Thump Fighting Gym

$ 125 /​month with a well rooted Brazilian Jiu Jitsu program and Muay Thai and no contract. Both instructors are Carlson Gracie/​De La Riva Black Belts. Great quality and the guys you roll with are awesome people. A really great vibe. The instructors always train with their students so, you will never have an issue as is common with some academies with a blue or purple belt teaching class and replacing the head instructor as a result of the head instructor simply not feeling like coming in to teach. Both head instructors are present in every class. Very professional and solid program. Their boxing program is excellent as well. Gym is rustic, but it is what it is and gets the job done.

It was close to my house so I decided to check out the place after work. I saw a few things I didn’t like.
First thing that caught my attention was how unwelcoming the instructors were. The first instructor (wearing glasses) that saw me walk in was on his cell phone. I stood near him to signal my presence and he seemed annoyed. He waved over another instructor to help me. As I walked over to the other instructor I greeted myself but was met by a blank stare like «what do you want» type of face. After I explained I’d like to check out the gym he offered to show me around; he then basically walked me into the crossfit area (which looked small and cramped with little walking space between crossfitters) and just said «this is the crossfit area»; he then referred me to someone else at the front desk to show me the rest of the general gym. This is in contrast to other gyms that take their time to show the facilities, especially when one is asked to pay over $ 100/​month.
The other negative was how I noticed crossfitters had to do their runs around the strip mall that the gym is located in. They had to run through one of the entrances of the strip mall where there was some traffic. I noticed several instances of cars pulling out of parking spots and runners had to quickly dodge them. Add to that the potholes and uneven pavement and it looked like an unsafe environment to run.
Although this gym was the closest to my house it didn’t take me long to realize I wouldn’t be happy here.