FORTHCOMING SEMINARS

From left: Fan Daab (sword fighting) on stage at the 2003 festival; the 18,000-strong crowd are amazed by the martial arts displays; the Buddhai Swan team carrying the Siripat Thai (Drum) leading the final day parade.

INDULGE YOUR SENSES IN THE CULTURE, HERITAGE AND TRADITIONS, THE FOOD AND DRINK, SPORTS AND ART OF THIS AMAZING COUNTRY AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF THE BEAUTIFUL WEST SUSSEX COUNTRYSIDE!

From left: Delegates training at the 2003 Amazing Thailand Camp; Por Kru Samai Messamarn's shrine at Buddhai Swan Institute in Thailand; One of the delegates practising Mai Sawk (wooden armshields) at the 2003 festival

THE SITSIAM CAMP/BUDDHAI SWAN INSTITUTE U.K. WILL BE SETTING UP A TRAINING CAMP DURING THE THREE DAYS OF THE FESTIVAL TEACHING THE THAI MARTIAL ARTS, KRABI KRABONG (THAI WEAPONS) AND MUAY KAACHEURK/MUAY BORAN (TRADITIONAL THAI BOXING. SPECIAL GUEST INSTRUCTORS FROM THE RENOWNED BUDDHAI SWAN INSTITUTE IN THAILAND WILL BE AVAILABLE. THE INSTITUTE'S NAME HAS BECOME SYNONYMOUS WITH EXCELLENCE IN THE FIELDS OF KRABI KRABONG AND MUAY BORAN. THE INSTRUCTORS WILL ALSO BE GIVING DISPLAYS AND EXHIBITIONS OF THE THAI MARTIAL ARTS ALONG WITH THE SITSIAM CAMP INTERNATIONAL/BUDDHAI SWAN INSTITUTE UK DISPLAY TEAM.

Arjarn Werayut Messamarn and Arjarn Isara Messamarn during their 1999 visit to the UK

BESIDES THE MARTIAL ARTS TRAINING AND DISPLAYS THERE WILL ALSO BE SHOWS OF THAI DANCING, THAI MUSIC, THAI SPORTS, KITE FLYING, THAI KARAOKE AND MUCH MORE. THERE WILL BE MANY FOOD STALLS SELLING DELICACIES FROM THE VARIOUS REGIONS OF THAILAND ALSO THAI BEER - SINGHA AND CHANG WILL BE AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE FESTIVAL. AS WELL AS ALL OF THIS THERE WILL BE STALLS WITH EVERY KIND OF WARE FROM THAILAND AVAILABLE - CLOTH, CLOTHING, POTTERY, ARTS AND CRAFTS AND OF COURSE A THAI SUPERMARKET SELLING EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO MAKE YOUR OWN DELICIOUS THAI FOOD AT HOME.

THE FESTIVAL IS BEING HELD TO RAISE MUCH NEEDED FUNDING FOR THE MUDITA TRUST A THAILAND BASED CHARITY FOUNDED IN 1992 WHICH HELPS PREVENT CHILD PROSTITUTION IN THAILAND BY PROVIDING EDUCATION AND WELFARE TO CHILDREN CAUGHT UP IN COMPROMISING CIRCUMSTANCES. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE TRUST CONTACT:

www.thehamiltonarms.co.uk

From left: The team at the 2001 festival; a classic Muay Boran technique; practising at the 2003 festival; the team on stage at the 2003 festival; a classic Krabi Krabong fighting technique

FOR PEOPLE TAKING PART IN THE 3-DAY SEMINAR THERE ARE SEVERAL HOTELS WITHIN A 10-MILE RADIUS OF THE VENUE WHICH DELEGATES MUST BOOK THEMSELVES. (THE CAMP SITE AT THE VENUE IS AVAILABLE ONLY TO PERFORMERS IN THE SHOWS AND STALL HOLDERS)