1 What they offer
2 The experience
3 Who goes there
4 See the gym in action
5 Equipment
1. First off, the gym is named Zanshin. Zanshin is a MMA school. Within the walls of Zanshin is also the DaJoGen School of MMA and home of local fight team Chaos. The benefit of all three is a beautiful marriage of experience you'll find nowhere else. The following Martial Arts Styles are offered at Zanshin:
Aikido
Brazilian Jujitsu
Jiu-Jitsu (Jujutsu/Jujitsu)
Judo
Karate
Kick Boxing
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)
Muay Thai
Boxing
2. As far as gyms go, this is by far the nicest MMA gym in the area. I dont know of any other gym with a spring board floor catered to MMA and fitness. The equipment is top notch with a variety of bags and cardio equipment. You can walk into this newer gym and work out side by side with world class athletes. The best part is, you dont have to be a world class athlete to train here! The ambiance here is like a big family in addition to being family friendly. As a beginner to the sport of MMA, i found the DaJoGen school of MMA to be a great way to condition myself for my triathlon season and i didnt feel like i was lost in the class.
3. ***WARNING!!! Its addicting and probably the best fitness training you'll get. At any given time, you can be training with people of all professions from active military soldiers and professional fighters there for specific training to college students and house wives there for fitness. The variety of attendees is a unique experience and great networking.
4.Here's a video tip DaJoGen puts out monthly on their Facebook account that gives a glimpse into the conditioning.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGOwCHfbTaM&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL
5. As far as equipment you'll need, you can buy anything you dont already have at the gym. The bonus is the gym doesn't try to make any money off of you on product sales. They're genuinely there for the love of the sport. I would suggest 3 things:
Boxing gloves
Mouth guard
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