Unit 03 · Unit T Base
Muay Thaiat Unit T Base, Horsham
Thai boxing with the Lumpini Fight Academy team from Crawley.
- 1996Established in Crawley
- 2Coaches
- 3Classes a week
- 1Month free to start
The gym
Lumpini Fight Academy. Est. 1996.
Lumpini Fight Academy, established in 1996 and based in Crawley, now runs Thai boxing at Unit T Base.
Classes are coached by George Jarvis, a ONE Championship fighter and former WBC Muaythai world champion, and his head coach Paulo Da Silva. Beginners start with the basics: stance, footwork, kicks and pads.
The coaches
In your corner
Thai boxing coach
George Jarvis
ONE Championship world title challenger · former WBC Muaythai and ISKA world champion
George “G-Unit” Jarvis is a Crawley-born professional Muay Thai fighter who competes in ONE Championship. He started at four in his father John Jarvis’s Lumpini gym and has won WBC Muaythai English, European, International and World titles and the ISKA world title at super middleweight.
In ONE he has beaten Rungrawee Sitsongpeenong (twice, both by knockout), Sinsamut Klinmee and Mouhcine Chafi in main events at Bangkok’s Lumpinee Stadium, and has twice challenged Regian Eersel for the ONE lightweight Muay Thai world title. He brings the Lumpini system that produced him to Thai boxing at SWBJJ.
Head Thai boxing coach
Paulo Da Silva
Head coach to George Jarvis · fighting career 1999 to 2025
Paulo Da Silva is a Lumpini Crawley coach and co-owner, the head coach and cornerman behind George Jarvis’s world title runs, and co-promoter of the Muay Thai Mayhem shows at Crawley’s K2.
Portuguese-born and raised in the UK, he fought at bantamweight across the USA, China, Japan and Europe from 1999 to 2025, winning his final bout by first-round knockout at 44. He leads Thai boxing at SWBJJ.
From Monday, 2 November 2026
Weekly classes
Monday
- 19:00–20:00Thai Boxingwith George Jarvis
Wednesday
- 19:00–20:00Thai Boxingwith Paulo Da Silva
Saturday
- 10:00–11:00Thai Boxingwith Paulo Da Silva
Book in the app. Members book every class in the Unit T Base app, so you always know there is a place on the mat.
Get the app →Gradings
Earn your armband
Progress in Muay Thai is graded through coloured armbands, the prajioud worn on the upper arm. Each grade is earned at a grading with the coaches, one step at a time from your first armband to the last.
Grades shown are our starting ladder while it is confirmed with the coaches. Members see their grade in the Journey tab of the Unit T Base app.
- 01White
- 02Yellow
- 03Green
- 04Blue
- 05Blue/White
- 06Brown
- 07Brown 1
- 08Brown 2
- 09Brown 3
- 10Black/White
Prices
Membership
First month free
Every Thai boxing class for your first month, starting from your first class. It covers Thai boxing only.
Start your free monthAdults
£98 / month
Everything we teach: jiu-jitsu (gi and no-gi), Thai boxing, open mats, yin yoga and the strength gym.
- Adults
- Open mat
- Thai Boxing
- Yin Yoga
- Gym
Kit
Glove up
Thai boxing gloves 14 oz
£40
Hand wraps
£8
Shin guards
£35
Buy at the counter, or order online and collect at Unit T Base.
Bring a friend. When they join, you earn 20 Raven Coins and they get 10, to spend at the café and in the shop.
Questions
First class nerves?
Do I need any experience?
No. Beginners start with the basics: stance, footwork, kicks and pads. Tell the coach it is your first session and they will look after you.
What should I bring to my first class?
Comfortable training clothes (shorts or leggings and a t-shirt), water and a towel. When you want your own kit, thai boxing gloves 14 oz, hand wraps and shin guards are in the shop at the counter.
How much does it cost?
Your first month of Thai boxing is free, starting from your first class. After that, Thai boxing is included in the Adults membership at £98 / month.
How do I book a class?
Start with “Get started” on this page. Once you are signed up, you book every class in the Unit T Base app. The first classes are on Monday, 2 November 2026.
Where do you train?
Lumpini Fight Academy is based in Crawley; these classes are at its unit in Unit T Base, Unit T, Blatchford Road, Horsham RH13 5QR.