Fight Whisperer
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Hi guys,
I'm currently trying to find an MMA gym in NYC to train at. I would like to find a place that offers the full MMA spectrum (stand-up, striking, grappling, wrestling, submissions, etc.) with the opportunity and option to compete not just in one discipline.
However, I have also always been interested in learning Filipino martial arts (specifically stick fighting and knife fighting). I find the Dog Brothers stuff really interesting. Unfortunately, they do not seem to have a school in NYC.
My main priority is finding a good MMA place, the Filipino Martial Arts and weapons fighting would just be more of an added bonus.
I want to find a place that isn't overcrowded. The last place I use to train at started to get really crowded right before I left. Just want to add I didn't leave because of this, the last place I was at was a great gym, with excellent instruction and good people. I left because I was starting a position with a big docu-series project that was going to take up pretty much all my time. I want to find a completely new place to train now, just to see what else is out there.
One of my issues is price. Everything in NYC is expensive. So I would like to find a place that is reasonable, where I won't be left homeless albeit still training MMA.
I am specifically looking at 3 places at the moment:
Camp Undefeated
Camp Undefeated - MMA - Mixed Martial Arts - Muay Thai - Kick Boxing - BJJ - Brazilian Jiu Jitsu - Manhattan New York, NYC
This place seems cool. They have Muay Thai, BJJ, and it seems they also offer greco-roman wrestling and boxing (according to their website, but maybe they don't have this anymore or they will have this soon, since the schedule does not seem to reflect these as classes). They also have a full MMA cage and classes 6 days a week. The price is expensive, which is standard in NYC, but they aren't leave you naked in the middle of Times Sq. expensive. In other words, by NYC standards, they have reasonable prices. It seems as though Jorge 'Macaco' Patino will be teaching their soon as well which is really awesome!
The only downside seems to be that they don't offer any Filipino Martial Arts and/or weapons training.
Anderson's Martial Arts
Anderson's Martial Arts: Home
This place seems awesome. They have tons of classes. According to their schedule they are consistently open 5 days a week from 12pm into the evening and Saturdays in the afternoon. They appear to offer the full MMA spectrum (Muay Thai, BJJ, and a bunch of other stuff). They also seem to have self-defense and street fighting programs as well. And they also have Filipino Martial Arts and weapons training, very nice bonus. They also offer 2 free private lessons right off the bat when you join to help you get acquainted with their program and transition into the school.
The downside is that, according to the e-mail they sent me, they seem out of my price range. $200 a month for unlimited classes. Although they do offer tons of classes a week. I realistically won't be able to train every day, or enough to really take advantage of the schedule and justify $200 a month out of my pocket. Real bummer since this would have been the easy choice (on paper) in a perfect world.
DeRosa Pure MMA Training NYC
PURE MMA NYC
This place seems to offer a full MMA program, not sure if they divide the schedule according to disciplines. But it seems that they blend (Muay Thai, Boxing, JKD, wrestling, Judo, Sambo, and BJJ) into a MMA regimen and self-defense program. The big plus here is that it is just a couple blocks away from my place so I can easily walk/jog to and from their location. The price is the same as Camp Undefeated.
The downside, they do not offer as many classes per week as Anderson's Martial Arts or Camp Undefeated. They have classes 4 days a week. This is more than enough days a week. However, like all NY'ers my schedule can be hectic and unpredictable. So if I wanted to consistently train 4 days a week, then missing out on a Tuesday class would mean I would not be able to come in on a Wednesday to make up for Tuesday etc.
The obvious thing to do would be to visit the schools and try out free trial classes and talk to the management and instructors. Which I will definitely do. However, I want as much info and input as possible. If anyone is a current student or has any sort of experience or info on the above schools, that would be much appreciated. I just want to make as best an informed decision as possible before I invest my hard earned cash and time into a school.
Likewise, although you can get some sort of feel for a school from taking a trial class its not nearly the same as training their for at least a month or so. So I just want as much info as possible (trying to be an educated consumer).
Thanks so much guys
I'm currently trying to find an MMA gym in NYC to train at. I would like to find a place that offers the full MMA spectrum (stand-up, striking, grappling, wrestling, submissions, etc.) with the opportunity and option to compete not just in one discipline.
However, I have also always been interested in learning Filipino martial arts (specifically stick fighting and knife fighting). I find the Dog Brothers stuff really interesting. Unfortunately, they do not seem to have a school in NYC.
My main priority is finding a good MMA place, the Filipino Martial Arts and weapons fighting would just be more of an added bonus.
I want to find a place that isn't overcrowded. The last place I use to train at started to get really crowded right before I left. Just want to add I didn't leave because of this, the last place I was at was a great gym, with excellent instruction and good people. I left because I was starting a position with a big docu-series project that was going to take up pretty much all my time. I want to find a completely new place to train now, just to see what else is out there.
One of my issues is price. Everything in NYC is expensive. So I would like to find a place that is reasonable, where I won't be left homeless albeit still training MMA.
I am specifically looking at 3 places at the moment:
Camp Undefeated
Camp Undefeated - MMA - Mixed Martial Arts - Muay Thai - Kick Boxing - BJJ - Brazilian Jiu Jitsu - Manhattan New York, NYC
This place seems cool. They have Muay Thai, BJJ, and it seems they also offer greco-roman wrestling and boxing (according to their website, but maybe they don't have this anymore or they will have this soon, since the schedule does not seem to reflect these as classes). They also have a full MMA cage and classes 6 days a week. The price is expensive, which is standard in NYC, but they aren't leave you naked in the middle of Times Sq. expensive. In other words, by NYC standards, they have reasonable prices. It seems as though Jorge 'Macaco' Patino will be teaching their soon as well which is really awesome!
The only downside seems to be that they don't offer any Filipino Martial Arts and/or weapons training.
Anderson's Martial Arts
Anderson's Martial Arts: Home
This place seems awesome. They have tons of classes. According to their schedule they are consistently open 5 days a week from 12pm into the evening and Saturdays in the afternoon. They appear to offer the full MMA spectrum (Muay Thai, BJJ, and a bunch of other stuff). They also seem to have self-defense and street fighting programs as well. And they also have Filipino Martial Arts and weapons training, very nice bonus. They also offer 2 free private lessons right off the bat when you join to help you get acquainted with their program and transition into the school.
The downside is that, according to the e-mail they sent me, they seem out of my price range. $200 a month for unlimited classes. Although they do offer tons of classes a week. I realistically won't be able to train every day, or enough to really take advantage of the schedule and justify $200 a month out of my pocket. Real bummer since this would have been the easy choice (on paper) in a perfect world.
DeRosa Pure MMA Training NYC
PURE MMA NYC
This place seems to offer a full MMA program, not sure if they divide the schedule according to disciplines. But it seems that they blend (Muay Thai, Boxing, JKD, wrestling, Judo, Sambo, and BJJ) into a MMA regimen and self-defense program. The big plus here is that it is just a couple blocks away from my place so I can easily walk/jog to and from their location. The price is the same as Camp Undefeated.
The downside, they do not offer as many classes per week as Anderson's Martial Arts or Camp Undefeated. They have classes 4 days a week. This is more than enough days a week. However, like all NY'ers my schedule can be hectic and unpredictable. So if I wanted to consistently train 4 days a week, then missing out on a Tuesday class would mean I would not be able to come in on a Wednesday to make up for Tuesday etc.
The obvious thing to do would be to visit the schools and try out free trial classes and talk to the management and instructors. Which I will definitely do. However, I want as much info and input as possible. If anyone is a current student or has any sort of experience or info on the above schools, that would be much appreciated. I just want to make as best an informed decision as possible before I invest my hard earned cash and time into a school.
Likewise, although you can get some sort of feel for a school from taking a trial class its not nearly the same as training their for at least a month or so. So I just want as much info as possible (trying to be an educated consumer).
Thanks so much guys
