THE ARENA | The Boxing, Jiu Jitsu, MMA & Muay Thai Gym in San Diego

3350 Sports Arena Blvd, San Diego, CA 92110, USA

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Oscar Tello

This gym is very nice and its equipment is excellent. Coaches are welcoming and teach you different moves step by step. This gym is perfect anyone who has 10+ years of experience or who is brand new to the sport!

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Posted 1 year ago
lee fiedler

Incredible people, incredible training, guidance, and overall awesome vibes. Can't go wrong with PM no-gi classes. Thank you guys!!

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Posted 1 year ago
Alejandro Zepeda

Gone twice and enjoyed every single bit of it. Going to start going everyday!

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Posted 1 year ago
Renè Barrera

Great vibes and great staff!!

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Posted 1 year ago
Tre Davis

I love this gym. It’s gr8.

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Posted 1 year ago
Caesar Nwokedi

Great facility, great coaches, great for beginners.

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Posted 1 year ago
Thomas Galvin

Awesome staff and facilities!

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Posted 1 year ago
Anders Rubini

Fantastic martial arts center, with lot of classes and great trainers. The judo coach is world class.

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Posted 1 year ago
Brett Alford

Awesome place, very friendly.

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Posted 1 year ago
Edgar Scholl

These guys rock. Super welcoming. Ton of amenities to help with training. When I moved here didn’t even need to try any other gyms that I was gonna check out.

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Posted 1 year ago
Santiago Saldivar

Took my first class, everyone was very supportive. Right away felt like a found a new home. A new family. I can’t wait to come again tomorrow and the day after that. And so on. Finally found the place I’ve been looking for. Thank you coach.

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Posted 1 year ago
Isaiah Phillips

Has everything you want out of a fighting gym, good and hardnose instructors that'll push you to be the best.

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Posted 1 year ago
Steve W

Great gym

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Posted 1 year ago
Anthony Schuppert

Great facility, staff and coaches. Adam Bradley is the best Jiu Jitsu coach to learn from. Highly recommend!

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Posted 1 year ago
Jackson Williams

Best gym in sd

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Posted 1 year ago
Abraham Feliciano

Great gym and good for beginners. Dont expect sunshine and rainbows here, its a very old school style gym. Best gym in san diego in my opinion.

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Posted 1 year ago
Alexander Acosta

Would recommend this gym for anyone looking to get fit or go pro, the coaches are very helpful and knowledgeable about the craft and are very friendly.

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Posted 1 year ago
starshero

Great gym I would recommend to a friend

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Posted 1 year ago
Deacon Ruby

Great gym. Recommend

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Posted 1 year ago
Anthony Marinelli13

Great experience, great coaching, guys are super friendly, no need to be intimidated coming in for the first time

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Posted 1 year ago
j chopppa

Really dope calorie burner boxing workout coach joe is the deal !!!

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Posted 1 year ago
ALEKSEI SHESTOPALOV

This was my first experience with BJJ. I was satisfied with the coaches and the training overall. Coming to The Arena was the best decision I’ve ever made.

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Posted 1 year ago
Carlos Camacho

Great gym, perfect for all types of fighting. Would recommend for beginners, amateur, and pro fighters. Well equipped with all the fighting equipment you might need to master your craft.

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Posted 1 year ago
Maddox Gruba

Great service, great Coaches, a lot of different trainings too choose from and nice people to train with.

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Posted 1 year ago
moregon

This was an excellent place to train while I was in town. Coach Joe (early morning crew) was welcoming and very knowledgeable. I will definitely train here the next time I'm in town.

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Posted 1 year ago
Teddy Funger

Awesome gym for jiujitsu, very welcoming to drop ins. If you are visiting from out of town, check this place out.

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Posted 1 year ago
VALDES ANT

Best gym ever

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Posted 1 year ago
WOLVEN

Been meaning to get into boxing and MMA in general for a while. The Arena just looked perfect, with a membership access to ALL classes and a huge weight room. Ken helped me all get set up, and he was beyond helpful and very understanding. Something I have noticed in other gyms while I was looking was they were quite pushy, they just wanted you to sign up. What I really appreciated about Ken is that he wasn’t pushy at all. He explained all the fundamentals of the gym, the membership, and that was it. No bombarding or convincing to join up.

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Posted 1 year ago
Purav Bhatt

I spent the week in San Diego and showed up to their jiu jitsu classes. Everyone was welcoming, trained hard and were willing to teach with patience. The real deal. Great spot. Thank you guys.

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Posted 1 year ago
Dan Spatula

Best BJJ instruction in SD, love the community and relationships. Been training here for almost five years. Knowledgeable and patient coaching staff always allows me to ask my dumb questions. The place is always clean and the staff make sure no one stinks or wears dirty gear.

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Posted 1 year ago
M K

Great gym and classes

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Posted 1 year ago
Colin Tracy

Had an awesome experience at the arena. The instruction, facility, skill, and friendliness of the gym was all top notch. Can’t wait to train again when I’m in town!

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Posted 1 year ago
Nina Marotta

Love this gym! Great atmosphere and knowledgeable instructors.

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Posted 1 year ago
Bobby Crawford

Solid gym. Trab is a great coach

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Posted 1 year ago
Yandel Villa

A lot of options and cool gym.

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Posted 1 year ago
Andy Mejia

Since I joined this gym the environment has always been welcoming the coaches have been great and always willing to help they have tons of equipment you can choose from and never run out of work outs

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Posted 1 year ago
Qas Mahamed

Best training I get a great work out

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Posted 1 year ago
Aaron Patterson

Awesome gym. Dylan is a great coach, super personable, and helped me set up my membership super easily.

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Posted 1 year ago
Gabriel Gallardo

Great gym and amenities, the BJJ coaches have experience and are attentive to students

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Posted 1 year ago
Kobin Barcarse

Good work got locked in

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Posted 1 year ago
Evan LaFave

Amazing teachers

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Posted 1 year ago
Humberto Soto

I have been training at the arena BJJ facility under the guidance of Coach Adam Bradley. Coach Bradley is a highly experienced coach with a reputation for being approachable and knowledgeable. He demonstrates excellent coaching abilities. Additionally, I appreciate the supportive environment and the professionalism of the staff

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Posted 1 year ago
Tyler M

Great gym, amazing people. Highly recommend!

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Posted 1 year ago
Brian Castro

Great gym !

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Posted 1 year ago
YBN Elite

Best gym ever

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Posted 1 year ago
samuel wilson

great gym and classes, the intensity is great the community of people there are always willing to help. My experience is they are military friendly, I was on deployment for 8 months and had a communication issue, they helped settle my account and were very professional, this gym feels like a very positive community that will continue to push you untill your goals are achieved. Highly recommended!

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Posted 1 year ago
Tom Pierson

Great customer service. Excellent and knowledgeable instructors. Clean facility

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Posted 1 year ago
Carlos

The experience has been wonderful, the people are very kind and willing to help you, the coaches are very good and willing to help you improve. The price seems expensive at first but when you realize all the things you can do and all the classes you can attend it is not expensive, adding to that that they have very good material and the places are well sanitized.

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Posted 1 year ago
Rat Mask

Best gym I went to all the people are really nice

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Posted 1 year ago
Gabe Pribs

Very good gym many types of classes all with with very experienced coaches that will definitely take you to the next level

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Posted 1 year ago
Branzil

The Best Boxing Gym In San Diego. Great People, Great Coaches. if you are looking for a gym to call home, this is it.

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Posted 1 year ago
Andrew Keller

Just got started this week and I’m so glad I did. This gym is exactly what I was looking for. The people there are helpful to me as a beginner and the training is focused and challenging. Staff, vibe, and members here are awesome.

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Posted 1 year ago
Branden Reynolds’s

Went in for the first time to check it out and loved the people everyone was saying hi and how I should join. The vibes were awesome.

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Posted 1 year ago
Mikol

Great gym, you get to train with real fighters instead of dads tryna get in shape. Highly recommend.

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Posted 1 year ago
Jaheim Valcin

Fire 🔥 class definitely recommended

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Posted 1 year ago
RuthicYT

Best bro they ain’t there for a pay check they there to man fighters💪

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Posted 1 year ago
Peter Azatyan

Great gym

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Posted 1 year ago
joão paulo mattos

Best gym that I had the pleasure of joining, all the teachers are extremely attentive, and the service I don't even have words to describe, I'm from Brazil and I arrived at the gym with a lot of fear but the teachers made everything easier, I thank the whole team the arena

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Posted 1 year ago
Jericho Lassiter

Been too a few gyms since I’ve lived in San Diego so far and the Arena has been amazing the staff and the fighters are all very helpful and knowledgeable! Dylan made signing up super easy and was super informative.

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Posted 1 year ago
Adam Fischer

Friendly staff, large and clean facility.

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Posted 1 year ago
Alex Wingert

Best gym I’ve ever trained at. Coaches are top tier and will make sure you understand every aspect of jiu jitsu, Muay Thai, or boxing.

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Posted 1 year ago
spencer hung

Great place, great coaches.

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Posted 1 year ago
George Lewis

Good enviornment, cool people, great vibes

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Posted 1 year ago
Thomas Gammon

This place is great! Great coaches. Facilities are top notch and welcoming of all skill levels

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Posted 1 year ago
Ghythe Haddad

Dillan was super helpful, great facility and people.

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Posted 1 year ago
Miguel Morales

Great value

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Posted 1 year ago
dillon lara

Best martial arts gym & facility in San Diego by far. The coaches & members make you feel right at home. We build fighters!

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Posted 1 year ago
SIKAI PAN

The environment is perfect. And coach is professional ！although I am first time. But I think it is best in San Diego

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Posted 1 year ago
Edwin Iglesias

Great staff, Joe and Dillon are great people with lots of knowledge about their work.

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Posted 1 year ago
Miguel Villarreal

Outstanding gym! They have several classes throughout the day and the coaches are top notch. I have been going there for six months and I have nothing but good things to say. I'm very happy I joined and I highly recommend it.

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Posted 1 year ago
Rasec leafar

Very clean and welcoming environment! I really like how the schedule is set up and the coaches are very informative and actually care about training.

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Posted 1 year ago
Ryan Das

I’m struggling ngl but this is the place you struggle face your problems and become a winner. Everything is about going the distance. Don’t come here if you are afraid of getting hit or taken down. BJJ and Boxing coaches are the best in SD bar none

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Posted 1 year ago
Jayden Mayo

Best gym i’ve ever been to!

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Posted 1 year ago
J Herna

Great coach and learning environment. Recommend Muay Thai with coach Steve

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Posted 1 year ago
michael urbina

This boxing gym is amazing. Everyone in this gym cooperates well and always lend a helping hand, especially to the beginners. i’d highly recommend this gym for all their equipment, their bags, mits, their weight room too. their coaches are really nice and fun and they get straight to the point to help you learn what your there for, like said i’d highly recommend this gym and you won’t regret joining once you do!

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Posted 1 year ago
Kyle Wood

Fantastic gym! Super friendly, Dillon was helpful and welcoming. Great teaching and training. Definitely will be back!

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Posted 1 year ago
Mustapha hadi

good gym

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Posted 1 year ago
Garrett Neatherlin

I have been going to the arena for almost a year. It is hands down the best gym in San Diego. The MMA facilities is great and they have an amazing working out gym. The 7am bjj class is where it is at for the corporate America peeps. They have awesome coaches. Adam, Joe, and Andreas really know there stuff and now how to make it understandable to the student. Come check it out!!

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Posted 1 year ago
John English

Super welcoming and helpful for beginners. Ken and Dillon were a great help and super encouraging.

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Posted 1 year ago
McKinley Bierman

Go here if you want to be hardcore war fighter! The work outs at Muay Thai class were fun and intense and one of the best work outs I got in a while.

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Posted 1 year ago
Taylor Owens

Fun wrestling gym. Good for beginners, or experienced.

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Posted 1 year ago
Daniel Ruiz

Great place to meet real people if your trying to improve mentally and physically. Definitely would recommend to anyone who is looking to better themselves.

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Posted 1 year ago
Dillon Yost

Great facilities, offers a huge spread of fighting and martial arts styles. Instructors are masters of their fields

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Posted 1 year ago
Gavin John

This gym is absolutely awesome! One stop shop for everything mma related. One membership you can attend as many classes as you like from jujitsu to boxing and more. The coaches are world class and make it easy for newbies to pick up the sports. I’ve mostly trained under Adam Bradley and Andres Montez and they have helped me love this sport. I also love the fact they have a whole separate strength and conditioning section. Coach D is awesome and very knowledgeable. Overall can’t say enough great things about this gym!

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Posted 1 year ago
Asif Vahid

This place is a number one mma gym in America. Usually in other places you might pay up to $300 a month just for one discipline like jiu jitsu or boxing and if you want to practice more than one fighting skill then you have to go and pay again another $150-300. This place is super cheap, with a long history since 1949. They have muay-thai, kickboxing, jiu jitsu, judo etc, you name it. and you can practice them all if you wish whenever you wish if you have a membership. They also have a big gym with dumbbells and barbells in another building next to the building where you train. Staff is super friendly and understanding.

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Posted 1 year ago
Franky Inzunza

I recently started training at the arena and so far it’s been a super cool experience everyone is friendly and the coaches ass well super laid back guys , I highly recommend this gym you will not regret it

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Posted 1 year ago
Cole South

One of the best Jiu Jitsu programs in San Diego. Excellent no-gi instruction under ADCC invite/CJI competitor Adam Bradley. Good training atmosphere and super nice, clean facility.

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Posted 1 year ago
Matthew Zielinski

Great gym great atmosphere. Everyone here is friendly and encouraging with all levels of experience. Left day one looking forward to day 2

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Posted 1 year ago
Mike Harner

Great gym. Very welcoming to newcomers. Coaches are very knowledgeable

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Posted 1 year ago
leonardo paniagua

The energy in this gym is amazing. Coaches are very supportive, patient, and disciplined to improve fighters to be great. Highly recommend this place to learn a new skill and be active.

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Posted 1 year ago
Ethan Lavine

Really cool gym. It was my first time training Muay Thai and everybody was super helpful and willing to teach. The coach was great too. Would recommend.

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Posted 1 year ago
felipe Ruiz

Sick gym great coaching.

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Posted 1 year ago
Megan Tran

Love this gym. Well maintained and equipped, and the trainers are both skilled and supportive. So many different things to learn and for the membership price is such a great deal compared to other gyms I’ve come across. They offer personalized help for all skill levels. The friendly atmosphere makes every workout enjoyable. If you want to improve your skills in boxing, muay Thai, jujitsu etc and be part of a great community, I encourage you to join the Arena.

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Posted 1 year ago
Max Tinsley

Came in to check out the place and Dylan greeted me at the front and gave me the rundown. This place is top notch, with the best trainers in the business. This is a no bs type gym, you come in with effort and energy with a willingness to get better

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Posted 1 year ago
Edward maglalang

One of the best combat sports I’ve been to in a long time. Dylan broke down everything I needed to know and has for sure sold me. Looking forward to joining this gym

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Posted 1 year ago
Francisco De los Cobos

Great place for training all combat sports, top level coaches and classes running all day long to suit any schedule, the best you could ask for a very affordable price. Highly recommend.

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Posted 1 year ago
Aidan Hickey

All gym staff are very friendly, there are plenty of experienced mixed martial artist. All the members are very friendly and welcoming to everyone no matter your experience level.

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Posted 2 years ago
Patrick Carney

Been going about 6 months now, and couldn't ask for more. The price sounds high at first, but after seeing everything you get first hand, as well as participating, it's so worth the money. Knowledgeable, experienced, and positive staff/coaches, they won't leave you in any amount of questioning. If you don't understand, just ask. Guarantee you won't have to ask again. Awesome place. Highly recommend, tell a friend.

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Posted 2 years ago
salem fathi

Very excited to be part of The Arena gym. I was a member back before Covid and only stopped going because of Covid. I recently decided to go back and couldn’t be any happier for it. I searched into other gyms that are potential; however, the diversity of classes and availability of these, makes this gym be at the top of many. Also, cannot omit that the guys in charge have the demeanor of being friendly and welcoming.
Posted 2 years ago
jared huntington

Great gym that matches any level of practitioner! It's genuinely a great place to begin while also being a gym to take you to the heights of your potential! The facilities are also topnotch and regularly updated and maintained!
Posted 2 years ago
Matthew Maples

Such an amazing place, with all the different martial arts available at different times through out the day and the clean facilities and gym it really should cost more. There are so many different classes available in the morning, afternoon and evening and the instructors are truly patient and talented. World class talent teaching everyday all day. Except Sundays haha
Posted 2 years ago
Kaelyn Harbison

I was a little nervous at first as a newbie but there's honestly no need to be as everyone is so welcoming and eager to help you with pointers. The coaches and staff are very knowledgeable and professional. The weight room and strength/conditioning classes are a huge plus as well. I love the environment and energy! As a former collegiate athlete this place is just what I was looking for! I love the team atmosphere. I still have a lot to learn about boxing but I can't wait to learn all I can and develop my skills. I can tell that this is a place where I will grow. If you're thinking about joining a combat sports gym this is the place to be!
Posted 2 years ago
tony norris

This Gym is awesome, they have all types of classes the membership rate is very affordable. The staff is polite and welcoming, the facility is super clean. There is plenty of parking. I have so many good things to say about this place. Don’t hesitate to come check it out!
Posted 2 years ago
Oscar Colombéro

Amazing place, coaches are great. Perfect if you want to do different martial arts.

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Posted 1 year ago
Kimi W.

I enjoyed the all-women's jiu jitsu grappling class. The instructor, Rose, was knowledgeable and patient. I appreciate that she broke down the techniques into individual moves, which made it easier to follow. My only frustration is that pricing isn't available on the website and that the plans are all-inclusive, so there aren't any options for drop-in classes.

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Posted 1 year ago