FAQ

No. Classes are beginner friendly. In your first hour you learn a fight stance, how to move in it, and basic strikes and kicks. If you have trained before, you can drill with a member.

Any AE60 class. They run six days a week: Circuit Conditioning, Strike Lab Kickboxing, Foundations MMA, Flow Rounds, Boxing and Pads. AE90 classes are longer and for experienced students; we talk them through with you one-on-one.

Yes. Your first class is free, and every member can bring a new guest for one free trial too.

Athletic wear: shorts and a T-shirt, not loose, baggy sweatpants. There is no uniform. Boxing gloves and shinguards help, but gear is not provided. Water is sold at the gym, or bring your own.

About 10 minutes before class, so you can meet your coach and get settled.

$160 a month for unlimited classes, our founding rate. A drop-in class is $25. There is no cancellation fee and no hidden fees.

Military, first responders and students get an extra 10% off. We also offer a family discount; ask us for the amount.

Yes, for injury, illness, college and similar reasons. Pauses are not usually for short vacations.

Cash, debit or credit card, ACH, Apple Pay and Klarna.

181 Freeman Ave, Suite 3, in Islip, upstairs above Gold's Gym. The locker rooms are downstairs at Gold's, and there is plenty of parking.

Yes. Parents are welcome to watch, and tours and class viewing are welcome any time we are open.

Every class is coached, with about 15 students per instructor, and our staff are CPR and first-aid certified. We have zero tolerance for bullying or harassment, and respect and sportsmanship are required.

The gym is owned and coached by UFC veterans Chris Wade and Dennis Bermudez, with coaches Jayne Kuan, Alex Finnegan and John Sonnenschien. Every instructor has 8+ years of fighting, competing and coaching.

Yes. Every class builds in self-defense.

Not a separate one. Grappling and submissions, including no-gi grappling, are part of our MMA classes.

Flow Rounds is a light sparring class on Friday evenings. Harder rounds belong to the AE90 classes for experienced students.

Yes. Every instructor teaches private lessons, for all levels.

Respect and sportsmanship, clean gear and fresh clothes, zero tolerance for bullying or harassment, and no barefoot trips to the bathroom or locker room and then back onto the mats.