Freeport Martial Arts is more than a gym; it is a close-knit community in Freeport, full of hardworking, ambitious, and goal-oriented people who train together and grow as individuals and as a team. Our Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Submission Wrestling programs help you disconnect from the digital world, connect to the real world, and realize your human potential. Join our crew and begin your Jiu-Jitsu Journey, your personal transformation story, today.
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More Than Martial Arts: A Freeport Community
Personal growth does not happen in isolation. It happens when you are part of a crew that challenges, supports, and respects you and your journey. Whether you are a complete beginner or a seasoned grappler, you aren’t just joining a gym; you’re joining a team, a community.
Why Choose Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu & Submission Wrestling?
Our classes focus on Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (Gi) and Submission Wrestling (No-Gi). While different, each discipline emphasizes leverage, technique, and problem-solving over raw strength, making them accessible to kids and adults of all shapes, sizes, and fitness levels.
Features of Our Program
- Expert Instruction: Learn from experienced coaches dedicated to your technical progress and personal safety.
- Structured Curriculum: A clear path from fundamental movements to advanced strategies.
- Flexible Schedule: Morning and evening sessions designed to fit the busy lives of Freeport professionals and parents.
- Clean & Safe Environment: A professional facility where hygiene and student well-being are our top priorities.
- Live Rolling (Sparring): Controlled, supervised “live” training that lets you test your skills in real-time.
Benefits for the Modern Adult
Stepping onto the mats offers rewards that stay with you long after you’ve left the building.
- Real-World Relationships: Build deep, lasting bonds with training partners from all walks of life. There is a unique level of trust formed when you learn and grow together.
- Mental Clarity: Trade “screen time” for “me time.” The intense focus required in grappling acts as a form of moving meditation, clearing your head of daily stress.
- Functional Fitness: Say goodbye to the boring treadmill. Develop core strength, flexibility, and cardiovascular health through purposeful movements.
- Self-Defense: Gain the genuine confidence that comes from knowing you can protect yourself and your loved ones if necessary.
- Personal Growth: Face challenges, overcome plateaus, and witness yourself becoming the best version of yourself, one class at a time.
Everybody is cool, classes are taught well, it’s easy to understand, and it’s a very beginner friendly environment.
Blake, Blue Belt
Jiu-jitsu is something I never knew I needed. I found this community after a year of turmoil, with lower lows than I ever imagined but with that came the highest highs I’ve ever experienced. Freeport Martial Arts gives me the community and confidence to be fully myself. It’s given me an outlet to reduce stress from running a business, a community of relationships that have turned into extraordinary friendships, and way to move my body and mind keeping me both mentally and physically strong. Being relatively new to Freeport, I am eternally grateful for this experience. . . . Come join me on my journey and start yours. We can’t wait to meet you.
Kate, White Belt
Freeport Martial Arts is one of the hidden gems of Freeport. John is a knowledgeable and passionate Jujitsu coach who genuinely wants to pass his love for the sport on. Everyone at the gym is there to help learn and improve. Whether you’ve never done Jujitsu, are an experienced practitioner, or even if you have a child who you want to get into the sport, you’ll feel welcomed and at home at FMA.
Billy, White Belt
I am a disabled veteran and I take advantage of the discount available to veterans. The gym is owned by John a black belt who is also a fellow veteran. The gym community is very friendly and welcoming. As soon as you walk through the front door you can tell this gym has a very positive atmosphere. There are a few other marines who train here. The biggest reason for making this review is the hopes that another fellow veteran who is struggling and wondering if they still have it in them, will take advantage of the free week like myself. Then decide to stick around like myself. Stepping through these doors could change your life. It did for me.
Brandon, White Belt
While my jiu-jitsu journey has not been very long, Freeport Martial Arts has made my experience nothing short of amazing. The instructors are very knowledgeable, prioritize safety, and make sure everyone feels comfortable. Everyone has been welcoming, and I’m grateful to have met some great people! If you’re looking for a close-knit community to be a part of, beginner or advanced, Freeport Martial Arts is the place to be!
Aracely, White Belt
Been training jiu jitsu about 4.5 years prior to moving to the area. Great people, great training environment. This is my new gym going forward. . . . My son also loves the kids’ classes. Owner and head instructor does well with the kids and makes it fun for them.
Justin, Blue Belt
Great place to train, very passionate and well informed instructors and a curriculum that is useful for beginners and individuals who have already started their jiujitsu journey. The community inside the gym is also very welcoming and very tight knit, overall great place to be whether you are looking to seriously compete or are looking for a hobby or way to stay in shape. Cannot recommend it enough.
Cyrus, White Belt
High quality instruction gi and nogi. Excellent gym culture. A good mix of people: all body types, skill levels, walks of life. Everything you could want in a good jiu jitsu gym.
Thomas, Purple Belt
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