Sinbi Taewoong
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Sinbi Taewoong previously known as Tho. Padak Wanchalerm , is a Muay Thai
kickboxer from Thailand. He was KOMA champion in 2005 and a highly ranked fighter at Bangkok's Lumpinee and Rajadamnern
stadiums.
in southern Thailand, Sinbi grew up with two brothers. His father was a rice grower, and his mother worked for a fruit tree farmer. His father started training him and his brothers in Muay Thai at home, when Sinbi was nine years old. He had his first fight at that age. At the age of 13, Sinbi left his home and moved to Bangkok with a friend to live and train in the Loog-tap-agat Gym. While training there, he also went to school, finishing high school at the age of 19. After that he studied sports science in college and graduated at 24. During this time Sinbi trained at the same gym and fought over 100 fights in Bangkok. He fought in the famous and prestigious Lumpinee and Rajadamnern Stadium
. At the age of 25, Sinbi went to live and work in Korea for six months as a Muay Thai trainer and he fought for Taewoong Muay Thai Gym in Seoul. He then moved to Phuket
, Thailand
to work at Rawai Muay Thai, a gym belonging to his friend Tuk, whom he had met while training in Bangkok. Since he was training a large number of foreign Muay Thai students, Sinbi started learning English.
In 2005 Sinbi went to England for one month to fight and to teach Muay Thai in Birmingham, at Trojan Gym. That year, he also won the KOMA event in Korea. In 2006 Sinbi participated in a fight in Sydney, Australia, as well as that year's KOMA event in Seoul, Korea. In 2006 and 2007, he took part in three K-1 sponsored fights in Korea, winning two and losing one. He opened his own Muay Thai facility, Camp Sinbi Muay Thai, in Phuket, Thailand in January 2007.
Muay Thai
Muay Thai is a combat sport from Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. It is similar to other Indochinese kickboxing systems, namely pradal serey from Cambodia, tomoi from Malaysia, lethwei from Myanmar and muay Lao from Laos...
kickboxer from Thailand. He was KOMA champion in 2005 and a highly ranked fighter at Bangkok's Lumpinee and Rajadamnern
Rajadamnern Stadium
Rajadamnern Boxing Stadium or, in Thai, Sanam Muay Rajadamnern , is an indoor sporting arena located in Bangkok, Thailand. Along with Lumpinee Stadium, the Rajadamnern is one of the two main stadiums for modern Muay Thai...
stadiums.
Biography
Born in Songkhla ProvinceSongkhla Province
Songkhla is one of the southern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Satun, Phatthalung, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Pattani and Yala. To the south it borders Kedah and Perlis of Malaysia....
in southern Thailand, Sinbi grew up with two brothers. His father was a rice grower, and his mother worked for a fruit tree farmer. His father started training him and his brothers in Muay Thai at home, when Sinbi was nine years old. He had his first fight at that age. At the age of 13, Sinbi left his home and moved to Bangkok with a friend to live and train in the Loog-tap-agat Gym. While training there, he also went to school, finishing high school at the age of 19. After that he studied sports science in college and graduated at 24. During this time Sinbi trained at the same gym and fought over 100 fights in Bangkok. He fought in the famous and prestigious Lumpinee and Rajadamnern Stadium
Rajadamnern Stadium
Rajadamnern Boxing Stadium or, in Thai, Sanam Muay Rajadamnern , is an indoor sporting arena located in Bangkok, Thailand. Along with Lumpinee Stadium, the Rajadamnern is one of the two main stadiums for modern Muay Thai...
. At the age of 25, Sinbi went to live and work in Korea for six months as a Muay Thai trainer and he fought for Taewoong Muay Thai Gym in Seoul. He then moved to Phuket
Phuket Province
Phuket , formerly known as Thalang and, in Western sources, Junk Ceylon , is one of the southern provinces of Thailand...
, Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
to work at Rawai Muay Thai, a gym belonging to his friend Tuk, whom he had met while training in Bangkok. Since he was training a large number of foreign Muay Thai students, Sinbi started learning English.
In 2005 Sinbi went to England for one month to fight and to teach Muay Thai in Birmingham, at Trojan Gym. That year, he also won the KOMA event in Korea. In 2006 Sinbi participated in a fight in Sydney, Australia, as well as that year's KOMA event in Seoul, Korea. In 2006 and 2007, he took part in three K-1 sponsored fights in Korea, winning two and losing one. He opened his own Muay Thai facility, Camp Sinbi Muay Thai, in Phuket, Thailand in January 2007.
External links
- Official website of Sinbi Taewoong
- Sinbi Muay Thai Training Camp Thailand, Sinbi Taewoong's gym in Phuket, Thailand
- muaythai2000.com fighter's profile of Sinbi Taewoong in Best Fighter Chart (select YODWANPADED FIGHTS from drop-down list)