Best martial arts training in Modesto!! Real application martial arts! Best combat teacher by…read morefar!!! Steve Shelburn founder of Iron Dog Institute represents a small percentage of martial artists who live their craft. This man is an awesome teacher who always inspires you to be a better version of yourself. I personally met him many years ago after trying out many different martial arts facilities. Steve teaches JKD, Jujitsu, Muay Thai, weapons training, Silat and more. If you are looking to develop combat skills applicable in real life scenarios, then this is the place! No one trains or teaches like Iron Dog Steve, very happy to have found someone who is still constantly going to seminars and bring back more awesome training! Ps. If you like all the martial arts movies and training! Like Ip man, the raid, flashpoint! This is what we do!!!

Run by Marine veteran Steve Shelburn, Iron Dog Institute is a top notch martial arts school right…read morehere in Modesto. Steve combines discipline with technique honed by years of fighting to deliver both a good workout and solid combat preparation. I lost 10 pounds my first month going just a few days a week! If you like fun and a challenge Iron Dog is the place for you.

My son has been coming here for a little over a year. All the instructors are great, they are very…read morepatient with the kids and make sure their doing things correctly. The atmosphere is great and my son loves coming here

SOGMA has been a really great place for my son to grow in discipline, confidence and of course his…read morephysical abilities. I enrolled him over a year ago when he was just 3 1/2 years old. The first class was free and was an assessment to gauge if he would fit well in a class setting. Fortunately, he was able to follow instructions and we've been going since! He absolutely loves it there! All of the coaches are awesome and will really take the time to teach the littles correct form. It's really a friendly family environment, Coach Cliff and Miss Deb are always so welcoming and their daughter "Sissy" is my son's fav! Fun fact: They call my kiddo "Dinosaur" because when he first started he was so shy and didn't know how to make friends so he'd roar at everyone lol it just basically stuck! Overall I'd definitely recommend SOGMA for anyone wanting to get their kiddos into martial arts, I'm sure they'd love it as well!

Great Place, Great People…read more Coach is highly experianced. If you follow the coach's guidelines. You will get the desired result.

Great trainers that make the workouts fun and challenging,nice place to get in shape and train like…read morea boxer would train without the head shots definitely would recommend trying it out

We brought our daughter to Valor Main Gym in Stockton today for her first class since we had been…read moregoing to the other Valor gym. We didn't realize the class schedule started earlier here, so unfortunately we missed her class. Even so, Coach Ian was kind enough to let my daughter join in with his daughter's training since we were already there. Coach Ian and the whole team were incredibly friendly, welcoming, and made us feel comfortable right away. Even though it was only a quick 15-minute introduction, my daughter had an absolute blast! Coach Ian made the class fun and engaging, and it was great to see his wife join in the training as well. Thank you, Coach Ian, for being so welcoming and for taking the time to give my daughter such a positive first experience. We truly appreciate it!

All staff are amazing and helpful. If you want to learn Muay Thai, Valor Training Center is the…read moreplace to go!

Ground Up Muay Thai has Amazing Coaches. Not only do they show commitment, respect and patience,…read morethey teach the proper techniques of the sport to the students. Ground Up shares a true passion of the sport and makes everyone feel welcome. THANK YOU Team.

From the owner: Here at Ground Up Muay Thai, we help everyone stay active, lose weight, meet new friends, build…read morecharacter, learn self-defense, build self confidence, while training in one of our classes. Beginner - Advance Classes MUAY THAI F.I.T (fast, intense, training)

Great coaches. Matt is very knowledgeable and respectable. The gym is clean and sanitary. I've been…read moregoing here for like 2.5 months, and I am very impressed with the establishment. Sawadee ka

Ok. I went in to observe a class and I was happy to see first rate instruction from a knowledge…read morepractitioner with over eight years experience in Muay Thai. The class started with a warm up which is very good at reducing injuries. The movements and strikes were explained in detail and then demonstrated. Students were carefully observed and given feedback on how they were performing. Praise if doing well and helpful critique if they needed improvement. There was an positive atmosphere in the class and everyone worked together as a team. I immediately signed up after observing the class. They do not lock you into a long term contract. You can go month to month if you'd like. That was refreshing. Their rates are very reasonable for the quality of instruction you are receiving. I went to my first class the next day and received excellent instruction on striking and defense. It was a very good workout as well as teaching self defense and the art of Muay Thai. I will be a student here for a long time. F.Y.I. - they also offer a cardio kickboxing class that'll get you in shape quickly. Give them a try, I highly recommend it.

Our entire family loves this gym. It's clean, the staff / trainers are knowledgeable and…read morepersonable, and most importantly for us, our kids really enjoy it too. We had been looking for a safe place to learn and appreciate fitness and martial arts together as a family, and this gym is perfect. If we're not on the mat, we enjoy strength training in the gym. I'm extremely excited to see the growth in confidence and discipline we've all built here. If you want to learn some fighting skills or just get in some great workouts, come here! Thank you SO MUCH to all the coaches and staff!!

I'm being truthful when I say this, I've been to multiple gyms in and around the Bay Area and I…read morehave never been to a gym that was more welcoming than the resistance. This is EXACTLY what everybody should look for in a gym. Not only is the training top tier but the students and coaches, no matter what, are always there to lift you up and strengthen your weaknesses. There is such an overwhelming feeling of positivity that I have never seen in any other gym. I was definitely very nervous stepping in on my first day but as soon as everybody started introducing themselves that feeling was replaced with the excitement to train with everybody there. I don't know how they did it but every person I've met who trains here just keeps me wanting to come back better than I was last class. if you are hesitant on what gym to pick please listen to me and just give the resistance a try, I promise you won't regret it.

5 out of 5 stars. We have been coming to American Top Team since June for children tae kwon do. The…read moreinstructors are wonderful. They are patient with the kids and treat everyone kindly. I really do not have a single bad thing to say about the instructors, the ladies at the front desk, or any of the Muay Thai instructors that I watch conducting practices on the other side of the gym. I honestly was a tad hesitant due to the yelp reviews but the staff has been nothing but transparent with cost, make up classes, and have answered all my questions whenever I have one.

First Full disclosure : We have never used or personally attended any classes whatsoever! This…read morereview is purely based on in depth phone conversation only that we feel everyone should be made aware of before joining! We were looking for self defense classes because our son was being bullied at Traina Elementary so we thought to build our son's self confidence , mind, body and spirit as well if needed defend himself so we where attracted to American Top/Traditional Martial Arts called several and all answered phone except this one so left message and about 2 days later received call back and this is my understanding of that phone conversation . 1. 49.00 Special advertised: is 49.00 for 2 days a week for 2 weeks. Its a trail offer to see if you like the class or not from others I've called offer trials are for free But this one charges! I don't have any issue with this so I give it 3 stars as its just ok. 2. If you like the class and wish to proceed they charge 1 time $89.00 Enrollment fee Why ? and what's it used for is beyond me ? Most to my knowledge don't charge any Enrollment fee and since it goes to nothing and no uniform I see that as money in the facilities pockets so I give them 1 star in times with COVID AND JOB LOSSES I see this as a major negative impact on the consumer! 3. THIS ONE WAS THE MAJOR DECIDING FACTOR THAT EVERYONE NEEDS TO BE MADE AWARE OF: They will make you sign a 12 month revolving contract with a 3rd party vendor from what I have heard has poor reviews with BBB that American Top Team/Traditional Martial Arts Studio has no control over and I as well as others need to be cautious of and read the contract very carefully! I did not read this contract because I have never been to the facility but, I did ask lots of questions and offered to pay 12 months in cash in advanced but apparently that wasn't an option! Why ? Use you imagination. If I was to guess I would say someone is making money from you or I by signing those contract because this 3rd party are not processing payments for free and martial arts studio has to be making money as well for their time in explaining and having you sign those contract ! something is not right and everyone needs to be aware of that . On a personal note : I don't understand why the Studio Are unable or unwilling to process there own recurring payments because I deal with small and some large companies all the time and some have lots of customers and every one of them process their own recurring payments as its done all the time without the need for any contract to make the customer feel comfortable instead of trapped into some contract . there just has to be an easier way: so for this I give (- 1 star) Very Disappointing phone call !