WHO WE ARE
LOCATED IN THE HEART OF NEW YORK CITY, STEPS AWAY FROM UNION SQUARE, ZOMBIE MUAY THAI IS AN ALL LEVELS STRIKING ACADEMY WITH A MISSION TO EDUCATE, STRENGTHEN, AND EMPOWER THROUGH MUAY THAI AND KICKBOXING TRAINING.
FOUNDED BY PRO-FIGHTER AND MULTIPLE WORLD CHAMPION, JOHN PIÑA, CLASSES FOCUS ON ELITE STRIKING TECHNIQUES AND CONDITIONING REGIMENTS USED BY THE PROS IN A FUN AND INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT.
WHETHER LOOKING TO GET IN SHAPE OR JOIN THE FIGHT TEAM, ZMT DELIVERS THE SKILL, PRACTICE, AND DEDICATION NEEDED INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE RING.
ZMT IS FOR EVERYONE
JOHN PIÑA: FOUNDER
PUERTO RICAN-ITALIAN BROOKLYN NATIVE JOHN PIÑA IS AN INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED PROFESSIONAL MUAY THAI FIGHTER, WORLD CHAMPION, AND EXPERT PERSONAL TRAINER.
GROWING UP IN A TAE KWON DO GYM, JOHN HAS BEEN IMMERSED IN THE MARTIAL ARTS COMMUNITY SINCE THE AGE OF FOUR. HE HAS RECEIVED BLACK BELTS IN BOTH TAE KWON DO AND SHOTOKAN KARATE. IN HIS EARLY TEENS HE STUDIED MMA, JUNG FU, SAN DA, JIU JITSU, WRESTLING AND BOXING EXPANDING HIS KNOWLEDGE OF THE ARTS WHICH ULTIMATELY GUIDED HIM TO FINDING HIS TRUE PASSION IN MUAY THAI (THAI BOXING)
HIS INNOVATIVE FIGHT STYLE AND DECADES OF EXPERIENCE IN MARTIAL ARTS DEFINES JOHN'S PROFESSIONAL FIGHTING CAREER, GAINING HIM MULTIPLE K-1, GLORY, AND MUAY THAI TITLES AND BELTS WITH GLOBAL RANKING ACROSS THAILAND, ITALY AND US.
JOHN FOUNDED ZOMBIE MUAY THAI TO SHARE HIS LIFE-LONG PASSION FOR MARTIAL ARTS AND HIS PROFESSIONAL FIGHT CAREER EXPERIENCE IN ORDER TO TRANSFORM AND UPLIFT THE NEW YORK CITY KICKBOXING AND FITNESS COMMUNITY.
TRAINING PHILOSPHY
WHY ZOMBIE? MAYBE IT’S OUR OBSESSION WITH HORROR MOVIES OR JUST OUR SHARED CONNECTION TO BEING AN UNRELENTING, UNSTOPPABLE FORCE!
AT ZOMBIE MUAY THAI, OUR PHILOSOPHY IS THAT THROUGH SMART TRAINING AND HARD WORK, EVERYONE CAN ACHIEVE THAT FORCE.
WE BELIEVE IN A STRUCTURED MUAY THAI AND KICKBOXING PROGRAM TAILORED TO EACH STUDENT’S LEVEL AND GOALS, INCORPORATING THE TECHNICAL COMBINATIONS AND CONDITONING USED BY PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES.
BUILT ON COMMUNITY AND THE COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE IN TRAINING FOR ALL, OUR CLASSES BREAK DOWN THE MOVEMENTS IN A WAY THAT WELCOMES EVERYONE TO PARTICIPATE AND ENJOY THE SPORT OF MUAY THAI. OUR TRAINERS ARE EXPERTS IN THE INDUSTRY AND ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT TRAINING AND SHARING THIER KNOWLEDGE WITH YOU!
GRIND, GUTS & GLORY
CULTURE
AT ZOMBIE MUAY THAI WE BELIEVE IN HARD WORK FOSTERED IN A
POSITIVE AND UPLIFTING COMMUNITY OF CLIENTS AND TRAINERS WHO PUSH, SUPPORT, AND RESPECT EACH OTHER.
NO MATTER YOUR SKILL LEVEL, WE ARE HERE TO GUIDE YOU TOWARDS YOUR PERSONAL BEST WHETHER THAT'S MEETING A FITNESS GOAL OR PROFESSIONALLY COMPETING.
ZOMBIE MUAY THAI REPRESENTS THE HIGHEST STANDARDS IN MUAY THAI FROM TECHNIQUE TO TRAINER RESPONSIBILITY.