Carlos Alberto’s MMA & Fitness Center

Awesome sauce! Everything positive. Great instructors. Make you feel apart of a family.

Besides the gym being old this place is a gem. Carlos is the man. I do not have a membership but he came and did a class for our youth at our office. Very good teacher. Has a lot of patience and is excellent with children.

As a broke/​starving university student living in San Bernardino, it’s hard to find a mixed martial arts gym that is an ACTUAL mixed martial arts gym. I’ve gone to many different establishments all over the Inland Empire and honestly all the really top quality gyms are located at least 30 miles away. …that was until I went to Carlos Alberto’s MMA.
I’ve been here for about a month now and every day training here feels as awesome as the first time I walked in. But rather than simply write up a cheesy brown-​nosey review, let’s just go over the factors I judged to determine my 5-​star rating (which, if you’ve seen my other reviews… doesn’t come easily).
1. CLEANLINESS: The gym’s bathrooms, floors/​mat space/​boxing ring, etc. are cleaned every day. Most gyms skimp on cleanliness and get lazy. Not this place. The coaches care about the health of their students and it shows. ⁵⁄₅.
2. LOCATION/​SQURE FOOTAGE: The gym is spacious and the gear is well-​maintained. Parking is easy to find even during peak hours and since the gym is located in one of the nicest areas of Rialto, even stepping out of your car and walking to the front door is pleasant. ⁵⁄₅
3. COACHING/​INSTRUCTION: Unlike other gyms where coaches have so many students that they only look after the ones with talent/​potential, this place strives on giving quality instruction and a friendly family-​oriented environment to each and every student whether a child or an adult. Now don’t get me wrong– they won’t hold your hand through every move and just toss a colorful belt at you for good behaviour– you WILL learn things, you WILL be working hard, and you WILL love it! My problem for example is cardio. My cardio is garbage, and the coaches saw this immediately. They helped me learn and keep up with the class on jiu-​jitsu techniques AND helped me press on when I thought my body was at its limits. The result is that within 1 month my stamina and ground game at the Collegiate No-​Gi level improved tenfold. I may still very well have the worst stamina in the class, but my fellow students and the coaches are all very supportive and I’ve not once felt like I’m a burden or that I want to quit. In fact, I’m now determined to push through so I can give the next guy in my situation the same kind of encouragement and drive that was given to me. That’s something I never received at other gyms. Regarding the coaches’ experience levels, each coach and assistant coach is either an active or former competitor in their respective martial art style. You can easily tell how good a coach is by the quality of instruction and how skilled they are when you spar with them. I can say with confidence these are the people you’d want on your side all the time! Hands-​down ⁵⁄₅.
4. ATMOSPHERE/​CLASS CONDUCT: I kinda touched on this in the «coaching/​instruction» part. Whether you’re in the kids class or adults class, beginner or advanced, super fit or super slouched, the coaches and students still treat you as one of their own so long as you don’t quit. Keep pushing your comfort zone, keep striving to be better than you were yesterday. Yes I sound like a 99-​cent motivational tape… so what? I’m ecstatic about this topic because it’s one that was one of the hardest things about going to all the other gyms in my area. Other gyms treated me like a lost cause or used me as a sandbag. This place welcomed me from the start and treated me with respect even at times I felt embarrassed and ashamed of how my condition is. They didn’t belittle me and they didn’t sugarcoat things– they simply helped push me to become better and I could feel the results with my own actions. ⁵⁄₅.
5. PRICE: Businesses (especially most MMA gyms) HATE when someone mentions price! Honestly? I don’t need to. This place had the best pricing plan out of all the gyms I’ve visited and the head coach doesn’t try to sell you cheesy used-​car-​salesman schpiels. Let’s just say thanks to this place also providing you with all the basic gear you need for the classes, I’m able to still pay for my college textbooks, cell phone, and my monthly supply of cup noodles. ⁵⁄₅.
Hopefully this review helped some of you make an informed decision as to the type of place this is and if it’s the right fit for you… but at the end of the day, it’s all up to you. If you’re afraid of walking into a gym because they’ll force you to sign-​up because they’re desperate, don’t worry. This place isn’t like that at all.
Quality instructors, great clean training environment, friendly people, and a martial arts program fit for everyone. Cheers to the first super-​positive review I’ve ever written! This place definitely is worth it!

Carlos is an excellent instructor runs great programs and is amazing with kids. The facility is very clean it’s staff is great. it’s the nicest academy I’ve ever trained at its great for the whole family.

Carlos is a great instructor makes everyone feel welcome from novice to seasoned pro. The gym is a great atmosphere to learn and all the students in the class a respectable, welcoming, and friendly. I was nervous going into my first class thinking I was going to be dealing with a lot of meat head d-​bags but unlike your traditional workout gym BJJ is very humbling aside from being a great work out. If you’re looking for a great workout alternative and are put off by gyms where there’s more standing around and waiting for machines than I recommend coming in a giving BJJ a chance I promise it’ll change your outlook on life.

I didn’t know how great the instruction was with Carlos until I moved and tried other gyms. I trained beside Carlos and others as beginner white belt for four months, consistently. For personal reasons, I moved to Oakland, California. I just got out of a Gracie gym in Oakland and got tremendous perspective on Carlos’ class. He’s not condescending with his students. He’s very approachable with questions. And above all, he gives us white belts the time and guidance to develop our technique while your rolling and gives us live feedback on our progress, or lack thereof. He would treat white belt like he would treat a purple belt. There is definitely some power hierarchy that I felt rolling up at this Gracie gym that I didn’t get with Carlos. I’m going to cross my finger that other gyms up here aren’t like the experience I just had.