Best Muay Thai gyms in Chicago

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. Chicago Muay Thai Kickboxing Club

Area: not recorded

Best for: fighters

Jim Glasgow founded the club in 2011. The instructors page gives him more than 30 years in combat sports, training under Wayne Gregory, and more than a dozen Thailand trips. The private-lessons page says the team has coached dozens of national Muay Thai titles and names Glory fighter Ryot Waller and UFC fighter Razak Al-Hassan among his students. General manager Mazen Rimawi's profile lists a 2019 welterweight tournament title and training at Tiger, Dragon and Bangtao. The source file lists $199 a month. This is the deepest Muay Thai staff in the Chicago file. An area is not recorded in the gym file. The Google rating copied from that file is 4.7 from 126 reviews. Published prices in the file are 199/month USD (monthly 199).

Sources: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query_place_id=ChIJj8CIp-XSD4gR2uFkPacR--o; http://www.chicagokickboxingclub.com; https://www.chicagokickboxingclub.com/muay-thai-instructors; https://www.chicagokickboxingclub.com/private-lessons; https://www.chicagokickboxingclub.com/personal-trainers/mazen-rimawi

2. Benjilany striking - Muay Thai - kickboxing & MMA chicago

Area: not recorded

Best for: fighters

Head coach Adil Benjilany is described as having more than 15 years of fighting experience and 10 years of coaching. The gym is a striking room in Ravenswood for Muay Thai, kickboxing and MMA, and the source file shows a perfect rating from 199 reviews, the largest specialist count in the city set. A win-loss record is not published. An area is not recorded in the gym file. The Google rating copied from that file is 5 from 199 reviews. A price is not recorded in the gym file.

Sources: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query_place_id=ChIJc1LMvaTTD4gR4sk_gUeXj9Y; http://www.benjilanystriking.com

3. Viking Muay Thai

Area: not recorded

Best for: beginners

The site describes a non-intimidating Muay Thai and boxing gym for fitness, self-defence or competition, and it names a coach only as Kale, so that name is not expanded. A drop-in of $25 is in the source file, with a perfect rating. It ranks as a specialist beginners' room behind the two gyms with full coaching biographies. An area is not recorded in the gym file. The Google rating copied from that file is 5 from 49 reviews. Published prices in the file are 25/class USD (drop-in 25).

Sources: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query_place_id=ChIJN674_8jTD4gR8gTybGhZtjY; https://www.vikingmuaythai.com

4. Chicago Thai Boxing Academy

Area: not recorded

Best for: beginners

Muay Thai, kickboxing and boxing, with a solid rating and a healthy review count. No coach biography was confirmed in this pass. The name and the style list are specialist, which is why it stays above the general MMA gyms. An area is not recorded in the gym file. The Google rating copied from that file is 4.7 from 92 reviews. A price is not recorded in the gym file.

Sources: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query_place_id=ChIJm-vj3HPMD4gRuXcHKMe1J7M; http://chicagothaiboxingacademy.com

5. Muay Thai Chicago Aiki Training Hall

Area: not recorded

Best for: fitness

The source file lists Muay Thai, kickboxing and MMA, a $150 month, and a high rating. No coach biography was confirmed here. An area is not recorded in the gym file. The Google rating copied from that file is 4.9 from 78 reviews. Published prices in the file are 150/month USD (monthly 150).

Sources: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query_place_id=ChIJAbQDSQLTD4gRwZIXw8dk61Y; https://aikitraininghall.com

6. TDC MMA + Fitness

Area: not recorded

Best for: fitness

Multi-style gym with Muay Thai, jiu-jitsu, MMA, boxing and yoga. The source file lists a $35 drop-in and $185 a month, and a perfect rating from a large review count. No Muay Thai head coach was confirmed in this pass. An area is not recorded in the gym file. The Google rating copied from that file is 5 from 164 reviews. Published prices in the file are 35/class; 185/month USD (drop-in 35; monthly 185).

Sources: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query_place_id=ChIJOSJruEgtDogROJ5XIZsc6TM; http://www.tdcmmaandfitness.com

7. Titan Gym

Area: not recorded

Best for: fitness

Muay Thai, kickboxing and boxing, with a strong rating and a three-figure review count. No coach biography was confirmed here. An area is not recorded in the gym file. The Google rating copied from that file is 4.8 from 107 reviews. A price is not recorded in the gym file.

Sources: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query_place_id=ChIJLZnAtxHSD4gREzrkXJbmS60; https://www.supremetitan.com

8. Project Achilles - Mixed Martial Arts - BJJ - Muay Thai - Self Defense - Concealed Carry Licence - Kid BJJ - Kid Muay Thaï

Area: not recorded

Best for: kids

The long style list includes kids Muay Thai and kids jiu-jitsu as well as adult MMA. The rating is perfect on a moderate review count. No coach biography was confirmed. It is the kids-tagged option in the Chicago file. An area is not recorded in the gym file. The Google rating copied from that file is 5 from 87 reviews. A price is not recorded in the gym file.

Sources: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query_place_id=ChIJ61b2RaxWuSsR-MxaAyd_tzc; https://www.projectachilles.com

9. Hybrid Martial Arts and Fitness

Area: not recorded

Best for: fitness

Muay Thai, boxing and wrestling, with a $25 drop-in and $165 a month in the source file. No coach biography was confirmed. An area is not recorded in the gym file. The Google rating copied from that file is 4.7 from 76 reviews. Published prices in the file are 25/class; 165/month USD (drop-in 25; monthly 165).

Sources: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query_place_id=ChIJp2xMGITND4gRZyOGSVv1oGM; http://hybridmartialartschicago.com

10. Sam Colonna Boxing

Area: not recorded

Best for: fitness

Boxing gym that also lists Muay Thai, with a solid rating and a large review count. No Muay Thai coach was confirmed. It closes the ten as a high-volume striking room rather than a Thai camp. An area is not recorded in the gym file. The Google rating copied from that file is 4.7 from 140 reviews. A price is not recorded in the gym file.

Sources: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query_place_id=ChIJY7bxcvEtDogR51XMU164sos; http://www.samcolonnaboxing.com