Muay Thai Boxing: As the national sport of Thailand, Muay Thai is akin to kickboxing, however it also employs knees, elbows, and clinch work.
Thai Boxing and also known as The Art of the Eight Limbs (feet, elbows, fists, and knees) is the Thai name for a form of hard martial art that was started in Thailand. Thai is referred to as "The Science of Eight Limbs", as the hands, shins, elbows, and knees are all used extensively in this art.
At Unit 2 Fitness we offer 5 days a week of Muay Thai boxing. Our Muay Thai program is an excellent way to learn self defense, prepare for competition, or as the stand up aspect of a Mixed Martial Arts game. |
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| Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: As a martial art and combat sport, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu focuses on grappling. It focuses on that a smaller, weaker person using leverage and proper technique can successfully defend themselves against a bigger, stronger assailant. BJJ can be trained for self defense, sport grappling tournaments and mixed martial arts. Sparring or rolling and live drilling play a major role in training, and a premium is placed on performance, especially in competition. |
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| Kids Martial Arts:
We teach Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Karate. Our classes help your child learn self confidence, discipline, and get them in shape. Your child will learn skills and lessons that will stay with them and help them throughout their entire lives.
Kids ages 6-9 years old take Karate and kids ages 10-14 take Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Karate. We regularly compete in local and national tournaments. Kids 14 and older may join adult classes with instructor and parent approval. |
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Mixed Martial Arts and Submission Wrestling: Mixed martial artists train in a variety of styles that have been proven effective in the ring, so that they can be effective in all the phases of combat. Although fighters will try to play to their particular specialties, they will inevitably encounter all kinds of situations. . A mixed martial artist might train in a particular style to enhance his or her skills in the phase of combat that that style targets. Typical styles, known for their effectiveness, that have been trained prior to the mixed martial arts career, and that are trained individually to enhance a particular phase of combat, are:
- Stand-up: Boxing, kickboxing, and Muay Thai are trained to improve footwork, elbowing, kicking, kneeing and punching.
- Clinch: Freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu improve clinching, takedowns and throws, while Muay Thai is trained to improve the striking aspect of the clinch.
- Ground: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and submission wrestling are trained to improve submission holds, and defense against them. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and submission wrestling are trained to improve positioning and maintain ground control.
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| Kickboxing: This high-intensity class, taught by professional fighters with years of training experience, will help you burn 700+ calories per session. Unit 2 Fitness's Kickboxing class incorporates Muay Thai boxing, plyometrics, calistenics, and interval training. Many of the drills and combinations are similar to those found in Mixed Martial Arts and Muay Thai training. |
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| Capoeira: Brazilian martial art that integrates fluid dance like movements and traditional music.
Capoeira was developed initially by slaves in Brazil, starting in the colonial period. Because slaves in this period were not allowed to learn martial arts, capoeira was developed to have the appearance of a dance. Participants form a roda (circle) and take turns playing instruments, singing, and sparring in pairs in the center of the circle. Fluid acrobatic play, feints, subterfuge, and extensive use of groundwork, head butts, sweeps, and kicks mark the game. Technique and strategy are the key elements to playing a good game. |
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Unit 2 Fitness is Atlanta, GA's premier Mixed Martial Arts gym.
Our facility is 11,000sq/ft with a large Muay Thai room, massive kickboxing area with muay thai bags, a weight room with a full Cybex machine circut and full free weights including benches, squat rack, dumbbells, kettle bells, and much more. We also have a full functional strength (Spartan Training)area with medicine balls, plyometic tools, tires (for flipping and hitting), resistance bands, and stablity balls. Everything you need to take your game to the next level is here. You do not need several gym memberships to get all of your training and conditioning.
We offer martial arts classes in muay thai boxing, mixed martial arts, submission wrestling, capoeira, brazilian jiu-jitsu, kids karate, kids brazilian jiu-jitsu, and kickboxing.
Heading our Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Mixed Martial Arts programs is two time BJJ world champion, UFC veteran, and ADCC champion Roberto Traven. He is a 5th degree black belt.
We also offer classes in Capoeira with Contra Mestre Muriel. Muriel has been training Capoeira for the past 15 years. This martial art is a fun way to learn about Brazilian culture while singing, dancing, kicking, and punching your way to a tone and fit body.
Our Muay Thai program is offered 5 days per week. Muay Thai focuses on striking and clinch work. We teach the effective use of punches, kicks, elbows, and knees.
Our MMA program integrates Muay Thai boxing, western/dirty boxing, wrestling, and jiujitsu. We currently have several of GA's top fighters training at our gym.
We are located at 240 Ponce De Leon Ave, #2, Atlanta, GA 30308 (about 2 blocks from The Fox). We are accross the street from MF Sushi and the Old Spagetti Factory under the DCI Diaysis Clinic. |
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