Fusion Academy of Martial Arts 782 South McLean Boulevard, Elgin, IL 60123

"I did a self defense class here and the instructors are amazing! I will definitely be coming back for more lessons!! Highly recommend!"

"Muay Thai program is excellent. Josue helped me big time with the Muay Thai fundamentals and is an outstanding instructor. You don’t have to worry about taking unnecessary punishment to your body with them. As a complete beginner to martial arts, fusion does a great job of introducing you to both sports; Muay Thai and bjj in a safe way. I am extremely thankful for that. If I could split my review into parts, I give the Muay Thai program 5 stars and the bjj program 3 stars. My biggest problem comes with the bjj curriculum. Once you get to the master cycle, you have to wait an entire year to get back to learn a “chapter”. They divide everything into mount, guard, half guard, leg attacks, etc and you have to wait an entire year to get back to re learn and review that material. I’m one who learns by continuous repetition and the fact I have to wait a year to come back to review one concept was very annoying. Another aspect I do not like is how they only offer 1 day a week of no gi training for 8 months of the year. The summer season they switch to no gi, but the rest of the year it’s only 1 day of no gi per week."

"Love this place! First time I’ve been through such a structured “beginners”training. Dials you in to the basics prior to swimming with the sharks. Instructors are very attentive. I also enjoy the Gracie University online so I can view the class prior to attending. I’m glad I found this place team mates are all laid back and welcoming so check your ego at the door."

"Five Stars all the way. There are too many good things to say! I did the jiu jitsu classes for almost two years before I had to move across county. The culture is great, everyone makes it point to learn your name and get to know you. They take lessons at your pace. If you can only make it once week and learning is slow, it's no problem. If you want to go everyday and roll you can. Master Kim-- Jeff, really makes a huge difference as well. He instructs a variety of other martial arts such as Judo and Kyuki-do. He really is a master of multiple arts and it comes through in the self defense and jiu jitsu classes. He has obviously been teaching for a very long time and knows how to structure a class and explain and demonstrate concepts in understandable way. If you have been rolling for years or its your first time I guarantee you will improve! When I told him I had to relocate across they country, Jeff spent a lot of extra time reviewing and getting me through to my last test, you can tell he very much cares about your progress. They also offer Muay Thai classes and many people would double it up with the jiu jitsu classes-- not something I did but the guys who did do it got a great work out. If you have researched other classes you may think that this school limits you by making you focus on certain set of self-defense skills but I have rolled at A LOT of other gyms since I have left (as a 4 stripe white belt) and it has been extremely easy to transition to other gyms and see that those moves they make you learn are ESSENTIAL! Some schools tend to jump all over the board on skills which can be very confusing for a new student. If you are at all interested in the martial arts or getting a good workout, check out this gym. They really do help you to reach the goals you want even going out of their way to do so."

"Fusion Fitness is a GREAT gym! They have everything you need to get trained! i love the layout, there's plenty of mat space, good training partners and they host excellent seminars! If you're looking for a gym to join, Fusion Fitness is SUPER LEGIT!!!"