Alliance Thai Boxing Academy

09/17/2026

Training intense all the time might be the reason your Thai Boxing isn’t improving.

Redlining your engine every session isn’t the way to build better reaction time, sharper reflexes, or real muscle memory.

Muay Thai is the most effective forms of self-defense, helping you navigate real-life scenarios. Sometimes practice means slowing down and understanding the technique.

This is what builds real muscle memory. It comes out automatically when you need it most.

Come check out one of the best Muay Thai gyms in the North Austin area.

We’re located in Cedar Park!

Your first class is free 🥊

09/15/2026

Pad holding is one of the highest skill levels in Muay Thai.

Why?

Because it forces you to react to real fight feedback, distance control, footwork, combinations. Get better at holding pads, you get better at Muay Thai. Simple as that.

One of the simplest strikes to hold pads for: the knee.

It matter doesn’t matter which pad catches the the knee, same side is ideal, just like punches, but not a big deal. Use your free arm to check their striking defense while you hold.

Key detail: turn your belly pad slightly to the side, especially when they’re throwing the knee at an angle. That lets you absorb full power safely.

Schedule your free class today to become a better pad holder 🥊

09/14/2026

Switch kick is one of the most devastating weapons in Muay Thai.

How you use your footwork determines your pressure.

Some coaches tell you to step back into your regular stance after throwing it but if you want to pressure drop your switch kick leg forward so you can finish up with some closer weapon strikes.

Schedule your first class 🥊

09/10/2026

Calling all Muay Thai fighters in the Austin, Texas area 👊

We’re hosting a Hard Sparring Event at Alliance on October 24th.

If you’ve got that itch to test yourself and see what you’re made of, here’s what you need to bring:

🥊 Shin guards
🥊 16oz gloves
🥊 Mouthpiece
🥊 Cup
🥊 Headgear
🥊 A coach who actively works at a gym

Link in bio to sign up and see if this one’s for you.

09/10/2026

The Switch Knee Mistake That’s Killing Your Power

Most guys throw the switch knee wrong. They switch, step straight forward, and stay right on the centerline.

Here’s why that’s costing you:

You can’t land clean. Staying on the centerline means your opponent has an easy angle to move off-line and counter you before your knee even lands.

You’re not safe. Stepping forward without moving off-line puts you directly in your opponent’s line of fire.

You can’t turn your hip. Power on the switch knee comes from hip rotation, and you can’t rotate your hip fully if you’re standing square. You’ve got to step outside the centerline to open your hips up.

Step off-line. Turn the hip. Land it clean.

Come train with us!

Schedule your free class, link in bio.

09/07/2026

Double plum is a dangerous place to be. Your neck is controlled, your posture is broken, and knees are coming.

Use this style to get more leverage.

Shoot your arm behind their neck like a hook not a separate motion, one movement. Step with it. Push under their elbow at the same time. Try to break this into pieces and you’ll lose the exchange. This only works when your hip and shoulder move together with your foot.

Get it right and you’re the one with double control now. Their head moves where you want it. Now, you can throw dangerous knees🥊

Come visit our community!

Your first class is free 🫶🏻

09/05/2026

09/04/2026

Big clinch class last night 🥊

We had all levels of athletes in the room. First timers, people who train for years, and some fighters who are getting ready for their competition.

What people like about our community is our hospitality.

From the moment someone new comes in the door, we have a unique process of welcoming them. Because we genuinely feel curious about what got them into Muay Thai training.

Then we try to introduce them to the entire class. Because we know how it feels to be a stranger at a Muay Thai gym.

Our biggest mission is making this sport loved by more people. And that comes from being able to help people from every walk of life.

If you have been considering starting your Muay Thai journey, Alliance is the right place for you.

Because we want to build an environment where you feel seen, appreciated, and safe while getting in badass shape.

Schedule your free class today! 🫶🏻

09/03/2026

🚨 GOOGLE REVIEW RAFFLE WINNERS 🚨

Thank you to everyone who left us a review — you all helped make this raffle possible! Here are your winners:

🥇 1st Place – Connor Brown (Infight Style Thai Pads)
🥈 2nd Place – Sally Nguyen (CRNR HMIT Shin Guards)
🥉 3rd Place – Srikar (Yuth Brand Gloves)
4th Place – Gabriel Jaimes (CRNR HMIT Gloves)
5th Place – Peter Sarkis (CRNR Pro Lace Up Gloves)
6th Place – Zach Barbosa (Case of Yerba Madre)

Congrats to our winners! 🙏

09/03/2026

Pad holding isn’t just catching punches and kicks.

The sound matters.

When you hold pads, your reaction to the shot, the pop, the smack, and the vocal sounds tell your partner something landed. Time that sound with the strike and you’re not just holding pads anymore. You’re building their confidence one rep at a time.

If you are new to a Muay Thai gym, you will hear coaches and students making noise on the pads and wonder what’s going on. This is why. It’s feedback. It’s encouragement. It’s part of the language of the sport.

The louder, more connected the sound, the more your partner trusts their own power.

Pad holding is a skill. Sound is part of it.

Come try a class to sharpen your pad holding skills 🥊