Reviews

Visited from out of town and as soon as I walked in this gym, everyone  made me feel like family! Even stayed after and rolled a few more and  had some great Jiu Jitsu conversations! This gym is all about learning  from each other and that is huge when I'm looking for somewhere to  train! Can't wait to go back Thursday!

Matthew L ~ 

The team members may working out fun.  They are considerate of a  person's age and abilities and works with them within the range of what  that person should be or could be doing.  A great place to get and keep  fit.

Christine P~ 

Riptide  Martial Arts is an impressive facility that is admirably run. As a  young woman participating in martial arts there are certain things I  look for in a gym, and amongst those are cleanliness and  professionalism, Professor John exceeded my expectations. The gym is  clean, classes are well organized and impressively conducted. John's  knowledge and experience with martial arts and fitness is vast and this  is evident in his teaching. He is professional, patient and attentive to  differing levels of experience among students. I have been doing jiu  jitsu for years at many gyms and I was very impressed with how he runs  his business. In addition, the fitness classes are rigorous and provide a  fun interactive workout. 10/10 would recommend!

Victoria D ~ 

I  live in Atlanta, where I'm a member of Unit 2 Fitness. This past week,  I've been staying at an AirBnb on Hilton Head Island. In order to  continue training, I attended the Fight Fit class at 8:30 AM on Monday  at RipTide. First of all, I found the facility and space to be quite  nice. I've been to about five different fight gyms now, and this is the  cleanest and nicest one I've been to so far. The exercise was fun and  challenging. I would definitely schedule to take the class again next  time I'm in the area.

Michael C ~

Grandson Owen love's it..John is great with kids. Would definitely recommend them

Chip T ~

A great place for children my son loves the classes in addition to learning respect and much more than self defense. 

A great gym for people of all ages, backgrounds, and ability levels.

Susanna N~

Riptide has impressive  facilities and very competitive rates. Instructors are knowledgeable and  their teaching style makes it easy to learn. A wide variety of classes  are offered.  As a law enforcement officer, my goal is to gain practical  skills that are applicable off the mat. I highly recommend Riptide MMA.  

James M ~

Great gym, super clean (I am a  germaphobe so that is uber important for me, plus with the mat oriented  classes is so important) and John is a great teacher! Loved the krav  maga self defense class💖👍😃!!

Lorrie L~

I do Jiu Jitsu there.  Coaches John, Joe, and Kyle are very good at explaining things. The  training partners are really cool. My positional skills, takedowns, and  leg lock game has gotten way better since I started around a year ago.

John is a great coach and runs a really great gym. I attend the Fitness classes and it's always a good time!

Sydney A ~

These folks are were very  accommodating.   We are from out of town on vacation and my daughter has  an up coming BJJ tournament coming up.  They were graceful enough to  let her train with them. They are very knowledgeable and have great  students.  They even invited us back to train with them over the  weekend.  Thank you very much.  She had a great time.

Roger F~

I really enjoyed the mat time... good training and good people at Riptide..!

Martin T~ 

So I’ve been participating in the kickboxing class for Parkinson’s to  support my husband who was diagnosed two years ago. I thought it was  just for him but I’ve benefitted as well. The owner/instructor and his  assistant instructors are incredible. I am improving physically,  mentally and spiritually from these classes.  I’d really like to try the  regular fitness classes and or martial arts.  John can you make that  happen? If you’re looking for a great workout and superior instruction  come to Riptide MMA Academy.

Julia G ~ 

We visited tonight while on vacation and the kids wanted to get in a  training session. Coach John was very welcoming and treated the kids  like they were his regular students. I would definitely recommend this  school. We will be back next year when we visit again.

Susan W ~ 

The owner of the gym has fought and trained with some of the best in the  world. Our JiuJitsu professor is a multiple time world champion with  more to come. Direct affiliates with RCJ Machado JiuJitsu. Excellent  variety of classes, schedules, and incredible instructors to help you  learn and obtain a healthier lifestyle. Been there for almost a full  year now and no turning back.

Jason M~ 

I will be going back again. Cant say enough good things about this place and the people. .

Jordan L~

It's been great for my kids and for me and my husband as well.
I highly recommend this place.

Olga G ~ 

I’m currently attending classes, coach John is the best!! I have a lot  of fun, the people there are amazing, friendly, always there to help,  and we have a blast together.

Vladimir D ~ 

I had a great training experience at riptide. I’ll come back for sure, thanks allot.

Brand L~ 

The coaches are great with the kids and I enjoy the fitness classes.

Kerry S~ 

We stopped by Riptide this morning so Suzanne could do a Rock Steady  Boxing class. John and Carter were so welcoming and couldn’t have been  nicer !  Highly recommend Riptide MMA !

Jake  R~ 

Great place to train! Great instructor and nice techniques, I was visiting and had a great time! I recommend it highly

JC E~

The environment is very friendly and great Instructors. I was visiting  from West Virginia and wanted to learn more MMA. If you want to simply  learn defense get a good workout or take a step further and learn how to  fight, I highly recommend this place.

Tate L~