InnerCity Martial Arts

My granddaughter enjoys the classes and I am so happy to have found InnerCity for her. Beat place to take your child to learn self defense skills. Thank you to all the teachers and staff.

I just received my copies of Professor Franco's new book Art Suave. I am very impressed with the quality of the book. The self defence material taught by Master Behring and Professor Franco is formatted in a step by step breakdown of each technique which makes it a great guide for both beginners and instructors. There has already been a growing interest for the book here on the West Coast with several different academies in Vancouver and Victoria requesting copies. The low profile and light weight makes it very easy to pack with my gi for training sessions or slip into a backpack for a trip to the beach. This book is highly recommended

Great place! My kids go three times a week and love it.has been great for their devlopement.and I have now joined as well!

My 4 years old boy started 8 months ago. Great place to let out the energy for the little ones. Professor Shah Franco is extremely good with kids. Kids not just to learn martial art, but learn working as a team and helping each other’s.
Surprisingly, my son is now able to hang onto a grab bar for a minute (he could barely hang on for a few seconds just half a year ago). When his grandpa gave him a friendly grab onto his shoulder another day, his muscle memory kicked in and my son just ducked out with the move he learned in the class. Quite amazing to see the physical strength he builds up from the training.

I joined InnerCity MMA in early 2016, I now have 1 year and I now more confident than ever about my decision to join. I am usually the overly careful type about what I want to commit and I did explore at first a few other gyms before I decided to stay at ICMMA, you too would see what sets this dojo apart, the environment has this cozy feel, and this is not because of the size of the physical space, but because of the amical space that is created thanks to the vast experience of Prof. Shah and Tushara. The experience really does show and proves Prof. Shah as the grandfather of MMA in Ontario as a known coach of a number of fighters and athletes, which you can clearly see as classes in are ran with full of smiles while you are almost inevitably getting an excellent workout. The atmosphere is largely of respect for one another, a core tenet of martial arts, there you get a sense of camaraderie and as a newbie I felt I was helped not just by the Professor, but by higher belts. In short, you are lucky to come across this gym. The dojo now offers classes for children, if you ever witness a class by the dojo’s Happy Children stream of classes you will see nothing but a basket full of non-stop laughing, which is very much at par with the fun the adult classes also enjoy.

Best place to learn jiu-jitsu and kickboxing in a fun and easy going way! Great environment, people, and instructor!