VB FIGHTHOUSE — Local services in Virginia Beach

Warning! The rationale for the 5 stars is a bit lengthy, but please read on if you don't know if you can trust me.

My daughter and I tried the boxing fundamentals class last night with Coach Brenna. She is amazing!! It was so scary being there for the first time and learning something brand new. She took away the intimidation factor and is the epitome of an instructor who knows her craft, gives explicit instruction, and tailors specific feedback to all of her learners. As a teacher myself, I was so impacted by how she was able to do all of that. All my teachers out there, "If you know, you know" am I right?!?!?! Juggling all of that in real time with such a variety of learners is VERY difficult! So, if you are a teacher and really want to see what it feels like to be a learner in a new challenging skill, or a teacher who wants to see explicit modeling and specific feedback in action (not in a boring production by some education company that isn't a true reflection of a real classroom with all of the real life happening during teaching) this is a great place to check it out. Side note, when I mention "real life" of the classroom, there was another class happening at the same time, plus very high level professional fighters doing their thing at the same time, yet with all of that, she was still able to keep us focused and on task despite other potential distractions. For those of you that aren't really trying to go there for professional development or reflective insight on teaching and you are more the type of person who wants to do it for a great workout...well it's great for that too. I will not disclose the warm up here because, let's just say I was left wondering whether or not I'd have energy left to bother throwing any punches. 🤣🤣 You'll have to go to find out what a special treat that was, but I will say I was VERY warmed up afterwards AND I still had enough in my tank to practice the punches and stance, etc. When the class was all done, Brenna came up once again and gave me more feedback and let me know about all the progress I had made.

So, I absolutely would highly recommend giving it a shot and who knows, maybe you too will leave feeling positively "knocked away" by the amazing coaching...

My son Liam is a Kickboxing & Boxing student. He spent the first half of last year with Coach Marcus and then he moved into class. Coach Mikey set out a clear plan for Liam early on after his initial assessment. Mikey told me to “Trust the process”, and I’d see the results. Several other parents also reassured me my son was in safe hands. One year on we now see a difference in Liam. Self Esteem he once lacked is clearly now visible in his life and we attribute it to FH and their Coaches. As a protective father it was hard for me to leave him in the care of others. I turned to Coach Mikey for answers when Liam cried the entire way to class because I wasn’t sure what to do. “Keep Bringing Him” was his advice which turned out to be what Liam needed. My son now loves this place man and is visibly happy when he’s there. He wears his FH gear with pride and he’ll tell you how proud he is to be part of the FH Family. I struggle to find any negative words to say about FH and how my son has progressed. He has overcame a speech impediment, bullying, low self esteem, weight gain, and now has confidence in himself. FH has helped him in more ways than I could have ever imagined. There are no strangers here and everyone is treated as family. From Coach Mikey, Marcus, Madison, Emily, Dom, & Kyree, each helped Liam along the way and I’ll forever be indebtedness to them. I highly recommend VBFH and urge anyone to take a chance on them. They do what they say and they really do care for all their students and it shows. Thanks VBFH Family for welcoming us and Liam into your house and for the patience you have shown in him. It doesn’t go unnoticed. Thanks...

I don’t live in VB but was in town visiting family and wanted to get some training in. Attended the 5-6 PM Mitt work class then the boxing class right after. Coach Mike was super helpful and knowledgeable as well as the partners I was paired up with, they were awesome and super helpful! The people here will SHOW YOU HOW TO BOX. They will correct your stance, and tighten up anything you may struggle with when it comes to boxing. They won’t just drop some random combos on you and you’re lost for 30min lol. they have a saying “everyone deserves attention in a gym” something to that extent but it’s true. The coaches will walk around and help people that may have questions about the class. Didn’t get a sense of any ego at all! Let me just say that this place is top notch! The coaching, the people, the facility, all top notch! Very spacious and clean too! If you live in the VB area and you’re looking to train I HIGHLY recommend VB FIGHTHOUSE! They don’t only have boxing but, kickboxing (I think it’s a hybrid of Muay Thai and Dutch style kickboxing), wrestling, and jiu-Jitsu. Also if you have kids and want to get them into something active I highly recommend going through FIGHTHOUSE! Also if you’re still shy about attending a group setting class they also offer one on ones that you can book with their coaches. Anyways nothing but great things to say about this place! If you wanna challenge yourself and grow and find a great community this place is it! Looking to move back in the east coast and if we live in VB this will definitely be a place I will train! Keep up the awesome work VB...