Muay Thai gyms in Cardiff

Cardiff has 2 Muay Thai gyms on the city page, re-read on 10 Oct 2026, and 1 of them is scored. Eagles Muay Thai shows a £6 drop-in on the gym site, dated 28 Sep 2026. Hangar Human Performance Centre shows a £10 drop-in and is listed, not ranked, because fewer than five facts were verified.

Key facts:

• 2 listings on the UK country page, re-read 10 Oct 2026. Listings checked 28 Sep 2026.
• No adult drop-in median is published for Cardiff in the price sample. No UK median is published while the price-sample method is checked by hand.
• 293 of 671 UK listings state beginner classes. That is a national count, not a Cardiff count, unless this page says otherwise.
• Rankings use nine published facts. They are not a star rating and not a fee.

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What 2 listings means

2 is the directory count for Cardiff, from the country page re-read on 10 Oct 2026. It is not the price sample. The sample is a different file of 1,116 rows, used for medians, and its city counts do not match the directory. London is 131 in the directory and 103 in the sample. Use 2 when you say how many gyms we list in Cardiff.

A listing is a gym we have a page for. A scored gym is one with at least five of the nine published facts filled in. Where this page does not give a scored count, we did not re-open that city's ranking list on 10 Oct 2026, and we will not guess it.

Prices

Eagles Muay Thai, at Ultimate Fitness Centre Cardiff, on the gym site dated 28 Sep 2026: drop-in £6, monthly memberships at £25 and at £44, annual £160, private session £35. The city page shows a facts score of 75 out of 100, with dedicated Muay Thai, beginners, kids, women-only and a fight team stated, and affiliation and years operating not stated. Hangar Human Performance Centre, CF11 8TT, shows a £10 drop-in dated the same day, states beginner classes, and is not ranked. Two prices are not a median. Do not average £6 and £10 and call it the Cardiff rate.

The catalogue first-class pair, gloves plus 4.5 m wraps, is £58.98 at catalogue prices on 8 Oct 2026. Many gyms lend gloves for a trial. Ask before you buy. Most UK gyms that state a sparring weight ask for 16oz. That is Atlas copy from 8 Oct 2026, not a by-law. Confirm it with the coach.

Beginners

Nationally, 293 of 671 listings state beginner classes, and 289 state kids' classes. Those sentences are not a promise that every Cardiff gym runs a fundamentals hour. Open the listing. If the beginner line is blank, the gym has not stated it. Blank is not a no.

Week one at a normal gym is stance, a jab, a cross, and a teep, not sparring. If a gym sells you a fight or a full kit before that month is over, slow down. The beginners guide is the longer version of that advice.

How the ranking works, if Cardiff has one

The live methodology page, read 10 Oct 2026, scores nine published facts out of 100: dedicated Muay Thai 25, a fight team the gym states 15, a public timetable 10, beginner classes 10, kids' classes 10, a stated affiliation 10, women-only classes 5, a free or trial class 5, and years operating at 1 point per 2 years up to 10. A gym is ranked only when at least five criteria can be checked. Missing data scores zero and is shown as not stated. Ties break alphabetically. A city list needs three qualifying gyms. Featured placements are labelled and do not change the order. Google ratings do not enter the score. Paying does not move a row.

The methodology page is /rankings/methodology/. This city guide does not re-order anyone.

Using the directory

The city page says 1 of the 2 listed gyms is a dedicated Muay Thai gym rather than a general martial arts club, and that both state beginner classes. One states kids' classes, one states women-only, and one states a fight team. Those sentences are the city page's own FAQ, checked 28 Sep 2026 and re-read 10 Oct 2026. Bristol, the larger neighbour, has 10 listings and no prices on its guide. Do not export £6 west along the M4. Phone numbers and timetables live on the gym pages. This guide does not reprint a number we might mis-dial.

The postcode tool on the near-me page covers 492 UK listings that have a postcode. It is a filter, not a quality score. Pick the session you can reach on a dark evening, then read that gym's own timetable before you travel.

Sources

• UK directory country page, re-read 10 Oct 2026. https://muaythaiatlas.com/gyms/united-kingdom/
• Ranking methodology, read 10 Oct 2026. https://muaythaiatlas.com/rankings/methodology/
• Price sample, fields last verified 28 Sep 2026. No UK median is published while the method is checked by hand, and no median is published here for this city.
• Gear catalogue prices, 8 Oct 2026. RDX Aura Plus T-17 gloves £39.99 plus RDX IBA-1 wraps £18.99.
• Cardiff city page, re-read 10 Oct 2026. https://muaythaiatlas.com/gyms/united-kingdom/cardiff/ Eagles drop-in £6, monthly £25 and £44, annual £160, private £35. Hangar drop-in £10. Dates on page: 28 Sep 2026. Score 75/100.