Affilliations...
Moray Muay Thai is proud to be a member of the Scottish Thai Boxing Association. Instructor Paul McCluskey has trained under Chief Instructor John O'Brien since he began Muay Thai almost 15 years ago.
The Scottish Thai Boxing Association was first established in may 2000 by senior instructors John O'Brien, Bobby Quinn and Alan Currie. The S.T.B.A. has grown massively since that day. To date it has established 49 schools of Muay Thai throughout Scotland and has independent clubs affiliating to it on a regular basis.
The STBA has also opened 3 full time gyms: one in Renfrewshire one in Stirlingshire and one in Ayrshire. It has achieved much since 2000 having a database of more than 2500 students. From this it has also built up a stable of fighters who are renowned not only for their fighting abilities but also their sportsmanship.
The S.T.B.A. are also at the fore front of the development of Muay Thai in Scotland regulary hosting meetings between Scottish Thai Boxing clubs and are continually liaising with Sport Scotland and all reqional sports councils to ensure that Muay Thai is taught safely and continues to grow as a sport in Scotland.
The S.T.B.A. were also recognised by the World Muay Thai Council in 2002 for the work that has been done in promoting amateur Muay Thai in this country. It has been instrumental in sending Scottish national teams to compete in previous World Amateur Championships and has managed to achieve medal hauls in all of these events.
The S.T.B.A. send teams of our students to train in Thailand each year to make sure that it is in keeping with the latest training techniques and to pass that knowledge on to it's students.
The STBA is also proud of it's coach selection process and all S.T.B.A. instructors have (as well as their muay thai training) First aid certificates, attended child protection courses, Muay Thai judging and refereeing courses and all instructors are submitted to Disclosure Scotland checks.
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