This institution is a very special place, and it's approach to welcoming everyone and forming a…read moresense of community, besides ALL of the incredibly diverse techniques, workshops, special events, and supportive encouragement make it stand out. Its remarkable children's curriculum has brought our daughter through over a decade of wonderful training, and helped to provide so many different positives on various aspects of her development as a human being, at an age when she needs self-confidence, and turning that to both empathy and helping others learn has it just top shelf in my wife's and my opinion. Do yourself a favor and give it a shot, regardless of your age, or your experience, or your physical training/or lack thereof, like myself. I started and joined in with my daughter in my mid-50's a little over a year ago, and I've found so many things to make me glad I did, and didn't just dismiss my age as a given for decline. I'm boxing, as well as doing other martial arts training and loving every minute of it. See ya there! Jason S.

Yes my daughter had been attending this place for probably over 2 years and I had been asked if I…read morewanted to join so I said what the heck. I came in on a Sunday which is open mat where the owner is not there. I then made the choice to "roll someone who may or may not be on the payroll but is teaching students nonetheless. I had gotten myself into a kimora and this "coach" as they call him did not stop when told to stop or when I tapped on him and said stop which is how martial arts works. 2 seconds later the exact same thing happened only on the other arm and as I say tap and I'm tapping on this guy all he does is twist harder. I confront the owner later when he comes back in and have a long talk. He says that I should have a talk with this person and work it out with him. Needless to say I'm left with two damaged elbows and myself wondering why I'm supposed to confront this guy who clearly has a whole lot of disrespect at least for me on his mind. I don't think it would be right for me to have a conversation with a person who clearly doesn't want to have conversation only wants to twist arms until damage is done. If I was doing something wrong I certainly wasn't being told such. Never would have go beyond that which is a tap or a verbal tap as this guy did. Great place until I had to put myself into the mix. My daughter was learning how to grapple which is all that I wanted. This guy told me how he was the met enforcer for the owner and the owner denied it. Also told me how he used to break people's arms and legs when he was in the martial arts academy that used to be a few doors down. I guess I should have listened to him and never put myself with him. I enjoyed the experience until I got with him. The agenda he had is the agenda he had I can't speak for him. Because my elbows aren't healing I would give zero Stars. I've been forced to give a star.

I've trained at Chapel Hill Gracie Jiu Jitsu many times over the past 15 years. The instructors are…read moretop-tier both in terms of their knowledge and their ability to provide a safe, welcoming and effective training environment. Mazi is a legend of local martial arts, Jake Whitfield is one of most well-rounded teachers of martial arts in the world, and everyone on the team is a positive, helpful person. Whether you're brand new or a black belt, this is a great place to train.

From day one I've been so pleased with how protective the Instructors are of women's safety in…read moreclasses and rolling. I LOVE the new women's self defense class run by Meghan an amazing brown belt female instructor. I honestly started not knowing anything 3 years ago, fell in love with the art and challenge and now I'm getting my first blue belt stripe.

I signed up for the 6 week challenge and decided one day later that I wanted to back out of it. The…read moreinitial meeting was a manipulation to get people to sign up and pay them a check of over 500$. Per NC law, you are allowed to back out of this kind of agreement within 3 days of the initial sign up. I tried to back out and was stonewalled on the phone and subsequently treated with hostility by Molotov's wife, Greer when I went into the club in person. They refused to refund me and I ended up just cutting my losses rather than fight them on it. I have no doubt they are excellent Krav Maga instructors but if you prefer to spend your limited time on this earth meeting good people rather than snakes and bullies, you should consider a different club.

Thank you for teaching self-defense, and staying open amidst the government lockdowns crippling…read moresmall businesses all over our country. Physical health fosters healthy mental well-being, especially in these trying times. You are helping our community.

Glenn Murphy over charges for products and services you can get from the main Systema HQ. Glenn…read morealso discriminates, lies, and invaded the privacy of students. I was injured in Glenn's class by a mistake of another student, Glenn had plenty of private and in class sessions with me, where I trained with him directly and with another instructor. During my experience with Glenn after injury, he searched my property and belongings while I was training, he insulted me, and he overcharged me for products. Not only did Glenn break the law, he also changed his narrative when I inquired about insurance for the injury I endured. Glenn initially encouraged my training and complimented me, he met my family and grandfather who saw us training together, as soon as I inquired about other insurance information/injury liability issues, Glenn decided to call me mental. My parents found out about this and encouraged me to sue him. Glenn also agreed to forward information to the founders of Systema that I had preorganized as a courtesy to them. He lied and kept it for himself. Glenn also searched through my phone while asking me to face the wall and do an exercise, I turned around and caught him browsing my phone. Our family invited Systema in our home, my doctors encouraged my training for recovery with my ACL tear, and in the end Glenn cowered with insults and discrimination. https://easternnc.app.bbb.org/complaint/view/11147125/c/h99t9c Glenn will not succeed in holding his faulty business, or in censoring individuals he has directly wronged. 0/5 stars, needs to be banned.

What a great group! Glenn is a fantastic, thoughtful instructor and the students he attracts are…read morepatient, curious and really motivated to learn. I'd visited NC Systema a few months ago and loved the learning environment. Now that I've moved to the area, one of the first things I did was sign up for regular training. Exited to study with these instructors alongside very cool students too.

This is the best Jits gym you will find in the triangle area. EJ is a skilled instructor and my…read moreconfidence is the best it has been in years.

From the owner: We are a family friendly environment, with world class instructing. With a friendly environment and…read moretop level teaching IQ Jit Jitsu is welcoming to all ages, and people to train Self Defense. We specialize in Gracie Jiu Jitsu martial arts, come on in to improve your life, fitness, find friends, challenge yourself or learn to protect yourself. Contact us to see what special offers we have running.

I loved my time in this gym! All of the coaches were very nice and professional and they really…read moremake sure you get a great workout in. It's a very welcoming environment. I will definitely be back for my next class!

Off the bat, I came here specifically for Muay Thai, so can't comment on the others…read more So, I'm kind of having a hard time with this review. They are super, super nice people... but it's just not quite there. I've been to a bunch of better and worse Muay Thai gyms, and this place falls somewhere in the bottom. 1. Quality. This is really the biggest issue; nobody there is really qualified to teach Muay Thai. One of the trainers is a (lovely!) kid of 17 or 18 who just does not have enough experience, and the other is an older man who just has no muay thai skills. I never did see any of the trainers listed on their website teach anything. I know this is the East Coast and not the most metropolitan area, but even basics are not really there. There are no drills and pretty much no technical work. Lots of long combinations that don't always make sense, and not strenuous enough to count as a workout. Even worse, what's going on is frequently quite unsafe. There is a lot of training without proper gear (shin guards, hand wraps etc) and way too much hard sparing for people's level of ability. We all get it, it's martial arts, but what it should not be is people walking out of there with bruises everywhere because they've been whaling on each other or doing kicks without pads. 2. Rates. These are pretty high for what you get, and come with a 2x a week maximum. Once you're there you can take more than one class, but it still sucks that you basically have to pack all workouts into two days rather than being able to come when you want to. So you basically need another gym to work out at. 3. Scheduling and space. The classes are all at 6 and 7pm, which, for someone who works, is just really tough. Which means that unless you're actively in a class, as above, you need another gym. 4. Facilities. This might be a personal gripe, but it stops it from being a 'real' gym in my eyes - there are no showers. This means that there is no way to go work out, and then do anything else outside of go home and shower. Also... this is picky, but their heavy bags are not filled correctly and thus provide very little resistance and are too soft, and I remember someone saying about one of the bags that it had 'something hard inside' which, again, is quite unsafe, and kind of makes me wonder if they even know what it's filled with...? So... in summary. I can't really recommend it. It just doesn't feel like a safe space that's conducive to either learning or working out.

We love this taekwondo studio! The instructors are fantastic and really strive to support the…read moresuccess of students as they gain new skills and confidence. The older students are great at helping the younger ones and often assist in classes. Since beginning, I have seen my child's self confidence, respect for others, and balance greatly increase. I can't say enough positive things!

I can't speak highly enough of Master Chang's Taekwondo school! My boys have been attending the…read moretiger tots class for a couple of weeks now. They meet three times a week for 30 minute sessions each time. They even get uniforms with their names spelled out in Korean. What really strikes me are the skills and life lessons they've learned: "stranger danger," confidence and how to deal with bullies, respect, and of course martial arts training. And get this, they learn the Korean language as well: numbers, greetings, and phrases to show respect. The teachers and Master Kim are incredibly patient with and encouraging to the students, my wild bunch included. I highly recommend this school to any and all who are interested in studying Taekwondo.

If you are looking for a great introduction to self defense jujitsu, this is the best place in…read moreDurham. The instructors are top notch and they have really created a culture of learning in community. Additionally, the kids classes are amazing and I've seen my daughters grow in confidence and self-respect because of their time working with Mr. Sunny.

Totally non-intimidating environment for kids and parents. Mr. Sonny has created a clean and…read morewelcoming place with plenty of space to train or spectate. I have had very few experiences that I thought warranted a positive review but I couldn't wait to give Gracie some feedback. My kid has loved every minute in this gym.