Reviews for Tosetti Institute of MMA & Fitness

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  • Sep 2022

    Let me preface anything I say here with the fact that I am neither a natural athlete, nor have I ever liked working out.With that said, the Tosetti team has somehow gotten me to a point in my life where I can’t imagine a life NOT doing squats, punching bags, wrestling, and swinging swords. It’s probably high time I left a review, since I’ve been going here since September 2018.Fitness classes are like a giant game of “Simon Says.” Coach Melissa and Coach Geralyn are amazing, and some of the warmest, most welcoming people I’ve ever met. Their patience and encouragement when I started these classes went a long way to bolster my confidence. Again, I’ve never...read full review

  • Sep 2022

    (This is a copy of the review I left on Google reviews. I love this place, and want to make sure everyone knows it!) Let me preface anything I say here with the fact that I am neither a natural athlete, nor have I ever liked working out. With that said, the Tosetti team has somehow gotten me to a point in my life where I can't imagine a life NOT doing squats, punching bags, wrestling, and swinging swords. It's probably high time I left a review, since I've been going here since September 2018. Fitness classes are like a giant game of "Simon Says." Coach Melissa and Coach Geralyn are amazing, and some of the warmest, most welcoming people I've ever met. Their patience and encouragement when I started these classes went a long way to bolster my confidence. Again, I've never liked working out, so I also had no idea what I was doing, and being told what to do did me a whole lot of good. They were happy to start me off with baby steps and add challenges as I progressed, and are always ready to show you alternatives if you have certain limitations, such as joint issues. Wrestling classes--when I say I knew nothing about working out, I knew even less about wrestling. I actually started these classes because of the sword classes (that's a long story). Coach Paul officially teaches these (with the occasional supervised wrestling sessions from... another Paul), and has somehow shown me, at 5'4'', how to throw people who tower over me. The classes tend to be a mix of all levels of experience and weight classes, and Coach Paul will often cater his lesson that day to the needs of the class demographic. It's a whole lot of fun. Lastly, sword classes are what I joined Tosetti Institute for (and since I joined, they've added a polearms class to the weapons repertoire). These are not the kind of sword fighting classes that usually come to mind in the modern era, such as the foil fencing you see in the Olympics. We're talking historical martial arts here, with swords in a variety of sizes and styles--and Coach Paul definitely emphasizes the martial part of the art. This was EXACTLY what I was looking for. He draws form historical texts, but he's a fighter first and foremost, and that's what I think really sets his teaching off from other historical fencing schools--if you want to learn how to fight, he will teach you how to fight. I'm going to do a bit of bragging here, but some of our sword fighters are competition-winners (I'm not among them--I'm actually mediocre at best, but I love being able to learn from these awesome people). Really, I could go on and on about how much I love Tosetti Institute, and the people there. This was unfortunately the shortest I could keep this review while doing them any sort of justice, and it's only an inkling of how much I love this place. Even sadder is the fact that I'll be moving out of the area in the spring/ summer--of all the things in the SF Bay Area, Tosetti Institute and the people I've met there are what I will miss the most, and I don't think I'll ever find their equal.

  • Dec 2021

    This is the best martial arts and fitness school I have ever been to. Not only do the coaches really know their stuff, they are fun people. They foster a supportive and inclusive community where everyone can feel welcome. They will help you modify your workouts if you have physical limitations. I joined for the Longsword HEMA classes but since I started the fitness classes my bad knees have become stronger and more flexible.

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Hours

Monday: 6 - 9PM
Tuesday: 6 - 9PM
Wednesday: 6 - 7PM
Thursday: 6 - 9PM
Friday: 6 - 7PM
Saturday: 8 - 9AM
Sunday: Closed

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accepts credit cards good for kids street parking, private lot parking gender-neutral restrooms bike parking