Michael Gioes School of Combat Arts

Coach Gioe's School of Combat Arts is the place you want to train at. In addition to BJJ his grappling curriculum includes Russian Sambo, Judo, and Catch as Catch Can Wrestling. This is what sets his school apart and makes him stand above the crowd as an instructor. I highly recommend you try out what his school offers, whether it be Muay Thai, BJJ, MMA, Modern Combatives or Pulahan Derobio Eskrima.

I wanted my child to start taking self-defense lessons, and I couldn't be happier than what we have experienced at Gioe's School of Combat Arts. What we were looking for is a place to help build my child's confidence and learn real life self-defense skills. I can honestly say as a parent, it makes me feel so much better knowing that my child has found this school. The owner, Michael Gioe, gets to know his students and wants everyone to be successful - you will leave feeling better about yourself, while having the right skills if a situation were to arise. If you are looking for a place to feel confident in self-defense, I highly recommend this school.

Eight years ago, I took classes from Professor Gioe's School of Combat Arts. I trained for a little over a year before moving out of state for better job opportunities. Although it wasn't a long time to train, I learned the knowledge and techniques to protect myself in almost any situation. The most valuable thing I learned from professor Gioe was to block incoming attacks because as a woman "I am too pretty to get hit in the face!". I highly recommend taking classes from him because you will learn invaluable self defense techniques that give you the confidence to use it in real world situations. It's well worth the investment of time and money!!!

Today my kids celebrate one year of training Muay Thai at School of Combat Arts. Watching them evolve into strong, confident kids with a healthy sense of pride has been so cool! It was a rough start, (for them and me) anything new and so physical will be difficult in the beginning. There were tears and a desire to quit. I didn't allow them to give up, we made it through the growing pains and they're thriving! At 8 and 10 years old they are capable of defending themselves, and will continue to excel in this sport as they hone their skills. In every class they train hard, learn something new and enjoy the challenge. They're kids, sometimes they still whine, complain and get frustrated but they look forward to every class. Owner Mike Gioe (aka Professor/Kru/Coach) is gifted in his ability to train these kids. He works with their strengths and weaknesses, no one is ever made to feel inferior to anyone else. He's cultivated the team mentality and the kids help each other to grow in their abilities. Mike is also extraordinarily good at balancing the discipline & the fun! His lifetime of experience and profound knowledge has had such a positive impact on my kids and all of his students. Year round sport-lifelong skills. No initiation fee, no contract and no required uniform. Smaller classes so lots of attention. Just an old school fighting gym with a passionate leader-we love it!

Michael Gioe's School of Combat Art is a great place to train. I made many of my absolute best friends on the mats at the School of Combat Arts. This gym gives you much, much more than just an opportunity to learn a martial art. You can become a better person. A more humble, compassionate, and confident person. Mike creates an environment where students are surrounded by people that will make them want to be a better training partner for their training partners, and that desire to selflessly improve makes everyone end up a better fighter. If you're curious about trying out a martial art then make the commitment to go visit the school of combat Arts, and take a class. You just need to go and try the class.