Fight City Gym - Balham

Fantastic experience: I’ve been a member for just under two months, and I’m already seeing huge improvements in my training! This gym is perfect for anyone looking to get fit or try something new. The staff and trainers are friendly, knowledgeable, and incredibly supportive.

Fantastic experience: Great gym that has everything you need. The coaches and staff are attentive and it has a great communal feel. Would recommend.

Fantastic experience: Very friendly and welcoming coaches. A really great place to learn combat sports - great value for money as well.

Fantastic experience: Absolutely love this gym! The atmosphere is amazing—super welcoming and not intimidating at all. The coaches are fantastic, really know their stuff, and make the training sessions both challenging and fun. Plus, everyone, from staff to other members, is really friendly and supportive. Whether you’re a total beginner or looking to up your game, Fight City Gym is the place to be. Highly recommend!

Fantastic experience: Awesome gym Very friendly Great coaches Love training there

Fantastic experience: Started training at FC Balham in order to get my fitness back and return to fitness after a long injury lay off. Im very lucky to have found the place, great facilities, great people, great staff and world class coaches and lots of encouragement and advice on my road to recovery. Thanks Rani for the banter and the wind ups. and to Olly for signing me up, advising me on how to get the best out of the facilities and being a Gooner too!! Crap DJ tho!

Fantastic experience: What an awesome gym. A plethora of awesome trainers and coaches from different disciplines, and a great vibe mixing hard work, great technique and fun. Would recommend highly.

Fantastic experience: Great trainers and atmosphere!

Fantastic experience: Such a great gym for boxing and MMA

Fantastic experience: All of the coaches I’ve been taught by here are nothing short of excellent, and the vibe is tremendously friendly and welcoming to beginners, in fact the most striking thing by far has been how nice everyone is. I was a bit intimidated before starting but I’ve never been around such a chilled, friendly and welcoming community of people anywhere. The gym equipment is also all of very high quality. Every time I train here I leave feeling relaxed, energised, happy, and excited to come back and learn more. I also have a unique travelling situation with work and Olly has been absolutely fantastic and accommodating so that it’s still feasible for me to be a member here. I would recommend joining this gym to everyone, even if you don’t think you’d be the sort of person who wants to learn to become an unstoppable killing machine- starting Muay Thai has been the most fun I’ve ever had getting fit by a million miles.

Fantastic experience: Have to say joining this gym was the best thing I've done in a long long time. As an ex soldier and sufferer of PTSD and anxiety I was apprehensive at first but from my first session with Haider Ali I felt so at ease and left that evening with such a buzz I think it's going to be addictive. Could not recommend highly enough. Biggest regret is I didn't take the plunge to join sooner. If anyone reading this is apprehensive I promise you if you take that step and do your first class you will not regret it.

Fantastic experience: I went around my area looking for a martial arts gym and everything about FCG was perfect, from the staff to the equipment and the space itself. I was greeted by the lovely Marwa when I first joined and she made my experience that much better, explained everything thoroughly and made me feel very welcomed and part of the gym. She was very attentive to my fitness goals and sold me on this gym in particular to others. Customer service skills 10/10.

Fantastic experience: I've been a member of this gym since Dec-23, and I couldn't be happier with my experience. The variety of different classes is excellent and easily fits into my work schedule. The instructors are incredibly helpful, always willing to assist, and made me feel very welcome from the first class. The monthly membership is worth every penny for the quality you receive. Highly recommended for everyone, regardless of your experience level!

Fantastic experience: Great gym, welcoming vibe, clean facilities and an actual gym area where you can do some weightlifting (alongside the huge array of martial arts classes). Recommend.

Fantastic experience: I've been using FCG for around 2.5 years and have been a member for 2 years. I am not a natural athlete - I was the kid who wasn't good at PE (and hated it). Exercise is something I've learned to love as adult Before coming to FCG I naively viewed myself as strong seeing incremental improvements from dabbling with my pre COVID gym classes, kettlebells and PT sessions during COVID. FCG has been a game changer in terms of my strength training. I enjoy all sessions but would particularly like to thank Kevin Li for his support. Without his coaching and expertise I would have never believed I would be capable of participating in my first event, HYROX, in my mid 40s or got through it! He was also really supportive second time round when I had a crisis of confidence close to the big day. Yes, he's tough, he will tell you you're not doing something properly because he wants you to reap the benefit of the exercise AND not get injured. He will tell you to pick up heavier weights if he believes you can lift heavier. He will tell you to go lighter to practice form. He will tell you to modify if he thinks you have an underlying weakness/imbalance. I am always surprised the things he picks up on - he picked up an issue with my lifting technique and advised on exercises I could try. If you want a coach who tells you you're great all the time without even seeing what you are doing then don't go for Kev's session. If you want someone who is going to make sure you get the best out of yourself and the session then Kev's classes will suit you. With Kev, when he gives you a thumbs up and approving nod you know you are really doing it well!

Fantastic experience: Been a member for 2 years and absolutely love it. Great coaches, great community and great facilities .

Fantastic experience: trustable place to leave my little kickboxers. David is the best coach in FCGym. I strongly recommend this place for Kickboxing classes.

Fantastic experience: Been going to FCG for just over a year now and making the the switch to a combat gym was the best decision I’ve made in recent years!

Fantastic experience: Great gym! Boxing classes with Haider and Calum are great workouts!

Fantastic experience: All round great gym!

Fantastic experience: Ever since joining Fight City Gym back in February, it has been a life changing experience. I started a 2 week trial from the 12th Feb. I completely indulged myself for that fortnight, trying out as many classes as possible. Since then, I joined as a member and never looked back. Prior to joining FC Gym, I already had experience in Boxing and Thai Boxing; having competed at a University level. I was excited about getting back into training, as well as trying out other martial arts. I've also been doing MMA and Jiu-Jitsu classes since I've been at FC, which were both new to me. I'm completely out of my comfort zone, especially in BJJ, but I've learnt a lot skills and I'm growing as a person physically and mentally. Since I do watch UFC, I've always wanted to try out MMA, and I've really been enjoying it. The K1, circuit classes and boxing footwork classes are good fun too. Yoga class on a Sunday is a great way to end the week by recovering and stretching. In all of the martial arts classes, you get the opportunity to spar, where you really put your skills into practice, adapting to different situations and fighting styles. Boxing headgear sparring is great because you really get to go all out as well as getting used to shots been thrown back at you; improving defence and taking as well as giving out punishment. Thai Boxing classes include a heavy focus on conditioning, which is amazing, as I've been seeing the physical results over the past 4 months (in combination with the other training overall). All of the staff and coaches are really friendly and supportive in your goals. It's a welcoming environment and I've formed bonds with people who train here too. The coaches know their stuff and also give great advice when it comes to fighting as well as pushing you to your limits. The changing room and showers are really clean, and they also provide shower gel and towels. The music playlists in the gym are great too and really get me going. Over the time, I've purchased a lot of combat gear and now training and eating well has become a major part of my weekly routine.

Fantastic experience: Brilliant gym the team are lovely and the classes are great

Fantastic experience: Great gym with good classes!

Fantastic experience: Brilliant gym, kind staff, great trainers. Gym a little cramped but got everything you need.

Fantastic experience: All of the trainers are real pros and the facilities are great. They run classes to cater for all types of fitness levels - yoga, HIIT and MMA. Really enjoy training at FCG!

Fantastic experience: Great gym and great trainers, I loved my time at FCG and I miss it a lot. It’s more than just a gym, it is an extraordinary community.

Fantastic experience: Great place for kids to learn a new skill. Great team and wonderful coaches

Fantastic experience: This gym is the most welcoming and pleasant sporting environment I have ever been in. All the trainers & coaches are super respectful and want to hear about your fitness journey all the time. As someone who is naturally anxious, I was made to feel right at home. Everyone is patient and understanding and it truly is a place for everyone.

Fantastic experience: If you are thinking about getting an FCG membership, just do it. You won’t regret it! Joining FCG 2 years ago has been the best investment I’ve ever made in myself. I’ve found an amazing community of people who are trying to better themselves everyday through learning martial arts coached by experts in their fields who care about your progression. Boxing is now a key pillar of my life and I wouldn't of had that without FCG and meeting the amazing coaches such as Calum and Haider who’s classes are fun, informative and hard work! FCG is such a welcoming environment right from the moment you step into the gym and greeted with a smile from Oli, Mark, David & Emmanuel on the front desk who look after the members fantastically. By far the best gym in the south London area!

Fantastic experience: Love the gym, great equipment & changing facilities, brilliant coaches and helpful & friendly front of desk staff. Definitely a gym for all ages and experience levels. Couldn’t recommend it more.

Fantastic experience: Great gym, great people, great challenging experience in the heart of Balham high street. It is worth every penny of your monthly subscription as the instructors are knowledgeable and approachable while students care for others but at the same time wants to train hard. Classes are intense and they might lack more frequency (I'm into box and I need to carve my day to be able to attend). The vibe is great, the gym has a good mix of machines and spaces to train and to attend classes. Waiting to get better so I can attend the sparring sessions! Thank you guys for creating a great gym vibe and community! Rodrigo

Fantastic experience: I have tried to do boxing at other London gyms in the past and always felt that it was too focused on fitness. I love FCG because you can find classes just based on the fundamentals. I love Caluum's sessions. He is really patient and knowledgable and I can see myself improving weeks after weeks. After only 2 months of training I have now build up the confidence to start sparring. I understand why some people fall in love with this sport.

Fantastic experience: Great gym, great trainers, fantastic staff

Fantastic experience: Great coaches, great classes - Olly is brilliant

Fantastic experience: Best gym ever!!! I strongly recommend!! Olly is the best

Fantastic experience: David’s strength and mobility was 10/10. Feel engertic and the best. Best class of the week so far, quality of training is never compromised no matter how many are there. Thankyou so much u are an amazing coach.

Fantastic experience: Great coaches, awesome atmosphere and a healthy variety of classes and facilities. tenten

Fantastic experience: The sense of community here is fantastic, making it a joy to come to each session.

Fantastic experience: Fantastic gym, good people and atmosphere. Training sessions are for anyone regardless of experience.

Fantastic experience: I have had an amazing experience at FCG - Balham. The coaches have been fantastic in helping me in all different classes. The warm welcome at reception into a great atmosphere when doing classes/gym sets the tone of the place. I really enjoyed everyone’s attitude to want you to get better as an individual. I have only been at FCG - Balham for a short time, yet it feels like I’ve been there for years. Love this joint!

Fantastic experience: Nice space to focus on whatever aspect of fitness you are aiming for. The staff are great and the gym is well run.

Fantastic experience: Fantastic gym with the best & most friendliest trainers I have ever met! It’s rare for a gym to have created just a nice community! But you’ve done it in Balham - well done! Richard

Fantastic experience: Best gym I’ve ever been a member of. Great coaches across all the fight disciplines. There is also a great camaraderie in the gym, as you often need to work with others in the training or practice, you get to know people, with more experienced practitioners offering advice to newcomers. Not to mention that the fight disciplines trained in the gym are brilliant for building personal confidence and of course fitness. Give it a try.

Fantastic experience: Fantastic gym! FCG has a friendly team and a great vibe. The diverse instructors offer something for everyone. I go for boxing and feel myself leveling up every time. Their schedule is also super accommodating for all lifestyles. Thanks!

Fantastic experience: Amazing gym with great atmosphere, welcoming coaches, and a good variety of classes.

Fantastic experience: Brilliant gym, friendly staff. All of the classes we have tried have been great.

Fantastic experience: Great gym space and good classes

Fantastic experience: Excellent gym. Used for BJJ and general gym workouts. - Classes are run by open and friendly experts - Gym slots are almost always free leaving space to use equipment unlike other gyms in peak hours

Fantastic experience: FCG Balham has been great for me! The coaches are really patient and have all the expertise. Whatever level you are, you can really get the most out of the classes! S/o to Callum, Haider and Sam!

Fantastic experience: Great facilities, professional and friendly staff, and high quality trainers.

Fantastic experience: 10/10 gym for martial arts hobbyists. Great coaches, staff and people

Fantastic experience: Started boxing a few months ago now and training has been great. Instructors are very welcoming and encouraging.

Fantastic experience: Great gym, friendly staff, my boxing trainer Calum is a top man , really enjoy his boxing classes whether your a complete beginner or have some experience, Calum will guide you in the right direction while getting a great workout..

Fantastic experience: From the time I stepped into FCG meeting Olly through to training with my coaches the experience and level of service has been outstanding. The whole team is so professional and passionate at what they do. Being a beginner or seasoned athlete You will receive amazing coaching. My main coaches are Callum Speed, Callum Hanman, Elia and Gabi, they are dedicated and top class coaches. Couldn’t be happier to be part of FCG

Negative experience: I had a very bad experience. I paid 190 pounds to try one month, and if I liked the place, I would have to pay 140 pounds a month. But when I decided to leave, I was surprised that they made a contract without my knowledge. They asked me to pay 140 in order to cancel the contract. This is because I paid the money from my bank account. Because they do not accept cash paymentsSometimes not knowing the details causes a lot of problems. I haven't seen any other problem in my experience other than what you wrote

Fantastic experience: Great gym & vibe. Fantastic trainers. Would definitely recommend!

Fantastic experience: I trained at FCG Balham for several years before moving house and out of the area. The gym staff are always extremely welcoming and the quality of instruction is excellent across all martial arts disciplines. It was a privilege to earn my Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu blue belt from coach Tommy and coach James during my time at the gym. I'd highly recommend FCG Balham both to complete beginners and seasoned martial artists alike.

Fantastic experience: Outstanding facility with family feel. Lots of diverse classes from wrestling and bjj to boxing and muay thai. Great and super friendly coaches. High quality equipment and different training areas.

Fantastic experience: Excellent staff & coaches.

Fantastic experience: Amazing gym and amazing staff

Fantastic experience: Great gym, trainers are really good and a fantastic supportive community. Excellent way to get really fit.

Fantastic experience: Fantastic facilities and really friendly atmosphere

Fantastic experience: Absolutely love this gym! the last year is the most consistent I’ve ever been with fitness which is down the great community feel and friendly coaches. As a bonus my mental well-being and physical health has increased massively since joining thank you

Fantastic experience: This is my happy place! It has helped me mentally and physically!! Such a family vibe as soon as you walk through the door. By far the best gym from the ownership to the management, to the trainers and all the staff! I train here 4-5 times a week and always feel amazing. All the trainers are friendly, inspiring and extremely qualified! Trainers who really care and go above and beyond to help you achieve your goals. They know how to push you to the limit in the best way possible with your workouts. Best choice we’ve ever made training at FCG! My boys age 11,7 and 6 attend 4 classes a week and they absolutely love it! We’ve made friends for life in this gym! I highly recommend it to all my friends and family!

Fantastic experience: Been a member at Fight City for 10 or so months - top trainers, and plenty of class options. The gym equipment to use in your own time is decent, has everything you need, and never too busy. Highly recommend Combat Strength class with Emanuel

Fantastic experience: Fantastic gym for all!!! I joined fight city around 6 months ago looking for a new challenge, and was hesitant joing a combat gym compared to the contemporary gyms in the area. Any worries we're shortly relived after my first few sessions. At its core the gym has an amazing community that will make you feel very welcome, which isn't common in most London gyms. Facilities are top quality too; lots of bags, boxing ring, jiujitsu mats, function area, weight room downstairs. Very clean as well. Wether you're looking to keep fit, learn a new skill or compete, this is the place for you! I recommend jiujitsu with James Saks & Tommy Yip or Boxing with Sam Gittins. Big up FCG!

Fantastic experience: FCG is a really great gym for beginners to advanced. Very community feel and very welcoming to both women and men. Would definitely recommend the gym, and particularly Sam Gittins classes!

Fantastic experience: Best gym ever! I started at FCG Balham on a 6 week trial in October 2021 intending to restart my fitness journey. I assumed I would do my trial and then rejoin another gym, but I fell in love with it and decided to stay. The classes are fun and also a great workout and trainers are really skilled. It really is a community, there’s so much support and I’ve never felt as comfortable in a gym as I do here. I’ve made the biggest journey in my fitness here than I have in my past 8 years training, I feel healthy and built so much more self confidence. Only have good things to say about this gym, 10/10!

Fantastic experience: Welcoming environment. Lots of different classes to choose makes it a great place for the whole family!!! Amazing place to start your journey whether it is martial arts, strenght and condition, yoga or just a simple workout.

Fantastic experience: This is my happy place! Great community, everyone is so helpful and nice to each other! Great place for kids too!

Fantastic experience: Great teachers and a really lovely community of people!

Fantastic experience: Great spot with fantastic staff! Feels like a real community. Solid tunes being pumped at all times. Never have to wait for a machine or for weights and it isn’t too busy. It’s also great that they encourage all the girls to join the boxing and other classes so don’t be intimidated! 10/10 recommend to a friend

Fantastic experience: I came as a complete beginner who’d not stepped foot in a gym for over 10 years. The coaches are all lovely, really welcoming and patient and the classes are great for a workout but also for improving technique. If you’d have told me a year ago that I’d actually be enjoying going to a gym I’d have called you crazy but here we are! Can’t recommend enough!

Negative experience: This gym is a danger to women! I’m sorry, I believe that all women should learn self defence but this isn’t the place to do it. I was in a Muay Thai class, the woman taking the session was mostly on her phone and wasn’t really teaching. We did clinching, grappling to the head. A fellow student grabbed my head and then swiped my legs (something we were told was very dangerous so we weren’t to do), he didn’t let go of my neck and I went into the wall. The instructor wasn’t that concerned and the lesson continued. The student wasn’t asked to leave. I was in a&e shortly afterwards and off work for 2 days.This was 6 months ago. I’ve had reoccurring problems with my neck ever since, the gym weren’t in touch. I get the impression that trained fighters, not teachers, work here. It’s not as supportive as it should be and this was plain dangerous. There’s a lack of women in this gym, I now see why.

Fantastic experience: Great MMA training

Fantastic experience: A fantastic gym. The staff and customers are all very friendly and all levels are welcome. I recommend the bjj and boxing.

Fantastic experience: Great gym with lots of classes, real knowledgeable instructors and really helpful staff.

Fantastic experience: Best gym ever!!!!! Seriously, whether you're a seasoned fighter or a straight up beginner wanting to try something new and challenging (like I was!) this gym is for you. It is NOT a "boxing as cardio fun" gym. It is the real deal: the (amazing) trainers here teach the actual techniques and strategy behind the punches, kicks and choke holds. They train real fighters. You are in a class with real fighters. The intense cardio workout you will get is a side benefit. It's also one of the friendliest gyms I've been a member of. I came in as an absolute beginner in Muay Thai and never felt out of place or ridiculous - everyone was helpful: the trainers and staff, of course, but the more seasoned members were also inclusive, friendly, and ready to help me out, offer pointers and do pad work with me. It's been the thing I've missed most during the lockdown and I can't wait to get back.

Fantastic experience: Brilliant gym, great people.

Fantastic experience: Very clean and fresh gym

Fantastic experience: Having been keeping a close eye on this place to open we wasnt dissapointed. My 15 year old has now had 2 P.T with the boxing trainer Liam. The staff on the counter make a great first impression. Welcoming & only happy to answer questions. Nicely laid out & a great work ethic. Keep up the great work guys.

Fantastic experience: Immaculate gym, quality equipment, top class coaches and friendly professional staff. The best gym in South London.

Fantastic experience: Best gym with so much equipment, classes and the best staff! You wouldnt believe they've only recently just opened, cant wait to go back!

Fantastic experience: Best equipped martial arts gym I've seen, with boxing ring, caged mats area, hanging bags and loads of equipment for weights and functional training. This place has clearly been thought through well. Trained Muay Thai here and the class was well balanced and the instructor knew his stuff. Will be spending a lot of time here. Highly recommended!

Fantastic experience: Never seen a gym liie this. Amazing facilities for all people. Very fair prices. Plenty of classes and equipment.

Fantastic experience: Great gym which offers a range of classes be it boxing to conditioning and welcomes beginners. Trainers know their stuff and are really friendly!