Best Mma Gym near Annandale, Virginia

Trained here for ~10 months (before moving out of state). No prior Muay Thai experience. Kru Carlos will push you to be your best. He expects hard work, discipline, and honest effort. No BS. The community here is warm and welcoming. It's a true family and I'm grateful to have joined even briefly.

Best muay thai gym in DMV. Wonderful people and Kru Carlos and his brother. Rad experience and Wonderful folks. Training here is top 10. #1 in my heart. They welcome me with open arms 🙏😺🥷 Lotus family I'm coming back to learn and train hard. Thanks Kru C and coaches at LOTUS GYM 🐯🙏 for true fighters with kind soul and warrior heart!! ❤️ 💙

I have been to multiple gyms in the DMV, Texas, and California, and none have came close to Lotus Thai Boxing. Not only will you get a high intensity workout and be sweating like you never imagined but you will simultaneously learn real Muay Thai. Whether or not you want to step into the ring, this gym will teach you how to fight and defend yourself. In addition, Carlos Lopez (Head Coach / KRU) and coaches will make you laugh with their sense of humor, teach you how to deal with adversity, improve your hygiene, gain self confidence, and acquire proper gym etiquette. The members who attend Lotus are truly a family and will push you to be better and will lift you up when you’re down. You will leave this gym a better person and learn life lessons that you can apply to all other aspects of your life. It is a honor to be accepted to this gym, don’t take it for granted!

I take the 7am HIIT Muay Thai class at Lotus Thai Boxing. It is such a challenging and fun class. I am a beginner and started with zero experience, so it’s great that you don’t need to be advanced at Muay Thai to take this particular class. The morning HIIT classes are seperate from their evening classes though, so you’ll need to check their website to inquire about those classes. Definitely recommend the HIIT Muay Thai class for beginners trying to get into Muay Thai or if you just want to get a good work out in!

I started out doing boxing at a UFC gym in Fairfax and it was not the experience i was looking for. I wasn't looking for a place to just hit a bag for an hour i was looking for real combat training. And one of my childhood friends said that he trained at this authentic Muay thai gym. I didn’t even know what Muay thai was at the time and went on youtube to see what it was and i still wasn’t convinced on the style of combat. But he insisted try it out plus you get a week trial, i went on the trial and what i found changed my life. Not only did i find what i consider another family i found a real fighting gym. The amount of technique and fight knowledge you receive from not just Carlos Lopez (head coach/Kru) but the whole gym is crazy!!! The big saying in that gym is you dont have to be a fighter and fight but you will learn how to defend you’re family and friends stuck with me. Not only do i still have the amazing opportunity to train at this amazing school i actually fight for it too.