Is the UFC gym on Perkins and Acadian legit?

UFC gym, ironically enough, is a terrible place to actually learn combat sports these days. It’s basically a spin class with boxing gloves. There is a crew that rolls every once in a while but it’s not that organized and I never tried to join in on that since I was pretty much a novice at the time.

Not sure about the Krav Maga place. I do know Josh Mancuso is supposed to be the best place for BJJ in the area, and there’s Russel Jones kickboxing which is a solid gym as well. Russel Jones will get you sparring quick and there’s a good crew in there. Everyone has been super cool so far.

Russell Jones is 90 a month for 3 classes a week and 120 a month for 5. Sparring is usually reserved for the weekends, no contracts either so you just pay as you go. Will warn you the facility is a little bit run down right now but you can still definitely learn to fight there.

No idea about Josh Mancuso, according to the website they got a promotion right now: 2 weeks, 3 classes, 25 bucks.

Russel Jones is open 2 to 8. For classes he just kind of tells you what to do whenever you show up with additional instruction as you go, and he was making noise about possibly keeping the gym open until 9.

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I’ve heard terrible things about that UFC gym when it comes to actual training. Think they have a large female population that goes there to kick a bag and throw fake punches in the air.

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Spot on. Good place to meet women though if OP is single but I believe 50% of them are also banging the trainers from what I’ve heard

I mean I guess that works if you’re planning on getting mugged sometime soon. I don’t know if that’s really considered a combat sport or if it’s even a good workout for that matter.

Try to post an update if you do end up heading there, have always been curious about those gyms.

Krav Maga is not a seriously practical martial art. The 3 legit ones are wrestling, bjj, and Boxing/kickboxing.
I won at national championship in bjj when training at the UFC gym so take it fwiw. Mancuso is pretty damned good at teaching it as well, we trained together for years.
The UFC gym on Perkins can teach you good boxing, but you have to seek it out beyond the cardio kickboxing classes. The one on Sherwood @Coursey teaches BJJ as well. My buddy Thomas Webb, whose a seasoned veteran fighter works at both gyms.

Where is Mancuso’s gym? Is it one of the UFC gyms?

I think I’m going to swing by UFC on my way home and talk to someone.

I’m going in for a free boxing class. I will report with feedback. Webb was not there. I’ll for him when I go.

How will he know who I’m talking about?

UFC gym is starting kickboxing technique training on Fridays at Sherwood and Wednesdays at Acadian. Not sure who the instructor will be