I think you gotta spend more than 4 weeks out there to really benifit from the training. For example, anything from 3 months to a year. Maybe I'm wrong, I noticed that after a month I was only just starting to mould into the training, it takes about 1 week to acclimatise and get over the jet lag, then about another week (or more) to actually get used to training in extreme heat then after that it takes a week or two to fall into the way they train out there... My conditioning was very high when I returned, my skill in kicking improved and my overall clinch techniques improved, knee, elbows all that stuff. Yeah I think it's well worth it, I learn more there in 3 months than I do here in a whole year. I dont know if I actually learn more or its my skill that improves quicker.

The fights in Thailand are different in most areas of Thailand. For example if you go to country fairs up north then you'll see frenetic fights, Mae Sot on particular times of the year and you'll see fights that blow you away in terms of madness, only way to win is by KO!!. The eastern Thais are by far the toughest, know as Buffalo fighting (cant remember the Thai term) for 5 rounds they just go forward and forward no matter what happens. The Northern style is kicking, its very hard training because as you know kicks take a lot of effort... each round you could kick from anyhting to 10-70 kicks (thats including the 10 or 20 they have you bang out at the end of each round)

I can only comment on Northern and North East as I havnt trained in south or central other than once in Sor vorapins in Bangkok where they where more of a boxer style.

Yeah man its well worth it, in my opinion. I think more than a month is needed to fully benifit from the training. I met plenty of guys who trained for two weeks but didnt really learn much other than how they train in Thailand. Then I met foreigners out there for a year, ok they dont move like western boxers but they are sure as hell tough and very conditioned and most of them kick like Thais, move like Thais and fight like Thais.... well it is after all "Thai boxing".

yeah I think its well worth it. Maybe an extra month added.

Just my opinion.