One of the things we are focusing on
here at Team Quest Thailand in Chiang Mai is producing talent from
the ground up. When we began to make plans to open the gym here in
Chiang Mai we discussed all of our options on the direction we wanted
to go for the gym. One of the big questions was, “Do we want to
bring in some really high level fighters or do we want to focus on a
higher level coaching staff that will produce new talent?”
At the end of the day, gyms are
remembered for what fighters they produced, not who is training at
the gym. A good example is Chute Boxe will forever be remembered as a
gym that produced the likes of Wanderlei Silva and Maurico “Shogun”
Rua. Greg Jackson's camp is a gym that is known for taking talent and
just being there to support them. In other words, we feel that
producing talent is what actually contributes to the MMA and Muay
Thai community.
Team Quest has built a track record for
producing home grown talent. To name just a few, Dan Henderson, Randy
Couture, Chael Sonnen, and Matt Lindland. I could literally probably
go on for a page of just names that Team Quest produced. This is
the stuff that people respect at the end of the day. At Team Quest
Thailand we are choosing to build our fighters in the same
traditional system as the original Team Quest has and that is through
a lot of hard work and dedication.
So I guess what I am ultimately trying
to say is that we are working hard on bringing up the new generation
of Muay Thai and MMA fighters here in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Results
aren't instant but they are coming with time. Although we have had
amazing success in our first year with fighters like HongTongLek
winning the Thailand championship belt at Lumpinee Stadium that is
actually not why we brought him in. We brought in HongTongLek because
of his ability to teach and translate techniques to students and new
fighters in the most efficient way.
If you are a young fighter and think
you have what it takes to train with one of the biggest international
Muay Thai and MMA brands in the world. Contact Joel @ tqmma DOT com
to inquire about fighting professional opportunities. Visit our
website at www.tqmmathailand.com for more information about our Thailand MMA and Chiang Mai
Muay Thai training camp.
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