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Canada Forum >> Florida Jacks in Toronto? Any good?
| 11/6/12 12:25 AM | |
Lord Kancho
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Member Since: 7/3/08 Posts: 3170 |
A girlfriend wanted to try martial arts after seeing how much I love training, so she did the trial month (muay thai) at Open Mat and really loved it (and she's also really good -- she was picking things up so fast! She's got a natural gift.) BUT... she doesn't want to pay $200 per month. She really wants to continue, so I'm looking into other quality schools in that area. Cabbagetown Boxing Club is about a $100/month and I've heard many good things about that, but it's only boxing. Florida Jacks is about $110/month, but I don't know ANYTHING about the place. Never heard it recommended or derided; never heard anything about it. She'd prefer serious fight training over cardio kickboxing and it's website makes me think it might be more of the latter. Anyone know anything about Florida Jacks? |
| 11/6/12 4:06 AM | |
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myates
Member Since: 1/17/06 Posts: 502 |
200 bucks a month? What a world. Damn Toronto and its inflated prices. Especially for just mt? Things change! |
| 11/6/12 5:38 AM | |
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trianglegrrl
Member Since: 8/25/07 Posts: 1313 |
Ed teaches kickboxing at Florida Jack's. He's a very legit instructor with decades of experience. I can recommend him. If she's looking for straight up boxing in a fun environment, and doesn't mind going a bit east, she should check out Toronto Newsgirls at Carlaw and Gerrard. Savoy Howe, the owner and head coach, is one of the best coaches of anything that I've ever met. She teaches real boxing and has a few pros and several provincial and national medalists training with her: http://www.torontonewsgirls.com/tng_main/index.php |
| 11/6/12 10:22 AM | |
KrazyRussian
Member Since: 10/25/06 Posts: 287 |
Downtown? Chief INstructor is Shah Franco. Visit the site, it'll answer all your questions. Good group of ladies doing striking there too. |
| 11/6/12 10:45 AM | |
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Lord Kancho
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Member Since: 7/3/08 Posts: 3176 |
trianglegrrl - Ed teaches kickboxing at Florida Jack's. He's a very legit instructor with decades of experience. I can recommend him. Oh man, Newsgirls looks amazing. I think it's too far away for her, but that sounds like it would be perfect for her. I'll run it past her. Thanks for the suggestions, Trianglegrrl and everyone else! |
| 11/6/12 11:06 PM | |
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Danny Beauclerc
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Member Since: 11/23/11 Posts: 13 |
Hi! I'm Danny and I'm the head coach at Black Devil MMA (Bloor/Spadina) We're $115 a month with no long term contract, a HUGE schedule, and a very strong muay thai program with Provincial and National champions in our ranks. We.offer 2 free trial classes so swing by and check us out if you're in the area :) Here's our website www.blackdevilmma.com Cheers |
| 11/7/12 11:43 AM | |
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omoplautistic
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Member Since: 1/26/09 Posts: 958 |
If anybody, ever, has the opportunity to train with shah Franco, they really should. 
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| 11/8/12 7:47 PM | |
MDF tm
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Member Since: 2/14/07 Posts: 3127 |
Shah Franco!
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| 11/8/12 10:27 PM | |
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Joe Doerksen
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Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 3546 |
I dunno much about Ontario schools, but I do know a bit about Shah Franco. Solid and decent human being. You can't go wrong training with him. Knows what he's doing. |
| 11/8/12 11:04 PM | |
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mmabmt
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Member Since: 2/4/12 Posts: 396 |
Mauricio Veio (Dida's bro for those from mars) has Evolucao Thai in Toronto |
| 11/9/12 7:24 PM | |
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Heel Hooker
Member Since: 10/16/12 Posts: 78 |
^ is he the guy who got shot in the head? |
| 11/10/12 3:18 PM | |
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Magnus
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Member Since: 6/8/02 Posts: 3898 |
For anyone looking for a serious beginner program that is based on a broad range of thoughtful experience you could not do better than Shah Franco in the Toronto area. His friendly, honest and considered approach would be invaluable to someone starting out. Mr Doerksen is spot on to stress Shah's decency and understanding. The Hamilton area equivalent but with personal competitive world class MMA i.e. UFC experience is Jeff Joslin. Both of these guys have been in this 'business' for a long time and have a reputation for their teaching skills, humor and concern. |
| 12/5/12 8:29 AM | |
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oyeguey
Member Since: 8/6/10 Posts: 127 |
Grants MMA is excellent. Has everything for one monthly price of around 100/month. BJJ, wrestling,boxing and muay thai. top coaches too. |
| 12/5/12 12:41 PM | |
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Kashk
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Member Since: 9/1/02 Posts: 6575 |
Krudar might be a good pick for the original posters Girl Friend. |
| 1/28/13 12:12 AM | |
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boxingman
Member Since: 10/14/02 Posts: 313 |
trianglegrrl - Ed teaches kickboxing at Florida Jack's. He's a very legit instructor with decades of experience. I can recommend him. you have to be joking that is the worst boxing instructor in toronto, want real boxing, stockyards, atlas, scullys, are a few places savoy used to be at scullys and everyone laughed at the bs she teaches HORRIBLE also most that go there are lesbians just to let you know also florida jacks as a gym is a fitness gym not a boxing or kickboxing place but yes ed is a good teacher, very good |
| 1/28/13 12:18 AM | |
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boxingman
Member Since: 10/14/02 Posts: 314 |
$678 "all-you-can-eat" membership lol and front page has a girl with hairy arm pits hahahahahahahaha but cares about that lol just horrible techique |
| 1/28/13 10:28 AM | |
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JonKellett
Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 12274 |
I had some bad experiences at Flo Jack's back when Jack was still running the show, but I did like the gritty environment, and aback was a character I will never forget. A quick glance at their current set-p seems like it's more of a bodybuilding kind of place now. I've had nothing but good experiences at Cabbagetown and Stockyards. Got some excellent mitt work in w Rey Morales at the former and there are some seriously talented people at the latter. |
| 1/28/13 7:11 PM | |
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boxingman
Member Since: 10/14/02 Posts: 316 |
yes cabbagetown and stockyards a good gyms for sure expect peter wiley in cabbagetown is a jerk sometimes but flordia jacks was gritty??? it was always a fitness place and florida jack was good at getting money out of people |
| 1/28/13 8:14 PM | |
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JonKellett
Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 12275 |
I had an awesome trainer there named Humberto Alvarez. Wish I knew where he was at these days! |
| 1/30/13 12:29 AM | |
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boxingman
Member Since: 10/14/02 Posts: 319 |
when was he there |
| 1/30/13 6:48 AM | |
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JonKellett
Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 12276 |
This must have been like 12 years ago. |
| 1/31/13 7:04 PM | |
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Herman Munster
Member Since: 1/27/13 Posts: 19 |
myates - 200 bucks a month? What a world. Damn Toronto and its inflated prices. Especially for just mt? Things change! Exactly. Training mma in TO is for the Bay Street fitness freaks to feel like their Alpha tough guys in the clubs, but in reality, so called mma Mecca TO, will never be anything more than the poser city it's always been. |
| 1/31/13 9:06 PM | |
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boxingman
Member Since: 10/14/02 Posts: 323 |
its funny bay street guys like to call themselfs alpha males lol but in reality put a finger on them and they will call the cops right away very alpha lol |
| 1/31/13 11:25 PM | |
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Danny Beauclerc
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Member Since: 11/23/11 Posts: 17 |
C'mon man :) So you've been to EVERY mma gym in the core, and none of them have any competitive programs or fighters tearing things up??? You have to get out more man lol |
| 1/31/13 11:30 PM | |
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Danny Beauclerc
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Member Since: 11/23/11 Posts: 18 |
Toronto bjj does very well in tournaments, as does Open Mat, as does TKMT, as does Black Devils, as does Krudar... You can't judge a gym by it's location bud, you've gotta train at each one before you can shit talk them. |
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