6 Day Private 1-on-1 Muay Thai Training Camp, Koh Samui, Thailand

This week at Punch It Gym in Lamai, on the east coast of Koh Samui, skips the camp’s group classes altogether. Every day you get one hour of one-to-one Muay Thai with a trainer, plus use of the gym’s indoor fitness centre for your own strength work.

The training

Each hour is shaped around your goals: basics for a first-timer, conditioning for a fitness traveller, technical detail for someone who already fights. A member of the training team is an active fighter who regularly competes at Rajadamnern and Lumpinee, the two big Bangkok stadiums. Group classes are not part of this package, so the whole week is private coaching plus whatever you do in the fitness centre. The gym opened on 1 July 2017 under Markus, a martial artist since 1999, and it is officially recognised as a Professional Muay Thai Gym in Thailand.

Rooms and food

You stay in a private air-conditioned room with a king bed and a small kitchen, about 400m from the Muay Thai camp and 900m from the beach, with use of a public pool. The gym’s headquarters and fitness centre are 4km away, so you’ll need transport for that part. You can move in from 2pm and leave by noon on the last day. A room for two is also available. Food comes from the gym’s café next door, cooked with local seasonal ingredients, with vegetarian and vegan dishes on the menu. The meals are provided as food credit at the café.

Watch out: the fitness centre is 4km from your room and bike or scooter rental isn’t included, so budget for transport if you plan to use it every day.

Who it’s for

Beginners who would feel lost in a big group class get a trainer’s full attention here, and experienced fighters get focused technical work. One hour a day is not a full fight-camp schedule, though. Couples can book the Private Room for 2.

Insider Tip: the beach is a short walk from your room, so a sea swim is the easy way to cool down once your hour is done.

Getting there and booking

Fly to Samui (USM) and the gym collects you; the return run to the airport is included too. Book early if your plans might move: the deposit only comes back in full two months or more ahead, and from 29 days out neither the deposit nor the balance, which you pay a month before arrival, is refundable.