Team Vidákovics Martial Arts Gym ★
English speaking striking gym in Costa Adeje, used to drop-in travelers, covering boxing, K1 and muay thai.
Muay thai in Tenerife is spread across the island, from traditional clubs in the north to English speaking striking gyms near the southern resorts. Most gyms here are multidiscipline, with a few that focus on muay thai.. Find your ideal gym below.
Tenerife has a small but real muay thai scene, though it is not a training destination in the way Thailand is. You will not find dedicated camps or train and stay setups. What you will find is a spread of solid local gyms where you can train muay thai, often alongside kickboxing, K1 or boxing, whether you live here or are visiting for a week.
The gyms split roughly by area. The north and northeast hold most of them, in and around Santa Cruz, La Laguna, La Orotava, La Victoria de Acentejo, Los Realejos and Icod de los Vinos. These tend to be traditional local clubs with a strong team feel. The south has fewer options but they are easier to reach on a holiday, with Costa Adeje and the El Médano area covering the resort side.
Only a couple of gyms keep a clear muay thai focus, such as MuayThai La Victoria in the north and the muay boran rooted Richi Kb Muay Thai in Santa Cruz. Most of the rest are multidiscipline striking or martial arts gyms where muay thai is one option among kickboxing, K1, boxing or even BJJ and MMA. That is worth knowing before you pick, since the amount of pure muay thai content varies.
If you are visiting and want to drop in, the south is the easiest base. Team Vidákovics in Costa Adeje is used to international visitors and teaches in English, and Team Samuel near El Médano also speaks English. In the north the clubs are more local, but reviewers regularly mention being welcomed for a single session while passing through.
English speaking striking gym in Costa Adeje, used to drop-in travelers, covering boxing, K1 and muay thai.
Traditional Muay Thai and Muay Boran gym in central Santa Cruz, run by a long-standing Kru.
Dedicated muay thai club in northern Tenerife, running since 2008 with a coach trained in Thailand.
Welcoming muay thai and kickboxing club in La Orotava, strong on beginners and team feel.
Multidiscipline gym in the north known for K1 and muay thai, now also BJJ, grappling and MMA.
Traditional muay thai and kickboxing club in the north, smaller and respect led.
Boxing led gym in the south also teaching kickboxing and muay thai, with English spoken.
Kickboxing club in Icod de los Vinos, friendly and beginner oriented. Muay thai is not the main focus.
Well equipped muay thai and kickboxing club in Santa Cruz with several class times.
Multidiscipline martial arts club in La Laguna covering kickboxing, boxing, muay thai and functional training.
Yes. Around ten gyms across the island teach muay thai, from traditional clubs in the north to striking gyms near the southern resorts. Most also teach kickboxing or K1, and a few focus on muay thai specifically.
Costa Adeje is the easiest base. Team Vidákovics there teaches boxing, K1 and muay thai in English and is used to drop in visitors. Team Samuel near El Médano also speaks English. Both suit travelers who want to train for a day or a week.
MuayThai La Victoria in the north has run since 2008 with a coach trained in Thailand, and Richi Kb Muay Thai in Santa Cruz is rooted in traditional muay boran. Most other gyms on the island are multidiscipline, where muay thai is one option among several.
Some do. Team Vidákovics in Costa Adeje and Team Samuel in the south are noted by reviewers for teaching in English, which helps if your Spanish is limited. Many northern clubs run mainly in Spanish, though visitors are still made welcome.
No. Tenerife is not a training destination like Thailand, so there are no dedicated camps or train and stay packages. You train at a local gym and arrange your own accommodation, which is easy given the island's tourism.
Yes. Several gyms, such as Unión Nakmuay in La Orotava and Team Samuel in the south, are singled out by reviewers as beginner friendly, with close attention for new students. Many also run kids classes.