- Address:240 Collins Ind Blvd, Athens, GA 30601
- Website:http://www.straightblastgym.com/
- Rating:5.0
Straight Blast Gym
Reviews
Rated 5.0/5 based on 16 customer reviews.
Ty Harper
May 15, 2020 09:29
I was a member of this gym a few years ago and had to leave due to circumstances outside my control. However, while I was here I learned several valuable techniques. This gym is legit. The coaches are excellent, and they work with you no matter where you are physically. I would recommend this program to anyone who is seeking not only to build their self confidence, but also to find a great group of brothers and sisters.
Matt Pieper
September 7, 2018 11:18
Joining SBG and has been the best thing I've ever done! All the instructors there treat you like family and show genuine interest in both your progress as a student and you as an individual. The facility has an awesome atmosphere that you cant help but feel excited each time you step into it. I looked at other gyms in Athens and none compare; if you're looking for a place to train SBG is the tribe you're looking for.
Shea Nangle
August 27, 2018 12:58
I've had a great experience training at SBG - I've been training there for roughly 8 months, and have found the facility and coaching staff to be absolutely top notch. The sense of community at Straight Blast Gym is second to none - I've trained at other gyms while traveling, but SBG feels like home!
A Google User
August 27, 2018 12:58
I've had a great experience training at SBG - I've been training there for roughly 8 months, and have found the facility and coaching staff to be absolutely top notch. The sense of community at Straight Blast Gym is second to none - I've trained at other gyms while traveling, but SBG feels like home!
A Google User
August 21, 2018 16:19
My first experience at this wonderful gym was at a women's self-defense seminar in February 2017. I loved it so much that I immediately signed up to start taking fitness classes there. The vibe I got from all of the members was one of support and community. This gym is now like a second home to me as I am there almost everyday. The fitness program (Training for Warriors) is unlike any other I have ever experienced. You get killer results since proper form is highly stressed. The coaches are very supportive and can help modify exercises so that people of any strength/ability level can get a great workout! SBG Athens is probably best known for its MMA classes and training. I started doing BJJ at SBG Athens at the end of 2017 and have learned very useful skills for self-defense, which is so important as a woman. Even as a small person (5' tall and 115lbs), I feel like I can defend myself against bigger attackers. If self-defense is not so important to you, professional MMA fighters also train here, so you can get any level of training that you desire. The coaches and members are like a big family, so I feel like I can ask any of them for help if I ever need it. You won't regret it if you decide to join SBG Athens!
Kristen Peissig
August 21, 2018 16:19
My first experience at this wonderful gym was at a women's self-defense seminar in February 2017. I loved it so much that I immediately signed up to start taking fitness classes there. The vibe I got from all of the members was one of support and community. This gym is now like a second home to me as I am there almost everyday. The fitness program (Training for Warriors) is unlike any other I have ever experienced. You get killer results since proper form is highly stressed. The coaches are very supportive and can help modify exercises so that people of any strength/ability level can get a great workout! SBG Athens is probably best known for its MMA classes and training. I started doing BJJ at SBG Athens at the end of 2017 and have learned very useful skills for self-defense, which is so important as a woman. Even as a small person (5' tall and 115lbs), I feel like I can defend myself against bigger attackers. If self-defense is not so important to you, professional MMA fighters also train here, so you can get any level of training that you desire. The coaches and members are like a big family, so I feel like I can ask any of them for help if I ever need it. You won't regret it if you decide to join SBG Athens!
Lindsey Darr
July 18, 2018 13:45
I joined SBG almost a year ago with the intention of learning a new skill. I received so very much more. This place is family, it's a place that allows you to get comfortable with the uncomfortable. As a therapist by trade, I talk about getting out of your own way and out of your head, and I've never found something that has pushed me to see this to be so necessary. We get better together and I'm grateful to have joined. This is SBG, you will be okay (I know I am).
A Google User
July 18, 2018 13:45
I joined SBG almost a year ago with the intention of learning a new skill. I received so very much more. This place is family, it's a place that allows you to get comfortable with the uncomfortable. As a therapist by trade, I talk about getting out of your own way and out of your head, and I've never found something that has pushed me to see this to be so necessary. We get better together and I'm grateful to have joined. This is SBG, you will be okay (I know I am).
Catherine Harris
October 25, 2017 12:12
SBG Athens is not just a gym. It's a place to be comfortable while feeling vulnerable, as Head Coach Rory Singer likes to put it. The least important thing we do is Martial Arts here at SBG Athens. Whether it is collecting 24,000 meals in TWO weeks for the Northeast Georgia Food Bank during the holiday season, or the blood drives, or the road clean-ups... we are all a Tribe that does it together. Kids gaining confidence and the ability to look someone in the eye or an adult losing 40 pounds in just a few short months -- these are only just a few of the accomplishments you'll find at SBG.
Though we all have individual goals, we all accomplish them as a unit! That's a GREAT feeling to have.. hundreds of people behind you for your success. Where else can you get that?? SBG Athens is a place to learn, to laugh, to fail, to then succeed, and to grow. It's a place for families, for students, for grandma's, for young professionals.. you can find all walks of life at SBG. Whether it's group fitness classes, martial arts for adults or kids, or one of our seminars.. you'll find something for everyone. This is SBG, you'll be okay.
Andy Hollingsworth
October 25, 2017 12:12
SBG Athens truly has something for everyone. My 3 year old daughter, 5 year old son, my wife, and myself all train and are challenged to grow at the same facility. We train with fighters, accountants, students, scientists, and everything in-between. We have no doubt that we are in the right place. This is family.
I really enjoy that everyone starts at the same point. No matter your prior experience everyone starts in Foundations. This allows you to learn how the gym teaches and lets the gym learn more about you. These classes are not just for beginners, they are just as they are labeled, the foundation. All other teaching grows from these fundamentals. As a side note, it is a pretty good filter for keeping out know-it-alls. Everyone at SBG Athens is looking to learn and knows that it is a lifelong process. If you looking to show others how much experience you have, this is probably not the place for you.
As I watch my 5 year old son teach a judo throw to an older kids class to earn his teaching chevron, my 3 year old daughter receive a silver medal in her first in house tournament, my wife receive her first stripe on her white belt, or even myself receiving my blue belt, I know we're in the right place. SBG Athens is the best thing I could have possibly done for myself and my family. There is no other place I would rather be.
Travis Mackellar
October 25, 2017 12:12
A little over 6 years ago I was newly divorced with two younger children. I was a bit lost as to what I do next. My son and I started watching MMA and he decided that he wanted to start training. I looked around and decided that SBG seemed like the best option. After a few months of watching the coaches work with my son and him truly enjoying it, I decided to give it a try myself. I had been an athlete well into my 20's and now here I was starting to train mma at 37 years old....people around me thought I was crazy. It was by far the greatest investment that I have ever made in myself, I wouldn't trade any amount of money for the things I have gained. Great friends, a new family, skills to defend myself, personal development to name a few. I soon realized that SBG Athens was exactly where I should be and I would never leave. Along the way I continued to grow both on and off the mat, skills I have developed coaching and competing have translated to success in my job managing large groups of people and teams. If I had to do it all over again, I would only change one thing and that would be to join earlier than I did. One Tribe One Vibe!!!
Catherine Harris
June 23, 2017 11:33
SBG Athens is not just a gym. It's a place to be comfortable while feeling vulnerable, as Head Coach Rory Singer likes to put it. The least important thing we do is Martial Arts here at SBG Athens. Whether it is collecting 24,000 meals in TWO weeks for the Northeast Georgia Food Bank during the holiday season, or the blood drives, or the road clean-ups... we are all a Tribe that does it together. Kids gaining confidence and the ability to look someone in the eye or an adult losing 40 pounds in just a few short months -- these are only just a few of the accomplishments you'll find at SBG.
Though we all have individual goals, we all accomplish them as a unit! That's a GREAT feeling to have.. hundreds of people behind you for your success. Where else can you get that?? SBG Athens is a place to learn, to laugh, to fail, to then succeed, and to grow. It's a place for families, for students, for grandma's, for young professionals.. you can find all walks of life at SBG. Whether it's group fitness classes, martial arts for adults or kids, or one of our seminars.. you'll find something for everyone. This is SBG, you'll be okay.
Travis Mackellar
June 13, 2017 21:54
A little over 6 years ago I was newly divorced with two younger children. I was a bit lost as to what I do next. My son and I started watching MMA and he decided that he wanted to start training. I looked around and decided that SBG seemed like the best option. After a few months of watching the coaches work with my son and him truly enjoying it, I decided to give it a try myself. I had been an athlete well into my 20's and now here I was starting to train mma at 37 years old....people around me thought I was crazy. It was by far the greatest investment that I have ever made in myself, I wouldn't trade any amount of money for the things I have gained. Great friends, a new family, skills to defend myself, personal development to name a few. I soon realized that SBG Athens was exactly where I should be and I would never leave. Along the way I continued to grow both on and off the mat, skills I have developed coaching and competing have translated to success in my job managing large groups of people and teams. If I had to do it all over again, I would only change one thing and that would be to join earlier than I did. One Tribe One Vibe!!!
A Google User
June 13, 2017 21:54
A little over 6 years ago I was newly divorced with two younger children. I was a bit lost as to what I do next. My son and I started watching MMA and he decided that he wanted to start training. I looked around and decided that SBG seemed like the best option. After a few months of watching the coaches work with my son and him truly enjoying it, I decided to give it a try myself. I had been an athlete well into my 20's and now here I was starting to train mma at 37 years old....people around me thought I was crazy. It was by far the greatest investment that I have ever made in myself, I wouldn't trade any amount of money for the things I have gained. Great friends, a new family, skills to defend myself, personal development to name a few. I soon realized that SBG Athens was exactly where I should be and I would never leave. Along the way I continued to grow both on and off the mat, skills I have developed coaching and competing have translated to success in my job managing large groups of people and teams. If I had to do it all over again, I would only change one thing and that would be to join earlier than I did. One Tribe One Vibe!!!
A Google User
June 7, 2017 11:46
SBG Athens truly has something for everyone. My 3 year old daughter, 5 year old son, my wife, and myself all train and are challenged to grow at the same facility. We train with fighters, accountants, students, scientists, and everything in-between. We have no doubt that we are in the right place. This is family.
I really enjoy that everyone starts at the same point. No matter your prior experience everyone starts in Foundations. This allows you to learn how the gym teaches and lets the gym learn more about you. These classes are not just for beginners, they are just as they are labeled, the foundation. All other teaching grows from these fundamentals. As a side note, it is a pretty good filter for keeping out know-it-alls. Everyone at SBG Athens is looking to learn and knows that it is a lifelong process. If you looking to show others how much experience you have, this is probably not the place for you.
As I watch my 5 year old son teach a judo throw to an older kids class to earn his teaching chevron, my 3 year old daughter receive a silver medal in her first in house tournament, my wife receive her first stripe on her white belt, or even myself receiving my blue belt, I know we're in the right place. SBG Athens is the best thing I could have possibly done for myself and my family. There is no other place I would rather be.
Andy Hollingsworth
June 7, 2017 11:46
SBG Athens truly has something for everyone. My 3 year old daughter, 5 year old son, my wife, and myself all train and are challenged to grow at the same facility. We train with fighters, accountants, students, scientists, and everything in-between. We have no doubt that we are in the right place. This is family.
I really enjoy that everyone starts at the same point. No matter your prior experience everyone starts in Foundations. This allows you to learn how the gym teaches and lets the gym learn more about you. These classes are not just for beginners, they are just as they are labeled, the foundation. All other teaching grows from these fundamentals. As a side note, it is a pretty good filter for keeping out know-it-alls. Everyone at SBG Athens is looking to learn and knows that it is a lifelong process. If you looking to show others how much experience you have, this is probably not the place for you.
As I watch my 5 year old son teach a judo throw to an older kids class to earn his teaching chevron, my 3 year old daughter receive a silver medal in her first in house tournament, my wife receive her first stripe on her white belt, or even myself receiving my blue belt, I know we're in the right place. SBG Athens is the best thing I could have possibly done for myself and my family. There is no other place I would rather be.