School or Instructor in DC

[hesperia]

Hey, Moving to DC in the next couple weeks, was hoping someone on the site could recommend a good school, or instructor in the DC area.

[vadrip]

https://www.lloydirvin.com

[chanmartialarts]

Plenty of great choices if you are looking for a TBA school:

Scott Anderson's Maryland Thai Boxing Assoc.
Pat Tray's Trident Academy www.tridentacademy.org
Mike Moses' Evolve Academy www.evolveacademy.com

Sorry if I forgot to mention anyone! Depends on where you will be moving & who you prefer to work with. Welcome to the area & Good luck in your search!

[Hardball]

Hey Alvin,

You may not remember me, this is Tom, I train in Japanese Jujitsu but I worked out with you in 2003 at the Ajarn Chai seminar in Princeton New Jersey. I got my Black Belt back in April of 2004 and wanted to take you up on your offer to cross train in Muay Thai. Preferably on Sundays. Please contact me at 410-599-4927. I'm in the Baltimore county area. Do you still train in columbia?

[Khun Kao]

Depending on where you are, you might also give my school a look. We're located in Herndon, VA (near Dulles Airport)

http://www.onespiritmartialarts.com/

Also check out Jeff Ruth's school, which is arguably the closest to the DC city limits:

http://www.novamartialarts.com/

But hey, any of the schools mentioned already is a good choice. I know or have trained with the folks at each school mentioned, and they are all quality programs. Contact/visit each school and choose the one that suits you best.

[Hardball]

Simba Dojang in D.C. is an association of very tough and very serious moo duk kwan (tkd) schools. The training is rugged but well worth the tuition money. They are located in fort washington maryland (dc suburbs) and in the city itself.

[Hardball]

D.C.'s Chinese Kung Fu culture is legendary. If interested look up Dennis Brown based in Washington D.C. There are others...................................

[Hardball]

If you wanna do Boxing in D.C., check out Finelys Gym.

[Hardball]

I believe Sugar Ray Leonard owns a boxing gym in Palmer Park Maryland. (d.c. suburb)

[Hardball]

Hey Alvin,

Check your email. I sent you a p.m. last night. Also, thanks for the phone message.

[Khun Kao]

Did Finley's re-open? Last I remember it closed its doors, permanently. That was about 2 or 3 years ago.....

However, there are still some SERIOUS QUALITY boxing gyms in DC. Unfortunately, I've not kept up to date with the locations and coaches like I used to. Can't make a solid recommendation.

Hardball's suggestions are decent, but I (and I'm sure everyone else) were assuming you meant MT training since this is a MT forum