On October 16th, we celebrate Muay Thai Teacher’s Day! Teacher's Day is celebrated throughout Thailand on January 16th. In the United States, however, Teacher’s Day is celebrated on October 16th to coincide with the birthday of Ajarn Chai Sirisute. Ajarn…
In September, The Cellar Gym was deeply honored to host a two-day Muay Thai seminar with Ajarn Chai Sirisute, founder of the World Thai Boxing Association. In addition, we also hosted a special dinner event to honor Ajarn Chai, as…
The Cellar Gym team had an incredible weekend at the 2023 TBA Classic Muay Thai World Expo in Des Moines, Iowa! We had a huge team, broke tons of gym records, and had one of our best overall performances to…
Each summer, the World Thai Boxing Association (WTBA) holds a four-day intensive Pacific Northwest Muay Thai camp for instructors and advanced students. The Pacific Northwest Muay Thai camp is led by Grand Master Ajarn Chai Sirisute, founder of the WTBA.…
This year, The Cellar Gym brought 13 Muay Thai fighters to Des Moines, IA for the 2022 TBA Classic Muay Thai World Expo! In total, our team went 12-9 on the weekend and celebrated three 2022 TBA champions: Sam Bailey,…
Marty Voves competed at the Revgear Tournament of Champions last weekend. He won his preliminary bout against a very tough opponent and moved to the finals later that day. With a busted foot from his first fight, Marty faced a very…
This past weekend, The Cellar Gym had 11 fighters travel to Des Moines, Iowa to compete at the 2018 TBA Muay Thai World Expo. In addition to being a record breaking year with 800 registered competitors, it was also the 50th anniversary…
A big congratulations goes out to Cooper James Hays. CJ Hays won the Men’s C Class, Cruiserweight title at the at this year's TBA Classic Muay Thai World Expo. He won 4 fights in 3 days to earn the belt.…
Judith Onuoha put on a dominant display of boxing, kicks, and knees to be crowned the Ladies Novice Light-Middleweight Champion. Judith went 3-0 on the weekend, but even more impressive was her growth from her first to her third fights.…
We will be hosting another night of Exhibition/Smoker Fights for Kickboxing & Muay Thai on Saturday May 19. This event is intended for beginner and aspiring competitors to gain valuable ring experience before doing their first amateur competition or tournament.…