Staff is great and very friendly!! The gym is exactly where you would want to train. Everyone has been so polite and welcoming its easy to fit right in.The atmosphere is incredible, the music is motivating. Defiantly recommend checking it out!

I have been attending Ground Control for about a year and I am so glad to be part of the Muy Thai training. The program is intense, rigorous, and inclusive regardless of your experience level. The trainers are great and are always willing to help. I felt welcomed as soon as I came into the gym. I also enjoy the friendly atmosphere and the staff. Everyone is very warm and welcoming.The owner is also understanding and helpful when it came to some problems I faced at the beginning of the pandemic. I was training for a few months prior to the pandemic and unfortunately, I lost my position. As much as I wanted to continue training, I had to stop. The owner was willing to work with me and offered several options regarding my situation. I was incredibly grateful that they were willing to help during a tough time. Ultimately, I found another position and a few months later I was able to return to training. Ground Control offers excellent training and a safe training environment. I will recommend this place to anyone who wants to get fit and have a great experience.

Family friendly. Welcoming at all levels. Very clean and spacious. Staff are professional and passionate. Achieved instructors. Fairly priced.

I have been training here about 6 months and I love it. I started off doing Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) and even though it was intimidating at first, all the staff and students throughout the ranks have been extremely helpful. The classes are split between beginner and advanced. So, starting out you work with people with similar skills as a beginner.There are several instructors depending on the time of day you attend. Max teaches the afternoon classes and let me tell you he is the real deal. At 6’1 and still competing professionally this Black belt Master from Brazil is extremely well versed in the art. He competes in the 205Lbs weight class and is highly successful. He cultivates a great environment for his students and can answer any questions you may have. The classes are defiantly worth checking out. I highly recommend taking a free class if you are interested in learning more. I guarantee you will not be disappointed!Ground Control also offers other classes such as Muy Thai and Boxing. I also recommend Muy Thai as well. I have been doing Muy Thai for a month and its great. Brian teaches Muy Thai and has a diverse background in the Martial Arts and he also has some awesome stories about his training and fighting in Thailand. I love coming to his morning classes because we work hard, laugh, and I feel great afterwards. Brian is friendly, funny but makes you work hard. There is never a day that I leave his class without breaking a sweat. So far between BJJ and Muy Thai I have lost about 15 lbs.They also offer personal training services. I was interested in taking my fitness to the next level, so I hired Andre. He is one of the best personal trainers I have ever had. Andre tailored his workouts specifically to ME, working every week to bring me along at a pace which both pushed me, yet provided steady calculated strengthening. I am in the stabilization and strengthening phase which will lay the groundwork for the transition into my bulking phase. I am extremely happy with my personal training and his rates are highly competitive.Overall, the staff and facility are super professional. All the instructors are highly trained and care about your success. I am a believer that you get back what you put in and if you are willing to train hard you will get the experience, expertise, and facility to support your growth. Ground Control has it all!

This is a friendly and humble gym. Perfect for kids and family, great for Jiu-Jitsu and people who have been in the game for a long time as well as people just starting off. Everyone there is like Family. The people that work there are very friendly and always willing to help. Great training!

Learning so much! Respectful staff and partners! Everyone is like a family.

The gym is fine until you need to quit. I intentionally got the month to month contract so I could quit if necessary and ended up getting billed for a year and a half after moving. The owners business practices are extremely predatory and now I have to deal with collections BS after paying thousands over what I signed for. If you are dealing with the owner you will pay much more than you bargained for.

This place is awesome! Josh was very welcoming and informative. The 7 day free trial offer is a great offer. It gives you time to make a decision before committing. My son loves it!!

I’ve been coming to Ground Control now for about 3 months and I absolutely love the place. The training is incredible and Max Gimenis is one of the best coaches I’ve ever had the pleasure of training under. I love the atmosphere from the moment I walk in, very clean facility and everyone from the front desk secretary to the owner are super friendly and always very inviting.I highly recommend Ground Control to anyone that wants to train jiujitsu in the Columbia area. From kids to adults, they have something for everyone.

Ground Control Columbia is a very sketchy place where the gym owner, who doesnt even teach, tries to rip off as much money off of you as possible. Furthermore, the quality is not the same as it used to be after so many people have left.Lets first start with the controversial membership price. Last time I was offered to start my membership was around 160$. This was about 2 years ago. I was talking with some of the members, and some were paying 70$, $50, and some others were paying over 200$. Furthermore, some people were, all of a sudden, charged with hundreds of dollars at one point. The owners defense was, We changed the pricing option since the start of this year, so for the month of June, you have to make up the previous months missed payments. All without a month or so warning in advance...Many threatened to sue or decided to terminate the contract. I mean, who wouldnt be alarmed if they were charged well over 600$, all of a sudden, when you were continuously paying less than 100$ for the monthly payment. From what Ive heard many left due to this sketchy business tactics used by the owner. Even the jiu-jitsu professor who was teaching at the time left as well and opened his own gym at elsewhere, in which many followed to join him. According to the current GCC students, Because of his immigration status and contract with the owner, the professor was essentially being used like a slave. Glad to see him open his own gym.Ground Control Columbia is a cluster mess where they advertise themselves as a MMA gym, even though most of its revenue came from BJJ. There is no such MMA classes in here. Unless you decide to travel all the way to Ground Control in Baltimore/ Owings Mill for their MMA team practice, you are looking at yet another jiu-jitsu gym in Columbia. They take pride in their trade mark as a Renzo Gracie affiliate, and take incredible offense if students were to misrepresent the team. Some students actually competed under their professors name as a team, not as a Team Ground Control. The owners of the Ground Control would curse and yell at them for betraying the team. Due to this ego-concentric atmosphere, many of the best competitors have left the gym as well. Irony is that GCC just hired blackbelts who are from a completely different affiliate, not Renzo Gracie or other Ground Control black belts.There are still great people who train and teach here. Although many followed their previous professor and left the gym, there are still handful of students who decide to maintain their loyalty to the current professors and teammates. Yet another irony, many are staying until their contracts expire and planned on moving to different gyms.

Awesome gym! The facilities are extremely clean. The locker rooms are fully stocked with anything you might need if you had to shower after your workout and go straight to work. Everyone was exceptionally friendly and overall the atmosphere is great. They have different types of classes depending on what your main goal is. They even have classes for kids! Someone was always at the front desk to answer questions and help me with what I needed to get ready for class. They work with you regardless of your fitness level, push you to do better, and encourage you along the way.

Amazing gym, with outstanding instructors. I’ve been attending for over 3 years, and the schoool has consistently been high quality. Positive environment and people, from the instructors, to the students.

Top Notch, Professional, and Well Trained Professors! I highly recommend Ground Control!

Down to earth guys. Sweet location and great place to roll. Been to a few spots in the DMV now and thislooking like itll be my spot!!

THIS PLACE IS AMAZING!!!!! I have been going to the gym for about a year now and it has proven to be one of the best decisions i have ever made. The staff is friendly and welcoming and there is a family atmosphere about the place that makes anyone who walks in feel welcome. I would recommend this place to anyone looking into MMA or just a fun way to lose some weight.

The best place Ive ever trained! JP is an incredible teacher at jujitsu, and good with kids classes too. Coach Wayde really knows what he is doing during the boxing training sessions. Combine that with a gym open all day and student pricing, and youve got yourself the best deal around, second to none.

I love the people. Very clean and new equipment and facility. JP is a great instructor. Definitely worth checking out.

I am there for the BJJ, and JP is an incredible teacher. He is an Alliance black belt and brings a fantastic teaching method. GCC has a lot of other classes, weights, fitness machines, multiple mats, shower facilities... Really a great place that we are fortunate to have in the community.

I started training here roughly two months ago with no martial arts experience prior (other than some kids karate classes as a young lad). GCC has been super patient with their instruction and very open to me as a beginner, I was very nervous to try it out, but I was quickly put to ease with patient, safe instruction. As you begin to pick the concepts up you will get more comfortable with the learning pace and other members will take the time to show the moves. You rank as you improve and can show the ability and put in the time. GCC offers ladies and kids classes as well. The mats are clean and there are showers located in the restrooms. They offer month to month contracts and offer free trial classes.

This Academy has an amazing atmosphere with the great people I train everyday with! It is great to now have 2 Black Belts on the mats for Jiu Jitsu!!! Come by and be apart of our growing family!

Hands down one of the best places to train in columbia, Nice environment, Great instructors, Good Gym, and a lot of great people to meet and interact with

Great team, great instructors, and great for all skill levels.

This is the perfect place for me. The schedule is open enough that I can always get in a class or workout. The dojo is clean and has an excellent selection of weight-lifting, cardio training, and overall exercise gear. The staff are very friendly and professional. There is no question this is the best Jiu Jitsu/Martial Arts school in the area.

Ground Control Columbia (GCC) is an awesome Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) gym conveniently located off of Routes 100 and 108 (Old Annapolis Road), behind the Giant Centre Park Drive shopping center. The staff is warm and friendly, and makes you feel at home. Ive been a member for eighteen months and I think they have the classiest setup in the Baltimore metro area, hands down. The facility is top-notch.The school opened about a year ago and offers a variety of adult and kids classes (“Little Champions”) every day of the week. Classes include Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ/wrestling), boxing, Muay Thai kickboxing, and MMA (a combination of all three).João Paulo JP Ferreira, Black Belt head instructor, hails from Brazil and has competed at the national and world level. Many of his students successfully compete at local, national, and world level. He makes learning fun.The MMA school is aligned with the world-famous Brazilian Gracie Family and has hosted several Gracies as guest instructors. Students are also encouraged to attend special training events at the other three Ground Control locations in the Baltimore area.GCC also has a great gym, complete with squat racks, Olympic and free weights, and lifting machines. Theres hardly ever a wait for treadmills and elliptical/rowing machines. Several personal trainers are available to design custom lifting plans.Whether your goal is to lose some extra pounds, learn self-defense skills, or become a serious fighter, GCC is the place for you.

One of the best gyms Ive been to on the east coast! They have everything you look for in a gym.They have a large clean facility, 2 bathrooms with showers, tons of mat space (2 mat areas), bags, and workout equipment. They even sell all the gear you need at a cheap price, so you dont need to shop elsewhere.Training here has really improved my life over the past few years. All the people from the staff to the people that train here are friendly, and Ive met some incredible people in the process. I mainly train jiu jitsu, and the classes work for everyone from casual practitioners to serious competitors....not to mention the black belts here are some of the best out there (one under Renzo Gracie, and one under the current world champions - Alliance). I also train muay thai, boxing, and mma occasionally - which also have some great instruction. If training martial arts is not your thing, there is also the gym with all the workout equipment you need!I would recommend this place to people of all ages, regardless of what your martial arts or fitness interest is!

Great place. Excellent teachers.

Great place definitely worth the money

Great atmosphere. Awesome coachs.

Great academy.