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MSA Sitnarong Muay Thai are extremely proud (and pleased) to welcome our newest member to the coaching team, Bree Knitter. She has one hell of a resume, and we feel it’s best she introduces herself. Bree takes Tuesday and Thursday Boxfit, Tuesday night basics and also runs a fight class on Thursdays (replacing the former “open fight training”). She is also available for private lessons so feel free to get in touch to arrange an appointment with her. Read on…
Hello Team Sitnarong! My name is Bree 
I was born and raised in San Diego, California. Sports have always been a big part of my life and I earned a scholarship to Oregon State University to play volleyball while I completed my 4 year degrees. After volleyball, I needed a new endeavor and stumbled upon Muay Thai through Groupon.
I was born and raised in San Diego, California. Sports have always been a big part of my life and I earned a scholarship to Oregon State University to play volleyball while I completed my 4 year degrees. After volleyball, I needed a new endeavor and stumbled upon Muay Thai through Groupon.I was hooked from my first class 10 years ago, started training double days before and after work and wanted to learn to fight. I started my career with an amateur record of 10-1 training under former Lumpinee and Rajadamnern Champion, Bunkerd Faphimai (formerly Bunkerd Fairtex), winning the US Muay Thai Open and Thai Boxing Association National tournaments and representing team USA at IFMA.
I moved to Bangkok to train full-time at the end of 2019, starting at Muay Thai Institute Rangist, moving to Phuket in 2021 where I was a sponsored fighter at Phuket Singha Muay Thai. During my time in Thailand, I held a record of 14-1 professional fights fighting on shows like Superchamp, Muay Hardcore, Lumpinee World Championship, Petchyindee and Thai Fight, reaching the WBC #1 ranking at 63.5kg and fighting for the WBC World Title (split decision loss) in February 2024.
Meet Other Trainers
One of the newer members of the team, Jayden normally takes the Tuesday and Thursday night Woolston Boxfit classes and also the open fight training on a Thursday. But he and his partner have just welcomed their first child so he is taking some extended leave. We wish them both well and are sure we will see him back again sometime soon.
Ajarn (Master) Brett trained directly under Sandy Holt and Grand Master Sken when living in the UK and himself was the British Light heavy weight champion and held several other titles. Head Instructor for MSA Sitnarong Muay Thai Australasia and MSA Sitnarong New Zealand, Brett is the coach of the MSA Sitnarong fight team and takes fighters by appointment only. Recently he was awarded his Masters (Ajarn) certification directly by Grand Master Sken after 30 plus years of loyal service. He ensures the training for the general students and fighters is of a very high standard and his fight training classes are intense. But the results speak for themselves with fighters from the club winning National TBA, National WKBF, National full contact Kyukoshin, South Island WKA and South Island WMC tiles. Ajarn Brett is available for private sessions, please enquire if you think they might be for you.
The first and original student of Ajarn Brett's some 25 years ago, Kru Yai Dougal is the senior Instructor for MSA Sitnarong Christchurch. He has over 30 years martial arts experience and has had the good fortune to travel and train in Thailand under Grand Master Sken and at the legendary Sit Yodtong camp; largely regarded as one of the leading fight camps in Thailand. Kru Yai Dougal holds several advanced coaching qualifications and puts his specialist skills to good use in his classes. Dougal works full time as a personal trainer through his business Knockout Fitness taking clients for weight loss, health and fitness/strength and conditioning plus he also takes private Muay Thai tuition. He takes the Kids Muay Thai class and several of the adults classes at Woolston and Halswell, as well as a few Boxfit classes along the way too! Dougal has also recently been graded by Grand Master Sken and now holds the rank of Red/ Yellow Khan.