Best Muay Thai gyms in San Francisco Bay Area
A top 0 built from sourced facts about each gym: stadium pedigree, named trainers, training structure, beginner access, accommodation and published prices. It is an editorial judgement, not a calculated score; every claim links to its source. No gym paid for its position.
Checked 28 Sep 2026 · How we rank · All gyms in San Francisco Bay AreaMethodology
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. 3rd Street Boxing Gym
Area: San Francisco
Best for: beginners
Muay Thai classes are led by Fabiana Nogueira. Her page says she has a professional ranking in Brazil, more than nine years fighting and coaching there, and time at Phuket Fight Club. The class page lists a $30 drop-in and $185 a month for unlimited boxing, conditioning, Muay Thai and yoga. It is a boxing gym with a named Muay Thai coach, which is the best-documented striking appointment in the Bay Area file. The gym file places it in San Francisco. The Google rating copied from that file is 4.9. A review count is not recorded. Published prices in the file are 30/class; 185/month USD (drop-in 30; 10-class pack 27.50 each; unlimited class membership 185/month).
Sources: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query_place_id=ChIJ8x4XPLp_j4AR5XyDeuXiUIU; http://3rdstreetboxing.com; https://3rdstreetboxing.com/fabiana; https://3rdstreetboxing.com/muaythai
2. Evolve Training Center
Area: South San Francisco
Best for: beginners
South San Francisco martial-arts school with a Muay Thai programme, kids classes, loaner gloves for a first class, and a two-week trial at $20. Private Muay Thai is offered with a coach named only as Mark, so the surname is not guessed. The source file shows a 4.9 rating from 155 reviews. Jiu-jitsu is the other half of the gym. The gym file places it in South San Francisco. The Google rating copied from that file is 4.9 from 155 reviews. A price is not recorded in the gym file.
Sources: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query_place_id=ChIJcQgGaqN5j4ARGkNAkoeAVio; https://evolvetrainingcenter.com
3. Osorio Training Center
Area: Hayward
Best for: fitness
Hayward gym listed as Muay Thai and boxing, with a perfect rating and a moderate review count. No coach biography was confirmed in this pass. The gym file places it in Hayward. The Google rating copied from that file is 5 from 53 reviews. A price is not recorded in the gym file.
Sources: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query_place_id=ChIJdQm5dbCTj4AREB7_IEx7qYk; http://www.osoriotrainingcenter.com
4. Roots Kickboxing BJJ
Area: Union City
Best for: fitness
Union City gym listing Muay Thai, kickboxing, Brazilian jiu-jitsu and boxing, with a high rating. No Muay Thai coach was confirmed. The gym file places it in Union City. The Google rating copied from that file is 4.9 from 54 reviews. A price is not recorded in the gym file.
Sources: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query_place_id=ChIJvywKG9mVj4ARs-3n7vnwaGc; http://www.rootskickboxingbjj.com
5. Studio 925 - Boxing - Muay Thai - Jiu Jitsu - MMA
Area: Concord
Best for: fitness
Concord combat gym with a perfect rating. Muay Thai sits alongside MMA and boxing. No coach biography was confirmed. The gym file places it in Concord. The Google rating copied from that file is 5 from 45 reviews. A price is not recorded in the gym file.
Sources: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query_place_id=ChIJsTjNNclnhYAR0E1Vf5knVK4; http://www.studio925fit.com
6. Combat Fitness - Muay Thai - MMA - BJJ
Area: Concord
Best for: fitness
Concord gym whose name leads with Muay Thai. The rating is solid and the review count is modest. No coach biography was confirmed. The gym file places it in Concord. The Google rating copied from that file is 4.8 from 43 reviews. A price is not recorded in the gym file.
Sources: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query_place_id=ChIJq1g5DBdhhYARDinEaPlgHMY; http://www.maxcombatfitness.com
7. Rio Combat Team
Area: Alameda
Best for: beginners
Alameda gym listed as Muay Thai, jiu-jitsu and boxing, with a perfect rating on a smaller review count. No coach biography was confirmed. The gym file places it in Alameda. The Google rating copied from that file is 5 from 32 reviews. A price is not recorded in the gym file.
Sources: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query_place_id=ChIJJSr_tvGAj4ARfWvFbyCuCQo; http://www.riocombat.com
8. 10th Planet Daly City
Area: Daly City
Best for: fitness
Grappling gym that also lists Muay Thai, wrestling and boxing, with a perfect rating. No Muay Thai coach was confirmed. It is included as a high-rated room where striking is on the card. The gym file places it in Daly City. The Google rating copied from that file is 5 from 55 reviews. A price is not recorded in the gym file.
Sources: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query_place_id=ChIJLZVTxEB9j4AR0yI63JLn_gw; http://www.10pdc.com
9. MAESH Striking Arts
Area: San Leandro
Best for: beginners
San Leandro striking gym listed as Muay Thai, kickboxing and boxing. The review count is small. No coach biography was confirmed. The name is specialist, which is why it stays above general academies with no public reviews. The gym file places it in San Leandro. The Google rating copied from that file is 4.7 from 20 reviews. A price is not recorded in the gym file.
Sources: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query_place_id=ChIJb0S_ozKQj4ARDSDOBLcem50; http://www.maeshsa.com
10. Chaiyo Muay Thai
Area: Richmond
Best for: beginners
Richmond listing whose style is Muay Thai, with a 4.7 rating and no review count in the source file. A coaching biography was not confirmed on a page opened for this ranking, so well-known names associated with the gym elsewhere are not repeated here. The gym file places it in Richmond. The Google rating copied from that file is 4.7. 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=ChIJpXhXeDh4hYAR_2kFfv_-R7E; http://www.chaiyomuaythai.com