Renzo Gracie gym in nyc

[NiRinLove]

i can honestly say that i dont have the time to get really good in 1 discipile and then learn another. my judo lvl is equivalent to a green or light brown (atleast was), so i want to get better in my bjj but also learn muy thai. i dont want to do bjj for a whole year and then look into muy thai. i rather learn both asap and be decent at it.

 

[Kimuralex]

I think guys like rich franklin are what someone would become if they trained "strictly mma" since they are young..meaning that they would be very very good at everything, but not GREAT at anything...and when they get matched up with someone who has a specilization(anderson silva, even lutter), they are in trouble. Although franklin beat lutter, we all saw the difference in the groundgame...and how close it came.

point is, i agree with mma2stay

 

[agente809]

You also have to consider how most people that specialized in one thing started when they were like 15 or youger, most people that have trained everything form the beggining usually start aroun 19 or early 20s. SO it might be just a matter of the amount of time put in.

Someone raised a point about fedor training in a specialized manner, but didn't he do judo and combat sambo. Combat Sambo involves striking.

 

[agente809]

scratch what i said about fedor, he started to train striking after winning a judo bronze medal.

 

[mma2stay]

i can honestly say that i dont have the time to get really good in 1 discipile and then learn another. my judo lvl is equivalent to a green or light brown (atleast was), so i want to get better in my bjj but also learn muy thai. i dont want to do bjj for a whole year and then look into muy thai. i rather learn both asap and be decent at it.

There is nothing wrong with that, you could do both BJJ and Muay thai...What I was originally trying to say is not to be so focused on finding an "MMA School" and ignore schools that have good reputations for just teaching the individual disciplines themselves. Once you get to a certain skill level in both you could bring all together to make a fighting style that will work for you in MMA with an MMA coach. Also, you said, "i rather learn both asap and be decent at it", if you are just going to be "decent" at everything and not "very good" at anything, then that is what you record will look like, "decent."

 

[antKNOX]

I'll think about joining when gas prices go down. I'll just continue paying $80 at NYSC.

 

[Brooklyn BJJ]

i would want to train BJJ but also take advantage of the muy thai classes they have there. can i do that for the same monthly price or do i have to pay more?

Go to fighthouse, seriously.

 

[lethalweapon]

i rather learn both asap and be decent at it.

Being "decent" in any style is relative to your training partners. Think about it.
I may roll up to a gym with 2 dozen newbs in class and find out I'm pretty "decent":icon_chee

 

[JEWJITSUFORLIFE]

There is a 2 yr agreement. First of all there are way too many people at the academy which is good but there is not enough attention on each student. There is no air ventilation no windows so it gets really hot. Renzo NEVER teaches so why pay all that money if he doesnt even teach. The Muay Thai room is small as hell and there are no kicking bags or anything. I used to train Muay Thai and kicking bags are essential for working the shins.

 

[JiuJitsuZen]

Very good gym.

 

[Azazel]

It's a good gym, but its enormous. It is very crowded in every class. It's true Renzo never teaches but the other instructors there are very good. Rafael Lima pretty much runs the place. I pulled him aside and asked him how to improve my mount and he spent about 15 minutes with me explaining some of the fundamentals. Rolles, Igor, and Gregor Gracie are there pretty much everyday. For girl, Kyra Gracie shows up for a few months out of the year and teaches the classes. Renzo is Kyra's favorite uncle or something. However, my favorite instructor is a dude name Magno. His teaching ability is awesome. He just explains things in very detailed fashion and he can take one look at you and immediately explain what you are doing wrong.

I haven't been there in a while but I was billed $190 per month on my CC. I asked about the Muay Thai and then wanted an extra $60 per month for a $250 total. There is a caperioera class as well but that is just distracting because it is filled with Brazilian models living in NYC.

I'm training at Brasa right now in Rio and I can honestly say that I prefer Brasa. Richardo Vieira teaches two classes a day and it's small enough that you get a lot of personal attention. Plus, the mix the different belt colors with one another which I like.

Hope that helps.