Buddhai Sawan Association of North America (“BSANA”) is a unincorporated organization operating under the auspices of the non-profit corporation Monsoon Society for the Cultural Arts of Southeast Asia (“Monsoon Society”). The mandate of the Monsoon Society is to promote SE Asian cultural arts and, as a sub-organization, BSANA focuses on the promotion of the traditional Thai combat art of krabi krabong as it was originally promulgated at the Buddhai Sawan Institute in Bangkok under Por Khru Samai Mesamarn – Buddhai Sawan Krabi Krabong (“BSKK”).
JOINING
To join as a member, you must be one of:
A STUDENT THAT TRAINS / TRAINED WITH A BSANA INSTRUCTOR
+ RECEIVED A RANK OF WHITE SASH OR GREATER
A RECOGNIZED INSTRUCTOR OF A MEMBER CLUB
AN ALUMNI OF THE BUDDHAI SAWAN INSTITUTE IN THAILAND
COST
Membership is for the calendar year and ends on December 31st.
Renewal invoices are sent in January of the following year.
$25
per year (CAD or USD)
TIERS OF MEMBERSHIP
Resources available to a member will vary depending on their rank in BSANA.
Currently, content is broken down into 3 tiers:
STUDENT
WHITE SASH / GREEN SASH
ADVANCED STUDENT
BLUE SASH / RED SASH
INSTRUCTOR
SILVER SASH / GOLD SASH