Riddlers Gym has been a successful West Australian gym since
2003. Head trainer Darren “THE RIDDLER” Reece, lived and fought
in Thailand for many years and continues to pass his extensive
knowledge onto his students on a day to day basis. Riddlers Gym
has a great and well known reputation for creating quality
fighters with all round Muaythai skills.
Riddlers Gym is the home to many well known fighters such as 7 x WMC
World Champ Eugene ”BOOM BOOM” Ekkelboom, WMC Intercontinental
Champ Chris “TIGER” White, WMC Intercontinental Champ Chad
Walker and Australian Champions Kim “KOOL AS” Olsen, Luke
“PITBULL” Aram and female World Champion Caley Lewis.
Darren is a 73 fight veteran who not only spent his time in
Thailand, but also in Japan. He was the 1998 Kings Cup Champion
and “best boxer” and was the proud holder of WA, Australian and
Oceania Titles.
Riddlers Gym is located 5 minutes from the City and is fully
accessible by public transport. The 220sqm gym is fully equipped
with a boxing ring, 12 bags, cardio equipment and weights.
Classes for beginners and intermediates run 4 times a week and
there is a traditional fully graded and
certified muaythai system with coloured level shirts for those
who choose to participate. Womens classes are taught by
Australian womens champion Caley Lewis and run twice a week.
There are also Kids
Kickboxing classes 4 sessions a week for kids aged 4 and above
who also have a fully graded system to participate in. Fighters
have training six days per week and it caters from brand new
novice fighters right up to Professional World Champion level.
Personal training with Darren or Caley is also available
throughout any day by appointment. Darren is also majorly
involved in promoting Muaythai fight shows in partnership with
Peter Boyd called Perth Thai Boxing Promotions. They promote the
popular Perth show Supremacy which showcases Perths elite
fighters and have been successful with FOXTEL coverage on
several occasions. They also promote the novice fight series,
ROAD TO SUPREMACY which is an amateur event for novice fighters
which is helping to build the strength of fighters coming out of
WA.
Riddlers Gym is a friendly and relaxed atmosphere to train in.
Everyone is treated equally and Darrens
passion for Muay Thai is evident in every class he takes giving
nothing less than 100% to his students every session.
