Best Muay Thai gyms in Philadelphia

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. Juniper Muay Thai Gym

Area: not recorded

Best for: fighters

Co-owner Joe Logan's page says he has had more than 25 fights, including bouts at Lumpinee and Rajadamnern, and that he trained at Sitmonchai and Hong Thong. Co-owner George Pitsakis is listed at 14 wins and 4 losses with 3 knockouts. Casey Bohrman leads the women's programme. The gym is Muay Thai and kickboxing. The source file has a perfect rating and no review count, which is true of most Philadelphia rows, so ranks here lean on coaching pages. An area is not recorded in the gym file. The Google rating copied from that file is 5. A review count is not recorded. A price is not recorded in the gym file.

Sources: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query_place_id=ChIJNdUTIADHxokR-89g6CEVNtQ; http://www.junipermuaythai.com; https://www.junipermuaythai.com/instructors

2. Stay Fly Muay Thai

Area: not recorded

Best for: fighters

The site calls itself a Muay Thai gym with a competition team and labels an instructors section as owner, head coach and team captain, offering private training with Justin Greskiewicz. A fight record is not on the homepage reviewed here. Styles in the source file are Muay Thai, kickboxing and boxing. It is a specialist room with a named head coach. An area is not recorded in the gym file. The Google rating copied from that file is 4.8. A review count is not recorded. A price is not recorded in the gym file.

Sources: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query_place_id=ChIJd102dnzIxokRh0XpmxBkEd4; https://stayflymuaythai.com

3. Burning Spirits Muay Thai Boxing

Area: not recorded

Best for: beginners

The site specialises in Muay Thai for adults and children and the reviews published on it name owner Derek and say he brings experience from Thailand. A formal biography with titles was not on the homepage text reviewed here, so no record is stated. Beginner language is explicit. An area is not recorded in the gym file. The Google rating copied from that file is 4.9. A review count is not recorded. A price is not recorded in the gym file.

Sources: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query_place_id=ChIJmxk627vJxokRajXkRiQ1xMw; https://www.burningspiritsmuaythai.com; https://burningspiritsmuaythai.com/

4. Heavy Hitters Thai Boxing

Area: not recorded

Best for: beginners

The site calls itself Philadelphia's Muay Thai academy, with fundamentals, all-levels, women's and youth classes, plus a fight team. It claims the area's most successful competition team and does not name the coaches or the titles on the page reviewed here, so that claim is not converted into a record. The beginner copy is specific. An area is not recorded in the gym file. The Google rating copied from that file is 4.9. A review count is not recorded. A price is not recorded in the gym file.

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

5. 8 Limbs Academy

Area: not recorded

Best for: beginners

Muay Thai, kickboxing and boxing, with a 4.9 rating and no review count in the source file. No coach biography was confirmed in this pass. It is a specialist listing. An area is not recorded in the gym file. The Google rating copied from that file is 4.9. A review count is not recorded. A price is not recorded in the gym file.

Sources: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query_place_id=ChIJEU_FmO3GxokRqLRyR6adVTs; http://www.8limbsacademy.com

6. Royal StriKing Muay Thai & BJJ

Area: not recorded

Best for: fighters

Muay Thai and Brazilian jiu-jitsu, high rating, no review count. No coach biography was confirmed. It is a striking-and-grappling gym rather than a pure camp. An area is not recorded in the gym file. The Google rating copied from that file is 4.9. A review count is not recorded. A price is not recorded in the gym file.

Sources: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query_place_id=ChIJwZYWGQTGxokRc04y1uSpwo4; http://royalstriking.com

7. Logic Jiu Jitsu and Muay Thai

Area: not recorded

Best for: fitness

Jiu-jitsu gym that also lists Muay Thai and boxing. No striking coach was confirmed. The rating is high and the review count is blank. An area is not recorded in the gym file. The Google rating copied from that file is 4.9. A review count is not recorded. A price is not recorded in the gym file.

Sources: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query_place_id=ChIJSYyletzJxokRnnIPqwmV6Mg; http://logicphilly.com

8. Zelus Fight Club Academy

Area: not recorded

Best for: fitness

Muay Thai and boxing, perfect rating, no review count, and a website. No coach biography was confirmed. It closes the list ahead of multi-style schools whose Muay Thai role is less clear. An area is not recorded in the gym file. The Google rating copied from that file is 5. A review count is not recorded. A price is not recorded in the gym file.

Sources: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query_place_id=ChIJV_6KB_jJxokRfAN1uqYeBF8; https://zelusfightclubacademy.com