Do you love Muay Thai—and love teaching it just as much?
Guillobel Dojo is looking for an experienced, energetic, and dependable Muay Thai Instructor to join our team and help us continue building our Muay Thai program.
We are not simply looking for someone who can hold pads or teach combinations.
We are looking for a coach and leader.
Someone who can walk into a room, connect with students, teach excellent Muay Thai, create a positive training environment, and make people excited to come back to class.
Our instructor will work with kids, teenagers, and adults, so the ability to communicate and teach differently based on the student's age and experience is extremely important.
WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR
The ideal candidate:
- Has strong Muay Thai knowledge and legitimate training experience
- Has previous coaching or teaching experience
- Can confidently teach kids, teenagers, and adults
- Understands how to teach complete beginners as well as more experienced students
- Is skilled at pad holding, drilling, technique development, conditioning, and controlled sparring
- Makes safety a priority
- Is energetic, positive, professional, and dependable
- Communicates well and genuinely enjoys helping students improve
- Can create challenging classes while maintaining a friendly and welcoming atmosphere
- Understands that martial arts is about more than fighting—it is also about confidence, discipline, respect, fitness, and personal growth
- Works well as part of a team
- Is interested in helping us grow and develop our Muay Thai program long-term
Fight experience is a plus, but being a great fighter does not automatically make someone a great instructor.
For us, teaching ability, character, professionalism, reliability, and the ability to connect with students are just as important as technical knowledge.
TEACHING KIDS
Our kids' programs are an important part of our Dojo.
We are looking for someone who understands that teaching children requires more than simply giving them an easier version of an adult Muay Thai class.
A great kids' instructor needs patience, enthusiasm, structure, and the ability to make learning fun while maintaining discipline and control.
You should be comfortable helping children develop:
- Confidence
- Discipline
- Focus
- Coordination
- Fitness
- Respect
- Proper Muay Thai fundamentals
And you should enjoy working with kids.
TEACHING TEENAGERS
Teenagers need a coach they respect.
You should be able to challenge them physically, help them develop legitimate Muay Thai skills, and create a training environment where they feel part of a team.
We want our teenage students learning how to become better martial artists—and better young adults.
TEACHING ADULTS
Our adult students range from complete beginners who have never thrown a punch to experienced martial artists who want serious technical training.
You should be able to make beginners feel comfortable while still providing enough depth and challenge for advanced students.
Classes should be technical, energetic, safe, challenging, and fun.
We are looking for someone who would like to become an important part of Guillobel Dojo.
For the right person, there is an opportunity to help us:
- Grow our adult Muay Thai program
- Expand our kids and teen programs
- Develop advanced students
- Offer private lessons
- Create special workshops and events
- Develop competitors for those interested in competition
- Help shape the future of Muay Thai at our academy
We want someone who takes pride in saying:
"This is my program, and I want to make it great."
WHAT WE OFFER
- An established martial arts academy with an existing student base
- A professional and positive training environment
- Opportunities to teach kids, teens, and adults
- Opportunities for private lessons
- Growth opportunities within the academy
- Competitive instructor compensation based on experience
- The opportunity to help build and lead a growing Muay Thai program
- A long-term position for the right person
REQUIREMENTS
- Strong background in Muay Thai
- Coaching/teaching experience preferred
- Excellent communication skills
- Reliable and punctual
- Professional appearance and attitude
- Comfortable working with children, teenagers, and adults
- Ability to teach students ranging from complete beginners to advanced practitioners
- Willingness to follow Guillobel Dojo's teaching standards, culture, and safety policies
- Must be willing to complete a background check
CPR/First Aid certification is preferred.
IMPORTANT
We care deeply about the culture of our academy.
Technical ability matters, but character matters just as much.
We want someone who treats students with respect, leaves their ego outside the door, works well with the rest of our coaching team, and genuinely cares about helping people become better through martial arts.
No drama.
No unnecessary ego.
No dangerous sparring culture.
Just great Muay Thai, great coaching, and a great environment for our students.
INTERESTED?
Send us:
- A short introduction about yourself
- Your Muay Thai training background
- Your coaching/teaching experience
- Any fight or competition experience
- Experience teaching children or teenagers
- Your current availability
- References, if available
- Links to your social media, training footage, or coaching videos, if available
Selected candidates will be invited to meet with us and may be asked to teach an audition class as part of the interview process.
If you are passionate about Muay Thai, love teaching, and are looking for an academy where you can grow with the program, we'd love to hear from you.
Guillobel Dojo
San Clemente, California
Pay: $40.00 - $60.00 per hour
Work Location: In person
