Muay Thai Glasgow

For beginners, Keep On Pushing in Polmadie is the most structured start, with a foundation course before you join mixed classes. For fight team training, Deachkalek in Drumchapel is the home of ONE Championship champion Nico Carrillo. Glasgow Thai Boxing Academy in Clydebank is the traditional club with the longest track record, and Tulach Ard, Inferno and M-MAG are solid options on the south and north east sides. The best one is the one you can reach several times a week.

Yes, and better than its size suggests. Glasgow is the centre of Scottish muay thai, with the country's best known fighter, its longest running promotion in Power of Scotland and a handful of dedicated Thai boxing gyms plus several mixed gyms with proper muay thai classes. It is not London, so you will not find dozens of options, but the coaching at the main gyms is experienced and welcoming.

Nico Carrillo fights out of Deachkalek Muay Thai Academy in Drumchapel, coached by JP Gallacher. He started muay thai as a fifteen year old at Glasgow Thai Boxing Academy in Clydebank. Both gyms take beginners, though Deachkalek keeps a low profile online, so message them on Instagram before visiting.

Yes. Keep On Pushing runs a mandatory foundation course so nobody is thrown into sparring, Iron Skull offers a two week trial and a beginner course, and clubs like Glasgow Thai Boxing Academy, Tulach Ard and Inferno put beginners and fighters in the same room with coaches who adjust to each person. Tell the gym you are new and they will slow things down.

Keep On Pushing runs a dedicated women's only class, and its reviews from women describe it as one of the more comfortable fight gyms in the city to walk into. Muay Thai For All in Hillington also lists a ladies only session. Elsewhere women train in the mixed classes, which are generally friendly, but ask if you prefer a separate session.

Several. Keep On Pushing has separate kids classes, M-MAG in Kirkintilloch has one of the strongest junior programmes in the area, Iron Skull runs kids, juniors and teens classes, Tulach Ard takes children from six, and Glasgow Thai Boxing Academy and Inferno both have families training together. Deachkalek has run a Saturday morning kids class.

Both. Keep On Pushing, Glasgow Thai Boxing Academy, Deachkalek, Tulach Ard, Inferno, M-MAG and New Era are muay thai or Thai boxing gyms. The Griphouse is an MMA gym with muay thai classes, Everyday Athlete is a CrossFit and muay thai gym, and Iron Skull is a Krav Maga and kettlebell gym that teaches muay thai too. Each listing says which it is.

Most Glasgow gyms do not publish prices online, and several use trials or short beginner courses as the way in rather than a drop in rate. Expect to message or call for current membership and class prices, and ask about pay as you go if you only want to train occasionally. Prices are generally lower than London.

Usually, but ask first. The gyms are small and class times are mostly evenings, with some Saturday sessions, so turning up unannounced can mean a locked door. BoxFit in the city centre and Everyday Athlete in Port Dundas are the easiest to reach without a car. Bring gloves and shin guards if you have them.

They are spread out. The city centre has BoxFit and Iron Skull, the north has Everyday Athlete, the Griphouse and Deachkalek, the south has Keep On Pushing, Tulach Ard and Inferno, and the outer towns have Glasgow Thai Boxing Academy in Clydebank, M-MAG in Kirkintilloch, New Era in Bishopbriggs and EK Fight Gym in East Kilbride. Pick by travel time.

Yes. Scotland has an active amateur and professional circuit, with Power of Scotland running shows for two decades and events like the Clydebank Blitz promoted from within the Glasgow gyms. Deachkalek, Glasgow Thai Boxing Academy, Tulach Ard, M-MAG and Inferno all have fighters, so make your goal clear and ask about the fighters' class.

It depends on the gym and the partner. Beginner focused gyms like Keep On Pushing keep sparring out of the foundation course entirely, and reviewers at Iron Skull describe it as controlled. Fight team gyms will spar harder, but good coaches protect new people. Say you are new and want to go light, and pair with someone your size.