I cannot recommend this place enough. I've been a member at many other gyms in the past and nothing…read morecompares to The Rough House. Colin and his team are welcoming, knowledgeable, and invested in your fitness goals. Group classes are challenging without being intimidating. I've seen clear strength gains since training here, and it is by far one of the best investment I've made in my health.

I'm so glad to have finally found a gym with strength-focused group classes at time slots that are…read moreconvenient for me as a working mom. But beyond that, at Rough House I've also found a place where everyone knows me by name, has welcomed me, and notices when I've missed a few classes. No frills, but definitely a family!

If you are serious about making a health and fitness lifestyle change, then Boot Camp Chicago is…read morewhat you are looking for. I have been part of three sessions, ranging from 3-5 weeks at a time, and I feel great! The coach, Andra Shrader is WONDERFUL! She will challenge and help you attain realistic goals. The women who attend have now become my friends. We are of all different ages and sizes yet we are committed to holding each other accountable. Boot Camp starts at 6 am and ends promptly at 7. (a.m., that is) What is accomplished in that hour is nothing short of a miracle. You have your cardio, your strength, and your flexibility training. The next session starts Jan. 15 in Oak Park, IL . I suggest you sign up now! Spaces fill up very quickly. And we "repeat campers" want our space!! :) Anyone who follows through with one session of boot camp will come out with at least 10 -15 new friends, an increase in self-confidence, more knowledge about making better food choices, and so much more!

This place is actually Kyuki do Martial arts of Huntley…read more Just a big sales pitch with little martial arts training. The academy used to be ok, when Master Bjorkquist taught the classes. Unfortuneately, he never seemed to show up towards the end of my contract. Teachers were 3rd degree black belts with unsatisfactory knowledge. Needless to say my family quit. It was to expensive, always a new great deal to be pitched, and as i stated before, not much practical martial arts. Do not reccomend.

Kim's Black Belt Academy in Huntley is a great Martial Arts school. I have been a student there for…read moreapprox 1 year, and find it rewarding on so many levels. The school teaches a dicipline called kyuki-do, which is based on taek-won-do, karate, judo and other diciplines. They are family friendly, and I have had my wife and daughter participate as well. The instructors are fantastic, and they are doing a great job in their community as well. If you wish to look into Martial Arts, and you live in the area, I HIGHLY recommend you visit them and check it out!

Just signed my son up for 8 hrs / month. He's so excited to start coding and playing with all the…read moreother cool tech they have available, like drones, snap circuits, and even a 3D printer!!! Stephen and Carson K. (Naperville, IL)

My son started with Master Chuck Warden less than a month ago. My son looks forward to going each…read moreweek. Master Chuck takes time with every student, gets to know them and teaches them in a fun constructive way. We will most likely be increasing our membership as soon as my sons other activities elsewhere are done.

Martial Arts in Motion / Warden Martial Arts. We entrusted our son to Chuck Warden starting in…read morepreschool. Our son learns not only Tae Kwon Do, but also the discipline, confidence, and patience which can be applied to real life. It is apparent that Mr. Warden truly enjoys teaching the children, and they are all very comfortable with his teaching methods. We are so fortunate that we found Mr Warden through our son's Chesterbrook preschool program, and have continued at the studio with our now grade school son.

It's been an incredible journey watching my daughters train and grow over the past five years at…read moreChicago Karate Champions. Through multiple tournaments, they've earned gold, silver, and bronze medals, but more importantly, they've gained discipline, resilience, and a true love for the sport. They truly appreciate the amazing training, the fun activities after each game, and the lifelong lessons they've learned along the way. Their hard work is even showing in their PE activities at school! A big thank you to the coaches and the entire team for creating such a supportive and inspiring environment! Looking forward to many more years of learning and success.

Sensei has been so amazing with helping me stay healthy and stay fit…read more He is also very fun when we are playing games. He's exercise are very hard but help me a lot with sports like basketball.

If you want to attend a Brazilian Jiujitsu school where the owner and head instructor dates his…read morefemale students and gets them pregnant. While forbidding his adult male and female students from dating each other outside of school grounds, which is a private matter between two consenting adults. Maintaining a double standard of "do as I say, not as I do" then this is the place for you! If you want to be accused, labeled, and threatened to cancel your membership or kicked out without getting the facts first because the owner doesn't know how to handle conflict resolution, then this is the place for you! If you get injured, and you're not able to attend training due to your injury, and you asked the owner to put your paying membership on hold temporarily because your orthopedic doctor has you on medical orders, be careful! The owner is more concerned about money than your health! He will get upset and ridicule you for putting your paying membership on hold. Somehow the owner has a medical degree! If you want to attend a Brazilian Jiujitsu school where you're a new student who has suffered a knee injury and another female student who happens to be a white belt, with no experience, and with a tremendous amount of ego and does a leg lock on your injured leg and you questioned their technique or asked them not to such a technique out of concern for your health and safety. Then this is the place for you! If your role with a student that practices "Tickle Jiujitsu" with his opponent, then you rough him up for doing something dumb and stupid, then he goes and cries foul 3 weeks after the fact to the academy owner. Then the academy owner blames you for being rough and informs you that this "student" has a 20% stake in the academy. Then this is the place for you! If you want to be ridiculed or embarrassed in front of others of a misunderstanding of the facts not yet known, then this is the place for you! If you want to attend a Brazilian Jiujitsu school where some students are too sensitive and act like babies, their egos get shattered. Then go cry foul, then this is the place for you! If you're under the impression that you're having a private telephone conversation with the school owner without him asking you permission for others to listen to such dialogue. Disregarding your privacy, then this is the place for you! If you want to attend a Brazilian jiujitsu school where the owner is more concerned about money more than your well-being, then this is the place for you! If you want to attend a Brazilian Jiujitsu school where the owner suffers from anger issues, acts unprofessional, rude, and hangs up the phone on you because the owner doesn't know how to handle constructive criticism, then this is the place for you! If you want to attend a Jiujitsu school were the owner has cameras all over the place without posted legal signs indicating that you're being recorded during training or anytime thereof, this is the place for you! I don't like to post negative reviews because of the love that I have for Jiujitsu. After leaving a well-respected Jiujitsu school and visiting "Soul Fighters" Andre Maneco, Brazilian Jiujitsu school, and staying for a short time, I experience all of the above. It's unfortunate and sad, but I feel compelled to leave a negative review because I wish not to elaborate any further due to the reasons above and many others. Male and female students have left this academy for personal reasons, and I'm just another casualty of the rude, unprofessional character and behavior from Andre Maneco. I wouldn't recommend this school, not even to my worst enemy! I was warned, but I choose not to listen... With so many good, professional, caring, and understanding BJJ schools around Chicago, this is "NOT" the one! Stay away! Lesson learned!

So when I'd been wanting to start BJJ for years but was always intimidated. I even tried a couple…read moreintro classes at another gym in Chicago and the vibe was just all wrong for me. This is why I'm so happy to have found Soul Fighters Chicago. Such a great gym with top notch instruction. Andre has found what is the perfect balance of seriousness/intensity in training while maintaining a welcoming and relaxed atmosphere. One thing I've found particularly great about the instruction is the attention to detail. Somehow if your foot is not quite in the right place or your hand needs to be rotated Andre can spot this from across the room and will correct you so you're not drilling with mistakes, its truly impressive. While I don't make it to a ton of evening classes (6:30 am crew checking in!) I'd also like to shout out to Zito's instruction in the fundamentals classes. He's really great at making the new people feel relaxed and comfortable all while being a great teaching of techniques and concepts. This also brings me to the other students and overall vibe of this academy. Everyone is there is get better, have fun, and really takes the time to help each other. The feeling of camaraderie here is high and is what has allowed me to get over that initial intimidation and end up as a regular student going 2-4 times a week for the last 8 months. Overall I can not recommend Soul Fighters enough if you're interested in BJJ.

This club is not newbie friendly. Why? Because no in the club helped me when I was lost and the…read moreFacebook group never approved my post telling them this. This was the post on April 28th, 2026: To everyone looking to join this group as a newbie, don't. I went on my first run today, and because of unclear instructions on how long/far we were running, and because I didn't know who was part of said club, I got fucking lost in downtown Chicago after running for 40 minutes with no club member in sight. I made an Anoyomys post, begging for help on where I was supposed to go because there was no information in the app about where I was supposed to go and how I was supposed to get there. I messaged the only moderator I could find, and despite my fucking begging for help, he offered no sympathy, words of comfort, or support. I got lost and abandoned by the group. The main lady told me to "stick with the new people to make friends and show them the route," yet no one showed me the route, and no one wanted to talk to me. I was fuckin crying over the fact that I wanted to run with people and then enjoy good food afterward, but then was let down by the people who were supposed to be there for me. This running club is not newbie-friendly, and no one is interested in showing newbies the route. Do not go to this club if you aren't going with a friend who will stay with you the whole time. I am extremely disappointed in how this club doesn't care about looking out for new members. My anonymous post crying for help was never approved or seen by anyone, and the moderator never said, "Sorry." Choose a better running club.

If you're looking for a fun and welcoming run club in Chicago, look no further! I've been coming…read moresince March 2021 and I've made some really close friends, as well as great running buddies. All paces are supported, from 7 min miles to run/walkers. We always go to a nearby bar for drinks and food afterwards, which is a great time to continue being social. The main run is on Tuesdays at 6pm, but also meets Saturday mornings and people will meet up at other local races as well. Join the Facebook group to keep up with the group and come join!