Welcome to Yak Yai Muay Thai

무에타이하려과 푸켓의 온갖 무에타이 체육관 리뷰를 다 뒤졌는데, 여기가 정말 5점 만점이었던 이유를 알았고, 한국분들의 리뷰가 도움이 많이 됨. 완전 공감합니다. 체험으로 가도 체계적인 그룹 수업에 잘 녹아들 수 있고, 초보자들도 꽤 있기 때문에 미트치고 스파링하는 것에도 큰 문제는 없었어요(저는 복싱 경험이 있어서 수월했지만, 격투 경험이 1도 없는 친구도 문제없이 운동하고 또 하고 싶다고 할 정도였습니다!) 스파링도 안전을 최우선으로 하고 코치들이 많아서 잘 감독해줍니다. 최고최고, Kup kun ka Yak Yai! I will come again!!

Kru Miki is amazing! I’ll come back for sure!!

Bottom line up front: start with this gym. I came to Phuket with zero Muay Thai experience and tried a few gyms before committing to a one-month membership at Singha. That didn’t end up being a great fit, and a few people recommended I check out Yak Yai. I’m glad I did. Yak Yai quickly became my favorite gym in the area. They have the best instructor-to-student ratio of any gym I visited, and they’re easily the cleanest. The floors are mopped at least daily, equipment including the bags are regularly sanitized, and they even have students rinse off before clinch work. That level of hygiene stands out and is extremely important since skin infections will end your training. The coaching is where they really separate themselves. Classes are typically split into three groups: sparring (optional), pad work, and bag work. Most gyms focus all their attention on pad work, but at Yak Yai I received direct coaching during sparring and bag rounds as well, which was extremely valuable as a beginner. I also liked rotating through different instructors during pad rounds. It gave me exposure to different coaching styles and avoided being stuck with one trainer for the entire session. I had heard Yak Yai described as more of a “fitness gym,” which initially kept me away since I was there to actually learn Muay Thai. That turned out to be completely off base. I got the best technical instruction here while also being pushed physically. Instead of the generic 15 minutes of skipping warmup, they create a unique, dynamic style warmup for each class, and keep the intensity high throughout the session. Last thing to add is the equipment here is all in excellent condition. The flooring is flat, the fighting rings have one smooth cover, the bags aren’t cracked, the rental gloves and shin guards are in great condition and clean. This is not normal for all the gyms here. Every gym in Phuket seems to go through phases, so it’s still worth trying a few places to see what fits you best. But if you don’t have time to shop around, Yak Yai is a safe bet. The ownership has clearly put a lot of thought into building a strong program, and I’d confidently recommend it to anyone training in the area. This is the one I’ll come back to again.

I have been involved in Muay Thai most of my life and this is one of the best gyms I have ever trained at. There’s a lot I could say about what makes this such a good gym, but honestly if you’re in the area and wanting to train, just get down there and see for yourself. Super welcoming, positive training environment which emphasises learning and development. The classes tick all of the boxes, covering conditioning, pad work, technique, sparring etc, so you’ll cover all bases. The gym is by far the cleanest I’ve been too, it is immaculate and the whole team are very safety conscious - a very underrated yet super important feature for gyms here in Thailand. And just lastly I have to highlight the Khru’s and the coaching in general which is top tier, they develop you whilst having fun at the same time - which is really why we all do this right?! A special mention to Kwanchai, who is an excellent Khru with a wealth of experience and also just the nicest, most humble person. My only disappointment is not discovering this gym sooner! Thank you to the Yak Yai team and I look forward to coming back many times 🙏🏼

Want to say a big thank you to Kru Noy for all the help during our 1-1 sessions. Very kind and fantastic teacher with over 300 fights and multiple titles fighting against the elite i learned alot from him. if your looking for a place to train Muay Thai Yak Yai ticks every box on the list ✅ This was my favourite gym out of all them on fitness street 10/10