This was what I was looking for! An MMA oasis in NJ. A cage, cardio and conditioning equipment and most of all, coaching for each category of training for MMA. If you’re looking to train to compete or just get a kick butt workout S.C.A. is the place. They told me that this spring they are going to expand and put in an additional 1,300 sq. ft. of seemless grappling mat. Also add a full size boxing ring. I’m HOOKED!!!!!

Im the NJ MMA Title holder at 155lbs.Im going to be turning pro in 2011 and have trained with coah John Narleski for over a year and a half on my Kickboxing and ground and pound.If your looking for some serious training and enviroment with no attitudes Strategic Combat is where you want to train to be a fighter.Plus they offer everything you need and have an amazing gym.Boxing,Muay Thai,BJJ and Kickboxing.They have a full size cage and ring,plus every peice of stregnth and cardio equipment possible to get your condititioning to its maximum for fight day.

You’ll need to contact SCA directly for their rates. However, they do offer a “15% discount on memberships for active Law Enforcement, Firefighters, and Military.”

you should get real.You must of took the kids class my friend.Come on back and i’ll make sure you have your choice of mma fighters to spar with,i’d put my money on my guys.so please shut your pie hole.

There’s plenty of amatuer and a few pro fighters out of Strategic .For a new facility they have an upcoming stable of fresh fighters for MMA and stand up.I spoke to a few guys who joined from other gyms because they didnt have sparring partners to help prepare for fights.State of the art gym with every peice of equipment you could think of,including a cage and 20×20 boxing ring and 2,200 sq. feet of mats.Something for eveyone fighters and people looking to just get an intense workout.

What about BJJ ? Do they have a good programm ? A good coach ?

Does he have any important title ? Did he win NAGA or some important tournament before ?

This place is great, I went here for a short period of time and it absolutely is good they push you hard and you get so much out of it.

I am the BJJ head Instructor, and yes, I am there everyday.

S.C.A. is amazing gym with a great staff, plenty of space, and good equip. i have been training there since its opening almost 2 years ago. coming from some one who has done martial arts all his life this is one of the best gyms I have ever had the privilege and pleasure of being a part of. With the edition of Weapons 9 Muay Thai and S.A.S. BJJ team it is def the total pkg gym! The staff, trianers, and other gym members really give you a sense of family and are always willing to help.

I’ve been with S.C.A. for about a year and it’s probably the best gym in NJ right now. The facility is big and clean. The instructors are great at what they do. There’s alot of good people that comes from S.C.A. Its a great well rounded gym for biginners and advance students.

Jonathan, contact the gym directly.

@flytrap, cleaning the mats is a sign of respect for your professor,coach, Kru, etc. but as an individual who seems to talk alot but not know the basics. Most gyms do not have showers, do the research and good luck on your journey and remember can you can not learn anything when your talking!

I was not mentioning that students have to clean the mats for any other reason then the fact that the mats are VERY DIRTY. But for the price that students pay, I do feel the gym should clean its own mats. And yes I did watch the karate kid. Daniel was being instructed for FREE by Mr. Miyagi in his home and backyard. This is a for profit gym. I pay to be instructed. My complaint is that if I am being asked to help clean, then the mats should be kept very clean by the staff aswell. Clean mats are a very big deal for BJJ because they breathe in all that dirt. The gym should take my comments as constructive criticism. Prospective students should look at my comments as information that can help them make an informed decision before joining a gym. I agree most gyms don’t have showers, but some do. I will take your advice @flytrap. This is review section. As a former customer I am writting a review for future students who might want to know more about this gym. The gym should take it as constructive feedback (that is to see a former students complaints and see their honest opinion) to make improvements.

You are entitled to your opinion, how ever I feel you are misinforming people. The MATS are NOT dirty here, I think this must have been your first gym attended and you have yet to find out many things. Also, cleaning the MAts is being at one with the place you are attending, I am pretty sure you did not leave your garbage on the floor of a University you might attend? Or probably wipe down the equipment at a basic cardio or weightlifting gym if you use the equipment. It is like always eating fast food and never washing dishes, how can you respect what you eat and the process it takes to give energy. As for the price, look at what you can learn and the options you have at this gym and go price shopping, please let us know if it is too expensive then . I am happy with the gym and respect the ppl in it and what stands for so please don’t misinform ppl on a social site because you sound bitter and possibly lack a real social life. Again, the martial arts are bigger than your opinion on Mats and if you are to remain involved you might want to learn the philosophies as well.

I am not misinforming anyone! Almost all the positive reviews on this site or any other site reviewing SCA are from staff members! That’s the misinformation! Bottom line the mats were dirty when I was a student there. For the price that I paid I expect to not have to clean the mats everyday after class! I have my own job! As a gym owner shouldn’t your job be to keep your gym clean? I understand that it’s cheaper & easier to have the students do it for FREE. Don’t make up nonsense about honor & respect as reasons for the students to do your job! Who wants to be in a gym where the instructors get replaced by the owner at will! How many instructors have left the gym in the last year? I can think of at least 3. And my reason for leaving was because my instructor left and I found out the day my contract expired. To top it off, the gym didn’t tell me that my instructor was leaving! My instructor did in secret! Where’s the honor and respect in that from the gym? Why was I asked how did I find out my instructor was leaving when I told the gym that I wasn’t going to renew my contract? I have no problem with instructors going or coming. I have a problem when a gym does it without informing their students. You want me to renew my contract and my instructor just left? And I have no clue who the next instructor will be or how long he’ll stay as an instructor in your gym. If you want to stay in business how about you focus on customer service? You can hire or fire as many instructors as you want. Once you lose focus of what your customer wants your business is in jeopardy! You will never get me back as a student in your gym, so how about you focus on not losing another member such as myself for the reasons I’ve mentioned above and before. I honestly wish you the best. My review is just constructive criticism, so take it how you want to.

@Bobby Mate.. Although I do agree with you about RJ, no need to be such a hater. If you have nothing positive to say, just keep your mouth shut and move on…..I don’t recall anyone claiming this to be a rough and tumble “fighters gym” Why b/c the members don’t spit on the floor and keep it like a pigsty like past members have? Please man.. move on……this happens to be a great gym

Ive taken a few classes here and they treat you like shit. Why would I want to go somewhere where the coaches are yelling at people during a class for not having the right foot work? I saw the boxing coach go off on a kid that couldnt be more than 19yrs old because his foot work was wrong. If you go there and youre not in great shape and cant keep up they treat you like shit. They dont answer their phones, return emails or return voicemails either. The place is completely unprofessional and over priced. Ive seen the coaches flirting with the women that attend and give them special treatment while neglecting others, including myself, that werent doing very well. The place isnt very consistent either. One day the coach says this is pretty much a cardio class with a little boxing and the next hes meticulous about every single thing we did. If I wanted to be treated like crap, I would have stayed in the Army.