Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

I trained with Megs for a solid year. I did feel he was overal a good instructor but did find his moodiness a bit detracting from my learning. Luka was very nice. I must say I did find similar experiences as the other reviewer stated as far as some of the attitudes there. Several of the higher belts would bully me as well as others. The attitude was somewhat encouraged as a sort of ""right of passage"". Although this may be the way it is in Brazil I am not Brazilian. I eventually quit from a shoulder injury and knee surgery from various instances of someone cranking after I tapped. Megaton is a great BJJ guy but needs to look out for his students well being too. Pros: Tough guys Cons: Attitudes!!! more

Megaton came up through the ranks in Rio and is an established name in BJJ and the quality of instruction at this dojo is testament to his name. I train in Vegas, but I stopped by Megaton?s when I was in town because I had heard good things about him. Megaton's dojo is right up there among my favorite places to train. You spend a lot more mat time than other schools that waste time talking and conditioning which anyone can do outside. It?s obvious that you?re in there to learn BJJ, and the BS is cut out. There is a definite team atmosphere there that I?ve not seen as strong as other schools. The team reliably comes in first or second in the big AZ tournament, and only comes in second when the school hosting the tournament takes it. \r If you are a tap-out wearing MMA poser, this is probably not the school for you. There are plenty of other MMA schools in the area where you can sit around and talk and pretend you?re in the UFC, while Megaton?s crew continues to train away with top-notch instruction. Definitely stop in and at least check it out to compare before you decide to go with one of the others. Pros: 4 black belts, lots of training, good team, great instruction Cons: hot in August more

Megaton is an excellent BJJ guy but unfortunately it doesn't roll over to his teaching. I only tried a few classes but my experience was that he had better things to do than teach and basically yelled out some instruction from the corner he sat in. There was also an aire of arrogance as I was informed by a few student that their Academy was the only ""Real Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in Phoenix"". more