All Posts

Looking for kickboxing classes in Singapore? Pineapple MMA teaches Muay Thai and boxing rather than kickboxing, and this guide explains why Muay Thai is the better place to start. It sets out what the two sports share, what Muay Thai adds, why cardio kickboxing is a different product, what a first class looks like and who makes the switch, with a $38 trial at 139 Cecil Street.

The clinch is Muay Thai's grappling range, and the part of the sport most gyms in Singapore never teach properly. Punches, kicks and knees at range are three quarters of Muay Thai; the clinch completes it. This beginner's guide covers the plum, inside position, sweeps, turns and knees, why the clinch is a chess game rather than a strength contest, how it is drilled safely, and the dedicated Muay Thai Clinching class at Pineapple MMA, 139 Cecil Street.

Contrast therapy is heat and cold in rounds: 10 to 15 minutes in a Finnish sauna at 80 to 90C, one to three minutes in water at 10 to 15C, rest, repeated two or three times with total cold time under ten minutes. Start with the heat. This guide gives the protocol the trials actually used, why colder is not better, how to time it around Muay Thai versus lifting, what the Cochrane and PLoS ONE reviews found, who should not do it, and the eight mistakes we see most in Singapore'

Muay Thai gloves and boxing gloves weigh the same at the same ounce rating; the difference is in how they are built. This guide covers the construction differences feature by feature, whether you can use one for the other, glove weight by body weight in kilograms, why charts and gym sparring rules differ on 14oz versus 16oz, why many trainers prefer 12oz on the pads, which weight suits bags, pads, clinch drills and sparring, and what a pair costs in Singapore, checked 6 Octob

YOKKAO is a Thai Muay Thai equipment brand, and in Singapore its authorised store is inside Pineapple MMA at 139 Cecil Street, two minutes from Telok Ayer MRT. You can handle the gloves, try the sizing and buy on the spot. This guide covers what YOKKAO is, what to buy first and when, how glove weights actually work, the four checks that stop you buying the wrong pair, and how to make gloves last in Singapore's humidity.

A typical Muay Thai week in Singapore is three to four one-hour classes, but most gym websites list class names without explaining what they are or in what order to take them. This guide sets out the full pathway from Foundation through Core, Technique, Clinch and optional Sparring, explains how many sessions a week you need for the result you want, gives three realistic sample weeks, and describes honestly what the first three months feels like, including the weeks where mos

A single ice bath and sauna session in Singapore's CBD costs between $45 and $68 as of September 2026. Most venues sell a shared session in a communal bathhouse; Pineapple MMA sells a private one at $60 plus GST for 50 minutes at 139 Cecil Street, open to non-members. This guide compares what each CBD venue actually charges, checked on their own sites on 14 September 2026, explains the difference between private and shared sessions, and covers how to run a contrast session pr

A trial Muay Thai class in Singapore is one hour and costs between nothing and about $55 depending on the gym. This guide walks through the hour minute by minute: the warm up, the technique block, pad and bag rounds, conditioning and the stretch. It covers what to bring, what not to buy yet, what a trial costs across the main Singapore gyms as published on 4 September 2026, what you will not be asked to do including sparring, and how you should expect to feel the following da

A good boxing gym in Singapore gives you three things: coaches who have actually fought or cornered fighters, enough floor space that you are not queuing for a bag, and a class structure that takes a complete beginner to competent pad work in a few months. Most gyms have one of the three. The difference between a gym you stay at for years and one you quit in six weeks usually comes down to which of those three is missing. Boxing has grown quickly here. There are boutique stud

The teep is Muay Thai's push kick: a straight thrust of the foot used to control distance the way a boxer uses a jab. This step-by-step guide covers the stance, knee lift, hip drive, and retraction, the mistakes every beginner makes, how to drill it on bags and pads, and the difference between lead and rear teeps. Part of the Pineapple MMA technique library, taught in beginner classes at 139 Cecil Street from the first week.

The most effective self-defence training for women is not a one-off seminar, it is regular training in a striking art. This guide covers what self-defence actually requires, why Muay Thai's striking and clinch work transfer directly, and what starting looks like at Pineapple MMA, the CBD gym at 139 Cecil Street where around half the members are women. Beginner-friendly, no sparring required, trial class $38.

A cardio-boxing studio sells a workout that borrows boxing's movements. A boxing gym teaches the sport itself. Both get you fit; only one leaves you able to box. This guide lays out the honest differences between the two formats in Singapore: coaching, technique, cost, and what the same hour actually produces, plus what boxing classes look like at Pineapple MMA, 139 Cecil Street, where beginners learn real technique with coached pad work every session.

The IPPT window opens, the running plan forms, and by week two it has collapsed. Muay Thai offers NSmen a different route: one-hour classes that are interval conditioning in disguise, building the engine for the 2.4km run and the endurance for push-ups and sit-ups, with an adherence rate that treadmill plans never match. This guide gives the honest picture of where Muay Thai helps your score, where it doesn’t, and an eight-week structure combining classes with specific runnin

For professionals in the Marina Bay towers, Muay Thai training is closer than the precinct’s geography suggests. Pineapple MMA at 139 Cecil Street is one Downtown Line stop from the gym door, around ten minutes on foot from Asia Square, and an easy waterfront walk from MBFC and Marina One. This guide covers the routes from each tower, which class windows realistically work from Marina Bay, and the facility at the other end of the ride.

Who is the greatest Muay Thai fighter of all time? Most experts say Samart Payakaroon, but the conversation runs through Dieselnoi’s knees, Buakaw’s K-1 conquests, Saenchai’s cartwheel kick, and the modern brilliance of Superlek, Rodtang, and Nong-O. This guide tells their stories, looks at what the greats all share, and ends somewhere surprising: the coach who has trained champions like Georges St-Pierre and Zhang Weili teaches at 139 Cecil Street in Singapore.

Corporate Muay Thai is team building your office will genuinely talk about afterwards: a private group session at Pineapple MMA’s 7,000 sqft gym at 139 Cecil Street, minutes from Raffles Place, Tanjong Pagar, and MBFC. Nobody needs experience, nobody spars, and everyone bonds over learning something new together, in pairs on the pads. This guide covers what the session looks like, why it works so well for teams, and how to book one for your office.

A sauna session after Muay Thai training does three things well: it eases the perceived soreness in worked muscle, it keeps blood moving while your body starts repairs, and it sets up the drop in core temperature that helps you fall asleep. It does not burn meaningful fat, it does not flush toxins, and it does not replace sleep. At Pineapple MMA, the sauna sits in a private recovery suite at 139 Cecil Street alongside a Brass Monkey ice bath, booked in 50-minute private sessi

The roundhouse kick is Muay Thai’s signature weapon: a full-body rotation delivered through the shin, not a leg lifted at someone. This guide breaks the kick down the way it is taught on the floor: the forty-five degree step, the support-foot pivot, the hip drive, the counterweight arm, and the return to stance. It covers the five mistakes every beginner makes in the same order, the honest truth about shin conditioning, and the drills that make the first hundred repetitions c

Should you keep lifting weights once you start Muay Thai? Yes, and the combination beats either alone: lifting raises the force ceiling that striking draws on, and Muay Thai supplies the engine that gym training never builds. This guide covers three weekly structures depending on your priority, the sequencing rules that protect your recovery, the mistakes that end the experiment, and why Pineapple MMA includes a full weights room in every membership at 139 Cecil Street.

Boxing options in Singapore’s CBD split into two categories: boutique studios where you hit bags to a playlist, and gyms where a coach actually teaches you to box. This guide covers the difference, what to look for when choosing a CBD boxing gym, and what complete beginners should expect. Pineapple MMA runs Boxing Core classes at 139 Cecil Street between Raffles Place and Tanjong Pagar, with morning, lunchtime, and evening slots and a facility built for working professionals.