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01 · The practice

Muay Thai.

Thai pad work, clinch, and conditioning with credentialed trainers. Built for the curious beginner and the serious returnee alike.

Muay Thai pad training session at Elevate Khao Yai

The work

EIGHT LIMBS. ONE FOCUS.

Muay Thai at Elevate isn't a gym class with Thai music. It's the real article — daily one-on-one or pairs work with trainers who've spent decades in the ring and at camp.

Sessions move through skipping, shadow, technique, pad work, clinch, and conditioning. Volume and intensity scale to your level, not a curriculum. First-timers learn stance and balance; returning fighters drill the gaps in their game.

Mornings are when the body wants to work and the air is cooling. Evenings are when the ring fills with the day's lessons. Most guests do both.

A day, roughly

TYPICAL TRAINING DAY.

  1. 06:30

    Skip + Shadow

    Twenty minutes to wake up the system. Outdoors on the deck when it's dry.

  2. 07:00

    Technique

    Round-by-round work on a single technique — long teep, lead kick, southpaw shift.

  3. 07:45

    Pads + Bag

    Five-round pad work, trainer-led. Two rounds heavy bag, intervals.

  4. 09:00

    Mobility + Recovery

    Sauna, cold plunge, mobility flow. The training only works if recovery works.

  5. 17:00

    Clinch

    Knees, elbows, off-balancing. The chess match of the sport.

  6. 18:00

    Sparring (optional)

    Light technical only — your call, never required.

What's included

Everything you need. Nothing you don't.

  • 01Daily one-on-one Muay Thai instruction
  • 02Pads, gloves, wraps, shin guards — all provided
  • 03Video review on request
  • 04Conditioning programming around your sessions
  • 05Mobility & recovery sessions in the loop
  • 06Performance nutrition built around training load

Begin

Build a week around Muay Thai.

Mix it with the other disciplines, or make it the centre of your stay. James shapes the week around you.

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