This is less of a review and more of a why I joined and what I was looking for. When I moved here from Germany, I wanted to train in BJJ. In phoenix you have tons of schools to choose from. Some reputable some not. I checked out several large commercial . Prior to making my home with Strong Heart. On the outside they looked great, huge arena type training areas. People doing stuff everywhere. However nobody was smiling or laughing, nobody looked like they were enjoying what they do. Nobody was talking. To me I believe you can train and have fun at the same time. I have been an athlete all my life, and I have never trained and not had fun. I also wanted a family friendly environment where people aren't only teammates but friends. When you join strong heart you join a family. People who care about your well being, people who care if you show up or not, people who push you to be better. This is not a huge commercial gym. It is gym where every person knows each others names. Where when you show up, you walk in with a smile because people are happy you showed
The head instructor Mike Martin and owner, cares about each of his students and takes pride in the advancement of each person. He teaches all the adult classes and always has time to answer questions before, during and after class. He puts in time to each student to make them the best they can be regardless if its BJJ, Striking, or MMA. I checked out a lot of schools. This can not be said of every school.