Muay Thai, freely translated as Thai-style boxing, is probably the toughest stand up, contact sport in the world today. Muay Thai is a martial art thought to be over 1,000 years old. It evolved from a warrior art to be the national sport of Thailand today. This devastating martial art combines Western style boxing with elbow and knee strikes and a unique method of kicking with maximum power. Muay Thai has a heavy focus on body conditioning. Muay Thai is specifically designed to promote the level of fitness and toughness required for ring competition. Training regimens include many staples of combat sport conditioning such as running, shadowboxing, rope jumping, body weight resistance exercises, medicine ball exercises, abdominal exercises and strength training. Muay Thai has influenced fighting styles around the world from the US to Holland to famous televised Kickboxing promotion such as K-1 and GLORY. Our Muay Thai Kickboxing classes offer a student the opportunity to learn one of the most effective martial arts while getting overall conditioning, fitness and confidence.