Children’s Classes

Muay Thai at Phoenix for our juniors is used as the medium for fitness & character development of children. We are a strict Martial Art Club that believes our training is more about the quality of people we develop than coaching people to just do Muay Thai for fun. Muay Thai is a physical, practical and effective martial art that is a great medium for personal development. It is not the Muay Thai that matters most however, it is the character of those that develop through the program. The Muay Thai industry varies incredibly and is unregulated with no consistent pathways/standards for training/competition. We do not focus on competition for juniors but we do prepare them realistically with integrity and hard work . Every Muay Thai club is different and our style of training is rigorous, demanding and very structured. Every martial art is different and what we do at Phoenix is ‘what works’, not a franchise or junior black belt giving ridiculous non contact, non defend your head, while you perform techniques in the air and prechoregraph your responses to get a belt and still cant fight style.  

Our classes are suitable for kids who like exercise and sport and love having a go and learning. We develop resilience, fitness, respect and competence. We run a ‘keep up’ program, and the classes are physically challenging. We believe in discipline, hard work and deliberate practice to aim for excellence. 

We coach kids how to fight so they don’t have to. We develop warriors with the skills and code to be good people who can stand up for themselves. Any real Martial art is a contact sport with training that is developmental and increases in challenges as you progress. We are not baby sitters and the ‘safe place’ we offer is a HARD place to learn adversity and to overcome challenges.

Classes are disciplined, structured and vigorous. Children are expected to behave, be a good team member and try hard. We follow a rigorous grading system called THE WARRIOR SYSTEM.

It is not easy and is a rigorous process. It only works if you take it seriously and train regularly over a long period of time. It is a contact sport and requires a deliberate development program and disciplined training. If you want a challenge that will develop toughness and confidence, then try Phoenix but be prepared for challenges, hard work, strict training, physical contact, and a rigorous approach to development.