Spider Gym

507 W Golf Rd, Arlington Heights, IL 60005, USA

Address:	507 W Golf Rd, Arlington Heights, IL 60005, USA
Phone:	+1 847-322-1965
Site:	spidergymmma.com
Rating:	3.9
Working:	5:30AM–9PM 5:30AM–9PM 5:30AM–9PM 5:30AM–9PM 5:30–7:30PM 12:30–3:30PM Closed

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Reviews 14

K Staykov

THESE PEOPLE ARE COMPLETE FRAUD. I have had my touch to different martial arts over the years, and I have trained in clubs in Europe and North America. I however had never trained BJJ so I decided to give it a try. Unfortunately Spider Gym was close enough to my house so I went and signed there. From the very beginning I explained to "master" Asu,( which by the way I believe is not his real first name, but his last one is Harvard as same as the last name of the girl who wrote one of the three "real" excellent reviews above, just because she is his daughter and exuberantly in a hurry to join the family business of stealing money from people who want to learn something new), I explained to him that my ambition is to compete, considering my background, so he suggested that I should take private one on one sessions to help me advance quicker. I agreed then, Ms. Harvard charged me an amount four times bigger then the usual monthly memberships payment, yet he forgot to discharge me from my regular monthly memberships payment. So guess what, even though I was paying 5 times the usual tax, I received exactly 0 one on one private sessions with him. What Mr. Harvard did was to include me into the BJJ advanced class, which is a decision that completes the range from silly to very dangerous. When I realized what is going on, I asked to be removed from the "private sessions" and be just a regular practitioner. He said ok, but did not stop taking money for it. Every time I asked him about the charges I was given sleazy answers such as: I forgot to tell my wife, we will figure it out, we will talk about it later, but my money were still taken. My only move in situation like that was to quit this club and be over with, as I did but Spider Gym wasnt over with me. They kept charging my credit card I send them pleading and begging emails to stop the nonsense, I filed disputes via my credit card company, two per month, but these people needed my money badly. My next step was to contact an attorney when, the stealing suddenly stopped. Which led me to believe that Mr. Harvard had had previous experience in this field. Besides that, Mr."Asu" never hesitated to badmouth any of his non present students or coaches, in front of the present ones, he also deliberately diminished the name of religious-like figures for the BJJ world like the Gracie family, although they are the creators of BJJ. If you still want to train there you should know, there are no yoga classes, BJJ classes work for kids or adults from purple belt and above because they wouldnt really need to learn from the fake Asu, there is no kickboxing class, the boxing coach is good, MMA could be trained because there are a lot of ambitious guys who go there and you will get good sparring partners,yet if you are beginner looking for MMA class this place is not for you, and the chance to be robbed of your money always stands.

Leila Harvard

I am member of Spider Gym. Ive been a member for over 6 years. I dont always make to class due to my busy schedule but on the day I do go, I always leaving feeling so energized and motivated to come agaain for another class. There are many classes their that you can choose from, Kickboxing, Martial Arts, MMA, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and what I love more about this place is that they are always trying to add more classes so that theyre students can get their moneys worth. Oh and they are starting a Bikram yoga soon, I am soo excited. You must come to this gym, I promise you wont be disappointed.

Hatim zaki

I am training here many years. Very smart teacher, he care about the students to be good in jiujitsu. Everyday he is in the gym coaching but if he is not there he have many black belt of his helping all the time. He coached many instructors in Chicago he is a like father of Chicago BJJ very respectable person, all of his students are all nice people. Gym itself is very clean, very large mat space , mma cage and many boxing bags. Everybody friendly and helpful. I recommend to come and feel it by yourself. Oss!

Daniele Deghi

I started a class of boxing last month and it was really cool . I enjoyed every class more and more ... The coachs have a really good energy and make everyone feel special. Although, the classes are not private, you still feel that youre getting that one-on-one focus from your coachs. They also offer a variety to choose from, so for those who are not big fan of boxing, there are various martial art classes to choose from and I beleive they are starting a Bikram/Hot yoga class next month, sep, 2013.

Gina Chang

Master Asu is the best instructor there is known! Ive been training for over 10 years on and off but he has been the only one to help me get back into shape. There curriculum has everything there is to offer to spice things up and provides a variety to your daily workout reigmen. The school is completely welcoming and provides a sense of a family-friendly atmosphere. The new and improved gym is awseome and definitely recommend everyone to come train at Spider Gym!

Teako

As a request by the owners I have removed my previous negative opinions. Hey if you want to try out Spider Gym then by all means knock yourself out. See for yourself, dont take my word for it! My opinion of the gym is not good but yours may vary. After you try out please leave a review of this gym be it good or bad.

Cassidy Sieder

I love this gym I have been coming here for half a year and everytime i come to class I learn so much! For the first 3 months I trained with Master Asu i won first place in my NAGA tournament. I totally suggest coming to this gym if you want to learn how to protect yourself or just be in shape.

Vanya Skoromniy

Мне очень нравится єто место , учитель и его обстановка внутри и как он учит всех , спасибо тебе Асу I love this gym, the best BJJ coach 5th degree black belt, nice team members to train with. Well equipped facility with large mat spaces, bags and UFC cage. Strongly recommended.

Jennifer Wolfe

Recently started training at this place. The gym is always kept clean.The people here are extremely friendly and training focused. Coach Asu is such a great coach and his private sessions are worth every cent. So far I am loving this place.

Kathy Baron Lopez

This place is horrid, the conditions are horrid, the equipment is old , the gym is really small and dirty,. The head coach is some fat mafioso who is making money out of the mma/bjj mania. Just dont go there

Vitalik Pavelko

This gym is tge best, Coaches are high level, people are the best. Everyone is being treated well and coach Asu is the best. I defenetly recomend coming to this gym.

Remy Mars

Really great school. Great instructors and clearly passionate about teaching. I visited all gyms in the area, this gym is the best of all. Strongly recommended.

Alan Mouly

Assou is well known all over nationwide, even cross border as in Brasil, canada,Morocco, ksa,and emarat

daniel aguilar

Been coming here for 10 years and still learn something new everyday; quality instruction and people!