Chicago Southside MMA

tim911 · 01-09-2007, 07:47 PM

Guys and Girls,

I'm moving to the south side of Chicago in a week. I'm from a very small town with no martial arts gyms around, but I'm a huge mma fan. I'm looking for a good mma gym preferably with muay thai boxing and some bjj. Hopefully one that is reasonably affordable. Can somebody please help me out. I can't seem to find one on the net anywhere........ thanks

tim911 · 01-14-2007, 06:37 PM

not a single good mma gym on the south side? i'm not even trying to be that picky... ...... vale tudo? anything that'll get me some experience.

GeorgeK · 01-18-2007, 06:00 PM

How far are you from cicero? Check out Combat-do in Cicero. It's pretty good. I train there. It's just west of Chicago.

tim911 · 01-18-2007, 07:47 PM

where at on cicero?

i live on 105th and western.

jeff5 · 01-19-2007, 10:39 AM

Tim. I looked them up on-line, here's their address.

All American Martial Arts
2138 S. 61st Court
Cicero, IL 60804
708-222-8100

GeorgeK · 01-19-2007, 11:40 AM

Like I said, the place is great. The owner Bob Shermer is a former Marine and a MA Hall of Famer. Shonie Carter comes in often to teach grappling. Some world-class Thai boxers train and teach there as well. The only problem is that MMA and Muay Thai classes overlap. But you can figure it out and still do it.

tim911 · 01-19-2007, 05:45 PM

thanks. i'm definetly going to check it out. how much do u guys pay for unlimited use to the facilities?

GeorgeK · 01-23-2007, 04:40 PM

The paystructure is on their web site. I pay $82 a month for unlimited by automatic electronic withdrawal for unlimited classes. (2-year contract)

southsider · 02-21-2007, 09:45 AM

You can take a look at Joe Goytia. He is teaching out of a high school on 111th & Western. Joe is a JKD guy certified by ted lucaylucay who does a lot of MMA stuff. He is also a promotes some fights

Goytia's Martial Arts
3857 W 111th St
Chicago, IL 60655
(773) 450-7775

One of his students runs this place on 63rd & central

High Intensity Fitness & Martial Arts
5613 W 63rd
Chicago, IL 60638
(773) 838-1800

I also believe there is a shidokan dojo on 111th and Talman or so. Shidokan guys are pretty serious but I don't know anything about that school.

Atrocity · 03-01-2007, 07:24 PM

I can't speak for Muay Thai schools, but here are some good BJJ schools. Of course none of them are on the south side.
http://www.carlsongraciefederation.com/
http://www.powkickboxing.com/
http://chicagojiujitsu.com/Home.html

southsider · 03-01-2007, 09:04 PM

Mike Rose is in Orland Park. Great school. I went for a little while but it didn't work with my schedule well

http://www.brujojiujitsu.com/

01-09-2007, 07:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
tim911 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 4 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Chicago Southside MMA Guys and Girls, I'm moving to the south side of Chicago in a week. I'm from a very small town with no martial arts gyms around, but I'm a huge mma fan. I'm looking for a good mma gym preferably with muay thai boxing and some bjj. Hopefully one that is reasonably affordable. Can somebody please help me out. I can't seem to find one on the net anywhere........ thanks

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01-14-2007, 06:37 PM	#2 (permalink)
tim911 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 4 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	not a single good mma gym on the south side? i'm not even trying to be that picky... ...... vale tudo? anything that'll get me some experience.

01-18-2007, 06:00 PM	#3 (permalink)
GeorgeK Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: I live in Niles, IL. That's a suburb just North of Chicago. Posts: 78 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	How far are you from cicero? Check out Combat-do in Cicero. It's pretty good. I train there. It's just west of Chicago.

01-18-2007, 07:47 PM	#4 (permalink)
tim911 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 4 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	where at on cicero? i live on 105th and western.

01-19-2007, 10:39 AM	#5 (permalink)
jeff5 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 175 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Tim. I looked them up on-line, here's their address. All American Martial Arts 2138 S. 61st Court Cicero, IL 60804 708-222-8100

01-19-2007, 11:40 AM	#6 (permalink)
GeorgeK Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: I live in Niles, IL. That's a suburb just North of Chicago. Posts: 78 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Like I said, the place is great. The owner Bob Shermer is a former Marine and a MA Hall of Famer. Shonie Carter comes in often to teach grappling. Some world-class Thai boxers train and teach there as well. The only problem is that MMA and Muay Thai classes overlap. But you can figure it out and still do it.

01-19-2007, 05:45 PM	#7 (permalink)
tim911 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 4 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	thanks. i'm definetly going to check it out. how much do u guys pay for unlimited use to the facilities?

01-23-2007, 04:40 PM	#8 (permalink)
GeorgeK Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: I live in Niles, IL. That's a suburb just North of Chicago. Posts: 78 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	The paystructure is on their web site. I pay $82 a month for unlimited by automatic electronic withdrawal for unlimited classes. (2-year contract)

02-21-2007, 09:45 AM	#9 (permalink)
southsider Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 2 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	You can take a look at Joe Goytia. He is teaching out of a high school on 111th & Western. Joe is a JKD guy certified by ted lucaylucay who does a lot of MMA stuff. He is also a promotes some fights Goytia's Martial Arts 3857 W 111th St Chicago, IL 60655 (773) 450-7775 One of his students runs this place on 63rd & central High Intensity Fitness & Martial Arts 5613 W 63rd Chicago, IL 60638 (773) 838-1800 I also believe there is a shidokan dojo on 111th and Talman or so. Shidokan guys are pretty serious but I don't know anything about that school.

03-01-2007, 07:24 PM	#10 (permalink)
Atrocity Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 7 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	I can't speak for Muay Thai schools, but here are some good BJJ schools. Of course none of them are on the south side. http://www.carlsongraciefederation.com/ http://www.powkickboxing.com/ http://chicagojiujitsu.com/Home.html

03-01-2007, 09:04 PM	#11 (permalink)
southsider Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 2 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Mike Rose is in Orland Park. Great school. I went for a little while but it didn't work with my schedule well http://www.brujojiujitsu.com/

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