What is Muay Thai?
Muay Thai or Thai Boxing is the national sport and cultural martial art of Thailand. It was developed several hundreds of years ago as a form of close-combat that utilizes the entire body as a weapon.
This physical and mental discipline which includes combat on shins is known as “the art of eight limbs” because it is characterized by the combined use of fists, elbows, knees, shins, being associated with a good physical preparation that makes a full-contact fighter very efficient.
What is Western Boxing?
Boxing can be defined as the sport or practice of fighting with the fists, especially with padded gloves in a roped square ring according to prescribed rules.
While people have fought in hand-to-hand combat since before the dawn of history, the origin of boxing as an organized sport may be its acceptance by the ancient Greeks as an Olympic game in BC 688. Boxing evolved from 16th- and 18th-century prizefights, largely in Great Britain, to the forerunner of modern boxing in the mid-19th century with the 1867 introduction of the Marquess of Queensberry Rules.
What We Do
Opened since May 2012 and have gladly been helping the Mar Vista community for over 12 years, The Thai Boxing Institute is West LA’s only Muay Thai focused gym.
Since its opening, the Thai Boxing Institute has evolved to focus on American boxing as well as an emphasis on sports specific physical training to create a comprehensive striking program to help train both fitness enthusiasts as well as those interested in competitive training.
Led by six time amateur Thai Boxing champion, head coach and owner, Victor Acosta.
Coach Victor is a highly qualified Muay Thai instructor, receiving his instructing certificate from the oldest traditional Muay Thai school in the country: The Muay Thai Academy (MTA) of North Hollywood, with over 20 years of competitive Muay Thai training as well as over 15 years of professional coaching experiences ranging from casual fitness and sports enthusiast to competitive amateur athletes.
Staffed by a highly trained and qualified team of coaches and backed by a welcoming and cohesive community, the Thai Boxing Institute aims to help you reach any goals you may have through the art of Muay Thai and science of fitness training.
Our Process
At The Thai Boxing Institute you’ll learn Muay Thai boxing, the art of the 8 limbs and one of the most effective, versatile stand-up arts and fight sports in the history of martial arts.
Your average lesson will consist of you warming up, learning and practicing technique, pad work and cool downs. Also included in the lesson is a great emphasis on correct form, execution, conditioning, ring strategy (if necessary) and more. A session of Muay Thai not only has a high caloric expenditure; it’s also a great way to tone your body and relieve stress. it’s high energy but suitable and enjoyable by all levels.
What makes The Thai Boxing Institute different from other Muay Thai West Los Angeles and MMA gyms are the comfortable class sizes and the one on one attention.
We recognize that consistency is the most important part of any training regiment and we strive to be able to facilitate your needs to reach your goals.
Where other martial arts schools try to cram their students onto every inch of mat and gym space available; the limited class sizes allows the coach to work and focus more closely on the pupils rather than letting them get lost in the crowd.
We provide a friendly, fun and warm environment where we all give great hard work and dedication into every class.
The coaching methods and teaching are sensible and realistic in a way that is based on practical and tried method, rather than theoretical considerations.
The training programs makes use of a monthly curriculum which allows for a variety of techniques which keep the classes fun and exciting.
With the full use of curriculum, classes are unique to insure that the workouts are always changing, keeping you engaged and interested.
Every technique is presented in a simplistic manner with proper care so that no one is left behind and no one is excluded, regardless of experience.
Aside from the technical training classes of partnered pad work, The Thai Boxing Institutes offers sparring classes and clinch wrestling classes where members may practice their techniques against fellow members in a safe, cohesive manner.
All contact classes are by choice.
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