Journal

Sand runs, pad work facing the lagoon, legs on fire. Why Team Boom regularly leaves the gym — and what sand teaches that no mat can.

The muay thai club of the Grand Baie area: a gym in Pointe aux Canonniers, three sessions a week, a beginners' group. Where, when, how much.

One address for the villages of the north coast: Team Boom trains in Pointe aux Canonniers on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. What that changes if you live up north.

Staying in the north and want to keep training? The club trains Monday, Wednesday and Friday in Pointe aux Canonniers. What to sort out before you come.

What a first Thai boxing session at Team Boom actually looks like: what to bring, what you will do, what it costs. No detours.

Mouthguard, wraps, gloves, rope, shin guards, shorts: the buying order that makes sense — and why you should buy nothing before your first class.

Headgear, big gloves, three short rounds, technique over power. The interclub is the doorway into Thai boxing competition — here is how it works.

Discipline, confidence, strict supervision and no sparring in the first month. What Team Boom's youth school gives young people — and what it will never do.

Cardio, strength, calorie burn — and above all a reason to come back. Why Thai boxing works where the gym fails, and what to expect after three months.

What Thai boxing actually is, why it suits the island, and how to recognise a club where a beginner can start without getting hurt.

Two fists against eight weapons, two ways of using your body, two audiences. The real differences between the sports — and why Team Boom teaches muay thai.

You are looking for a boxing gym in the north: here is what a Thai boxing club actually teaches, how a class unfolds and how to start.

Four weapons against eight: what separates kickboxing from muay thai, what carries over, and why the club runs no separate kickboxing class.

The criteria that separate a good club from a bad one, how Team Boom answers them, and exactly how a first hour on the mats unfolds.

An hour where the coach looks at nobody but you: who one-to-one sessions are for, what they give that a group class cannot, and how to book one.

Women train in the same classes as everyone else: what that changes, what the first month looks like, and what to bring.