A Member Speaks - Juggernaut Fight Club

Life in Juggernaut Fight Club...

(Note: this was a post I found on Facebook yesterday and I asked permission of Juggernaut to repost it as I think it shows, how much a top quality gym can mean to people. I used to run a Leisure business in the UK with 1200+ members and I know how it feels to get mail like this, beyond the money etc at it's most basic. A good quality gym can change peoples lives in a positive way.

 I have left out the authors name, however you could easily find it on facebook if you wanted to.)

Before I say anything, I would like to say, I have no gains in anyway in writing this, I am a normal guy, who stumbled into a MMA gym, and decided to settle down and make this place a home for myself... All in all, it is a letter of confession and love, not a statement of any sorts from the authorities of Juggernaut Fight Club.

So, you can know that there is no biasness in any statement in here.

Many people come to me and ask me whats the best MMA gym in Singapore, and so here is my 2 cents worth. Again, I am a nobody, so this is my little humble opinion.

There have been many people talking about MMA gyms in Singapore of late, the good, the bad, the ugly, the pretty, who produces best fighters etc etc... I shall not name any of those, but I come from a place where I REALLY enjoy myself, and I grow as a human being. Is not that the whole point? That we push ourselves, that we find to find a passion and fight in life, to learn to not give up, and for those like me, who aren't going to be professional fighters, to learn to keep our physical bodies in good shape and in good health to trudge in this path called life.

I came from another gym locally, and I left because I saw some ugly things that should not have happened, and I stepped into JFC. In JFC, I met the mean looking coach, known as the Juggernaut to many of you. Arvind is a man who does not speak much, but he is a man who looks after his boys.

I remembered in my first encounter with him. Remember, back then, I have even yet known him for a month. I had a nasty back injury, and I went by the gym to tell him I will probably miss training for a week or so, while in the middle of his boxing class, he came up to me and said to, 'Take a month off, make sure it's totally gone. You can train anytime, but your health and body is more important.' This, coming from a guy who would benefit more financially if I had signed up and paid my fees immediately...

JFC is also a place where there are no airs between coaches and students. While the training is extremely grueling, and we have the best coaches in the town, I don't have to spell that out, what really touches the hearts of people is what happens after class.

I am NOT an athletic person, NOT a talented grappler, and I started out on this journey FRIGGIN' LATE in my life, the other day I was texting Arvind, and he casually commented, 'Keep training, want you to compete for us.'

To many of you, it is just a text, to me, it means the whole world. Somebody actually thinks I can compete in grappling! Again, I AM A NOBODY, but a veteran coach in MMA, Boxing would actually put confidence in me? The other coaches sing the same tune, every class I go, there is always 'GOOOOD.... NICK, GOOOOOD JOB... PASS PASS PASS PASS! GOOOOOOD... TAP TAP TAP!!! SUBMIT GOOD JOB NICKK....'

*With Korean Accent.

The boxing coaches likewise, they train JiuJitsu, and I try to tap them because they make me do alot crunches in boxing training... But I am still trying...

My point being? The coaches don't really treat you like clients per say, you are a friend... and you are given faith in yourself. That makes you stand tall and have confidence when you go out to work, a more confident businessman, a more confident brother, a more confident father, whoever you may be.

JFC has alot of safety measures in the gym, you should see how they pad up the wrestling area for grapplers, sometimes I feel like a baby in a cot. But above all, it is a safe haven where people come to train and find a place where coaches take them under their wings, and make them feel like a part of their own.

We sit in coffeeshops and laugh till late at night, and try to get stupid taxis in peak hours. We celebrate birthdays, and we get farted on while grappling. We watch Family Guy TV Series at the reception counter, and we talk about the weirdest things late into the night in FB. This is not a gym, this is a home.

At home, I find friends. For all you fan boys out there, I grapple with Syafiq the Slasher alot. So when he gets famous he will remember me. Beyond his kick ass MMA side, he's one hell of a beast to roll with, but behind that, he is a down to earth, neighbourhood kid, which I could have possibly sat beside in my Secondary School.

JFC is a crazy place to be in, somewhat like a family with a big old daddy and crazy overgrown kids...

But...

Oh, have I mentioned that we recently had a 5-0 win in a MMA contest in Malaysia? And have I mentioned we produce young local talents? Yes, born and bred Singaporeans who beat others so hard, you would be impressed.

So, above the fuzziness and the friendship carebear sharity elephant shit I talked about, the fight team simple beats everyone's ass because we are quality.

So, this is JFC for me in the past 1 year.
A crazy place, where I am safe, where I feel at home, and where I have grown so much technically in my grappling skills.

So, if you're looking for the BEST MMA gym? I can't tell you which, BUT if you're looking for somewhere where you WILL be taken care of, as a FRIEND, not just a client, and a place where people put belief in you, looking for a place where people then welcome to Juggernaut Fight Club, my home in Boat Quay. :)