Stout PGH

Stout is owned and operated by martial artists, so it doesn't have the slickness of a large corporate operation (in particular, the card system used to keep track of attendance could be improved), but that's a minor quibble.

As I often say to others in the gym; we are the blessed ones who have not only been given the opportunities to become better people, but we seek them and look to support one another and push ourselves within them daily.

I was passing through town and stopped by to get some rounds in, great group of people here.

Easy to get started and endless depth for advancement.

At about the one month mark, I realized that I was going to be in Pittsburgh a bit longer and had to plead my case for why I wanted them to take my money haha

The instructors are great with the kids and easy to deal with for me as a parent.

I feel like I'm learning in every class.

Awesome gym, trained a little bit at the old location in the strip back in 2017, the experience was so great I had to come back, now that they have 3 locations now with a variety of classes and times, you can come every day at almost any time.

We are fortunate to train at all three locations, with Monroeville being "home" location as their class schedule works well with all four family members.

As a blue belt the structured fundamental courses I took throughout my time were helpful in ensuring my base skill set was solidified.