Coffey Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Coming to Macon, I had low hopes of finding a jitsu gym that would fill the shoes left in Boston. After a web search, I came upon Coffey Jiu-​jitsu may fill those shoes. Barnesville is about 45 minutes from Macon, but there are no jitsu places in Macon, and no authentically trained black belts from a renowned Brazillian for sure.
I called the gym to stop by for a trial and i knew i hit a homerun when chip took a few minutes to talk to me. he loves the sport. he lives it and breathes it, and for that, he respects anyone who shows interest in the sport. he was just so plain enthusiastic and passionate about jiu-​jitsu.
the gym itself is absolutely beautiful and sparkling clean (a must when you need to avoid staph and ringworm). the students ranged from white belts to black belts, but what was so noticeably encouraging was the lack of attitude. too many gyms nowadays are full of hotheads, but you don’t learn anything there except maybe how you can try to kick someones butt at the local bar. chips students welcomed me, shaking my hand, and encouraging me plentifully during our rolling drills.
unfortunately, due to scheduling for my work and location of the gym, i was unable to join. but from someone who has been to so many MMA gyms, you can tell right off the bat when you’ve found a good one. the only reason it got 4 stars was because i never took another class there. for all levels, beginners to pro’s, if you want a great place to train, check them out.