Janjira Muay Thai Martial Arts Center

100% Authentic Muay Thai lessons from one of the best Muay Thai fighters ever! Kru Saekson truly is a genuine human being that I considered a Martial Arts Master! Much Respect and if your in the area please treat yourself to a class and experience what Real/​Authentic Muay Thai is like!

I’m giving this 3 stars. because honestly, you’re not going to find another gym sponsored by a champion of this degree in the south of Texas, Saekson’s legend proceeds him and he’s definitely all about it, he’s got belts out the wahzoo relating to his accomplishments from the source. In Thailand he is revered as a true champion he also responsible for raising some pretty impressive fighters himself and having them move on to fight in the UFC. However, the man is far from humble, constantly using the term faggot to describe his students and peers, drinking while on the floor getting drunk or coming from the bar next door already drunk and tutting his own horn rather than spending that energy pushing others to be just as good if not better. I’ve caught him multiple times chatting it up with staff members while drunk in the front of the class about how bad somebody in training sucks while laughing at this person directly with his staff. I can understand a teacher who wants to show a bit of tough love, but this guy is down right disrespectful and if you don’t believe me watch Saekson lose his temper ringside, there are several video’s that display his complete arrogance, plenty of times he has decided to not show up and teach, leaving his best assistant Kong to pic up extra training which by the way Kong is the only reason why i even decided to continue my training here, the guy is exceptional has none of the foul qualities Saeskon carries and is also a great fighter. My personal conclusion, if you want to learn from the best, make no mistake this is the place. however, be ready to put up with some BS, if your new to Muay Thai i would not recommend you chose this place as its not very newbie friendly and majority of people that come through wanting to learn Muay Thai fresh it can be a let down, its sink or swim in this place and unless you make friends you are going to be looking for reasons to come back. very fair price though, yet the place seems to be going in the wrong direction

If you want to learn stand-​up– this is the gym. Saekson Janjira is a 6x world champion and known as the head hunter for KOing his opponents with a neck kick.
The environment is what you would want from a gym– you have fighters to train with or look too for inspiration and you have Saekson there teaching 6 days a week.
The gym opens at 5 30 for kids class followed by women’s class, then adults (which is for both men and women) then stays open late (varies) for fighter training or for anyone who just wants to stay a hit the bags.
This gym has a lot of history and a lot of accredited fighters– some who have gone into the UFC. If you need more info YouTube the highlight videos.

Saekson Janjira… nuff said.

I’m going to be honest with anybody genuinely thinking about joining this gym.
1. It’s absolutely not kid friendly. Saekson is not a kid friendly teacher, whatsoever. He drinks during training (is obviously drunk sometimes), is rude to kids, and will probably call your child a f****t or fat. If you think this will make your child confident or boost their self esteem, think again.
2. This place is overly cliquey. If you are looking for a place to train, but you want an extra dose of a reality show constantly, then this is the place for you. The estrogen running through this gym is wild, and the «women» supposedly in charge will be sure that you don’t enjoy the gym if you too are a woman. They are catty and protective of Saekson’s attention, and you’ll hear about it everyday.
3. Saekson is unmotivated to teach any longer. He said it himself… he had the students teach for awhile until they all left the gym too. Everybody good has left due to Saekson’s drama, and the only people left are the catty cliques and groupies who don’t even train half the time (you’ll see them chilling on the benches, hanging out, getting in your way). You’ll most likely be partnered with a new person every single class and be expected to train all the new people because Saekson doesn’t do that himself. You get to PAY to train new people.
There are a gazillion other reasons as to why I do not recommend this gym, but I’m trying to keep it clean here.

Why go to any other gym in Dallas for Muay Thai when you have a legendary fighter/​instructor right here!!!
Gym promo:

simply the best place to learn how to fight. Saekson is 6-​time world champion and is a very good teacher

Can’t imagine anywhere else to learn stand up.

Best place to learn Muay Thai in Texas.