The best place in Austin to learn muay thai. Don't listen to the troll reviews. Been a member for…read morefour years and will continue to go until I cant anymore.

Great place, great vibes. Highly recommend over other places in town. Not sure why this is getting…read morereviews from people that have never been there but take it from actual people who come here.

Great coach and great community, welcome to people at all levels from beginner to advanced…read morecompetitors.

I have been training at Austin Kickboxing Academy since may or June of 2025 and this gym has helped…read moreme in so many ways. I am in the best shape of my life from training hard and in a better place mentally. It's a very friendly environment and the classes are very intense, everyone is very encouraging and they push you to become stronger and work hard. All of the coaches here are very skilled and nice people, they personally assist you throughout the class to help you understand the correct form and it's really helpful. To anyone thinking about joining just come take the free trial class like I did and see if it's for you!

I have been going to F&F for 3 years now and it has been amazing. I got started by doing the 2 week…read moretrail pass and went to ever single class I could. My favorite classes have been the 6 ( a six week area focused strength class), heavy bag (cardio class with lots of kickboxing moves), and barbell (weight lifting). I had never touched a kettlebell, heavy bag, or barbell before and its shocking how much you pick up. The confidence boost from trying it to the first time to seeing your progress after a couple of weeks is crazy. The variety of classes was great but what really kept me coming back is the amazing community that Amelia and Amie have created. The gym is so welcoming to people of all fitness and knowledge levels and there is never any pressure to give more than you can. You truly feel welcomed here.

I've been coming to this gym for five years now and have seen tremendous growth! There has been…read moreboth scale and non scale victories and there are all different body types in class! I struggle with mobility but appreciate that the instructors always offer modifications so that all people can participate. If you enjoy group classes, this is the place for you! This gym has introduced me not only to gym friends but lifelong friendships!

Great community of people. The leadership team sets a good standard of how to treat everyone who…read morewalks into the dojo. Each person I've encountered has been welcoming and seems to genuinely care about others. This makes sense given the entire ethos of the martial art is focused minimizing harm to achieve resolution/ harmony. The dojo and its members do a great job of embodying this spirit. I reached out via email asking to learn more about the dojo. I was promptly encouraged to stop by for a class to watch. Beginner classes are currently on Wednesday nights at 6pm, and from my understanding, anyone is welcome given advance notice. A general rule seems to be that your first class is free to participate in, and you are welcome to watch a few classes for free too. From there, the membership is rather affordable, especially given the class options. The Wednesday night classes are the best place to start, however I've attended classes at all different times since I've started. It's my understanding the dojo has become more organized following Covid. The website was updated, payments and signups were transitioned to a new system, and email contact has become consistent.

I over all didn't have a terrible experience. I do reccomend that having someone training MMA needs…read moreto be kept away from ACC students and women even if he is also an ACC student. It's not necessary to get bruises from your opponent. I was bruised badly and one of my friends took a hit from him that made her bite her tongue and painfully compress an impacted wisdom tooth. That is crap calling injury monkey bites. The sob needs his head stuck through the sheet rock. Aikido was interesting but I witnessed the instructor in a hateful act when a former student stopped by. If you get injured by the MMA guy from ACC please go to the dean with it. Sparring shouldn't be cheap shots taken on women students and ACC has other options if they looked hard enough.

My kids did a free trial class and absolutely loved it!…read more Everyone was so professional and friendly. My kids had the best time in INTRO class and asked to go back. The instructor was very knowledgeable, patient and playful with all the kids. Very much appreciated the energy of this place. Kids from 3-15yo are welcomed!

Love this place! Best instructors in the business! This is one of my favorite GB locations .read more

I love this place. I came with the intention of just trying it out as one in a long line of places…read moreI had scouted out. I was so impressed I barely tried anything else on the list. The mats are the nicest mats I have ever seen, anywhere. I went and looked them up recently, they are RESILITE mats. I found this: http://www.tothsports.com/pdfs/Wrestling-Resilite-Dollamur.pdf Basically they kick ass. On top of that, I've never seen a school so studious about cleaning the mats. So they're also the cleanest mats. Further, while the space isn't huge (though it has never felt insufficient), the A/C is PHENOMENAL. It's not something you immediately think about, but wow--what a difference it makes to not feel like you're in a sauna, only the moisture in the air is the sweat of everyone else in the room. So, the environment is awesome. On top of that, you get your own "swipey thingie" (an rfid keychain that allows you to access the building) that just *feels* cool. (No actual benefit, haha.) But those are things that didn't register right away as the advantages they were. I was too distracted by the quality instruction. Dave Thomas is a brilliant technician. He's won Silver for his weight class at the Pan Ams, something I found out by looking really deeply into his website, and you can really tell why when you roll with him--everything is so careful, so precise, and so his strength is magnified. Further, his understanding of what he is doing--something he has obviously spent a great deal of time cultivating--is intense. The man is not just a doer, but a teacher, and that is a different skill entirely. Something I've never heard him put any emphasis on is a website he built some time ago: bjjtech.com. The website is good, and useful, and interesting, and worth studying. But I point it out to give a small taste of the mental investment Dave has obviously made into Jiu Jitsu; this man has lived, eaten, and breathed jiu jitsu for years, dwelling on it, dissecting it, and teasing out its subtleties. That investment is something his students benefit from. I have been to many schools with very capable teachers, who just kind of "teach off the top of their head"; and that's fine. But what's off the top of their head, as opposed to built into their instinct, is no where near as accessible to them, and thus the quality of instruction is sub-par. Dave is among the best in this category of skills. As high praise as that is, the highest praise is the quality of human Dave is. Of the nearly 20 BJJ schools in Austin I looked up online, his was the ONLY school that wasn't afraid to list its prices online. That made a first impression. Later, when I called all of these schools, almost none of them would even tell me over the phone, wanted to cajole me to come in first, then we could 'talk' about money. This struck me as car-salesman-ish, and made me uncomfortable. Dave? On the phone, he was the most helpful person I talked to. He gave me advice for looking for a school, and I didn't get a negative feel from him at all. He didn't try to sell me on anything--and that in spite of the fact that he sometimes runs the school at a loss. He pays fairly high rent for his excellent location and amenities, and keeps a fairly small group of students. One gets the feel that he really picks his students carefully, and that those who stay are really shaped by him. He becomes something of a mentor. His strength of identity and character show not just in the mats, but anytime you talk to him... You can just feel his warmth, sincerity, honesty, wisdom. That matters more than anything. Everything else is a bonus. I've decided to stick around. It's been several months now, and I can feel my jiu jitsu improving immensely from his influence. Try him out. You won't regret it.

Austin Jiu-Jitsu saved my life. Well, maybe not literally, but the workout along with eating right…read morehas allowed me to drop over 80 pounds (not to mention the six pants sizes), and that has added years to my life. I haven't been this healthy since college (pre-beer in any case). The location itself is unassuming, but the training is hardcore. One of the best things is the no attitudes policy. When you walk in expect a greeting and a handshake. You don't have to worry about some neanderthal trying to tear your head off (there are people of every size and weight class in the gym), and all egos are checked at the door. If you are looking for BJJ in Austin, at least check it out. I did, and 4 years later I'm still going back to sweat out my stress.

The name of this place. Horrendous…read more... But pretty good gym for the price. The equipment selection is very vast. It's never insanely busy here even during lunch and after work hours. So you will always hone an area or machine freed up for you. My only complaints is that they blast booty rap really loud through the speakers. Like the loudest gym ever where you can barely hear the people at the front desk when speaking to them. Other times they will play butt rock which is just a tad more tolerable. Some may not survive without head phones. The men's bathroom is not the cleanest. Always smells. If you are a sauna user. It is also just mid. My other bigger complaint is that the heavy bags upstairs are unusable. They hung em on chains so high that they are pretty much unusable and they run into the ceiling frame. Kind of a safety issue on that part..... Other than that, better than most other gyms in this area of the price point

DONT GO HERE, shitty staff AND DIRTY. I'm a gym fiend, I…read morelike to go to the staples and try out what they got. Worst experience I've ever had with gyms. Don't even ask for trial passes and one week pass. Same price as the membership. This place is just trying to bleed you of money. They don't care about the gains like their name states. Day 1 when I tried signing up I arrived at 6am, stood at the front desk for nearly 20min with no one around. Turns out dude was in the restroom making TikTok's. Signed up, no tour, no info on the gym, no idea what he was even really doing. Day 15 I walked in to the gym, signed in. Walked past front desk, went to warm up and forgot my water bottle in my car. Went to grab it then came back in. While I was walking back in the front desk dude yelled with insane attitude "hey sign in" I replied I already did, maybe if you weren't on your phone looking down when I walked in the first time you would have known. I am all for understanding, but you raise your voice at me like that? Not my jam, but I kept it cool cause I just took some pre and figured I was just raging from the pre. But it pissed me off and ruined my lift for that day. Day 25 they don't seem to know which is a standard for their foam roles or straps. One person lent me the foam roles, another person required an item to check it out. I attended this gym for maybe 3 or 4 month and went right back to BigTex cause this gym sucked. They say 'Mecca' or whatever but this place is Mecca crap. Scummy management, save your money. Go to BigTex, MetroFlex or even Fitness Connect. Prices are similar. Loud music, and when I say loud you have noise canceling headphone on and you still hear their gyms music. Dirty! cleaning staff is there but somehow it's still nasty, dried sweat on the window for months on end. "Ohh it's busy" I drew an 8 on the door with my sweat and it stayed there for nearly a month. I'd rather be at metroflex with the weight outside in a barn basically. Restrooms never seem to be working properly, one of the showers is always running. Yet no one is in there. Haunted or busted water system? Final review it's a NEW gym but somehow feels like it's already 4 years old. Cool equipment, shitty staff, shitty management, shitty deals, shitty across the board. Yet they are EXPANDING and making ANOTHER gym? Focus on one make it awesome, then start another. Money grubbing at its finest

I have been training with AKA head instructor Micheal Farris Sensei and the members of the AKA dojo…read morefor 6 years. I highly recommend this dojo to anyone who wants the benefits of physical fitness, practice in mental awareness, calmness, and discipline as well as legitimate self-defense training within a of community fun and supportive people. The vibe is great, very welcoming, down to Earth, and inclusive. The location is also excellent, just off South Lamar 70704, with convenient class times on weekday mornings and Saturdays. And moreover, monthly membership fees are very reasonable! Soon I will attain my first degree blackbelt in Ki Aikido with this group and I plan to keep training with them for the rest of my life. Prior to beginning to practice with AKA, I trained at other Ki Aikido dojos as well as in another related Aikido style. All Aikido flavors are solid for those seeking mental and physical wellness, but my experience with other dojos and styles has shown me that practicing Ki Aikido with AKA is the best option in Texas, 100%. There is no doubt that AKA is offering the best Aikido practice in Austin!