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[J Storm**]

No Gi is big at Ronin Athletics.

They have about 8 no gi classes a week, and a wrestling class on Fridays.

yea, the only thing keeping me from fully committing is that with my work schedule i can only make it to 1 actual No Gi class (on saturday no less) and can only make it to the open mat MMA/BJJ on Mon and Wed nights.

 

[agente809]

yea, the only thing keeping me from fully committing is that with my work schedule i can only make it to 1 actual No Gi class (on saturday no less) and can only make it to the open mat MMA/BJJ on Mon and Wed nights.

same here, schedule with ronin is sorta conflicting for me. I'm hoping NYSANDA is a good place, since the schedule and price is nearly perfect for me.

agent -have u been back to Lotus JJ new york since?

Haven't returned to lotus, I'm too much of a fan of NO-GI. But who knows.

 

[agente809]

just called 5points fitness, they do a monthly rate for everything they have which is $198/month (muy thai, bunch of other shit) and as of now Carmine only teaches Thursadys, but they're supposedly in negotiations for him to come in more. The also offer a day pass for $25 if u wanted to pay per class.

Does five point have rates for just muay thai?

 

[AnOddParadigm]

right now bjj and kick boxing until I can decide which one I want to concentrate on, unless I end up deciding to keep doing both.

I have attended Ronin Athletics, but I want to try a different place in order to have a clearer picture of how different gyms function, and which ones are better suited for me.

Ronin is great but there might be a gym which is way better for me, and that what I'm trying to do right now, as well as finding which art I prefer as my training at ronin was not lengthy enough to determine that.

I think it is good to check out other places, but I think Ronin is probably the best school for your interests. If you wanted to sport jiu jitsu alliance or renzos are better schools, but I think Ronin is the best MMA school for people who aren't pro.

 

[agente809]

I think it is good to check out other places, but I think Ronin is probably the best school for your interests. If you wanted to sport jiu jitsu alliance or renzos are better schools, but I think Ronin is the best MMA school for people who aren't pro.

So far the best two options for me are NYSANDA and Ronin..

Ima check out NYSANDA on monday, if it's for 4 me I'll go back to Ronin.

My goal for my next 3 months of training is to choose what I want to concentrate on. Be it muay thai or bjj.

The reason I want to pick one is because NY has GREAT style specific schools and I rather learn one thing at a time. Renzo, studio x, and Blitz for BJJ. The Wat, Five Point fitness, etc for muay thai.

So the most logical thing to do is to train at a place that offers both, see which I enjoy more, and finally move onto one of the previously mentioned gyms that concentrates on a certain form of fighting.

 

[AnOddParadigm]

So far the best two options for me are NYSANDA and Ronin..

Ima check out NYSANDA on monday, if it's for 4 me I'll go back to Ronin.

My goal for my next 3 months of training is to choose what I want to concentrate on. Be it muay thai or bjj.

The reason I want to pick one is because NY has GREAT style specific schools and I rather learn one thing at a time. Renzo, studio x, and Blitz for BJJ. The Wat, Five Point fitness, etc for muay thai.

So the most logical thing to do is to train at a place that offers both, see which I enjoy more, and finally move onto one of the previously mentioned gyms that concentrates on a certain form of fighting.

That make sense, Ronin is not the best Muay Thai or the best BJJ school but they instruction is solid if you have been training for a few years. But if you really want to get to higher levels in BJJ (eg, move up to purple belt) or Muay Thai you would need to look elsewhere. But wait till you really find yourself enjoying one over the other.

 

[agente809]

That make sense, Ronin is not the best Muay Thai or the best BJJ school but they instruction is solid if you have been training for a few years. But if you really want to get to higher levels in BJJ (eg, move up to purple belt) or Muay Thai you would need to look elsewhere. But wait till you really find yourself enjoying one over the other.

I couldn't have put it better myself.
Ronin has very solid instruction...but their individual muay thai/bjj instruction cannot compare to the specific instruction in other places.

For example if I choose to train BJJ, I would want to move up in rank to at least a purple belt.
If I choose to do muay thai, I'll want to get some amateur..even pro bouts under my name.

I realistically can't do either of those things at Ronin. That being said, Ronin is still a great place to train.