Best Muay Thai gyms in Nottingham

Methodology

These ranks are an editorial selection from the Muay Thai Atlas gym file for this city. They are not a mathematical index and they are not a fresh scrape of Google. Every gym below appears in that file. Gyms outside the file were not added.

The same weights were used in every city:

• Muay Thai specialism (30). A programme built around Muay Thai ranks ahead of a general MMA, boxing, karate or jiu-jitsu school that lists Muay Thai as one class among several.
• Coaching pedigree (25). Named head coaches, Thai krus and documented lineages, taken from a gym website or a reputable article. Coaches who were not named on a page reviewed here are not guessed.
• Fight-team evidence (20). Titles, stadiums and results only where a cited page states them.
• Google rating and review volume (15). Copied from the source gym file, last verified 2026-09-28. They were not re-measured for this article.
• Beginner access and published price (10). Kids or beginner classes, and any price printed in the gym file or on a cited page.

A high review count does not by itself outrank a specialist gym with a documented coach. Where a city has fewer than ten gyms with a credible public footprint, the list is shorter.

1. Dynamic Combat Kickboxing & Martial Arts Academy

Area: Kirkby in Ashfield Urban District;Sutton in Ashfield Urban District

Best for: fitness

Head coach Gabor V. Szabo's page says he is a Hungarian kickboxing black belt and a former professional MMA fighter, with more than 30 years in the sports, and that he teaches from age 5. The club mixes Muay Thai with MMA, boxing and wrestling rather than teaching Muay Thai alone. It is the only Nottingham gym in this pass with a named head coach and a public rating. The gym file places it in Kirkby in Ashfield Urban District;Sutton in Ashfield Urban District. The Google rating copied from that file is 5 from 38 reviews. A price is not recorded in the gym file.

Sources: https://dynamiccombatsquad.co.uk; https://dckickboxing.martialartsuk.org/

2. Spirit Dojo Legacy

Area: Bakersfield

Best for: fitness

Bakersfield gym listed as Muay Thai, kickboxing, Brazilian jiu-jitsu and MMA, with a high rating on a small review count. A head-coach biography was not confirmed on a page opened for this ranking, so no fighter is attached to the gym here. The gym file places it in Bakersfield. The Google rating copied from that file is 4.9 from 29 reviews. A price is not recorded in the gym file.

Sources: https://www.spiritdojolegacy.co.uk

3. Kickfit Martial Arts Nottingham

Area: St Ann's

Best for: beginners

St Ann's club listed as Muay Thai, kickboxing and boxing, with a website and a modest review count. No coach biography was confirmed in this pass. It is a striking-first listing rather than a fight team. The gym file places it in St Ann's. The Google rating copied from that file is 4.7 from 21 reviews. A price is not recorded in the gym file.

Sources: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query_place_id=ChIJCSJgXNPDeUgRVmdZj9ditag; https://www.kick-fit.co.uk

4. Long Eaton Kickboxing

Area: Long Eaton

Best for: kids

The source file gives a perfect rating without a review count, and lists Muay Thai, kickboxing and boxing, with a Northstar Martial Arts website. No coach biography was confirmed here. The gym file places it in Long Eaton. The Google rating copied from that file is 5. A review count is not recorded. A price is not recorded in the gym file.

Sources: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query_place_id=ChIJt8oSMenoeUgRtTXuY34sz7E; http://www.northstarmartialarts.co.uk

5. 4th Dimension MMA Nottingham

Area: Long Eaton

Best for: fitness

Long Eaton MMA gym. The source file lists Muay Thai, MMA and boxing and a high rating without a review count. No coach biography was confirmed. Muay Thai 8 was left off because the source file shows a 1.3 rating, and Lukchay Muay Thai has no rating and no website in the file. The gym file places it in Long Eaton. The Google rating copied from that file is 4.9. A review count is not recorded. A price is not recorded in the gym file.

Sources: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query_place_id=ChIJc5sfr8noeUgRO6amW5p70HI; http://www.4thdimensionmma.com