Hand To Hand Combat School

What the hell are they doing!? That's the question of all people who looking for martial art activity in Chiangmai. It seem they are not professional in martial art because they can not give the cleary answer. There are many types of martial arts eg. Muay Thai, karete, judo etc. They gave the answer that they are teaching self-defense without power.(They are not Muay Thai gym, they are not body combat gym they are not anything else of martial arts gym that we know, WTF! They don't know themselves and can not classify that)

Stay away! Run Run Run Run away from this place

In my experience, Hand to Hand Combat is an excellent way to get an ED visa in Chiang Mai (you need to live in Chiang Mai; they don't operate elsewhere in Thailand).

The earlier review is clearly from a person who:
A. Is unlikely to have ever actually participated in training at Hand to Hand Combat in Chiang Mai (based on the description);
B. Is disgruntled because he did not get a refund and thus feels the need to write a negative review, even dragging in others who have nothing to do with the case (Dr Smith has nothing to do with the issue - why "quote" him? Is that supposed quote even real? Unlikely).

I've had my ED visa through Hand to Hand Combat for almost a year now and have nothing but praise for them. From the very beginning they take care of all paperwork (and there's lots of it in Thailand), so all you have to do is to sign the various documents and show up at requested times. They also clearly state there are *no refunds* under any circumstances right at the start (perhaps they did not yet do that in the case of the previous reviewer, or perhaps they did - but at least they do so now).

The training is two days a week for two hours each time. Plus you can go there at other times if you wish. You don't need to be amazingly fit, just able to spend a few hours doing physical exercises and you get trained in how to defend yourself in various attack situations.

They have a very efficient and friendly team looking after you, advising of upcoming appointments (for example with immigration, for the quarterly visa extension) and making sure everything is always in order in terms of paperwork.

I have nothing but praise for Hand to Hand Combat in Chiang Mai, which I have found to be a great way to obtain my ED visa without having to learn the Thai language. Strongly recommended!

- the hand-to-hand combat school in Chiang Mai, is the ultimate evidence that the Thai educational system miserably failed. In no Western country a school like this would ever be approved and accredited by the government and ministry of education, due to lack of curriculum and service level agreement.

- I had a disastrous experience with them. I was committed and dedicated to learning self-defence and combat fighting. However, the owner and the teachers were not serious about transferring the knowledge and clearly failed to provide proper training and a student's learning progress

- Moreover, the administration is an absolute zero; the secretaries are dumb and don´t know their business and how to deal with the immigration department. I had to do all the paperwork on my own, this not to miss any deadline and to avoid paying penalties at the immigration department.

Warning: the school has no refund policy! Neither did I sign a contract where exactly this is stated nor has the owner ever mentioned that they don't compensate/refund the tuition fees (verbally or in writing), even in an emergency case, I had to return to my country of origin due to a medical case.

"Mr Jongjet Pungsai, the owner of the hand-to-hand combat school understands and knows perfectly well, but he pretends not to and he doesn't want to. It's those unscrupelous business men, who violate Thai law knowing they will never be prosecuted. They destroy and damage our society, our values we stand for and our reputation in the world", statement of Dr. Smith, the owner of Smith Residence, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Evidence:
- Dr. Smith, the owner of Smith Residence, Chiang Mai
- police report, Wat Ket Police station, Chiang Mai
- consulate of Switzerland, Chiang Mai