Train the real sport. Build real skills.
Complete mixed martial arts — striking, grappling, and conditioning.
What You'll Walk Away With
Not features. Results.
A full MMA skill set
Striking, takedowns, cage control, and submissions — all the pieces of the sport, drilled together until they're instinct.
Fighter-grade conditioning
You'll get into the best shape of your life without ever doing a boring cardio machine. MMA rounds do it for you.
Cage-ready sparring
Spar when you're ready — in a real regulation cage, at the pace you can handle. Optional, always supervised.
A team that has your back
Real training partners pushing you to improve. No cliques, no egos — people who've been exactly where you are.
Your First Class
Exactly what happens
when you walk in.
The hardest part is the first class. Here's what it looks like — so you walk in knowing what to expect.
- 1
Show up 15 minutes early
We'll greet you at the door, show you around, and get your waiver signed in under 2 minutes. Loaner gear is ready if you need it.
- 2
Warm up with the class
You'll join the group warm-up. Nothing wild — mobility, light cardio, shadow drills. Listen to your body; we don't haze new students.
- 3
Learn a technique and drill it
A coach walks the class through the day's technique step-by-step, then you pair up and drill with a friendly training partner coached to look after beginners.
- 4
Water break and go home proud
You won't be thrown into the deep end. You'll leave knowing one real thing better than when you arrived — and ready for class two.
Curriculum
What you'll learn
Train the full sport of MMA in one place. Kickboxing, cage work, and 10th Planet ground game — taught by coaches with real competition experience. No experience required. Classes Monday through Thursday at 7:00 PM.
- Kickboxing fundamentals for MMA
- Takedowns, sprawls, and cage control
- Ground-and-pound, submissions, and escapes
- Live sparring at your own pace
- Fight-ready conditioning
Who it's for
Adults 16+ who want to train the real sport — whether you want to compete, get in the best shape of your life, or just learn the most effective martial art on earth.
Your Instructor
Matt Violette
Matt is a black belt in Shotokan under Master Sensei and 6th dan Pete Threet, and a black belt in Tae Kwon Do under 5th dan Johnny Loftis. He competed in the Regional Sport Karate Circuit and was known as one of the top fighters in a 5-state region. Matt really turns up the pace in his classes — intense cardio, relentless drilling, and a never-give-up, no-nonsense approach to fighting.
- Black belt in Shotokan under 6th dan Pete Threet
- Black belt in Tae Kwon Do under 5th dan Johnny Loftis
- Regional Sport Karate Circuit competitor
- Top fighter in a 5-state region
“I walked in 40 pounds overweight, zero experience. A year later I'm training four nights a week. Best decision I've made.”
Questions
Before you
step on the mat.
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Start training.
3 classes for $30. Full refund after class 1 if it's not a fit. Loaner gear included. Zero pressure.
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