First Muay Thai Class on Koh Mak — A Couple’s Phoenix Gym Review
25 September 2026
By Paola from Oeiras, Portugal, travelling as a couple with Jeroen. Based on their January 2020 review: “Loved it! Highly recommend!”
A big thanks to Go and Yodying for an amazing experience at Phoenix Gym on Koh Mak.
Trying Muay Thai for the First Time on Koh Mak
We saw the academy while exploring Koh Mak and got in touch by email. The reply was quick, and we chose a private class because neither of us had tried Muay Thai before.
As promised, the class offered a good mix of warming up, practising techniques and sparring in a wonderful outdoor environment. Practising some of the moves while sparring with Go was especially great fun.
A Beginner-Friendly Private Muay Thai Class
The lesson gave us a friendly introduction to Muay Thai without any previous experience. We only wished we had found Phoenix Gym earlier in our stay: we trained on our final day and would clearly have loved to take more lessons.
Why We Recommend Phoenix Gym on Koh Mak
We recommend the experience to anybody visiting Koh Mak. It even gave us the motivation to start looking for a Muay Thai gym near our home in Portugal.
We hope we are able to return one day to Phoenix Gym and beautiful Koh Mak. — Paola and Jeroen