A typical Muay Thai session with Monsoon Gym will be catered to your level of skills and what you would like to gain from the sport. If you are a beginner, we will ask that you do some sort of a warm-up for about 10 minutes. Whether it is skipping on the mats or going into the gym to use the cardio equipment, we want to muscles to get heated up and for our guys to get a sweat on to decrease the risk of injury or muscle pain after the session.
If you are a seasoned Nak Muay (student), we will ask you to come early and go for a run before starting the skipping.
Next we will wrap your hands and ask you to do a few minutes of shadow boxing (for those who are trained), or we will take novice Muay Thai students through some basic offensive strikes and defensive positions. Then we will have everyone alternate between rounds on the bag, rounds with the trainers holding pads and correcting your form, and a rest round. We will usually get through four to five rotations like this.
Most of our classes will then move on to either some clinch training or sparring (for those who are keen). All of our guys love to spar and will be happy to accommodate sparring in every class- regardless of your level. The idea of the sparring and clinch training is to practice what you have learned rather than to show deficiencies. Our trainers simply love to teach their sport and are always respectful of people who are interested in learning.
Towards the end of class, the trainers will put you through a 5-10 minute mini circuit training session just to make sure you have not missed any of the muscle groups along the way. And that is finished off with a 5-10 minute stretching session. Then we do it all over again in the afternoon!
Students are encouraged to listen to their bodies and give themselves a break when they feel they need it. That is, unless they are training for a fight. In that case, the trainers will push beyond what you think you can handle. At Monsoon Gym, as at many authentic Muay Thai gyms in Thailand, our philosophy towards fight training is embodied by the Thai maxim “Train hard. Fight Easy.”