Our Krus
Meet our Krus (Muay Thai trainers)!
Each of our Muay Thai trainers bring a unique experience to the table while teaching. They all have their own fighting and teaching style, so whether you are after hard Bangkok style pad work, technical pad work, or anything between, you will find what you are looking for at Rittisak Muaythai. Read below and get to know them today.
Kru Chok Rittisak
Owner
250 + Muaythai fights
Former Rajadamnern Stadium Champion at 118lbs and winner of the coveted Golden jacket (seua samart) for 10 consecutive wins. An elusive feat not achieved by many in the golden era of Muaythai, circa 1996.
South Thailand Champion at 118lbs.
Kru Chok has over 30 years experience collectively as a fighter and trainer. He first started training Muaythai at the ripe old age of 8 years old. He went trained for his very first fight with only his brother, a pair of broken pads and a rice bag hanging from a tree, in the backyard of his home in Cha-uat Province, Nakhon Si Thammarat, South Thailand. He then went on to grace the stages at the most prestigious stadiums in Thailand. With a lot of hard work in between of course.
His fighting style is the classical and popular Muay Femur style. Preferring to use defence and counter techniques, as well as, fight IQ to outsmart his opponents. He enjoyed fighting against Muay Khao (knee fighters) and Muay Dern (forward walking fighters), as he felt this style was easy for him to win against. He hated fighting against other Muay Femurs, because in his words, “very headache”, working out how to outsmart them and score. His favourite weapons are teeps and sweeps.
He first started his journey as a Muaythai trainer in Phuket, where he eventually made it into the top 10 best trainers in all of Phuket Province. He has worked as Head Trainer at some well known and reputable gyms in Phuket, before moving to Koh Phangan Island. He has also worked abroad in Australia.
He is suited to all levels of experience. He possesses a very unique style of holding pads. First and foremost, he will make sure that you have solid fundamentals, with a heavy focus on defence, before teaching you his tricky Muay Femur ways. You are guaranteed to level up under his guidance and your defence will be impossible to penetrate. Kru Chok has a mean clinch, teep and sweep game, with a beautiful kick to top it off.
He is a rare gem of a teacher with the English skills to tell you his story. You should really hear it for yourself one day!
Kru Mood
Head Trainer / Active fighter
250 + Muaythai fights
Former professional Bangkok Stadium fighter at Channel 3 Stadium, Rajadamnern Stadium, and Lumpini Stadium
South Thailand Champion at 112lbs.
Kru Mood also began Muaythai young at the age of 8 years old. He quickly started fighting in his home province of Nakhon Si Thammarat, in the South of Thailand. Fun fact, Kru Mood and Kru Chok trained together at the same gym in Bangkok.
His fighting style is Muay Tae (strong kicks) and Muay Femur (technical). He would prefer to fight against Muay Khao (knee) fighters because in his words, “easy to kick”.
Kru Mood is suited to all levels and sizes. He has experience in training Thai stadium fighters, so if you ever do a fight camp under him, he will make sure you are strong and prepared. He also has experience working abroad in Singapore and China.
He has a fast paced Bangkok style way of holding pads. Kru Mood can guarantee to make you sweat, work hard, lose weight and become a lean mean fighting machine.
Most importantly though, he has an infectious smile and laugh, with a happy and friendly demeanour.
Kru Beaw
Trainer
250 + Muaythai fights
Former Rajadamnern Stadium Champion.
Kru Beaw is the younger brother to Kru Aon, and also hails from Northern Thailand. These two grew up to be a powerhouse duo in the world of Muaythai & boxing with many great achievements.
Kru Beaw’s fighting style is Muay Khao (strong knees).
Kru Beaw has extensive experience working in well known gyms in Phuket. He is suited to all levels, and especially if you are a fan of the Muay Khao fighting style, as his pad work is high intensity and simulates this style well. Tall in stature and weighing 75kg makes Kru Beaw an excellent sparring and clinch partner for our taller students too.
The best thing about Krus Beaw? His laugh! You can’t help but laugh too when he gets the giggles.
Kru Man
Trainer / Active Fighter
Kru Man is our formidable south paw Muay Femur fighter who is currently making the transition from Elite Bangkok Stadium Fighter to Muaythai Trainer with us at the age of 28 years old.
Kru Man was born in Chumphon Southern Thailand and began training Muaythai at the age of 7. He then moved to Bangkok with his uncle at the age of 12 to pursue his career in Muaythai. Leaving behind his family who worked as farmers and everything that he knew to live and breathe Muaythai.
This decision and a lot of hard work paid off, because Kru Man rose to the top of the ranks in Bangkok, where he won a special award from the Muaythai Council for never losing a fight for 1 whole year while fighting in Rajadamnern and Lumpini Stadiums (which would equal around 12 fights as he fought monthly).
Another career highlight was winning a million baht ($42,000 AUD) bet fight in Phuket! This is a lot of money in Thailand.
Though still a little bit shy, he is blossoming into an excellent trainer with his Muay Femur flair, and is sure to challenge any seasoned fighter while sparring and clinching. Be prepared to get hit by his left kick a million times, and be swept to the canvas when clinching,
Kru Man is still actively fighting in Bangkok and on TV meaning his managing fight prep alongside working as a trainer. We’re incredibly proud of him and his work ethic.
Fun fact: Kru Man and Kru Nueng are best friends after fighting each other 3 times already.
Kru Nueng
Trainer / Active Fighter
250 + Muaythai Fights
Let us introduce to you our smiling assassin Kru Nueng aka Morrakot (gemstone) and his lengthy list of achievements
1 x Thailand WMC Champion
1 x Lumpini Stadium Champion
1 x Rajadamnern Stadium Champion
1 x Prated Thailand Champion (All of Thailand Champion)
2 x Southern Thailand Champion
Winner of a 300,000 baht bet fight at Lumpini Stadium
Kru Nueng was born in Nakhon Si Thammarat province in Southern Thailand, and was only 9 years old when he started training and fighting Muaythai.
You can say Muaythai was in his blood as his father was also a Muaythai fighter, despite his mother not wanting him to train. Luckily for us he didn’t listen to his mother and went on to have an incredible career.
He has a beautiful and intelligent Muay Khao (knee fighter) style but can adjust according to his opponents. He also has an incredible Wai Kru Ram Muay, which he has been awarded for being the best Wai Kru in Bangkok.
Kru Nueng has a very friendly, fun and humble demeanour, which makes him perfect for our beginner students, females, and children. He is also suitable to all levels, especially if you are someone who is looking for technique correction in sparring and clinching.
He is guaranteed to make you laugh!
Kru Aon
Trainer
110 + Muaythai fights
35 + Western boxing fights
WBA World Boxing Champion, WBU Boxing champion & Paba Boxing champion
Former professional Bangkok Stadium fighter
Hailing originally from Northern Thailand, Kru Aon began his Muaythai career at age 9.
His fighting style is a unique mix of Muay Femur (classical), Muay Mat (strong punches) & Southpaw (left handed). In light of this interesting mix of styles, a famous promoter and gym owner, Niwat Laosuwanwat of The Galaxy Gym in Bangkok, saw that he had talent for western boxing and took him under his wing.
This is where Kru Aon switched to fighting western boxing and became WBA world champion.
Fun fact: Kru Chok and Kru Aon previosuly worked together at a reputable Phuket gym. Kru Aon has also worked abroad in Japan, China and Vietnam,
Due to his wealth of experience, Krus Aon is a well rounded trainer. He has a very friendly and kind hearted demeanour (though a little bit shy at first). He is great at holding pads for all levels, no matter if you are a beginner or fighter.
Kru Tem
Trainer / Active Fighter
