Dojo/Gym Owners, Teachers and Students?

My feeling is that it will only cause more low quality schools to be out there. After all I simply can't believe that there are enough fully qualified instructors out there to man the number of MMA type schools that are out there now. This is likely to cause even more unqualified wannabees to be out there. Those of us that have been around for a long time have seen the fads come with each new martial art or sport. Each time it happens the market gets flooded with many inferior instructors. This is no different. If anything, it may be harder to set the standards of quality for what is and what is not a qualified instructor.

I'm not an owner but from the sounds of it, these will just be another chain of gyms. Sure they offer some MMA training but I doubt it will be any better than what you can find out there right now.

It might pull away those that are only in martial arts because of the UFC but that isn't a huge loss in my opinion.

I would find it interesting if they use these gyms as recruiting depots. This could lead to a massive expansion of the UFC as they acquire new fighters. Time will tell, but remember, everyone thought the XFL would be the best thing since sliced bread.

This is a pretty bold move considering the economy of this country right now. This doesn't concern me at all. I don't think it will last long, bu who am I. I said the same thing about the internet....lol

This gym is not about martial arts it is about fitness. I can see it make an initial profit because of the popularity of MMA. But like many gyms they don't last. The larger chain last, but many of the other don't. I have had memberships in 2 different gyms. Neither of them are in business today.

I wish them the best.

Well it does not really bug me. I do not think one will be opening anywhere with in five hours of where I live. They are probably only going to open them in big cities and such.

Now if one where to open here I actually think it would be good for my coach. All of the grapplers that were able to teach him moved so his ground game has become a week point. I have no intention of ever making it big so I do not think it concerns me one way or the other

What a joke...the next McDojo fad will be "fitness based" MMA classes held in the next evolution of Gold's Gym? I think the USA needs more realistic approaches to solving our problems than to add another rip off scam Gym like these.

These gyms are specifically NOT for training MMA fighters. They are fitness gyms that model their workouts on MMA style training. They are not a threat to any MMA fight gyms, but might be considered competition to Balleys or Golds Gym.

It looks like it will appeal to those who have money to train MMA in a UFC facility and people who want to "train UFC" (lol). But I don't know, we'll see how it goes.

I would not be to concerned, any impact they have will be short lived. Just anther fad.

None of the people I know would go there over the training they are already getting.

what to you expect from a greedy aerobics instructor (white) with no real martial arts experience. I'm glad they are doing this in a failing economy where established businesses are going under.

i wouldn't loose any sleep over it.

if they don't what to train with me then, they can leave and go else where for all i care.

i teach traditional martial art and have been for a long time. it works in the street and thats all that matters to me. if it didn't work i wouldn't be doing it.

i dont teach to make money i teach because i enjoy it.