I woke up at quarter past six to the piercing blare of my iPhone alarm. It took me a few seconds to realize I was no longer in my familiar bedroom in New York City, but in a king-sized bed at the lush ...

Khun Kru, or instructor, Genelle Gaudinez leads a class of students in a group warm-up before the students practice with pads in pairs. Gaudinez demands a high level of discipline and respect in her ...

Muay Thai is a martial art that focuses on powerful strikes, close-quarters combat (also called clinch work), and conditioning. A martial art is a system of combat that comes from a specific culture.

I'm 12 minutes into my first-ever Muay Thai class at Hit House in New York City when instructor Raquel Harris commands everyone to strike their bag with a rear kick, the Muay Thai money shot. You ...

To the untrained eye, a Muay Thai fight — or Thai boxing — looks like a brutal martial art where opponents pummel each other with jabs, kicks, elbows and knees. So why are so many women signing up for ...