Melbourne's First Women Only Muay Thai Gym
No Egos. Just Growth.
designed by women for women
Walking into a Muay Thai gym for the first time can feel intimidating — we’ve seen it firsthand. That’s why JS Muay Thai Melbourne was created: a women-only Muay Thai gym built to give women a space to learn, train and grow without the pressure often found in traditional gyms.
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Our founders, both national champions, wanted to create something different — a place where women could experience authentic Muay Thai training, build real skills and confidence, and feel supported from the moment they walk in. At JS Muay Thai, you don’t just join a gym — you become part of a community that trains hard and supports each other every step of the way.
Our Founders
Our Founders
Meet jo
Joanne La "The Lioness"
Joanne La first stepped into Muay Thai to improve her fitness and bring structure to her life — but it quickly became something much bigger. By 2014, she was competing professionally across Australia, building a reputation for her aggressive, technical fighting style. Joanne has also competed on the global stage, including ONE Championship, one of the world’s premier martial arts organisations.
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With over 12 years of experience in Muay Thai and more than eight years coaching, Joanne co-founded JS Muay Thai Melbourne to create a space where women can learn authentic Muay Thai, build confidence and develop real skills in a supportive environment.Meet jo
Joanne La "The Lioness"
Joanne La first stepped into Muay Thai to improve her fitness and bring structure to her life — but it quickly became something much bigger. By 2014, she was competing professionally across Australia, building a reputation for her aggressive, technical fighting style. Joanne has also competed on the global stage, including ONE Championship, one of the world’s premier martial arts organisations.
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With over 12 years of experience in Muay Thai and more than eight years coaching, Joanne co-founded JS Muay Thai Melbourne to create a space where women can learn authentic Muay Thai, build confidence and develop real skills in a supportive environment. Meet Som
Somsurat Rangkla
Som is a highly accomplished martial artist with an impressive competitive record across Muay Thai and Taekwondo. She holds the WMC Australian Flyweight title, the Victorian Junior Bantamweight title, and won gold at the 2019 WMO Amateur Championships in Thailand. In the same year, she was recognised as Australian Muay Thai’s Upcoming Female Fighter of the Year.
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With years of elite competition experience, Som brings technical skill, discipline and real fight knowledge to every class — helping students develop strong foundations, confidence and authentic Muay Thai technique.
meet the coaches
TRAINERS WITH YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
Cindy
Muay Thai Coach
Helen
Muay Thai Coach
Liv
Muay Thai Coach
Cindy
Muay Thai Coach
Kara
Strength Mobility
Meet our team
TRAINERS WITH YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
Helen
Muay Thai Coach
Kara
Strength Mobility
Liv
Muay Thai Coach
Cindy
Muay Thai Coach
Cindy
Muay Thai Coach
The Story Behind
JS Muay Thai
a message from coach jo & som
As females we recognise that getting started in Muay Thai can be challenging - especially when the sport has traditionally been male-dominated. We’ve been there ourselves. That’s a big part of why we started JS Muay Thai in Melbourne.
We wanted to create a space where women could walk in, feel comfortable straight away, and train hard without the pressure, ego, or intimidation that sometimes comes with traditional gyms.
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As professional fighters, Muay Thai has given us so much — confidence, discipline, resilience, and a strong community. Opening Melbourne’s first women-only Muay Thai gym was our way of sharing that with other women. Our coaches guide you through everything step by step, helping you build real skills, confidence and strength at your own pace. Over time something special has grown here. What started as a gym has become a community of women supporting each other — training together, celebrating milestones, travelling to fight camps, retreats in Thailand and showing up for one another inside and outside the gym. Whether you’re here for fitness, self-defence, confidence, or simply to try something new — you’ll always have a place here at JS Muay Thai.Train With Active Fighters
Learn from experienced fighters and coaches who bring real Muay Thai fight experience into every class. Co-founder Joanne La "The Lioness" has competed on the global stage in ONE Championship, but don’t let the titles fool you — under all that armour she’s one of the funniest, most supportive coaches you’ll want in your corner while learning authentic Muay Thai.
Watch Coach Jo compete in the
ONE Championship Fight 142 on YouTube.
Women-Only Training
JS Muay Thai was created to give women something that didn’t really exist in Melbourne — a Muay Thai gym built entirely for women. While many gyms offer women’s classes, JS Muay Thai is Melbourne’s first Women only Muay Thai gym designed exclusively for women, creating a space where women can learn authentic Muay Thai, build confidence and train without intimidation.
More Than A Gym — A Community
JS Muay Thai is more than just a place to train. We’re a supportive women’s Muay Thai community in Melbourne where members push limits, celebrate progress and grow stronger together — from daily training sessions to retreats in Thailand, fight camps and community events, we're definitely not your ordinary bunch at JSMT.
Train Today For The Future You
Coach Som often reminds students that progress doesn’t always show up overnight. Some days you won’t see the results straight away — but every session, every round on the pads and every bit of effort adds up. The strength, confidence and discipline you build today are investments in yourself. As Som likes to say, your future self will thank you for showing up and doing the work.
invest in your future self
The best investment is YOU. At JS Muay Thai Melbourne, our women-only training programs are designed to help you build strength, confidence and resilience — one session at a time. From Muay Thai classes and personal coaching to strength & mobility training and recovery, everything we offer is built to support your progress.
With memberships starting from $67 per week, it’s your space to train, grow and back yourself — because the work you put in today is something your future self will thank you for.
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