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Muay thai gyms, by what else they teach
Very few muay thai gyms teach only muay thai. Most are full martial arts schools where striking shares the mats with a whole other curriculum — a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu program next door, an MMA team, boxing and kickboxing classes, sometimes karate, judo or wrestling under the same roof. That's good news if you want more than one thing: to round out your striking with a ground game, to cross-train for mixed martial arts, or just to have options on nights the muay thai class doesn't fit. Pick an art below and you'll see the muay thai gyms that also train it, ranked by rating, with members' reviews as proof. New to how these arts differ and overlap? Start with the flagship guide, muay thai vs kickboxing, boxing, BJJ & MMA.
🥋 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ)
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu — the ground game that complements muay thai's stand-up striking, and the other half of a well-rounded martial education.
🦵 Kickboxing
The closest cousin to muay thai — many gyms run both, and kickboxing classes are often the gateway into full Thai-style striking.
🏟️ MMA
Gyms that blend striking and grappling into mixed martial arts — muay thai is the striking backbone of most MMA programs.
🥊 Boxing
Hands-focused striking under the same roof — sharpen your punches, footwork and head movement alongside your muay thai.
🤸 Wrestling
Takedowns, control and conditioning — the wrestling base that pairs naturally with striking for MMA-minded members.
🎽 Karate
A traditional striking art under the same roof — stance-and-form tradition alongside muay thai's ring-tested striking.
🤼 Judo
The throwing-and-grappling art — a takedown-focused complement to muay thai's clinch and knees.
🛡️ Krav Maga
The practical self-defense system — scenario-based training some muay thai gyms offer alongside their striking classes.
Why muay thai gyms are so often multi-art
Muay thai gives you world-class stand-up striking, but a real fight — and real self-defense — can end up on the ground, which is why so many gyms pair it with a grappling art like BJJ or wrestling, and why full MMA programs are built on a muay thai striking base. Sharing a roof also just makes sense: one facility, one community, one membership, more ways to train. A gym lands on a page here when its own site or its members' reviews show real evidence it teaches that art — "they also run BJJ next door," "great MMA program," "the boxing coach is excellent" are exactly the lines that count. One honest caveat: a class schedule is a snapshot, not a promise — gyms add and drop programs, so confirm before you count on it.
Keep going: browse gyms by muay thai program, compare the arts in the vs guide, or find a gym with a free trial to try a class.