6 Months – Muay Thai Group Class 2 Sessions Per Day All Levels in Phuket at R1 Muay Thai Phuket

Muay Thai as a way of life — six months of twice-daily training at R1 Muay Thai Phuket in Bangtao, the timeline where skill becomes second nature.

This 6-month pass gives you 2 Muay Thai group classes per day at R1 Muay Thai Phuket — the morning class from 8:00–9:30 AM and the afternoon class from 4:30–6:00 PM, each running 90 minutes. Training runs Monday to Saturday, repeating week after week for the full 6 months, with Sunday as the gym's rest day. That's up to 3 hours of coached training a day, sustained across half a year. The pass is valid for 6 months from your start date.

Six months is the difference between learning Muay Thai and living it. Within your first month the fundamentals settle; over the months that follow, R1's coaches — carrying the standard of Rama1 Muay Thai, one of Melbourne's most respected gyms — take you through the full arc: refining your personal style, pressure-testing it in clinch and sparring when appropriate, then rebuilding the details again at a higher level. Seeing you twice a day across half a year, the team learns your game better than you know it yourself — and that's when coaching gets genuinely surgical. Students on this timeline don't just get fitter or sharper; they develop a base that stays with them for life.

Half a year in Bangtao means Phuket stops being a destination and becomes home ground. Bangtao Beach, about 10 km from the gym, turns into your default evening — one of the island's longest white-sand stretches, quieter than Patong, ideal for keeping tired legs moving. Surin Beach, around 12 km away, earns a permanent spot in your weekly recovery routine with its crystal-clear turquoise water and casuarina shade. And Phuket Old Town, roughly 19 km out, is the Sunday tradition that never gets old — Sino-Portuguese shophouses, café-hopping and street photography along Thalang and Dibuk Roads.

Training Schedule

• Monday–Saturday: Morning class 8:00–9:30 AM
• Monday–Saturday: Afternoon class 4:30–6:00 PM
• Join both classes every training day throughout your 6 months

Training Program

• Warm-up and skipping
• Technical instruction and drilling
• Pad work with experienced Thai trainers
• Heavy bag work
• Partner drills
• Clinch training
• Sparring (when appropriate for the class level)
• Strength and conditioning rounds
• Cool down and stretching

Quick Facts

• Location: R1 Muay Thai Phuket, Bangtao, Phuket, Thailand
• Sport Type: Muay Thai
• Class Type: Group Class
• Level: All Levels
• Sessions: 2 classes per day, Monday–Saturday
• Duration: 90 minutes per session (up to 3 hours per day)
• Schedule: Monday–Saturday, 8:00–9:30 AM and 4:30–6:00 PM
• Validity: 6 months from start date (Sunday is a rest day)

Product Includes

• 2 x 90-minute Muay Thai group classes per day (morning and afternoon), Monday–Saturday, for 6 full months
• Coaching from R1's team, with pace and technique adapted to your level in every session

Who Is This Class For?

• Long-stay residents, expats and dedicated athletes making Muay Thai the centrepiece of their time in Thailand
• Students serious about building a lifelong technical base — with the patience to train through plateaus, not just peaks

Common Notes

• The pass is valid for 6 months from your start date
• 2 classes per day on training days (Monday–Saturday); unused sessions do not carry over
• Sunday is the gym's rest day with no group classes — build your recovery week around it
• You control your daily volume across the 6 months — alternate double and single days as your body demands
• Please arrive 10–15 minutes before each class to check in and prepare
• Sparring is included only when appropriate for the class level

FAQ

• What makes 6 months different from a 3-month block?
  The second three months are where refinement happens. By then the fundamentals are automatic, so coaching shifts to the layer most visitors never reach — timing, ring craft, reading opponents in clinch, and rebuilding small technical details at a higher standard. Three months makes you competent; six months makes it permanent.

• Will I hit a plateau training this long?
  Almost certainly — everyone does, usually somewhere in the middle months. The advantage of training under the same coaches twice a day is that they see it coming and change what you're working on before staleness sets in. Plateaus on this program are phases, not endings.

• How do I manage my body over half a year of twice-daily training?
  Treat recovery as training. Use Sundays fully, wave your intensity across the week, drop to single sessions when fatigue accumulates, and take advantage of Bangtao's recovery-friendly lifestyle. Coaches scale every class to your level, so sustainable weeks are always available.

• Is this program only for experienced practitioners?
  No — classes are structured for all levels, and starting from zero with six months of daily coaching is one of the most complete ways to learn the sport. That said, the schedule rewards commitment: come ready to make training the anchor of your routine.