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Muay Thai Personal Training & Coaching in Richmond BC

Personal Training: Muay Thai

Muay Thai Personal Training for Kids, Teens, and Adults: Ages 4+

Art of Kickboxing provides 1-on-1 personal training sessions in Muay Thai, held at our private martial arts studio in Richmond BC, Metro Vancouver. 

These sessions combine practical self-defense skill-building with an educational component, teaching Muay Thai stance, footwork, and the effective use of knees and elbows, tailored to your personal goals—whether it’s for self-defence, technique mastery, or just being genuinely interested in learning the martial art of Muay Thai.

You’ll train with Head Coach Kris, who provides step-by-step guidance through focused drills and a clear breakdown of Muay Thai principles.

Expect to learn the Muay Thai stance for balance and power, fluid footwork for positioning, and devastating knee and elbow strikes for self-defense and combat.

The educational focus of our personal training sessions gives every student an in-depth understanding of  Muay Thai techniques from the practical self-defence applications to timing and distance to be able to use the technique, with sessions adapted to your experience level to achieve your goals.

Personal Training Prices:

Personal training sessions at Art of Kickboxing can be used for any martial arts training, self-training scenario, or specific training that Art of Kickboxing provides. They can also be used for simply getting a casual cardiovascular fitness workout in.

For example, a 5-session pack can be used to train in something in Muay Thai for one session, and then learn something from kickboxing or boxing in the next session. 

1-Session: $100/Session

A single personal training session in Muay Thai is perfect for those who want to train casually for fun, get in some cardio exercise, or practice training in something specific in Muay Thai.

At least five personal training sessions is recommended for beginners who are learning Muay Thai for the first time, due to the extensive nature of the martial art as it involves getting used to the Muay Thai stance, it’s footwork, punches, kicks, clinching, elbows, knees, and utilizing the distance required to perform the unique Muay Thai techniques.

5-Session Pack: $450 (Equivalent to $90/Session)

Five personal training sessions in Muay Thai can introduce a newcomer to the basics of Muay Thai, such as the unique Muay Thai stance and its unique movement, clinching, and the use of knees, along with helping a more experienced student master a specific technique in Muay Thai or a self-defence scenario. 

10-Session Pack: $850 (Equivalent to $85/Session)

Ten personal training sessions in Muay Thai allow a beginner to become adept at the basics of Muay Thai, including the utilization of knees and elbows in combinations.

Ten personal training sessions are also enough to introduce more advanced Muay Thai combinations or learn techniques from other martial arts for Muay Thai and MMA combinations.

12-Session Pack: $960 (Equivalent to $80/Session)

Twelve personal training sessions at Art of Kickboxing provide enough time to introduce a beginner to martial arts to the basics of multiple martial arts, including: Muay Thai, kickboxing, boxing, and Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) or Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ), or master the fundamentals of one of these martial arts.

If you have a specific self-defence scenario you’d like advice on how to defend yourself against, we’re open to teaching you as well.

For example, you want to learn how you could defend yourself against a violent face-to-face, up-close scenario in an elevator. Feel free to let us know what you’d like to work on.

What to Wear

Gear up for success with these essentials:

  • Clothing: Breathable, flexible, comfortable workout attire (think shorts, sweatpants, athletic tees, or tank tops).
  • Footwear: Students can train barefoot, with socks, clean boxing-specific shoes, or clean wrestling-specific shoes. Any casual shoes can be brought to the facility, but they must be removed before stepping onto our protective training mats.
  • Gear: We provide gloves and shin guards to borrow for the class (but you’re welcome to bring your own.)

Private Muay Thai Lessons

1-on-1 Personal Muay Thai Training: What to Expect

Muay Thai Training Details: Eight-Limbs Martial Arts Mastery

Muay Thai is called the “Art of Eight Limbs” because it uses eight points of contact—fists, elbows, knees, and shins—for striking, unlike traditional boxing (two) or kickboxing (four). In self-defence, Muay Thai allows a practitioner to strike effectively from close, mid, and long range, using whatever limbs are available, even in tight or chaotic situations. In our private Muay Thai sessions, you’ll develop skills unique to the martial art of Muay Thai:

  • Mastery of the Eight Limbs – Learn to strike with punches, elbows, knees, and kicks, using all eight points of contact for maximum versatility. Muay Thai teaches you to fluidly combine these weapons in close, mid, and long range for powerful offense and adaptive defense.

  • Clinch Fighting & Knee Strikes – Unlike most striking arts, Muay Thai includes a dominant clinch game. You’ll learn to control opponents in close quarters using posture-breaking grips, sharp knees, elbows, and off-balancing sweeps to wear them down or finish the fight.

  • Elite Practical Self-Defence Techniques – Build elite defensive instincts using high guards, checks, teep kicks, and body positioning. Teep kicks can be used to stop an advancing attacker, create distance, or off-balance them—giving you space to escape or set up a decisive counter. In self-defence, the teep acts like a front-line shield, helping you control distance and prevent someone from closing in on you.

Schedule a Session, Today!

Open to kids (4+), teens, and adults—book your 1-on-1 boxing session at Art of Kickboxing today!

FAQS

Frequently Asked Questions

1. What Times are Available for Personal Training Sessions?

Personal training is typically available anytime that we are not holding classes, which means you can expect times around 10:00am-3:00pm, Monday-Saturday. We’re very flexible at Art of Kickboxing, let us know what times you’d like to come in for personal training, and we’ll let you know if that time is available. See our class training schedule.

2. Can I combine different martial arts (like Kickboxing or Muay Thai) within my personal training sessions?

Yes! It’s up to you what you’d like to focus on during your personal training sessions, but we can only generally focus on one request per training session. Many students cross-train by mixing in techniques or scenarios from Muay Thai, kickboxing, BJJ, or MMA—especially in longer packs like the 10 or 12-session options.

3. Can two people share a personal training session if we both want to train together?

For those who want to train together privately, we offer private 2-person group sessions at a different rate. See here for the pricing options. Two-person group sessions are a great option for siblings, parents and kids, couples, or friends training at the same level.

4. What’s the difference between personal training and regular group classes at Art of Kickboxing?

Personal training is fully tailored to what you want to focus on, your goals, pace, and skill level. Group classes follow a structured curriculum and incorporate partnered pad work with different students. In private sessions, you get personalized, detailed corrections, flexible scheduling, and focused attention that’s hard to match in a group environment. They’re great for people who have accessibility needs, such as debilitating health conditions, or even social anxiety.

5. Why Train in Muay Thai instead of Kickboxing or Boxing?

Muay Thai provides a complete striking system that uses punches, kicks, elbows, knees, and clinch techniques, making it uniquely versatile for self-defence. While boxing specializes in refined head movement, slipping, and creating angles to evade punches, and kickboxing focuses on mastering mid-range footwork, punches, and kicks, Muay Thai expands the arsenal with close-range clinch control and devastating elbow and knee strikes, giving you more tools to control, damage, and defend yourself in a violent self-defence scenario at any range.