Q: What age did you start training muay thai ? A: 9 , 8 realistically because we learn before we train. People around the world don't understand the culture, but thai boys they really start at 8 learning and training, and practicing for at least a year. They keep training and they fight by age 9 - 11. Q: When did you have your first fight? A: I was 9. People here in North America they start training at 6-7 years old and the look fabulous, but they don't understand the culture