Takes place at the back of Quads gym. A great group to learn and roll with. Very chill and non ego-centric. Stephens classes on Mondays and Fridays have a reputation for being a little tougher and more focused on conditioning. Beth and Eric teach a phenomenal competition class Sunday at noon. Mack is an all around kind and funny instructor who leads all this. Morning classes also available and have the reputation of being more intense but I dont have too much experience with that. Would highly recommend if you are around the North side of Chicago. Theres also a fundamentals class Wednesday nights thats pretty tight.

I would be hard pressed to find instructors who cared more about their students succeeding and showed such a passion for their discipline. You can go in here with no experience and everyone will make you feel welcome and begin instantly teaching and offering support in any way. Everyone is humble, kind and respectful of one another and the environment is very constructive and supportive. As well, the price was more then reasonable.

An incredibly welcoming atmosphere and fantastic coaching. Mack and his team couldn’t be friendlier. Classes range from mornings to afternoons to the evenings. Gi and No Gi as well as Muay Thai. Something for everyone. Highly recommend the beginner course too. Great value for an introduction to jiu jitsu in a 2 month course.

Great place to train. I’ve been there 5 months and lost weight and put on some muscle. Mack and all the teachers are great. Some classes are big some are small. Find what works for you. Gi fundamentals, no Gi, Muy Thai, MMA, Gi class. All great. 🥋

Amazing instruction, world class training partners and the owner is very supportive. To those that found the rules upsetting... well this isnt tball, basketball or swimming. This is a COMBAT sport that requires discipline, hard work and dedication. Mack makes everything easy to understand and pushes you to push yourself. If you dont want to push yourself, gain strength conditioning and mental fortitude... go elsewhere. Jiujitsu is hard, its supposed to be, and no one is here to be coddled. If you want world class training partners, instruction, and to learn real world techniques, youve come to the right place!

I wouldnt recommend.Ive trained at a few places (despite being relatively new to the sport) and found this place to be rather disrespectful. I also didnt get much out of it.The classes were way too big for the number of instructors, so I ended up not really learning anything. They also couldnt give me an idea of what my progression looked like, which other gyms in the area could do.What did it for me was- I asked the owner if I could come five minutes late to a class with one of his instructors. He said it was totally okay.When I got to the class, the instructor was pissed off that I was late and the other students were acting really awkward about it. He also got pissed at me because I didnt put my shoes in the right place. It was very passive aggressive and immature.If its not cool for someone to show up a few minutes late due to work obligations, let them know. Dont say its okay and then be pissy about it.When I brought this up to the owner he was extremely defensive and not willing to take my feedback. He then went dark on me when I tried to work with him to develop a roadmap.

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Amazing