Tiger Schulmann’s Mixed Martial Arts

All that and a bag of APPLES!!! One of the best schools, with the best instructors. TSMMA Bayside delivered everything that was promised and more.
Before our son started. My husband and I were deeply concerned with the lack of focus, confidence, drive and coordination our son had. This was a genuine concern. So we search for a karate school with the hopes this would help. We must have been to 5 different schools in our area. Each one felt made us feel like a cash cows. Go in, pay, train and leave with very few class options. Until we found TSMMA Bayside. We had our son try out a class. Our son had no idea what karate even was but his sensei walked him through every step of the way. At the end of class they would have all of the kids sit and would basically talk to them as a class to encourage & motivate them. SOLD!!! The fact that it’s not just only about the training but about the overall development as a person is what got us. 4 years and counting!
I’ve personally, have recently joined to better my own health. The overall classes are well structured and just a lot of fun. The fact that they have a lot of classes throughout the day and even on weekends helps because It’s a «must» that I have enough time to spend with my family.
Above all this school cares. They foster a lot of family values like honesty, encouragement, and the ability to keep going when things get tough. I would definitely recommend this school to anyone.

VERY VERY EXPENSIVE, considering also the amount of time (s) that you’re «permitted» to go, and lack of schedule flxibility, and comparing this price so numerous school i looked to in the area!!! They «rank» you on how many classes you attend, not by tests or «degrees» of skill, so basically if you pay for whatever amount of time, you’ll get a black belt regardless, eventually. How they went from a «Karate» school to an Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) school? Does NOT make any sense. It’s like you saying you were once a boxer, but wants to appeal more to the public, so you start calling it MMA. BORING classes. In the beginning they only teach you kickboxing, not allowed to «learn» mouy thai/​jiu jitzu, unless you pay enough classes to get your higher belt– THEN you can learn «MMA» as they call it.

My 7 year old son has been attending for a year, and my husband joined in January, and the results so far are excellent. My son’s grades, and more importantly, his listening/​behavior skills have improved significantly, he is much less impulsive and more respectful at home since joining TSMMA. He attends 3x a week and looks forward to class. He is showing determination and will to progress, and has a goal in mind. I can’t express how rewarding and amazing this feels as a parent. My child is part of an academy that teaches to excel in focus, discipline, and growth across all aspects in life.
In the past 5 weeks, My husband lost 12 pounds, and is becoming motivated and passionate about living a healthier lifestyle. He loves the classes and comes home feeling great! He sees this as just the beginning and is committed to consistency. After a year of passive exercise and no results (riding stationary bike, occasionally lifting weights at home, kind of sort of eating better) he has progressed more in the 5 weeks at TSMMA than his efforts over the past couple years on his own. He is kicking @ss!
The key factor I believe is that the instructors of Bayside TS genuinely CARE about each of their students, and the students feel it.

This school is not just about teaching martial arts techniques, but in addition includes teaching discipline, focus, respect, nutrition, devotion, commitment, and life lessons that improve overall quality of life extending beyond just the martial art classroom. For the children, they have wrap ups where the instructors speak to them about values — respecting parents at home, being responsible for belongings, taking ownership of their actions, making good choices, getting good grades, etc. and how all of these things tie into moving up in belts. These are key lessons that I have not found other martial arts schools offer. I have called several times to discuss home issues, which they have re-​enforced as lessons either in class or privately with him one-​on-​one. My son deeply respects and admires his instructors, and has become a better listener. They are not just class instructors, they are mentors to the children as well. As a parent, I feel TS is not just a school, but a support system. Joining Bayside TSMMA has been the best decision our family made. I feel they genuinely want their students to succeed, not just attend.

I am not going to trash TSMMA. Tiger Schulman’s has a set curriclum of what is required to get a black belt. You know exactly what you need to progress in rank. Tiger Schulmans is without a question very commercial. You can feel it while attending classes, which are somewhat artificially happy. If you are advanced you can will move to advanced classes quicker. You will improve, you will lose weight, and you will learn at least the very basics of self defense. I would say that they are at least as good as crossfit in terms of training with far less injuries.
The con? Tiger Schulmans is very very very expensive. It is still far cheaper than crossfit!