Muay Thai Training Retreats with Champion Sean Fagan: Costa Rica, Thailand & New York

Every one of these trips is built around the same idea: you train hard in the morning and then you're actually on holiday. On the Costa Rica week, that means two Muay Thai sessions a day with Sean and a hand-picked team, a morning yoga class led by a pro instructor, and open mat BJJ if you want it. Between sessions you're at Jungle's Edge in Nosara, an eco-friendly resort at the edge of the jungle, with a saltwater infinity pool, tropical smoothies after workouts, and a surf lesson or full-body massage built into the week. Evenings are waterfall hikes, beach bonfires and sunset watch parties.

Thailand is the longest and the one most people book first. Eleven nights at FitKoh in Ban Tai on Koh Samui, ten full training days, two live fight nights in real Thai stadiums, combat strength work and kettlebell sessions on the beach, ice baths and breathwork, yoga and mobility. There's a sunset boat trip and a waterfall hike in there too, and the trip is timed so you're on Chaweng Beach Road for Songkran. It's the one guests talk about for years afterward.

Morocco is the newest addition and the smallest group, capped at ten to fifteen people. You stay in a boutique stone hotel on the Moroccan Atlantic, train Muay Thai with sea views most mornings, surf the Atlantic swell, and do partner drills and light sparring oceanside. Yoga happens at sunset. Between sessions there are guided excursions, souks and medinas, and tagine dinners with the group. Dates are still TBD for 2027.

The New Paltz weekend is the odd one out and worth knowing about if you can't take a week off. Fly into NYC, drive ninety minutes upstate, train with Sean at his home gym, do a group session at Gambit Fighting, hike River to Ridge and Mohonk, eat brunch and dinner at local spots, and you're back to real life by Sunday night. It's capped at one or two people, so it's effectively a private weekend with a pro fighter.

Sean's background is what holds it together. He started under JJ Russo at Stockade Muay Thai in Kingston, New York at the tail end of a boxing career, and went on to compete more than thirty times as a pro and amateur, win two amateur championships (one of them with a broken arm), take a title at Madison Square Garden, and fight on both Lion Fight and national Thai television. He's been coaching full-time for over a decade and his YouTube channel and Muay Thai Guy brand have reached millions of fighters and hobbyists. These trips are how he puts that same instruction in front of a room of real students for a full week.

What's included

- Daily Muay Thai training with Sean Fagan (usually 1–2 sessions per day, ~90 minutes each) - Accommodation for the full trip (2, 7 or 11 nights depending on the trip) - Chef-prepared meals on Costa Rica, Thailand and Morocco trips - Post-workout tropical smoothie (Costa Rica) - Daily morning yoga with a pro instructor (Costa Rica) - Open BJJ sessions (Costa Rica) - Surf lesson or full body massage (Costa Rica) - Group session at Gambit Fighting (New Paltz) - 2 private Muay Thai lessons with Sean (New Paltz) - Combat strength and kettlebell on the beach (Thailand) - Ice baths, breathwork, yoga and mobility work (Thailand) - 2 live stadium fight nights (Thailand) - Sunset boat trip and waterfall hike (Thailand) - Songkran celebration with the group (Thailand) - On-the-ground transport: beach rides, group excursions, trips into town - All ground transport (New Paltz)

What's not included

- Flights to and from the destination - Airport transfers (shared shuttles can be coordinated for Costa Rica and Thailand) - Travel insurance - Personal expenses - Alcohol and drinks outside included meals - Optional spa treatments beyond the included massage - Personal training equipment (gloves, wraps, shin guards)