University of Ground Fighting 12540 Harvey Drive, New Lenox, IL 60451

"Former student of Steve Patterson, He goes through the details and helps you until you get the moves down, I always enjoyed coming here and loved my time here, the way he teaches sticks with you, what he taught me has helped keep me safe."

"Hi I’m a former student at UOGF and Coach Steve has helped me with my boot game in wrestling and my take downs as well. Without Coach Steve’s mix up of wrestling and Jiu Jistu I probably wouldn’t be able to make it out of Regionals. Also all of the bad reviews are false. Because when Coach Steve “gives a speech” or “yells” at a kid. Which in my year with Coach Steve he has not yelled once. Back to the “yells” part or when he tends to “give a speech” it is actually part of the lesson and helps with your mindset. So all of the bad reviews are false. And UOGF is successful in so many tournaments so just to make it clear UOGF is probably the best jiu jistu team in Illinois But overall I had a good experience with Coach Steve."

"My son has been training at University of Ground Fighting since he was four years old. Coach Steve Patterson is an incredible coach and mentor for these kids. My son has made so many friendships throughout his time there and loves spending time with them on the mats. Coach Steve takes the time to train and encourage every student and motivates them to keep working hard. I cannot say enough good things about Coach Steve, the gym and the families who train there!"

"Coach Steve is an awesome coach. I’ve been to a handful of different gyms and have not yet met an instructor that is more knowledgeable in the sport. Very laid back environment makes for a nice training session after a long day of work. Whether training is for competition or for hobby I highly recommend his gym to everyone"

"Steve is an excellent instructor of jiu jitsu and he has a real love of the sport that he passes on to his students. Steve is a very good person and really cares for his students. Steve is an active competitor at a very high level so he really knows what he is teaching. Steve has a great kids program so If you are thinking of having your kids learn brazilian jiu jitsu then you are in the right place. If you are in the New Lenox area and looking for great instruction in a caring atmosphere, then I highly recommend the University of Ground Fighting as your place to train!"