Next Edge Academy

909 E 8th St, Sioux Falls, SD 57103, USA

4.9 (63 reviews)

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Lukas De Jager

Great place to train! Awesome people and coaches!
Posted 1 year ago
Morgan Thompson

Awesome gym. Nice facilities and welcoming staff. Great instructors and training partners.
Posted 1 year ago
Joe Leasure

Great coaches, with even better teammates. It's a blessing to walk through their doors a couple times a week.

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Posted 2 years ago
Nate Bode

Great place to train.

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Posted 2 years ago
Kevin

Was only able to try it out for a for a couple months but it was great.

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Posted 2 years ago
Isaac Hiebert

Great gym! Dropped in while in town from Omaha. Bruce was very hospitable and welcoming, good training partners and fun rolls! Definitely check them out!

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Posted 2 years ago
Justin Berg

Dropped in while in town for work. Great instruction, culture, and rolls. This is a great gym. I’ll be back next time I’m in Sioux Falls. Thanks again!

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Posted 2 years ago
Casey Lyells

Not from Sioux Falls but Next Edge is my go-to gym from now on when I travel to Sioux Falls. It's a welcoming, clean, experienced gym that anybody of any skill level can learn and benefit from. I've traveled to a lot of gyms and will say this is the gym you want to train at, and I will travel back for.

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Posted 2 years ago
Justin Larsen

I was in town for business and dropped in on a Jiu Jitsu class. Top notch training and a room full of cool people. I highly recommend Next Edge.

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Posted 2 years ago
Seth North

Been taking my girls here for longer then a year now. Bruce and his team do an amazing job. I highly recommend them, and I will certainly keep coming year after year

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Posted 3 years ago
Sean Kucer

Bruce is one-of-a-kind. Incredible academy.

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Posted 3 years ago
Derek Washenberger

Amazing academy to train at. Elite facility with high level coaching and skilled members. Bruce has done very much for martial arts in the Midwest. Definitely check it out!

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Posted 3 years ago
Clint Thorson

Awesome experiences here. Knowledgeable and relatable coach. Fun and inviting atmosphere for kids and adults alike.

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Posted 4 years ago
Steve Peterson

Very friendly. Well organized.

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Posted 4 years ago
M. R.

Excellent instruction. Your not just joining another gym. Your joining a community!

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Posted 4 years ago
Caden Fenchel

Trained here for a month before I moved out of Sioux Falls. Good people. Great coaching. Highly recommend.

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Posted 4 years ago
Virginia

My sons take Boxing and Jujitsu here. In my opinion this place is the best place to learn and train at. Everyone is extremely nice and helpful. Very professional. Definitely worth the money.

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Posted 4 years ago
Preston Anderson

My son loves taking Jiu Jitsu lessons with Bruce.

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Posted 4 years ago
Brandon Meza

Great community, great gym, Bruce is an excellent instructor.

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Posted 5 years ago
Michael Lorenzo

Came in my for my first bjj class and everyone from the instructor to the fellow students were all extremely welcoming. Great place.

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Posted 5 years ago
C D

I have been with Next Edge for the better part of a decade now. I can say a lot personally about the friendships that I have been blessed with being here but that would be a book of a review. The simple short of it; they are you. Moms, Dads, Sisters, Brothers, Nurses, Veterans, young, old, you name it. Respect, humility, laughter and amazing skill is what you'll find here. Be it grappling or striking, whether you want to have a new hobby or you want to be a top level competitor there is something for everyone. If you are curious, hesitant, or just plain nervous, I would say just take a breath, take that first step and give yourself a chance at something great. Every step through those doors has been someone's first.

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Posted 5 years ago
Juan Vargas

Best gym for quality martial arts training and their USA registered boxing is now competitive!

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Posted 5 years ago
Jonathan Hale

Best martial arts gym around and probably the best value for any martial arts gym in the country. Bjj, Boxing, Muay Thai, and access to weights are included for the membership fee. Very clean. Meticulously clean as far as gyms go. They pressure test (roll live) in every bjj class. I have definitely improved in my skill since beginning lessons. I thought size was the most important factor in grappling, until at 200lbs a135lb blue belt tapped me 5 times in 2 minutes. If you're looking for a REAL WORLD martial art, THIS is the place.

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Posted 5 years ago
allen jacobson

Great instruction with skilled practitioners. The facility is always clean and ready to go. There is a solid variety of classes, though there is a strong focus on jiujitsu/mma. The Kendo and Kumdo classes are my focus, and they're absolutely top.

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Posted 6 years ago
Alexander Fullerton

I’ve been training bjj for about five years and decide to drop in while visiting family in Sioux Falls. It was a great coach, class, and facility. The hospitality was excellent, hope to be back again.

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Posted 6 years ago
Steve Cordell

Loved the family atmosphere and good coaching

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Posted 6 years ago
Thomas Whang

Stopped by for a brazilian jiu jitsu class on my travels expecting a routine warm up, technique, and then drilling....but then I had my mind blown! Thank you for letting me train and teaching me that there are superior methods to train Professor Hoyer! Awesome!

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Posted 6 years ago
CHRIS ROSS

Top-level training! I travel a lot for work so I have trained Jiu-Jitsu at dozens of gyms and this is by far one of the best! Bruce Hoyer is an elite black belt who uses modern training tools unlike I have seen anywhere else. You can tell it works because of the high level of talent at Next Edge. If you have the opportunity to train here you should feel lucky. Highly recommend.

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Posted 6 years ago
Michael Otamendi

An excellent facility with very knowledgeable staff. It was awkward to go by myself at first, as nobody knew me, but everyone seemed friendly and accepting. I hope to sign back up soon now that I live in Sioux Falls again.

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Posted 7 years ago
William Kang

Dropped in for Jiu Jitsu on Friday night while in town visiting family. People are friendly. Training was great. Facility was clean. No complaints. 🙂

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Posted 8 years ago
Slw

Great facility along with a specific niche for instruction. For those in the area looking to start, I highly recommend it. For those just passing through, the head is very accessible if you have any questions. Don't be shy, stop in!

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Posted 9 years ago
Sarah C

I've trained BJJ since 2012 in various cities in CA. The personal attention Bruce Hoyer gives his students is truly amazing. The online curriculum allows students to hone skills and focus on areas which they need more time. I was skeptical at first, because I was used to the "move of the week" way I trained at Ralph Gracie SF and Sac then at 5 Star Martial Arts in LA, but having the online stuff is not a cop out. It's more personal. This gym is golden and the coaching is top notch. My jiu jitsu and striking have improved immensely since I started here in November. Iwould be neglectful if I didn't mention the amazing coaching of Derek, Ian, Stephanie, and the higher ranking teammates who care about helping everyone progress on their journey.

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Posted 9 years ago
Matt Rabine (Cherokee Wrestling)

This has been a wonderful place while in Sioux Falls. The training is fantastic, and the people care. It's more than a gym; it's a community.

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Posted 9 years ago
Mark James

They have a great teacher giving guidance in Kumdo. I really enjoy it! It is a Martial Art involving swords. Similar to Kendo.

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Posted 10 years ago
Andy Grahn

Next Edge Academy is the place in Souix Falls to learn how to defend your self & get in the best shape of your life! The coaching staff are very friendly and the personal curriculum helps you develop your skills at your own pace. Not bunch of knuckleheads trying to rip eachother's face off. They have jiu-jitsu, boxing, & mma. One and most notable gyms in South Dakota

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Posted 11 years ago
Jacob Limmer

South Dakota is fortunate to have this gym. Great coaches in a really nice facility. Perfect for anyone from the newest beginner to elite athletes.

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Posted 12 years ago
Robin Werling

Had a great time training while visiting Sioux Falls. Top notch facility and very friendly environment. Got some great tips while getting worked by a very legit brown belt. Unfortunately didn't get opportunity to train with Professor Hoyer but I'd definitely sign up if we move to Sioux Falls. Thanks Lee 😀

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Posted 9 years ago
Brandon Alexander

I was there for a month, and from what I've saw in my travels as it always has been the fight game like any sport is dirty and if reviewed correctly we can all name moments where outcome were bought not legitimate. For a hobbiest the gym is nice, but for serious competing it's less then a joke. Just another scam gym that's way overpriced, and the owner when brought undeniable facts is quite unprofessional and will demean you and yell in front of his class to punctuate how immature a gym owner can act, so no class. Also will say he has all the credentials and behaviorally acts as he knows it all, but I don't see his name on a ufc title or ever won a world title in thailand where fighting is a way of life and in a career most thai have 150 or more pro fights before they retire, so the competition is much tougher there. Thank you have a great day but please don't let this average con man overcharge for monotone training that at most should be NO MORE then 60 dollars a month with the lack of attention given on progress.

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Posted 6 years ago