Best Muay Thai gyms in Los Angeles

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. Muay Thai Academy of America

Area: North Hollywood

Best for: fighters

North Hollywood academy. Founder Surapuk Jamjuntr, Kru Puk, is described as fighting under the name Vayupal Lookpalabodee with 65 wins, 12 losses and 3 draws, plus a 35-15 boxing record, and as president of the World Muay Thai Council of America. The timetable includes kids and women's Muay Thai, the latter taught by Troy Fisher. The site's claim to be the first Muay Thai gym in the US is the gym's wording, not an independent finding. The published record is why it leads Los Angeles. The gym file places it in North Hollywood. The Google rating copied from that file is 4.9 from 46 reviews. A price is not recorded in the gym file.

Sources: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query_place_id=ChIJ08MZk8mVwoAReD5bkj-8s7c; http://muaythaiacademy.net; https://www.muaythaiacademy.net/

2. NELA Combat Fitness- Muay Thai

Area: not recorded

Best for: fighters

Ed Bilbasoo is named as the coach, with more than 26 years in Muay Thai, time training and fighting in Thailand, and a claim that his students include six UFC champions and multiple Muay Thai champions. The page does not name those champions, so the names are not supplied here. Unlimited training is listed at $250 a month. It is a specialist Muay Thai gym with an explicit competition path. An area is not recorded in the gym file. The Google rating copied from that file is 5 from 198 reviews. A price is not recorded in the gym file.

Sources: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query_place_id=ChIJf-_6mxjFwoARr0HLxT-dURA; http://www.nelacombatfitness.com; https://www.nelacombatfitness.com/

3. The Thai Boxing Institute

Area: not recorded

Best for: beginners

Mar Vista gym opened in 2012. Owner Victor Acosta is described on the about page as a six-time amateur Muay Thai champion with nearly 20 years of training, more than a decade of coaching, and an instructor certificate from the Muay Thai Academy in North Hollywood. The instructors page states a combined sanctioned and unsanctioned Muay Thai record of 20-6-2. The site says it is a learning environment for beginners, recreational students and competitors, with kids, teens and adults, and that contact training is optional. The source file lists a $40 drop-in and a $224 month. An area is not recorded in the gym file. The Google rating copied from that file is 4.9 from 60 reviews. Published prices in the file are 40/class; 224/month USD (drop-in 40; monthly 224).

Sources: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query_place_id=ChIJo_j4wVe6woAReG3S60AI6Mc; https://www.thaiboxinginstitute.net; https://thaiboxinginstitute.net/about/; https://thaiboxinginstitute.net/instructors/

4. Team Mana Muay Thai

Area: not recorded

Best for: beginners

Arts District coaches page names John Cortes, a military veteran with more than five years of coaching, and Phoebe Phan, who came up under a coach listed only as Coach Al. The page frames classes for a first day or for competition. Full biographies and records are thin, but the coaches are named on the gym site. The source file shows a high rating on a modest review count. An area is not recorded in the gym file. The Google rating copied from that file is 4.9 from 77 reviews. A price is not recorded in the gym file.

Sources: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query_place_id=ChIJYWELwAbJwoAR4vpcIh855Xc; https://manahub.framer.website; https://teammanamuaythai.com/coaches

5. Muay Thai Kickboxing Gym (North Hollywood)

Area: North Hollywood

Best for: fitness

The North Hollywood page calls the brand the area's Muay Thai gym, with a free first class, a Little Trunks kids programme from ages 5 to 12, sparring, and seminars that have included Rodtang, Supergirl and Liam Harrison as guest instructors rather than staff. Coaches are shown by first name only, so they are not profiled. The source file lists a $30 drop-in and $179 a month, with one of the largest review counts in Los Angeles. The gym file places it in North Hollywood. The Google rating copied from that file is 4.9 from 608 reviews. Published prices in the file are 30/class; 179/month USD (drop-in 30; monthly 179).

Sources: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query_place_id=ChIJxSY4V7OQwoARLSUtVORDGsw; https://www.mtkgym.com

6. Thruline Fight Club

Area: North Hollywood

Best for: fighters

North Hollywood boxing and Muay Thai gym. The site describes professional and decorated amateur coaches and a review on the page names Victor Saravia as a Muay Thai coach with pro fighting experience. A record is not published. Programmes cover all ages. It ranks on a named striking coach and a perfect rating, behind the gyms with fuller biographies. The gym file places it in North Hollywood. The Google rating copied from that file is 5 from 115 reviews. A price is not recorded in the gym file.

Sources: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query_place_id=ChIJhQYvww2XwoARp4SIpk0q944; https://www.thrulinefightclub.com

7. Muay Thai Kickboxing Gym (Glendale)

Area: Glendale

Best for: fitness

The same organisation's Glendale room. The source file shows a 4.9 rating from 491 reviews and the same Muay Thai and kickboxing identity. It is ranked separately because it is a separate row in the gym file, and it shares the North Hollywood evidence rather than a second coaching staff. The gym file places it in Glendale. The Google rating copied from that file is 4.9 from 491 reviews. A price is not recorded in the gym file.

Sources: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query_place_id=ChIJ43b0BLfBwoARxPRAj2oJv-I; http://mtkgym.com; https://www.mtkgym.com

8. The Den Muay Thai

Area: Long Beach

Best for: beginners

Long Beach listing for Muay Thai and boxing. The source file lists a $25 drop-in and $150 a month, with a perfect rating on a small review count. The public site address in the file did not return a coaching page in this pass, so no coach is named. The gym file places it in Long Beach. The Google rating copied from that file is 5 from 38 reviews. Published prices in the file are 25/class; 150/month USD (drop-in 25; monthly 150).

Sources: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query_place_id=ChIJrQmnsTYyw4ARLBDmwbZeN-Y; https://thedenmuaythai.com

9. Santa Monica Striking

Area: Santa Monica

Best for: fitness

Santa Monica gym listed as Muay Thai, kickboxing and boxing, with a $40 drop-in and $200 a month in the source file. No coach biography was confirmed here. It is a specialist-leaning striking gym with a published price. The gym file places it in Santa Monica. The Google rating copied from that file is 5 from 57 reviews. Published prices in the file are 40/class; 200/month USD (drop-in 40; monthly 200).

Sources: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query_place_id=ChIJj2Y5_I-7woARh1uKql_kyFA; http://www.santamonicastriking.com

10. Fortune Gym

Area: not recorded

Best for: fitness

The source file lists Fortune as Muay Thai and boxing with a perfect rating and a modest review count. A coach biography was not confirmed on a page opened for this ranking. It closes the Los Angeles ten as a specialist listing, behind gyms with named coaches. An area is not recorded in the gym file. The Google rating copied from that file is 5 from 42 reviews. A price is not recorded in the gym file.

Sources: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query_place_id=ChIJTUXkydi-woARShg7P1KZ6lk; https://fortunegym.com