The best gym there is in El Paso. I came from another gym and the culture at Briggs MMA is unmatched. As soon as you walk through the door, the energy is high, the vibes are good, and the people are amazing. Coaching staff and Professor Briggs are incredibly educated and knowledgeable in their martial arts and teaching. The kids class is an amazing program handled with gentleness and confidence. The adults class is mixed with different people who challenge you to push yourself to the limit and work harder. The owners are amazing human beings and truly want to see you succeed. They care about your health and fitness goals, and where you want to be with your training in the future. Briggs MMA has become a family to me and others on the mats.
My daughter has been training here for 3 years and she absolutely loves it! I was a bit scared for her since she is a girl, but everyone takes care of her so well and wants the best for her. Coach Jesse, does an outstanding job with connecting with each and every one of his students for them to have the best outcome in their training. The owners are amazing people who see people as new projects and not money. They both make sure you are on the right track for your fitness and have a future goal for yourself. My daughter spends more time at Briggs Academy than at home! Amazing academy.
I’ve been training at Briggs MMA since the gym opened, and the owner Jesse Briggs is an awesome guy. Everyone here has become a family and we all want the best for each other. There is an amazing gym etiquette and culture here at Briggs Academy.
Briggs MMA Academy is a very good training environment to train Brazilian jujutsu and other martial arts. All instructors are professionally knowledgeable and always willing to help the students learn. This has been a very rewarding and growth worthy experience for me. If you want to train martial arts especially bjj please come buy and try this Academy.
I got three free months at Briggs from an auction a while ago. So far my experience has been fantastic. All the staff are very welcoming and and knowledgeable. If you're trying classes or are fairly new to martial arts, they know how to introduce you and they'll also lend you excellent equipment until you get your own. After my three months of free classes are over, I'll gladly pay from then on, this place is GOATED!!!
Started at 0. Jesse and his team got me to feel more comfortable and have more confidence. His explanations are simple and to the point. Offers self defense for women and other seminars.
I really loved coming to train at this place. The coaches and the people were awesome, I wish I could have kept coming to train but I no longer will live in El paso. Great place.
Checked out Briggs MMA on the recommendation of a friend. Great gym, and the coaches are patient, helpful and knowledgeable especially with brand new beginners like me! Highly recommend you check them out!
One of the best MMA gyms I have ever been to! Prof Jessi ,Sensei and coach all explain every single detail of every move which I believe is very important in the MMA world ... They are always happy to answer all your questions! It's such a friendly environment ...whether you're interested in Jj or any other MMA as a competitor or just as a hobby this is the place to be !
They have excellent support system, and excellent coaches!!
Been there 2 months. Learning tons. Staff is great. Atmosphere is great.
On top of Professor Briggs being one of the hardest working people I've known, he's also one hell of a teacher. Between him and the other great teachers there, Briggs MMA is your one stop shop for all your grappling and striking needs.
Awesome gym, great people roll here. Jesse and the sensei/coaches all have a lot of knowledge to share and are good at sharing it. :)
If you are looking for a safe, friendly and overall family training environment with outstanding instruction...this place is it. Professor Briggs is an outstanding instructor. Check this place out!!!
At Briggs Academy coaches are friendly and are excellent teachers. When I attend classes I always leave having learned something new or improvement on a skill. The owners are there and know you by name, it feels like family.
I'm visiting El Paso and everyone at Briggs Academy of MMA has treated me like family. I've learned something new every time I train with them. Knowledge runneth over. Thanks to everyone for the hospitality! JM.
Awesome group of people, great instructors, family orientated and great divererse instruction!
Very happy my son attends there and that what he looks forward everyday after school he really enjoys goin there and the people and hid instructor.
Very nice academy with great instructors!!! Oss!
Briggs academy is a place where you want to be everyday for practice.
Wonderful experience every time I train there.
Briggs Academy of MMA is the perfect place to start your BJJ / MMA journey . I met Jesse Briggs in 2007 when he was coaching at Team JBM in NJ . Coach Briggs and Prof Mcpherson gave me the perfect start to my journey and not only gave me a amazing technical skill set for BJJ but also instilled in me a drive to reach my highest potential on and off the mats . They set me up for achiving in BJJ and in life .
Great instruction, facility, and people. Top notch!
I found this place by accident. I was riding my bike on a Sunday afternoon and rode past. They were closed but I jotted down the phone number and called them the following day.
First impression about any place where you work out is cleanliness.If a place isn't clean, you question the hygiene. My first impression with Briggs was how clean the place was. Mats are clean, free of rips and tears, same with the bags, gloves and other equipment. They obviously have pride in their presentation.
They offered trial classes. Any reputable place will. Would you buy a car before test driving it? Doubtful. They offer a variety of classes from Brazilian Jiu Jitsu to no gi grappling to muay thai based classes. Instruction is top notch. Classes are an hour long, you spend the first 10 minutes warming up, next 25 minutes doing a variety of technique work and the last 25 minutes live training. If it's the last class of the day, you might very well get more than 25 minutes of live training in depending on who is willing to stay.
Experience level of students is wife, you have the brand news guys, the somewhat brand new guys who have a year or two, the experienced guys with even more experience and then the purple and brown belts some of whom have 10+ years of experience. Instructors and fellow students have no issues showing you a technique that you haven't learned yet if you ask nicely.
Attitudes of organizations typically take on the attitude set by the leader. That's no exception here with Professor Briggs. He is a humble, down to earth guy who still travels to seminars around the country to hone his martial arts skills. He does this to make himself better and to make his students better. You can tell he came back from a seminar when he goes off a paper script and starts with, "this is what I learned last weekend at..."
The senior students do an awesome job of coaching and mentoring the younger students. There is no ego here in regards to people thinking they're better than others because of experience level/belt rank.
What you'll quickly find is a very family atmosphere. Coach Steve is great with the kids class. He breaks the techniques down to a step by step level with great presentation for the kids. You'll likely end up making a lot of friends here. People don't go to workout places to make friends but you won't be able to help it. There are people here from all walks of life and the sense of family, of helping one another is something not typical of many workout places.
There are very few business owners who are as approachable and open to communication as Professor Briggs is. That shows me that he cares about not just growing his business but he also cares about you as a human being.
