Thailand + United Arab Emirates 2018. We escaped the cold Midwestern winter to the respective epicenters of humidity and heat. Thai kickboxing gyms are so intense. A 10k run is a warm up, the trainer is smoking while he holds mitts for you, chili from phad khrapao is wafting into the gym, and there are 8 year olds with broken arms from blocking kicks to their face. I highly discourage you from picking a fight with any Thai 8 year olds.