Best Muay Thai gyms in Birmingham

Methodology

These ranks are an editorial selection from the Muay Thai Atlas gym file for this city. They are not a mathematical index and they are not a fresh scrape of Google. Every gym below appears in that file. Gyms outside the file were not added.

The same weights were used in every city:

• Muay Thai specialism (30). A programme built around Muay Thai ranks ahead of a general MMA, boxing, karate or jiu-jitsu school that lists Muay Thai as one class among several.
• Coaching pedigree (25). Named head coaches, Thai krus and documented lineages, taken from a gym website or a reputable article. Coaches who were not named on a page reviewed here are not guessed.
• Fight-team evidence (20). Titles, stadiums and results only where a cited page states them.
• Google rating and review volume (15). Copied from the source gym file, last verified 2026-09-28. They were not re-measured for this article.
• Beginner access and published price (10). Kids or beginner classes, and any price printed in the gym file or on a cited page.

A high review count does not by itself outrank a specialist gym with a documented coach. Where a city has fewer than ten gyms with a credible public footprint, the list is shorter.

1. K-Star Thai Boxing Academy

Area: Perry Barr

Best for: fighters

The academy history page says Steve Logan started teaching Muay Thai in Kingstanding in 1989, won a BTBC Midland area title, and opened the Perry Barr academy in 1993. The same page names Adrian Maguire, a Ringmasters champion who opened Sheldon in 2012, and Damien Trainor, described as a two-time world champion who opened a later K-Star facility with Logan. That is the deepest published Muay Thai history in the Birmingham file. The gym file places it in Perry Barr. The Google rating copied from that file is 4.7 from 96 reviews. A price is not recorded in the gym file.

Sources: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query_place_id=ChIJUwfL-VqjcEgR79NVEafO47Y; http://www.k-starthaiboxing.com; https://www.k-starthaiboxing.com/about/

2. Black Widow Martial Arts Academy

Area: Ward End

Best for: kids

Ward End academy with a large review count. The homepage names coaches Yogendra Parekh, Will Connolly, Haaris Lone, Shay Ryan, Zyarab Mohammed, Subhan Wajid and Findley Mann, and it publishes separate kids, ladies, fighters and Muay Thai classes. It also teaches MMA, Brazilian jiu-jitsu and boxing, so it is not a pure Muay Thai camp. A parent review on the site talks about a five-year-old training there. Fight records for the coaches are not on the page. The gym file places it in Ward End. The Google rating copied from that file is 4.7 from 220 reviews. A price is not recorded in the gym file.

Sources: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query_place_id=ChIJD_mh6Oa6cEgRaHMX3pm8puE; http://www.blackwidowmartialarts.com

3. Cobra Muay Thai

Area: Nechells

Best for: beginners

Cobra describes itself as a Birmingham gym that specialises in Muay Thai, with basics, strategy, sparring, strength work, kids Muay Thai and one-to-one lessons, plus a free first lesson. Chief instructor Muhammed Zahir, also styled Leko Wright, is described as a former high-calibre fighter. No record is published. Jiu-jitsu is also on the timetable, but the lead offer is Muay Thai. The gym file places it in Nechells. The Google rating copied from that file is 4.9 from 114 reviews. A price is not recorded in the gym file.

Sources: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query_place_id=ChIJ__8_mhO7cEgRTiu7CiA2mDU; http://cobramuaythai.co.uk

4. Domin8 Academy

Area: Handsworth

Best for: fitness

Handsworth gym with a high rating and a large review count. The source file lists Muay Thai, boxing and Brazilian jiu-jitsu. A head-coach biography was not confirmed on a page opened for this ranking. It ranks on public reputation and a striking programme, behind the clubs that document a Thai-boxing lineage. The gym file places it in Handsworth. The Google rating copied from that file is 4.9 from 166 reviews. A price is not recorded in the gym file.

Sources: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query_place_id=ChIJq6o6Ckq9cEgR4Laldht92Cw; https://domin8academy.com

5. 8 Limbs Muay Thai Martial Arts Academy

Area: Tyseley

Best for: beginners

Tyseley gym whose style list in the source file is Muay Thai only, with a high rating. A coach biography was not confirmed in the pages opened for this ranking. The specialism is why it stays above busier multi-art gyms that do not document a kru. The gym file places it in Tyseley. The Google rating copied from that file is 4.9 from 56 reviews. A price is not recorded in the gym file.

Sources: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query_place_id=ChIJwfVtQpW7cEgRwnHM3SJExJw; http://www.8limbsbirmingham.co.uk

6. Ronin Muay Thai

Area: Sparkbrook

Best for: beginners

Sparkbrook Muay Thai and boxing gym with a perfect rating on a smaller review count. No coaching biography was confirmed in this pass. It is ranked as a specialist club with a clean public rating, not as a proven fight team. The gym file places it in Sparkbrook. The Google rating copied from that file is 5 from 25 reviews. A price is not recorded in the gym file.

Sources: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query_place_id=ChIJ1yyzD4W7cEgRLCnF0uwW80E; https://www.roninmuaythai.co.uk

7. CAMP 313 Muay Thai

Area: Sparkbrook

Best for: beginners

Another Sparkbrook listing whose styles are Muay Thai only. The review count is modest and no coach page was confirmed here. It is included because the file shows a dedicated Muay Thai gym rather than a general fitness brand. The gym file places it in Sparkbrook. The Google rating copied from that file is 4.8 from 26 reviews. A price is not recorded in the gym file.

Sources: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query_place_id=ChIJW9K0ZIu7cEgR0UjuKSTkcQU; http://www.camp313.co.uk

8. Weoley Castle Muay Thai

Area: Selly Oak

Best for: beginners

Selly Oak club listed as Muay Thai only, with a solid rating and a small review count. No head-coach biography was confirmed in this pass. The rank is for specialism and a real public footprint. The gym file places it in Selly Oak. The Google rating copied from that file is 4.7 from 40 reviews. A price is not recorded in the gym file.

Sources: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query_place_id=ChIJqb_7NP69cEgRyC490hW2N3o; https://weoleycastlemuaythai.co.uk

9. K-Star Muay Thai Academy

Area: not recorded

Best for: fighters

This is the Sheldon branch. The K-Star history page says former Perry Barr instructor Adrian Maguire opened it in January 2012 and lists Ringmasters, IKF English and IKF British titles for him. It shares the Logan lineage of the Perry Barr academy, so it is ranked on that documented connection rather than as a separate invention. An area is not recorded in the gym file. The Google rating copied from that file is 4.7 from 41 reviews. A price is not recorded in the gym file.

Sources: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query_place_id=ChIJoaLDpAu6cEgRdEtjKldKEAo; https://www.k-starthaiboxing.com/gyms/sheldon; https://www.k-starthaiboxing.com/about/

10. Coach Abreu

Area: not recorded

Best for: fitness

The source file lists Muay Thai with jiu-jitsu, wrestling and boxing, a perfect rating and a modest review count, and a Booksy website. No biography was confirmed beyond that listing. It closes the ten as a bookable striking coach rather than as a fight gym. An area is not recorded in the gym file. The Google rating copied from that file is 5 from 41 reviews. A price is not recorded in the gym file.

Sources: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query_place_id=ChIJt8xYQ8dQcicR9grEgJtcEcM; http://coachabreu.booksy.com