From Chiang Mai to Kallang
Daryl Chua spent three years training and fighting out of camps in Chiang Mai and Bangkok. What struck him most was not the technique — it was the warmth. The best Thai gyms welcomed beginners like family, with no ego and endless patience. He came home convinced Singapore needed more of that.
Clinch opened in 2016 in a single Kallang shophouse with borrowed bags and a handful of members. The idea was simple: authentic Muay Thai, taught by people who had truly done it, in a room where a first-timer felt as welcome as a fighter. Word spread, and a second gym opened in Jurong to serve the west.
Today more than 1,400 people have trained with us, from nervous first-timers who became regulars to members who have stepped into the ring. We still teach beginners every day, and Daryl still runs the Tuesday Fundamentals class himself.
Come train with usSix reasons members stay
Built for beginners
We designed the gym around the first-timer. Patient coaching, beginner classes daily, and a room with zero ego — most of us started exactly where you are.
Authentic Thai coaching
Our head krus trained and fought in Thailand. What you learn here is the real thing, taught by people who lived it, not a watered-down fitness version.
A clear path forward
We map out which classes and how often, so you always know your next step — from your first jab to technique, clinch and, if you want, the ring.
Safety first, always
Sparring is capped, supervised and fairly matched. You only progress to contact when a coach says you’re ready — never before.
Flexible & generous passes
Monthly-rolling memberships, class packs, and both gyms on one pass. No punishing lock-ins, free gear loan, guest passes for friends.
A real family gym
Kids’ classes run alongside adult ones, so the whole family can train. Many parents start watching from the side and end up in gloves themselves.
Two gyms, one membership
Clinch Lavender
38 Kallang Pudding Road, #01-04, Singapore 349319
6 min walk from Lavender MRT · covers town, Kallang & the east
Clinch Jurong
12 Jurong East Street 21, #02-11, Singapore 609601
8 min walk from Jurong East MRT · covers the west & central-west