1/5 Jennifer G. 3 years ago on Google • 11 reviews
My
Partner
and
I
trained
Muay
Thai
with
Mat
Life
from
January
2021
to
March
2021
(originally
was
supposed
to
end
in
April
2021
but
skipped
an
entire
month
out
of
our
contract
because
of
how
bad
it
was).
There
are
way
too
many
things
wrong
with
this
place
but
i'll
try
to
concentrate
it
into
4
things:
1.
Not
Muay
Thai/Dutch
Style
Muay
Thai:
What
they
teach
is
more
of
their
own
unique
blend
of
kickboxing
with
Muay
Thai
"influences"
which
isn't
a
problem
if
they
advertised/sold
it
as
that
(but
they
don't
and
will
even
go
as
far
as
to
say
that
it's
Dutch
Style
Muay
Thai).
All
the
coaches
(including
the
most
"accredited
coach"
there
Jason
Dodd)
that
teach
Muay
Thai
teach
off
balance
stances
and
combos
that
go
against
basic
body
mechanics
that
only
the
senior
students
know
not
to
follow.
My
partner
and
I
learned
more
from
watching
youtube
videos
about
Muay
Thai
than
we
ever
learned
here.
2.
No
Sparring
Rules
or
Etiquette/
Way
too
much
sparring:
There
was
no
instruction
or
rules
for
sparring.
They
will
literally
let
anyone
(newbies
on
a
first
trial)
walk
in
and
spar
if
they
want.
It's
shocking
how
many
of
their
own
senior
students
don't
know
the
difference
between
sparring
hard
and
light.
They
also
spar
every
class
which
wouldn't
be
bad
if
they
gave
goals
or
rules
for
sparring.
The
sparring
felt
so
aimless
that
it
feels
like
they
purposely
made
sparring
an
everyday
thing
so
they
didn't
have
to
teach
for
those
20-30
minutes.
Not
to
mention
that
sparring
everyday
isn't
healthy
for
students
especially
if
they
aren't
training
for
a
match
anytime
soon.
3.
Sexism:
For
a
place
that
advertise
themselves
as
an
"Anti-
Machismo
zone"
that
is
"empowering
women"
(their
words
not
mine),
they
don't,
especially
if
you're
in
the
co-ed
class.
I
have
health
issues
concerning
my
ovaries
and
made
them
aware
of
these
issues
when
I
was
on
my
free
trial
in
my
application
and
in
person.
Not
even
a
week
into
our
contract,
Jason
(one
of
the
owners
of
the
gym/head
coach
and
husband
of
Carly,
the
person
who
assured
me
that
my
health
needs
wouldn't
be
a
problem
for
class)
made
a
distasteful
period
joke
at
me
as
reasoning
for
me
taking
a
break
on
sparring
day.
After
giving
him
a
disapproving
look,
(no
apology
was
made)
he
then
proceeded
to
ignore
me
for
the
rest
of
my
contract.
I
even
talked
to
some
of
the
other
girls
in
the
Muay
Thai
class
and
they
had
similar
stories
of
either
the
coaches
or
the
senior
students
treating
them
differently.
I
personally
think
that
the
women's
only
classes
were
probably
created
because
of
these
issues
and
it
isn't
a
good
long-term
solution,
but
instead
a
bandaid
on
a
bullet
hole.
4.
Sell,
Sell
Sell:
They
are
always
selling
a
new
program
or
gear
and
seem
more
interested
in
making
more
money
off
of
you
than
actually
teaching
you
or
improving
your
skills.
The
only
reason
me
and
my
partner
stayed
here
as
long
as
we
did
is
because
of
other
students'
hospitality
and
kindnesses.
I
DO
NOT
want
to
be
contacted
by
any
of
the
owners
of
Mat
Life
or
employees
of
Mat
Life.
Just
do
better
for
your
future
students.
TLDR:
Bottom
line
is
this
place
smells
like
a
scam
(on
the
Muay
Thai
side
of
course,
I
can't
speak
on
the
other
classes).
I
wouldn't
recommend
this
place
to
anyone
actually
interested
in
Muay
Thai
or
Dutch
Style
Muay
Thai
/Kickboxing.
If
you
don't
believe
me,
It
checks
off
a
bunch
of
boxes
on
literally
any
McDojo
red
flags
list.
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