Khao Lak Muay Thai & Muay Boran
Muay Thai camp · Khao Lak
A Thai-owned Muay Thai and Muay Boran training camp at Khuk Khak, a few minutes inland from the beach road.
Muay Thai camp
About Khao Lak Muay Thai & Muay Boran
A Thai-owned camp at Khuk Khak, a few minutes inland from the beach road, teaching both Muay Thai and Muay Boran, the older form that kept the elbows, throws and rituals the stadium rules dropped. Beginners and fighters train side by side in the group classes, 8 to 10 am and 4 to 6 pm, Monday to Saturday: bag work, pad rounds with ex-pro trainers and drills, with sparring optional. A class costs 300 baht and blocks bring it down; private hours are 800 baht. No kit is needed to start, and on Saturday mornings the class moves to the beach opposite La Vela.
As the record has it
Good to know
- Operator
Thai-owned; the trainers are former professional fighters and active fighters.
- What to do
Training on the beach opposite La Vela hotel on Saturday mornings, weather permitting.
Sports and therapeutic massage at the gym (1,000 THB an hour).
- Disciplines
Muay Thai.
Muay Boran, the older form from before gloves and the ring, with its elbows, throws and the wai kru ritual; few camps in the south still teach it.
- Classes
Group classes twice a day, Monday to Saturday, 08:00–10:00 and 16:00–18:00: heavy bag, pad rounds with a trainer, technique and conditioning, sparring optional; one-hour private lessons between and after them.
- Levels
From complete beginners to fighters preparing for a bout, often in the same session.
- Equipment
No kit needed for a first session: the gym has what is needed.
- Best time
The 08:00 class for a first session: the late afternoon is hot and humid.
Khao Lak district
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Stands inKhao Lak district