Short North Muay Thai is rooted in the old school style of Muay Thai or Thai Boxing. It is a learning center that facilitates the true art of Muay Thai through physical, mental and spiritual conditioning. We stand by the old school ethics: to respect others, show humbleness, be gracious, kind, and cool-hearted. Through Muay Thai, we focus on building confidence, self-respect, harmony and awareness to the world around us. Our classes are structured to push each individual to higher mental and physical levels in a positive and supportive environment so that we are better, happier, healthier people and may enjoy life to the fullest.

What is Muay Thai

Muay Thai is the highly regarded national sport of Thailand.  Dating back to the 1500's, Thai boxing is widely considered to be one of the most brutal stand up forms of martial arts in existence.  It utilizes the "eight weapons" of legs, knees punches and elbows to create a dangerously beautiful kickboxing style.

Our Story

Short North Muay Thai was established by Kru Hope in 2005 in the back of her garage.  Kru never planned to start a  gym.  After returning from competing in the World Championship in Thailand, several friends asked her to learn some Muay Thai basics.  What started as casual Muay Thai lessons in her Short North garage quickly turned into a martial arts training center.  The gym moved to its current Grandview location in 2008 and continues to welcome new students to study with Kru Hope.  

How to Start

Short North Muay Thai teaches Muay Thai in a traditional manner, with a focus on both the physical and mental aspects of the martial art.  All adult students start their training, regardless of previous experience, with a several week beginner course.  The beginner course is designed to introduce students to the culture of the school and to the weapons of Muay Thai.   Children may start at any point, due to the small class size and high touch nature of instruction.

Enroll 

The Adult Beginner's Course is designed to introduce you to the weapons of Muay Thai and the culture of the school. Upcoming beginner courses are posted several months in advance and can be found in the linked button below.  

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Enrollment for our Juniors class is open! Your kids will learn great Muay Thai while also building up their confidence, self-esteem and improve their focus. The kids have so much fun and make great friends while building skills that will help them i
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These people, this team, full of heart, grit, determination and dedication. Fighting is not about winning, it’s not about losing, it’s about stepping into the light of who you know you are. It’s about development of the self, conne
An amazing weekend at the @tba_toc. Every fighter was incredible in the ring, showing so much skill, heart, determination, and resilience. We brought home 3 belts but all 6 were truly champions. We could not of done it without our amazing support s
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Wishing this team the very best as they head to the national Muay Thai tournament. A huge thank you to the fight camp support crew and all those heading to Iowa to cheer us on. Let’s go Short North!👊🧿👊🔥photo Credit: @christinavitellasphotog
Congratulations to the entire fight team that competed this past weekend at the U.S. Open! Several amazing fights and victories with four fighters going into the championship and 2 bringing home the belt. Major congratulations to @__noodle.doodle and
Wishing Kru and the entire Short North Muay Thai fight team best of luck at the US Muay Thai open this weekend in Phoenix, Arizona. Let’s go Short North! Also a very big and heartfelt Thank You to the fight camp who came and helped in any and
I spent yesterday morning sipping coffee with Master Lek, reading the @columbusdispatch, reminiscing about old fight days and laughing till we cried. How lucky that I walked into that Thai restaurant so long ago. Thank you to everyone for the overwh
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