Muay Thai
In Muay Thai, we train a variety of stand up striking techniques! Often known as the "art of eight limbs", Muay Thai, utilises punches and kicks alongside elbows and knees. Fights are scored according to the professional boxing scoring system, with trained referees and doctors, making sure safety is the first concern. Muay Thai sessions take place in our very own gym in Dartmouth Avenue and is taken by our experienced coach Charlie Carter who will take you through your Muay Thai Journey!
Sanda
Sanda, also known as Chinese Boxing, was originally developed by the Chinese military for self-defence, which combines traditional kickboxing with wrestling, takedowns, and kick catches. Although less known in the west, our professional coach, Scott Harris, holds weekly sessions focused on self-defence, fitness and competition.
American Kickboxing
Often considered more of a martial art, American kickboxing takes a different approach to boxing while incorporating flashier kicks. Unlike Muay Thai, kicks to the leg are not allowed. This style can take you from very beginner levels all the way to the top of the University Kickboxing Championship.
Session Times
* Note these sessions are not for freshers week. If you are interested in our taster sessions, check out the 'fresher week' tab.
* Beginner Sessions are for those not yet comfortable with sparring! If you are comfortable sparring then pop along to one of our advanced sessions.
* If you're not sure where to go for a session, checkout out locations here
Monday: Muay Thai Drills
In this session we will focus on Dutch drills and thai pad work. We will focus on drills to develop fitness and improve techinqiue, which can be employed in sparring. Beginner sessions will focus on learning the basic Muay Thai strikes and building confidence!
Tuesday: American Kickboxing Session
Tuesday sessions will run in founders hall and will have a very beginner friendly feel. They will focus on developing American Kickboxing skills alongside building cardio and meeting new people. This is our largest session of the week so come along, bring your friends and meet lots of great people!
Wednesday: Muay Thai Clinch
On Wednesdays we will focus on improving our clinch. This is a critcial part of Muay Thai and is very good for fitness. We will drill clinch technique and work on catches and sweeps. Beginner sessions will focus on the basics of clinch!
Thursday: Muay Thai Sparring
For the advanced session we will focus on sparring. These sparing sessions will be monitored closely by one of our experianced coaches. Anyone looking to test their ego is seriously advised to look elsewhere! For beginners we will continue to work on drills and building your confidence in Muay Thai!
Saturday: Sanda Kickboxing with Scott Harris
This session will focus on Sanda (Chinese) kickboxing which incorporates takedowns into the traditional Muay Thai style! It's taken by our fantastic professional coach, Scott Harris!
Sunday: Strength and Conditioning for Muay Thai
On Fridays we run strength and conditioning sessions on campus. This session will focus on building strength and cardio for Muay Thai! They will be hard but are open to all levels of fitness. If you give it your all then you are more than welcome. BRING WATER!