Welcome to Benfleet Muay-Thai
 
Whether you are looking to get fit, learn a martial art or become a fighter, Benfleet Muay-Thai can help you achieve your goal and more. We are dedicated to teaching real Muay-Thai, the science of eight limbs, fists, elbows, knees and feet. The gym prides itself on a no ego atmosphere with fighters training and helping alongside keep-fit practitioners and non-fighters. We have specific classes from beginners to advance male, female and juniors, taught in our full-time Thaiboxing gym.
 
We also have many students of other martial arts come from different clubs in Essex, whether its to cross train,  improve stand up fighting skills or for the fitness and conditioning that Muay-thai brings.  Some of these styles include Karate, Kung fu, Taekwondo, Kickboxing, Boxing, Mma, Traditional Jiu-jitsu, Mixed Martial Arts and Brazillian Jiu-jitsu.
 
 
 

Muay-Thai

The word muay derives from the Sanskrit mavya and Thai comes from the word Tai. Muay Thai is referred to as the "Art of Eight Limbs" or the "Science Of Eight Limbs" because it makes use of punches, kicks, elbows and knee strikes, thus using eight "points of contact", as opposed to "two points" (fists) in Western boxing and "four points" (hands and feet) used in sport-oriented martial arts. A practitioner of Muay Thai is known as a nak muay. Western practitioners are sometimes called nak muay farang meaning foreign boxer. click here for info on Muay-Thai

 

 

 Benefits of training Muay-Thai

  • Proven Martial-Art
  • Self-defence/protect others
  • Confidence/well being
  • Stress relief
  • Strength/stamina/endurance
  • Weight loss
  • Concentration
  • Flexability/agility
  • Determination and will power
  • Social gains
  • Improved circulation and health
  • Become a professional paid fighter
  • Patients and self-control
  • Speed and reactions
  • Meet great friendly people
  • Become part of a real team
  • Discipline
  • Fills the gap in many peoples lives

 

NEW Juniors and Cadets Classes

 

We have always had a strong Junior Team at Benfleet and now it will only get stronger, new for 2012 are four dedicated Junior and Cadets classes.   We have new Juniors coming through the ranks and are always taking on new students.

Classes are £5.00 a session, 6-10yrs are held Mondays and Wednesdays 5pm-6pm, and 11-15yrs 5.30pm-6.30pm+ Tuesdays and Thursdays.

The benifits to Children learning Muay-Thai are obvious to anyone involved in the sport, and we see amazing things every lesson, we urge anyone to come down to the gym and watch or join in on the classes.

Some of the Juniors choose to increase there commitment to training and naturally want to compete in competition locally or internationally and with Muay-Thai Moving into the future olympics this can provide the future athletes.

One of our Juniors has caused excitment around the Globe, being reconized as a top junior contender with a massive future in the sport, he already holds 7 Championship Belts and is only 12 years old, he excells at his school work recieving top grades in all his subjects and Muay-Thai alike. Evan has been training since the age of 6.

( Click here to see him in action)

 

 Muay-Thai has evolved massively over the many centuries, possibly being as old as two millenia, starting out as a powerful tool in defending the country in warfare, to the popular sport it is today. Many of the old styles which varied from north to south have been lost over the centuries. Mae Mai (master techniques) Luk Mai (complimentary techniques) and Kon Muay (defence techniques) still remain. These are a sets of techniques recorded to help preserve the 'Art of Muay-Thai' some have lost their place in the modern day sport arena, but most are widely used to great effect, Muay-thai involves Strikes from all parts of the body. In the ring these are limited to the eight limbs, Fists, Knees, Elbows and feet

click here to see a small selection of these techniques

 

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