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December 2023 by Rowan Eiler
This gym is fantastic! I love the safe, supportive, and welcoming training environment here! Every instructor is friendly, patient, and attentive as can be, and they teach with a focus on both the self-defense potential of jiu-jitsu and the competitive / technical aspects. At other schools, there is not nearly as much practical combative training, as it often gets less emphasis than points and submissions. Here, you get both — you can train to compete while still developing the skills and mindset needed for effective, real-life self-defense. This, and the small doses of flow training we practice regularly, make me feel like I’m getting training that is truly sinking in, which is important to me.I am so thankful for the well-rounded, badass martial arts education I get at Evolution Training!!
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November 2023 by Lacy Rogers
Evolution Training Martial Arts is the BEST gym for so many reasons!I'll start by addressing the kid's class. Each and every instructor coaches the children in not only jiu-jitsu, but also in life skills. They teach emotion control, respect, team work, strategies, and martial arts moves, of course. The children are kept engaged.The adult's classes are incredibly inclusive. The instructors are patient, respectful, and skilled. My first class was taught by Heath, I was nervous but he made sure I was grasping the concepts and even demonstrated multiple times. Evolution's instructor James even helped me one-on-one during the class to make sure I was comfortable and able to spend time practicing the basics.I can't fail to mention the staff. The gym's owner/intructor, Ernest or "Waffle" is awesome. Their manager, Shanna, works so hard to make sure things run smoothly. All of the instructors, such as Mike, Heath, Dustin, James, BB, and more are the best at what they do. The entire team is knowledgeable and skilled.I would definitely recommend this gym!
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November 2023 by MJ Robi
This is my goto gym while I'm in Houma. Great coaching from Heath and great atmosphere with the other students.
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January 2023 by Chance Braud
Great environment to learn
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May 2022 by Victor Ferrington
Awesome gym with awesome people!
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October 2020 by Brian Ellender
The instructors are friendly, experienced and highly-trained, the atmosphere is very family friendly (and clean!), and my daughter loves her jiu jitsu class (and we love seeing how she has grown in it)! Love this place, their events, and their great communication with clients. Thanks for the great instruction over the years, y'all! I highly recommend Evolution Training for both adults and kids classes - their services are fantastic for teaching kids discipline and respect, learning self-defense, competition MMA, and getting in a great workout!
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March 2020 by Tom Klundby
Dropped in for a couple BJJ classes since I attended Guerrilla Jiu Jitsu in Reno. The staff makes you feel very welcome and the other students are super friendly and inviting. Scotty Smith was the instructor the two days I was able to attend. Scotty is super knowledgeable and very easy to follow along with. Huge thanks to Evolution Training LLC and Guerrilla Jiu Jitsu for making our vacation super awesome and helping us get some much needed exercise since our Gumbo intake was pretty ridiculous!
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June 2019 by Charles Reed
Dropped in for open mat today and had a blast with the GJJ crew. They were super welcoming and friendly, and eager to train with the new guy. The studio is spacious, immaculate, and the crew is tough and technical. I can't wait to get on the mats a couple more times with these guys before I leave town. Oss. ðŸ™
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June 2019 by Chuck Reed
Dropped in for open mat today and had a blast with the GJJ crew. They were super welcoming and friendly, and eager to train with the new guy. The studio is spacious, immaculate, and the crew is tough and technical. I can't wait to get on the mats a couple more times with these guys before I leave town. Oss.
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April 2019 by Ryan Froman
In town on business trip. Cannot say enough about this crew! Super knowledgeable and friendly! I was welcomed with a fist bump or handshake from everyone! That speaks volumes. I also forgot my gi & belt back in TN. They had a loaner gi & belt for me!!! Top Notch school!
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October 2018 by Andrea Patrick Rhodes
This was our first time going and I must say it was a great experience with such great students and staff. Everything is explained, broken down and hands on. Very clean and family friendly environment. I completely recommend them to ANYONE for any age.
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July 2018 by Matthew Williams
Nice facility with great people.
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June 2018 by Dave Camarillo
I have been training with this academy's instructors for some time. Without a doubt they strive to be great in the many areas of leadership, instruction, attention to detail, passion etc... I will continue to learn from them and pass on that knowledge to my own students. I appreciate those hard work and dedication - it is an important endeavor. Thank you Evolution for all you are and all you will be.
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December 2017 by Cool Geeks
I have been going going there for two years and I love it they teach you but they make sure that you have a lot of fun while doing it
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December 2016 by Kirk Portier
I've been around martial arts most of my life. Normally, egos are pretty big and being new can be scary and in some cases, dangerous. Waffle and Scotty set a tone for learning that you can feel when you walk in the gym. Whether you've got years of training or never put a gi on before, you can feel safe and trust the team to teach you the art of jiu jitsu, combatives, kick boxing, or cross fit. Train with everyone!