be an absolute blast.

i was gonna make a dirty joke here but fear getting banned again lol....


but hey i take your word for it i guess. i just have a problem with "certifications" and whatnot when it comes to training.

[Little Apple]

I'd believe that, there are too many people who shove little pieces of paper in your face to prove they're good, and if you don't have one you're pond scum to them. That's not just martial arts, it's everywhere.

But I have to back Garland up on the TBA, and Ajarn Chai. He's a truely good person, and he strives to make his association a high-quality place that's as free from politics as it can be. He said once that he likes for people to test, because it ensures that MT is held to a standard. It's sort of the man's child here, and he doesn't want to see it go down the toilet.