Precision MMA is currently the largest martial arts school in the entire Poughkeepsie area. Owner and head instructor Brian McLaughlin talks about his martial arts journey as a Poughkeepsie kid in the Hudson Valley.
I’ve lived in the Poughkeepsie area my entire life. I went to Arlington high school and studied at SUNY New Paltz in college. Growing up Poughkeepsie was known for a lot of things, but elite martial arts training was not one of them. Since the age of 15 I’ve been completely obsessed with martial arts – instead of going to prom I worked on my triangle chokes, for my 21st birthday I prepared for a tournament the next day, I picked my college classes around my martial arts training schedule.
Unfortunately, seeking out the best martial arts training meant traveling…a lot. Poughkeepsie wasn’t home to spectacular jiu-jitsu fighters or knockout artists. I would go to Danbury, CT to learn muay thai, Westchester to train Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Kingston to learn boxing. I always dreamed of one day bringing my martial arts knowledge back home to Poughkeepsie, so that others in my home town could have access to the type of training I had to travel far and wide for.
I first began teaching martial arts in 2004 in the back of a Kung Fu school just outside Poughkeepsie with about 500 sq feet of mats. When I first began my only students were my roommate, brother and girlfriend. Eventually I expanded to include a handful of my college buddies.
We later moved to the back of a fitness gym called “Crush” before jumping over to the attic of a physical therapy center. Things were rough back then. The roof would leak, the therapy clients would complain about the noise and once or twice a bat even flew into my office. We pushed on though and slowly but surely our reputation grew and our membership increased.
Today Precision has packed classes with numerous expert coaches running classes around the clock. I fell very fortunate to be able to share my martial arts journey with so many incredible people! Although our instructors have always been world class and our students are making great strides, our facility for many years remained modest. However, after negotiating with numerous landlords in an attempt to expand a deal was finally reached and Precision moved into its brand new facility.
Finally Poughkeepsie would have a world class martial arts facility. Space is no longer an issue – our facility is 5,000 square feet, we have a full size boxing ring, heavy bags, thai pads, crash mats, shower facilities, leather couches and more training space than any Poughkeepsie martial arts school – my dream has become a reality.
Now Poughkeepsie martial artists have access to MMA, Muay Thai, Boxing and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu champions with classes 7 days a week in a beautiful facility. Precision MMA stands as proof that if you work hard and surround yourself with positive people good things will come.
Precision MMA is in such high demand that many of our students travel from Wappingers Falls, Pleasant Valley, LaGrangeville, Hopewell Junction, New Paltz, Pawling and Millbrook for our incredible martial arts classes and outstanding reputation. We are so confident that you will love Precision MMA that we even offer a 30 Day Money Back Guarantee. No other Poughkeepsie martial arts school has the confidence to do that!
Now Precision wants to share all it has to offer with YOU. We are giving away a 30 Day FREE Trial to find out more call 845-392-8495 or visit http://www.poughkeepsiemixedmartialarts.com and get started with the best martial arts school in Poughkeepsie, NY!