Want To Train MMA at John's Gym
Come feel the vibe and see if you like our classes
You’ll find that unlike other intimidating fight gyms, we have a great group of members that come together to help everyone out. If you’re a total beginner, no problem, we’ll have fundamental techniques for you to start with so that you don’t feel overwhelmed.
For those more experienced looking for a fight team, come and try us out so we can see if we’ll be a good fit.
We’ve helped newbies who wanted to get into the cage go from zero-to-champion in 3 months. If you’re interested in competing in MMA / Mixed Martial Arts then come on in.
Let us help you improve!
We have excellent fundamental striking and grappling courses available that will help you step into MMA. We have experience building fighters from the ground up and you don’t need to be a natural to find success. Our teammates and coaches are available to help you succeed!
A Few John's Gym MMA Bouts
Emily Ruggieri wins her 135lb Belts of Honorious Debut.
Chase Cozart wins his 135lb Belts of Honorious Debut.
Brandon Little wins 135lb Belts of Honorious Championship Belt!
Julia Ottolino wins 130lb Belts of Honorious Championship Belt!
Mixed Martial Arts
What Is Exactly?
Mixed Martial Arts / Vale Tudo is a full contact fighting sport that involves a combination of many martial art techniques. The rules allow you to use both ground and standing techniques while fighting. A heavily regulated sport it has exploded with popularity thanks in large part to the UFC. MMA was started from a Brazilian competition known as Vale Tudo, and was brought over by the Gracie family with the advent of UFC.
Originally, it was a no-rules fighting competition with the intent of finding the best unarmed martial arts technique in the world. Brazilian Jiu Jitsu dominated the MMA scene in early years. Today the advent of rules and regulations to make it safer for fighters has helped it explode into the mainstream. Now fighters must know a mixture of martial arts, the most effective being: Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Muay Thai, Boxing, and Wrestling. What these competitions also did was expose the reality that there are only a few martial arts that have real world / real fighting applicability.
NFL athletes have now turned to mixed martial arts camps and training systems as a means of staying in peak performance during pre-season and off-season.