muay thai in southern Cali

[aspaltboy]

I'm really interested in starting muay thai, but I don't know any good muay thai gyms in southern california (LA, OC area). Any suggestions?

[Double Dose]

Yes there are lots of good Muay Thai gyms in So Cali. Where are you located? If you are anywhere near Hermosa Beach call Boxing Works Gym and get ahold of Brian Popejoy. Check out tha TBA website for #. If you are in the Inland Empire come train w/me in Fontana email me if I'm close. If both of these are far for you. Let me know where you are and I can direct you to the best gym in your area. Good Luck,
Byran "Double Dose" Dobler

[JIMI]

INOSANTO ACADEMY ALL THE WAY

[Brian]

Inosanto Academy is awesome! It boasts Guru Inosanto who in addition to his many other accolades is the Vice President of the Thai Boxning Association.

But I would also like to vouch for Khuen Khru Dobler and Khuen Khru Popejoy as well. They are part of the TBA family so to speak. I haven't met Khru Popejoy yet but I've heard lots of great things about him.

I have however met Khru Dobler on two separate occasions and can speak from experience when I say he's got pleanty to offer. He's worked with Ajarn Chai since he (Khru Dobler) was a small boy.

He was mentioned in a recent article in Muay Thai Magazine. And he put the beat down on me when I got to timing spar with him at the 2001 Oregon Thai Camp.

[terry]

Here's a partial list:

HIGH BOXING ORGANIZATION MUAY THAI SCHOOL
5519 Hollywood Blvd
Los Angles, CA 950028
323-856-7052

MUAY THAI ACADEMY INTERNATIONAL
370B South 22nd Street
San Jose, CA 95116
408-279-3050

TBA Headquarters
P O Box 4585
Carson CA 90749
(310) 834-2724

Orange County Kickboxing
629 Terminal Way, Ste 17
Costa Mesa CA 92627
(949) 548-0636

West Coast Academy
16165 Brookhurst Street
Fountain Valley CA 92708
E-mail: hammerofthor@earthlink.net
(714) 775-0200

Boxing Works
307 Pacific Coast Highway
Hermosa Beach CA 90254
(310) 549-9498

Inosanto Academy
7298 W. Manchester Ave.
Suite B.
Los Angeles CA 90045
(310) 348-9944

MUAY THAI ACADEMY OF AMERICA
11204 Vanowen St,
N. Hollywood, CA 91605
408-760-3880

PENINSULA THAI KICKBOXING
217 Old Country Rd, #5
San Carlos, CA 94070
650-591-2768

RAMOSART 8224 Old Ranch Rd
Citrus Heights, CA 95610-3367
916-728-5388

SOKSODA MUAY THAI
P.O. Box 353, Shasta, Ca 96087
soksoda@neteze.com
530 243-8780

WORLD MUAY THAI TEAM USA
2575 Ocean Ave
San Francisco, CA 94132
415-333-3496

CHEETAH MUAY THAI
Oakland, CA
510-268-9106

LA MECQUE DOJO
2608 Union Avenue
San Jose, CA 95124
408-559-1873

CONCORD KICKBOXING CLUB
411 North Buchanan Circle Unit 9
Pacheco, CA 94553
510-674-0321

FAIRTEX MUAY THAI CAMP
444 Clementina St.
San Francisco, CA 94103
415-512-9161

MUAY THAI ACADEMY OF FRESNO
3070 W. Bullard Ave
Fresno, CA 93711
209-271-0769

MUAY THAI KICKBOXING GYM
4631 Arminta St.
Van Nuys, CA 91402
818-786-7922

REYS WING CHUN / MUAY THAI ACADEMY
1991 Las Plumas Ave.
San Jose, CA 95133
Email: sifurey@yahoo.com
408-251-5989

WILLOW GLEN THAI BOXING
1753 Angela St.
San Jose, CA 95125
408-998-2188

MUAY THAI KICKBOXING ACADEMY
11714 E. Washington Blvd
Whittier, CA 90606
310-945-1594

BLACK TIGER MUAY THAI KICKBOXING
8670 Miramar Rd, Ste. M,
San Diego, CA 92126
619-549-4050

MUAY THAI
11439 Charlesworth
Santa Fe Spring CA 90760
310-907-9167

THAI KICKBOXING CENTER
2258 Pacific Ave
Long Beach CA 90806
562-426-5909

JANJIRA MUAY THAI GYM
5818 Imperial Hwy
South Gate, CA 90280
562-923-0227

MULTI-CULTURE M. A. ACADEMY
1530 Buchanan Street
San Francisco 94115
510-290-4554

INTERNATIONAL M. A. TRAINING CENTER
5660 E. Pacific Coast Hwy 'C'
Long Beach, CA 90814
562-961-3910

MEL'S HOUSE OF THUNDER
13242 Poway Road
Poway, CA 92064
619-486-7025

REY'S MUAY THAI & WING CHUN ACADEMY
1991 Las Plumas Avenue
San Jose, CA 95133

AMERICAN MUAY THAI ASSOCIATION
1608 Derek Way
Modesto CA 95350
209-576-1112

WORLD CLASS KICKBOXING
13246 Poway Road
Poway, CA 92064
619-486-7025

EXTREME POWER KICK-BOXING GYM
3753 Mission Ave, Suite 105
Oceanside CA 92054
760-967-9989

Niavaroni's Kickboxing Academy
6226 Greenback Lane, 95610
Citrus Heights (916)-726-5425

Muay Thai Los Angeles Youth Club
5th Flr, 401 Avenue 19, 90032
Los Angeles
(213)-664-7493

American Kickboxing School
1973 Foxworthy Ave. , 95124
San Jose (408)-371-4235

Two Tiger Gym
Muay Thai Center
P.O. Box 29463 Phelan, Ca 92329
(760) 868-2484

San Diego Muay Thai Academy
3639 El Cajon Blvd
San Diego, Ca 92116 web:www.sdmuaythai.com

BLOCKER ACADEMY OF MARTIAL ARTS
720 Deep Valley Drive,
Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274 Email: email@blockeracademy.com web: www.blockeracademy.com 310-265-0825

KEN ROSE MUAY THAI
1736 Bronzewood Court
Thousand Oaks, CA 91320

[aspaltboy]

Thanks for the info everyone. Does anyone know a good muay thai gym in the orange county area though? (Tustin, Orange, Irvine area would be extra helpful)

[terry]

OC Kickboxing, which is run by Dan Sullivan, would be one I would check out. http://www.ockickbox.com

-T

[TheHorror]

I've been searching for a muay thai gym for awhile and I know that , and I used the search thingie to see if they were any and I found this 1 , under this post

TBA Headquarters
P O Box 4585
Carson CA 90749
(310) 834-2724

is pretty close to me, is that TBA headquarters the same TBA from thaiboxing.com?

[nine]

No Limits Gym in Irvine

No Limits Gym in Irvine, where Quinton "Rampage" Jackson trains, has a good reputation. I've been there once to watch a smoker and the facilities are great. You should really check it out.

No Limits Gym
16752 Millikan ave
Irvine, CA 92606

Thanks for the info everyone. Does anyone know a good muay thai gym in the orange county area though? (Tustin, Orange, Irvine area would be extra helpful)

[mchlor]

SO where is the "authentic" muay thai school taught preferrebly by a Thai in or around Glendale area?

Thanks.

[Ramba]

if you want real muay thai in orange county... check out http://www.ocmuaythai.com

i train there and have been to all the ones in oc. these guys show you stuff that you wont get here. only in thailand. i just started last month and my game is way up. i sparred with my friend that used to beat me down good. not anymore

[mchlor]

****! too far

[sh1bby69]

if you want real muay thai in orange county... check out http://www.ocmuaythai.com

i train there and have been to all the ones in oc. these guys show you stuff that you wont get here. only in thailand. i just started last month and my game is way up. i sparred with my friend that used to beat me down good. not anymore

I went there for a trial and the training is great but the price for me was a little high. It's worth it if you train to fight and have unlimited training but if you want to keep yourself in shape and go like 3 times a week then I think it's a little high. Don't get me wrong I want the best but for my position right now it's nor reasonable. Maybe later on down the line I'll train at OC Muay Thai.

Any recommendation on other places that trains similar to OC Muay Thai in Orange COunty? I've looked into visiting Bear-Fight in Coasta Mesa, OC Fight Center, No limit but it requires Kick Boxing Experiance. I want to learn just like in Thailand like how OC Muay Thai trained. If anyone knows of one please let me know! Thanks!

[fugetsu]

I'm training at OC Muay Thai now and enjoy it. Hard work and both morning and evening training. As for price, I don't think you are going to get any cheaper than around $100 a month in the OC, that is just how it is. Also, you get what you pay for. If you train 3 or 4 times a week, you'll really get your money's worth.
Fugetsu

[blackriceman]

www.nolimitsfsg.com its an mma gym but the muay thai is based on muay thai passed down from van nuys muay thai www.muaythai2004.com