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    Riptide Martial Arts Academy

    3.9 (8 reviews)
    Closed 3:00 pm - 8:00 PM

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    Beaufort MMA

    Beaufort MMA

    5.0
    (3 reviews)
    16.1 mi

    My kids have been going to Beaufort MMA for over a year now and absolutely love it. Sensei Abe and…read moreSensei Brittany are amazing in their patience with all their kids while still demanding discipline and obedience that makes it fun, enjoyable and engaging for children of all ages and skill. My kids look forward to coming to MMA always! The Beaufort MMA Senseis' abilities to build children up with confidence has worked wonders on my middle son who went from shying away from every situation and being timid to a child filled enough with confidence in himself that he willing engages and participates in tasks with others in all aspects of his life. My two sons went from being bullied and unsure of people and situations to being confident in making good choices to stand up for themselves and others to deescalate situations in the least confrontational way.

    I've been looking for a place like this for my kids! I have a 10-year-old daughter and a…read more13-year-old boy who eagerly need more physical fitness in their life. I was looking for some type of martial arts besides karate so I tried this spot out. Right right away they gave me one week of Jujitsu and MMA classes for free. After the first day my children were hooked! I was surprised to see so many families and adults participating here because it is located in the Omni fitness gym. At first it was a little hard to find but as soon as I walked in the door I knew exactly where to go because of the boxing ring, octagon, stand up punching bags and matted floor that took half of the facility. The staff is amazing! The couple that are the main instructors are very good with children and they maintain a high level of discipline. They have other assistant instructors that help out and who look to be in very good shape and are in the amateur fighting business. They have boxing classes, kickboxing classes mixed martial arts, jujitsu and other classes for both kids and adults. Both of my children signed up for one month of MMA and jujitsu twice a week from 5-630 pm for $190. I thought this was an unbelievable deal and my kids are absolutely worn out and hungry at the end. I so glad I found this place.

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    Women are a strong part of our team!
    Women are a strong part of our team!
    Our children are trained with focus on technique, discipline, and self-control
    Our children are trained with focus on technique, discipline, and self-control
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    Habersham Branch YMCA

    Habersham Branch YMCA

    3.9
    (12 reviews)
    22.2 mi

    I liked this YMCA, until I went to another one. We attended swim lessons here. The instructor was…read moregood, but I found a better one! This YMCA didn't provide me a breakdown of what my toddler was going to go over. I didn't even know that was a thing until another YMCA gave me a welcome sheet at the first class! They set the standard high. It's summer, so there are a lot of people and summer camps, especially with it being a noon class. They could definitely increase the seating area for parents, and put more shaded areas. The pool is a little tight. The kids water play area is awesome, for babies and older kids. It's not a terrible YMCA, but it's definitely congested and I've experienced better instructors and customer service elsewhere.

    Great points: many great programs for all ages. They have now expanded their hours for the gym to…read more10 pm. Clean showers, steam and Jacuzzi area. Huge amount of lockers! They have automated the gate/entry and that same gate card works at other Y's. The desk staff are always welcoming and supportive and do their best to answer all questions. Free Wi-Fi and a lot of TV's for watching. Good points: they have opened the gym area so that it doesn't have that walk of shame feeling where everyone is staring at you. I hated walking through the treadmills as if I was being judged and I'm in fair shape. Cons: even though it was opened up/remodeled, the free weight area is still a tight space and you still have to learn to walk around and not hit someone in the head with your weights. The worst: the YMCA officially became the Y a few decades ago. i.e. there are women here and the goal became to not be so beat you over the head with a bible. I am a Christian and go to church faithfully. And yet, this place hired a chaplain. Why? And why for incredible amounts of $$$ with benefits and a car when it's supposed to be for the community at large? For over $100k, there are far too many things that are needed: more stuff for the elderly, disadvantaged, poor, children....... more trainers that help all for no cost. I find that the full time staff ignore most of the people including the elderly. Richard in the wheelchair is the only full timer (?) that talks to everybody.

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    Made it finally. Party party party
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    Islands Branch YMCA

    Islands Branch YMCA

    3.2
    (25 reviews)
    17.7 mi

    I waited to get help at the membership desk for 20 min tonight 7/8/25. I looked in the wellness…read morecenter, the gyms, the ladies locker room, and tried every office. I even knocked on office doors. Finally I found an older gentleman in a janitor closet and he went and got a person to help. This person came out from an office that I had previously knocked at and told me their front desk closed at 7pm. She said that she wasn't allowed to log in to help me. Here are my biggest issues with this particular situation. First, I watched several young men walk in the gym without scanning membership cards. If the front desk is closed this employee shouldn't be hiding in the back because this is a huge security risk. Second, if you're going to enact this strange policy of having nobody up front, and you don't care who walks into the gym past 7:00, the least you could do would be to put a closed sign up on the membership desk or post the hours on the window. A reasonable person would believe that you're open if people are walking in freely and the lights are on. Third, this employee has no sense of customer service at all. Not only was she rude and unapologetic, she was smirking as if she was enjoying my inconvenience. I have held off on reviewing this gym since moving here because I really hate to post negative reviews on local businesses. However, there are several reasons why I have felt the need to share this review over the years. To begin with, it's the most oddly constructed gym. They have the tiniest little room for their child watch. Their fitness center is small. They don't have enough classes. And you have to walk through the gym or locker room to get to the pool. The child watch in my experience has always been understaffed. I showed up several times when the child watch was supposed to be opened and there was nobody there to watch my kids. Their youth programming is not well done. They don't take care of the field in the back and it's overly muddy which makes soccer season unbearable. They don't even attempt family programs or teen programs. They clearly have lots of teens using this facility that need their services but they don't offer anything for them. Don't even get me started on their child care and summer camps. It's literally unsafe. I'm glad to see that they finally started putting in some money towards renovations but it's still pretty run down and needs a lot more work. The programming is supposed to be what sets the YMCA apart from other gyms. If all you're looking for is a fitness center you can go to several different gyms in town. When we moved here I was really hopeful to get involved in the YMCA for their programs. But this Y is so poorly run and their programs are so unorganized. Not to mention they just hardly have any offerings. Having been a member of several Y's in different states, I can tell you that we deserve better in this community. We deserve a YMCA that is truly a part of the community and cares about the people that live here. I've had too many bad experiences here over the years to recount but it is clear that it's not improving. You can put in new lockers but it's still not great for the community and it's not even a very good gym. Definitely not worth the money.

    We have had some really great experiences here and some not so great but overall it has been worth…read morehaving my son loves going after school. I have been able to work out a few times. They have been shortstaffed a lot of the time when I went to use the child watch so I've had to get a babysitter to go but other than that the pool is really nice. There's a splash pad. It's a great value for the money. Staff is usually a one

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