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**TOD4wDTQ** · 10-09-2007, 08:17 PM

And why do people need a degree to do this?

Smells like just a money spinner to me.

It's easy to get work permits for any country to teach muay thai without a degree if you have a letter from your employer or a sponsor.

I'd much rather learn from someone who has had 200+ fights then just has a piece of paper to their name.

It's a well known fact that great athletes don't necessarily become great coaches and trainers.

In fact many of the best coaches in the world, no matter which sport, had a very modest active career themselves

Not to mention experiences from ordinary schools seems to indicate a teacher need to know more then the actual subject he teachers to be a good teacher.

10-09-2007, 08:17 PM	#2
TOD4wDTQ Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 514 Senior Member	And why do people need a degree to do this? Smells like just a money spinner to me. It's easy to get work permits for any country to teach muay thai without a degree if you have a letter from your employer or a sponsor. I'd much rather learn from someone who has had 200+ fights then just has a piece of paper to their name. It's a well known fact that great athletes don't necessarily become great coaches and trainers. In fact many of the best coaches in the world, no matter which sport, had a very modest active career themselves Not to mention experiences from ordinary schools seems to indicate a teacher need to know more then the actual subject he teachers to be a good teacher.
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