FusBoxe Mixed Martial Arts and Fitness

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Introduction: Our highly qualified coaching staff at FusBoxe Mixed Martial Arts and Fitness is known for building champions from the ground up. We have taken several people who had never participated in athletics before and coached them up to some of the best in the state and even nation. We are also the only Sambo gym in the state to our best knowledge. Sambo is the most complete martial art system, covering striking, kicks, take downs, submissions, wrestling, and more. We also offer MMA Warrior Challenge which is a competitive based conditioning program quickly gaining popularity across the nation. All of our coaches and trainers at FusBoxe have a passion for helping people reach their fitness and training goals. Watching the smile of satisfaction a client gets as they watch themselves get closer and closer to their goals is priceless.

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Hired 3 times

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18 years in business

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Chris F.

Jan 22, 2014

Sorry that this is a little long... I have been at FusBoxe for almost three years. There is no other gym that offers what Sully offers. I am not saying that other gyms are inferior, only that FusBoxe is truly unique. Many gyms focus on one or two martial arts to the exclusion of others. That is not the case here. I can't imagine many other places where after an hour of combat sambo striking and an hour of Brazilian jiu-jitsu drilling, you can stick around and practice your swordplay with replica long swords (coated in protective rubber, of course). Or after an olympic lifting workout, transition into an mma fight camp. More than a gym, FusBoxe should truly be considered a learning facility. There is a staggering amount of martial arts knowledge contained within these walls. If you come in with an open mind, you can really learn a great deal very quickly. Because we are not limited in our exposure to different martial arts, each person really develops their own unique style. Everybody's style incorporates the techniques and ideas best suited for themselves from an extensive and diverse martial arts conceptual library at FusBoxe. The fighting philosophy you will learn at FusBoxe is second to none. This is not a place where you will be made to employ certain techniques if you do not find them personally useful. If you don't like Muay Thai kicks and instead want to use TaeKwonDo kicks... Go ahead, but you will most certainly understand Muay Thai before all is said and done. This really gets to the core of the fighting philosophy at FusBoxe (at least as far as I understand it). To paraphrase: - Do what is most comfortable, most efficient and most natural for your mind and your body, but understand as much of everything else as you possibly can. If you come in with an excellent wrestling background, Sully will not restrict you to only BJJ because that's the "best" grappling technique. He will incorporate your wrestling strengths into an overall grappling framework where wrestling is the primary tool you will use. That way, if you run into a high level pure grappler (be they judo, jiu-jitsu, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, or sambo players) you will understand their art enough to grapple on your terms rather than blindly rush into something you do not understand. The same thing could be said about somebody who comes in with an excellent boxing background, or an excellent judo background. Those are the foundations upon which you build your own style. I have heard people say, "Well my boxing is good, so I just want to learn bjj here." That kind of style compartmentalization has always struck me as seriously lacking any kind of thoughtful analysis. If I've learned anything, it's that the martial arts are a nearly infinite continuum where everything relates back to everything, rather than a checklist of styles. If you ever think you've reached the end of martial arts, well, you're simply a fool. What is so liberating about this approach is that while you have excellent guidance from a great coach, you are free to develop your own style within the martial arts continuum. This is not to say that somebody in their first week of training is competent enough to start developing their style. But over time and through experience (often trial and error), we are each able to make thoughtful and informed decisions regarding our style. How do we accent our inherent strengths and how do we mask our weaknesses as strength? Sully will never tell you that you can't use a particular technique, he will only ask some variation of the following question: "Will it work for you?" If the answer to that question is yes, use it. If the answer is no, discard it or work on it until you can answer yes. Something you will rarely see here is the fight team practicing separately from beginner and intermediate students. In fact, they do quite the opposite during scheduled classes. Fight team members often take on leadership roles during class to ensure that newer martial artists' understand the techniques and concepts being taught. You can literally see the organic information transfer from advanced to beginning students in almost every class. We think of the gym as our second family. As such, you will make great new friends. Everybody is approachable and certainly willing to talk about whatever is on your mind, be it related to martial arts or otherwise. Personally, I made friends at FusBoxe who have become an essential part of my life. I am excited to see everybody at the gym every time I go to class. It is an awesome feeling. The only thing I will caution prospective students about is to not come to FusBoxe with a narrow focus. This is not the place nor the coach that will put you in the cage immediately, even if you have prior experience (maybe you've even had a few amateur fights). Sully puts people in the ring who are both physically and mentally ready by his standards. Likewise, you will not receive your belt promotions on a schedule. My first belt promotion came more than two years after I started. But, I love that belt. Every time I put it on I am filled with the pride of accomplishment and pure joy. That belt represents blood, sweat and swollen lips. Black eyes and habitually battered thighs. It represents countless failures and, by comparison, few successes. It reminds me that on my first day, I sparred with a 93 pound girl who made me look like a drunk walking through a spider web (I am a 190 pound man). It is a constant reminder that no matter how good I get, no matter how high I may climb or how far I've come, there will always be a new mountain in front of me. At the end of the day, anybody can buy a black belt. The belt itself is meaningless; just a thin, long, colored piece of cloth. What truly matters, what truly defines the belt, is the journey taken to achieve it. Sully takes pride in our FusBoxe lineage. I know that he is personally invested in every on of his students. He feels the pain of our failures and rejoices with us in our successes. While I know on an intellectual level that FusBoxe is a business, I have never felt like a number or just another membership fee. If you show loyalty and a willingness to learn no matter what level you are, your loyalty will be repaid in full. The journey won't be easy and it won't happen by a date on your calendar, but it will absolutely be worth it. FusBoxe will change your life if you let it. I love this gym, Chris F.

John A.

Jan 17, 2014

My experience with Coach Mike has been excellent. I have been boxing for a little over 2 years and had just recently became comfortable with my abilities/style so I wasn't looking to start completely over. He made it clear from my first day at FusBoxe that he wasnt there to teach me some generalized mechanics. He works with your body type to train you in what WILL work for you as an individual. The fact the he and the entire FusBoxe staff are such a pleasure to train with is icing on the cake. And what's a cake without icing?

Amy T.

Jan 21, 2014

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Met with Maureen and Sullivan, both of which come across as very caring, dedicated and professional. All ages of participation at different levels of ability was refreshing to see.

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What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
Our pricing is based on how often you're training and the classes you are taking. This is entirely dependent on your own training goals. What we prefer is have prospective students visit us for a week and train with us for free so they can try the various classes to get a better understanding of exactly what we offer. This time will also allow us to sit down with you and discuss your personal goals at which point we can best determine which classes would be best for you and on what training schedule. We can then provide a more thorough membership quote.
What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
All of our coaches and trainers at FusBoxe are constantly in training themselves to continue bettering their bodies and minds with the most effective ways to train their clients. We understand that not every responds the same to different diets and training techniques, so we are constantly educating ourselves in the different body types and training approaches that are out there.
How did you get started doing this type of work?
Michael has been in the martial arts since he began wrestling in 1973. As he grew within the sport, he began mentoring under other coaches on how to train athletes of his own. He now has over 25 years of coaching experience and is known for building athletes with no athletic experience from the ground up.

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