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yeah. just the city. midtown preferred. thanks mizination - my questions are as follows: - how is the competition at the school? are there plenty of quality guys to train with? (i am not a top notch competitor or anything, but while i was in NJ i found myself in a school with primarily white belts and that failed to adequately challenge me) can i roll with purples, browns and blacks?
we have two purple belts (including christian) and we have several blue belts (including myself). testing is very infrequent, so you might roll with a white belt that performs like a blue belt at another school. we also have people visiting frequently to train with us. you should come down some time and roll with us and see if it's what you're looking for.
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yeayea -how is chrisitian as an instructor? what sets him apart?
christian is a great instructor. he's been doing this a long time considering that he is still relatively young. the thing that sets him apart is that he is not a naturally gifted athlete. this means, he relies on technique and sound training principles to be a good fighter--which also makes him a great coach. he's also a very cool guy who i consider a good friend of mine. he creates a friendly, safe and ego-less environment in the gym. this *may* not be what you are looking for, though. some people prefer a more testosterone-laced hardcore experience. also, he gives a lot of attention to each student, whether you are a pro-fighter or if its your first day. this hasn't changed in the 5 or so years i've known him *edit* actually, it's been more like 6 or 7 years. damn.... time flies.
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yeayea -what does the school offer that others dont?
the school offers an mma-based curriculum based on the sbgi system (straight blast gym international). this means striking, clinch and ground. if you want, you can focus on any of these ranges, but all three are available to learn. also, each range is taught in respect to mma application. more on the straight blast gym philosophy here:
http://www.straightblastgym.com/
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yeayea -i noticed that the facilities are somewhat small, is that a problem?
it's not a problem. sometimes it is crowded, but sometimes, there is a ton of space. in the future, the school might move to a larger space.
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yeayea - do you train MT or MMA at the school? how does that work out?
we have MT classes, Gi BJJ, No-Gi Sub-Wrestling and MMA classes. so if you want to focus on one of those areas, you can do that, or put it all together in the MMA class. we have some people who only do ground, some people who only do MT. it's up to you.
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yeayea - do you feel that you are given an adequate training and opportunity to advance in skill and rank?
i definitely get adequate training at ronin, otherwise i wouldn't have stayed there for all this time. you asked about skills and rank, which i consider two different things. you can definitely advance your skills here, especially since you are at blue belt. as far as getting belts, our gym never really emphasized that. however, as our school has gotten bigger, we are going to make testing a more regular thing because ranking is pretty important to some people.
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yeayea its a lot to ask, but anything you could tell me would help greatly... thanks
no prob. if you're gonna come down to check the school out, just send me a pm and i'll meet you over there. i hope you find what you are looking for wherever that may be.
