Alliance

Fantastic experience: Great instructors good amount of classes

Fantastic experience: Great experience thus far.

Fantastic experience: I never enjoyed exercise before I joined Alliance. No lie. I started with their Krav classes because I appreciated the efficiency of the form, and wanted to learn how to defend myself quickly and easily without memorizing complicated techniques. Then I learned about their heavy bag classes, Strikefit - a mix of Krav and kickboxing. Apparently, I love kickboxing. Then I wanted to learn how to lift weights without hurting myself, and to gain muscle mass now that I'm in my 30s. Apparently, I also love CrossFit. Carlos is the best coach. I feel so supported, seen, and accepted at this gym. It's also pet and LGBTQ friendly - getting to work out when someone's brought their pup and to also know that I won't be targeted for being queer is just the best experience. Thank you Alliance, I never want to belong to another gym!

Fantastic experience: This place is amazing, love the classes and the people. It’s a safe space especially for beginners! Training is fun now thanks to Alliance

Fantastic experience: I moved to LA a couple months ago and couldn’t find a place I like until I visited Alliance and I knew that was the spot. Place is clean, coaches are great, location is perfect for me, and I can bring my dog with me work out. Highly recommend.

Fantastic experience: I love Alliance. It’s such a family, everyone is so cool and supportive of everyone’s goals, we push each other and make each other stronger. I literally look forward to working out now I’ve never had that before

Fantastic experience: A friend recommended this place when I was reaching out about martial arts studios that friends liked. At the first class, my kid was hooked. They immediately start teaching skills all while making it super fun. My son couldn't be happier. Also, it's a good mix of boys and girls.

Fantastic experience: Love this place, very qualified and caring staff!

Fantastic experience: I've been taking my son to classes at Alliance for the past 3 months and the instructors - Coach Chris & Coach Kelly - are exceptional. They truly care about the kids and they push them just enough while creating a fun environment. Also great for instilling self-confidence and discipline. Highly recommended!

Fantastic experience: Amazing gym. Love the community and coaches. Friendly and motivational. I never attended any structured class and was nervous about starting. A year later and I feel like a new confident person. Easy to schedule classes.

Fantastic experience: Hey there! I want to start off I have no regrets joining alliance culver city. The instructors are awesome! Great facility, great staff very welcoming, and most of all they know how to get down n sweaty! I enjoy every workout there & there facility is very clean. I recommend anyone who wants to learn, get in shape, self defense, to join you Wil have no regrets.

Fantastic experience: Amazing gym. Love the community and coaches. Friendly and motivational. I never attended any structured class and was nervous about starting. A year later and I feel like a new confident person. Easy to schedule classes.

Fantastic experience: Amazing gym. Love the community and coaches. Friendly and motivational. I never attended any structured class and was nervous about starting. A year later and I feel like a new confident person. Easy to schedule classes.

Fantastic experience: With a friendly staff, expert coaches and an nice inclusive environment they have made the experience of training regularly the part of the day that I look forward to. Their fitness classes consists of a nice balance between cardio, strength and self-defense training. Great vibes!!! Great place!!! Great people!!!

Fantastic experience: Love them!

Fantastic experience: Great work out and great people! Come here guys, you will enjoy it!!!

Fantastic experience: First class was today, I really enjoyed it

Fantastic experience: Fantastic gym! Knowledgable instructors and amazing training.

Fantastic experience: Alliance is such a great space and community. I’ve been able to dedicate time towards going to improve not only my physical health but mental health as well.

Fantastic experience: I joined with the intention of increasing strength and stamina, but discovered something I love. The support and encouragement that I receive from the Alliance coaches is what makes me know that I can do and achieve much more than I previously thought possible.

Fantastic experience: Alliance is a community of amazing hardcore work out individuals. Everyone is welcoming even the members. The coaches are truly committed to making sure form and proper alignment are in place to prevent injury. They push you and hold you to a certain standard, but at the same time give your body grace of what it needs. Modification does not mean your not working hard , thats something they always say. Shout out to coaches Andrew, Sarah and Eileen for helping me in my fitness journey.

Fantastic experience: Absolutely great spot. They have great trainers and tons of different martial arts workouts to choose from and more. Crossfit, open gym, boxing class, may thai, Krav, grappling, strike fit (cross fit with a twist). If your looking for a good place to workout, a place to learn some self defense, a place to meet awesome driven people, then this is the spot for you.

Fantastic experience: Definitely my favorite gym by far! They have many different classes and offer a great learning environment to people of all different skill levels. Whether you're seasoned veteran or greenhorn, this place is for you.

Fantastic experience: Alliance is an amazing place filled with equally amazing people. I started coming here in April of 2013 and I can say honestly say there is no better place for Krav Maga or Crossfit. I can not give a higher recommendation for Alliance and the sense of community that it creates!

Fantastic experience: Alliance Training Center is a great gym for both CrossFit and for Krav Maga. I have worked out here for the past 3 1/2 years and have experienced their CrossFit program (both through private training and classes) and their Krav Maga program (through private lessons). It is the most fun gym that I've ever trained at, and that's comparing it to about 30 different gyms that I have trained at over the course of my life. The one aspect of the Alliance Training Center that sets it leagues above every other gym is its amazing and collegial community of coaches and gym members. Everyone at this gym is down-to-earth and friendly and genuinely welcoming. When I first started training at Alliance and was a relative beginner in CrossFit, this welcoming environment of people really helped me and encouraged me as I learned how to master the CrossFit basics, particularly since I am not the most coordinated person when it comes to athletics! Alliance is a supportive gym, where everyone cheers each other on in the workouts--it's not a negatively competitive or unfriendly place at all. I think that this culture is a reflection of John and Vivian, the owners, who are both very nice people. There are lots of good people here! The coaches at Alliance are quite knowledgeable too, and are willing to give all sorts of advice and pointers about workouts, how to improve form, stretching, dieting, and even referrals to masseurs and acupuncturists. I feel like the coaches genuinely care about helping me, and others, to meet our respective goals. I have worked out in many different CrossFit gyms around the country (I travel a lot for work) and not all CrossFit coaches are as friendly and helpful as the ones are at Alliance.

Fantastic experience: Alliance has top quality training in both Krav Maga and CrossFit. The additional Strikefit, Boxing, and BJJ classes keep your schedule varied and give you a well rounded self-defense learning experience. The Krav coaches are experienced and hands-on. Advanced classes with John are worth their weight in gold but all the coaches are highly skilled and effective teachers that follow a class structure designed to effectively teach this self-defense system to folks of all skill and athletic levels. This group of students and teachers are very welcoming, fun, and energetic. If you're looking for a motivating environment to get or stay in shape, this is the place to be.

Fantastic experience: Been going over 2 years. Hands down the best self-defense instructors and facilities I have ever attended. Superb instructors. The crossfit section has a very knowledgeable and helpful coaching staff. Great community as well, with the entire gym, coaching staff and members, all ways hosting/throwing events and parties.

Fantastic experience: I will freely confess that I teach one class a week, strikefit (a variation of kick boxing), but this review is about the other aspects of this gym, as I am a student in the other "wings" of Krav Maga and Crossfit. Crossfit is so far out of my comfort zone that I tremble when I walk into that part of the gym. But the crossfit training staff show equal amounts of compassion and dedication, knowledge and realistic expectations of what I, a 50 year old kind of klutzy woman can accomplish that I now can do things I never ever thought I could do in a million years. As far as Krav Maga instruction goes, HERE you get to learn from the guy who literally (!) wrote the BOOK on krav maga. He, and all the other Krav Maga instructors teach in a realistic yet safe setting, and do it with class, style and care. This place has become my home away from home, in so so many ways.

Fantastic experience: Alliance Training Center is much more than a gym, it’s a community. The quality of instruction is superb, and the coaches who are extremely knowledgeable, provide a positive and motivating environment. There is a real benefit to training at Alliance, and it’s the one-on-one availability of the instructors. I was new to cross fit and weightlifting when I joined, and I received a tremendous amount of support and personal instruction. Likewise, the members are positive and encouraging of one another, which rounds out the experience of training at this facility. I joined the gym to have a place to work out, but it gave me so much more than that.

Fantastic experience: Great place to train your family. The facility is extremely clean, the staff is extremely nice. My son and I love the workouts. They are hard but the staff makes it really fun. We have been going for about 4 months and we plan on continuing.

Fantastic experience: The staff, classes, and people makes this place worth the time and pain. Great atmosphere and great coaches equals great experiences.

Fantastic experience: Great atmosphere for learning!

Positive experience: My first time experience was okay. They were nice enough to squeeze me in for one of their classes, however when I had picked certain weights for myself that I knew I was comfortable with, my trainer told me to go back and get a lighter set. This was a bit surprising, and made me wonder if he assumed I wouldn’t be able to handle the heavier weights, but I didn’t make much of it since he was the trainer so I assumed he knew what he was talking about. Unfortunately, I should have listened to my intuition because doing arm workouts with 5 lb dumbbells meant I didn’t feel my muscles being worked. I do like how they emphasize proper form and technique but I think load should also be part of that when adopting a strength regimen, which is my focus. Overall the workout didn’t really feel like too much of a workout but more of a lesson on form and technique for deadlifts, bicep/tricep and back work, which can be really great if you need to better or learn the right form. I did learn some things from this session but I’m hoping their other strength classes focus more also on fatiguing the muscles/failure.

Fantastic experience: While in LA for the summer I needed a place to train. I joined Alliance on the recommendation of my Texas Krav gym. My background is having been a member of two Austin based Krav gyms which were a little small for my liking. In comparison, Alliance is huge as far as the classes and training opportunities they offer. I take Krav, BJJ, Muy Tai and strength training class. There isn't a single gym in Austin that offers all this bang for your buck and Austin is a pretty large market. The instructors for these four disciplines are all very knowledgable and have been able to answer any question I've had. Highly recommend!

Fantastic experience: Joined the gym around 4 months ago and it's been great! Friendly and knowledgeable coaches. I've learnt a lot over these few months and plan to continue for a long time to come. It's a great way to stay physically fit while actually learning useful self defense skills.

Fantastic experience: Very wholesome work out space that feels super welcoming and inclusive. I started the Strikefit four months ago with zero kickboxing experience and I have been really enjoying it!

Fantastic experience: Friendly, extremely knowledgeable staff that meets everyone where they are. Krav with Ashley and Chris are my favorite classes to attend, they are awesome and always so fun! My favorite part of this gym is the focus on support and safety. And plenty of parking space in front, which is a godsend in LA! 11/10 would recommend

Fantastic experience: I’ve been at Alliance since mid- January and I love it. Not only am I seeing results, I got my yellow belt in Krav, but I’ve also made friends. One of the reasons I was actually looking to join. I also don’t feel intimidated or that I don’t belong. I feel welcome and encouraged at every step I take. If you a looking for a place to reach your goals and have a gym family, look no farther.

Fantastic experience: This is the gym to join if you’re looking to be challenged, have fun, and meet a great community of people! My only regret is that I didn’t join Alliance sooner.

Fantastic experience: Hi, I just wanted to leave a description of my review. I strongly recommend Alliance to anyone who is looking for a solid outdoor gym with a great team to boot. They take social distancing very seriously, so if you are looking to workout but you have COVID-19 concerns, then I suggest checking Alliance out. I am no longer a member as I had to leave the area, but thank you Andrew, Nicky, Andrew, Chris, Sarah, and all the other trainers who pushed me to better myself.

Fantastic experience: Alliance stands out above all the rest for many reasons, among them: safe, effective coaching * dedication to members * gives back to the community * AMAZING RESULTS * fun, diverse classes * everyone's so dang nice (not easy to find in a gym in LA!) * a bunch of other reasons! Give them a try - you'll fall in love!

Fantastic experience: Ilove this program!,there's a variety of classes for everyone's different needs and physique goals, everyone one is friendly and welcoming from staff to the members.highly recommended recommended for all ages and both men and women!.

Fantastic experience: New location is great, all outside, plenty of room even it's a full class. Adam is a great coach in regards to the CrossFit part of the gym.

Fantastic experience: Love the variety of fitness classes they offer - from different types of martial arts to cardio kickboxing to crossfit. Really welcoming community with folks of all fitness levels too!

Fantastic experience: I highly recommend this gym; since I started I’ve experienced excellent training, and a great selection of classes to train in. The training coaches are all knowledgeable in helping to develop each individuals health needs and goals. The culture that has been created by the staff and all students is friendly, encouraging, and challenging in a positive way towards reaching our health goals. BE. DO. HAVE.!!!

Fantastic experience: Been training here for a quarter or so and it’s been great so far. Great staff, quality trainings, very friendly co-practitioners. I am a busy person, the ‘a la carte’ schedule offers such flexibility that I could finally keep up with my trainings. Post Covid management is neat (outdoor training + distancing + cleansing products available on site). Glad I found you guys.

Fantastic experience: I really love this gym. And I love it even more now after seeing the response they gave to the pandemic. John, owner and coach, really managed this so well. He allowed us to take home his equipment and then he found a new location and pretty much made this whole new gym outside in a way that was so thoughtful and it just works for everyone. My coach, Adam, is the most caring and attentive guy and I just feel safe doing CrossFit with him and the people are all just so welcoming and amazing. I mean. Really! I so recommend Alliance.

Fantastic experience: Great place for training of all kinds. I enjoy the strikefit, Muay Thai and yoga classes personally.

Fantastic experience: With the uptick in crime and particularly Asian hate crimes in 2021, I thought to myself “you’re a 5 feet, 110lb Asian female, you should probably know some basics in self defense”. Came to find out Alliance offers so much more than just basic moves. You’ll find knowledgeable AND super friendly coaches who are genuinely interested to teach you. You‘ll make friends in your classes to train, grow, and test together. You’ll get stronger and feel more comfortable about using that strength. Most importantly, you’ll have fun!

Fantastic experience: Everyone who works there is so nice and welcoming.

Fantastic experience: Open air and covid-conscious, definitely worth the price

Fantastic experience: Excellent trainers and community.

Fantastic experience: Knowledgeable and friendly staff

Fantastic experience: Great instructors, very clean atmosphere and super friendly staff!

Fantastic experience: Great experience working out here and staff is very friendly. Highly recommend

Fantastic experience: Alliance is a great outdoor gym that provides something for everyone.

Fantastic experience: Outstanding instruction for my child. Outdoor gym for everyone's piece of mind.

Fantastic experience: Friendly and supportive environment, always a great workout : ) ️‍♀️

Fantastic experience: Amazing place to workout and take fight classes at. Definitely worth the price. Highly recommend the bag classes.

Fantastic experience: High level training in self defense, Muy Thai and fitness. A great community, where everyone is willing to help. I highly recommend it

Fantastic experience: Great experience here! I'm learning a TON of Krav and the Strikefit classes are amazing workouts and super fun. Definitely give Alliance a try if you're on the fence.

Fantastic experience: Since the pandemic began, Alliance has been very mindful of safety protocols regarding Covid-19 and are making sure everyone is getting a solid workout in while being safe.The coaches are encouraging and committed to teaching proper technique in any class you take. All you have to do is get there and they will put you to work.

Fantastic experience: With Covid taking out most gyms, Alliance shifted to a new location with all outdoor space and the new gym looks great! Everyone is socially distant and classes are still very effective. The best!

Fantastic experience: The coaches are knowledgable and helpful. There is great camaraderie among the students and students and coaches. The envronment is always clean and has the necessary tools and materials needed. Whatever your exercise goals are there is facilitation, support and inspiration.

Fantastic experience: Alliance has a unique community spirit never found in chains, seldom found in neighborhood gyms and practically unheard of in Los Angeles. From the uber-fit to the getting-fit to the first timers, this is a warm and welcoming place with friendly and experienced instructors.

Fantastic experience: it has pretty much everything for strength and cardio if you're just interested in fitness. For the martial arts side, instructors and training partners are great. all levels from beginners to skilled who you can train with accordingly. also, there's space, which is rare for gyms in LA.

Fantastic experience: I have been looking for a place like Alliance Culver City for the longest time and happy to report that the search is over. The staff/teachers are fantastic and the class size is just the right amount of pupils to really feel looked after. You can clearly see that John (owner) cares a great deal about his community and he managed to stay operational even during a pandemic. Kudos to the entire team and looking forward to many more months of great work outs and martial arts training.

Fantastic experience: Highly recommend! If you were like me, you probably stopped lifting and was doing everything you can to get a good home workout when COVID first shut down all the gyms. I started coming out to Alliance in November 2020 because I wanted to get back into lifting and wanted to find a new gym around my new apartment. My first cross-fit workout at Alliance had me hooked. Not only were they maintaining COVID protocols with masks, distancing, and sanitizing all equipment; the community is unmatched. I felt welcome on the first day and I made it my new gym home. They have classes for all levels. There is always a free class for all newcomers that I encourage everyone to try out!

Fantastic experience: I love this gym. They truly care about their members from COVID protection to workout modifications. I joined during a rough period in my life but I’m so happy to have found this place and have made some lifelong friends. Alliance cares about all aspects of their clients - from physical well being to personal growth and helping how they can to meet personally set milestones. No matter your size, shape, gender or how you choose to identify, Alliance is a safe place to work on yourself however you see fit to become fit; whatever that means to you.

Fantastic experience: great vibe, amazing ppl and a very supportive community. cant recommend this place enough.

Fantastic experience: I signed up for classes at Alliance Culver City early December of '20. To be honest, I wanted to get back in shape but didn't know where to start. I needed accountability and motivation, which is something the trainers have been able to provide me with on my journey. The trainers bring an objective eye. They look at your workout performance and let you know about any areas you could improve on where you might be able to push yourself a little harder. I'm experiencing great results with the guidance of our trainers and that is why I highly recommend Alliance Culver City.

Fantastic experience: Ever since I walked into the gym, everyone there was so warm and welcoming. They make learning easy and fun. All of the instructors there are top notch and really care about making you learn the right and best way possible. I am proud to be apart of Alliance Culver City!

Fantastic experience: Alliance has great coaching, facilities, and overall atmosphere. The coaches do a great job of taking time to explain everything and give a lot of focus to each person training. I highly recommend this gym!

Fantastic experience: Such an amazing gym. You can't find a friendlier atmosphere, all while you have some of the highest ranked fighters in the world. Everyone is always welcome, class quality is fantastic, and good offerings.

Fantastic experience: I’m so happy I found this gym / self defense school. Everyone is so friendly and helpful, and the instructors are great! John, the owner, really cares about providing the best experience, and it trickles down to his staff. It’s got a homey feel and I just love coming here after a long day at work.

Fantastic experience: Love this gym! The new outdoor space is great and is stocked up with lots of barbells, squat racks, anything you would want at a Crossfit gym. Also there's a dedicated parking lot, which is super helpful!

Fantastic experience: The only gym I’ve ever been to that wasn’t constantly badgering you to sign up for extended memberships. They are all about the technical training and creating a great community. A great place to train and learn from world class instructors!

Fantastic experience: I love Alliance! I took a self defense seminar for work and loved everything about it that I signed up to be a member. Great environment, staff and members. Feels like home! Highly suggested for anyone looking for self defense for all ages or even if you’re looking for a new gym to work out. Check us out and you might become a new member!

Fantastic experience: Great facilities and amazing staff. I feel so safe working out here, especially during the pandemic. Love their new location, and it's super easy to get to. Would def recommend!

Fantastic experience: The classes are great! It's such a wonderful community! The gym is all outdoors and safe during this time of Covid-19. I'm so thankful to have this outlet right now!

Fantastic experience: Alliance is amazing. If you’re looking for a workout you will definitely get it, but you can also build a tremendously useful skillset with the self defense classes. These guys really know their stuff. All the instructors are awesome people and the new outdoor setup shows just how dedicated they are to giving people the opportunity to keep improving themselves. I’m insanely grateful I discovered this gym and can’t recommend it enough.

Fantastic experience: I have been a member of this gym since its early days. The coaches are incredible, the community is lovely and now, with outdoor facilities and masks and social distance protocol, I am fit AND safe. I love it here. And no matter what you are into, you can find it here: kickboxing, self defense, circuit training and Crossfit style classes. And if classes aren’t your thing, you can use the facilities during open gym.

Fantastic experience: Great covid set up. To be fair it was very clean and members cleaned all equipment after using pre-covid. The classes are plentiful and well taught. A lot of experienced trainers to help perfect your form and technique at all levels. They are cool about using the gym for your own routine when there’s no classes. The members are pretty chill and friendly too.

Fantastic experience: It is the best gym experience I’ve ever had!! The coaches are amazing! Very personalized class.. u work out and at the same time you learning self defense... which is an extremely handy tool to have on the tool kit ;)

Fantastic experience: Awesome, welcoming community and great instructors. Quality classes for strength, conditioning, and self-defense! This gym has been one of my favorite parts of living in LA.

Fantastic experience: Alliance is a fantastic training spot with a great community. The staff and members are a very positive, friendly and supportive group. I've participated in both the martial arts and Crossfit programs, and the trainers/instructors are top notch. They take the time to ensure you are doing everything correctly and safely, and are constantly motivating you to progress. The facility is also very well equipped. Overall it's been a pleasure being a part of Alliance. Highly recommend

Fantastic experience: There are no other gyms like this one in Culver. It's outdoors, super clean, very nice weights, freestanding punching bags, mats, and much more. The instructors are top-notch and the members are truly the best people. You should absolutely stop by and take your first free class.

Fantastic experience: This place is like no other gym. Honestly sometimes it doesn't even feel like a gym more like a bunch of friends and family getting together and working out. There is such a sense of community at Alliance and the staff is super friendly, very encouraging and knowledgeable. I felt welcomed from that very first phone call. Definitely worth it. Once you try it, you'll never want to leave. So glad I found this place.

Fantastic experience: I love this gym! I've been coming here ever since they first opened. The teachers are all extremely nice and knowledgeable and it's really more like a family than one of the many impersonal gyms around. The owner, John Whitman, is teaching many of the classes himself. He's a sixth degree black belt in KM and has written several books about the subject, so you know you are getting the best instruction available. Also, now with Covid, they've moved to a superb outdoor facility, where you can get a great workout in, but still stay safe. Masks are mandatory and all equipment is sterilized before and after class. They've even provided free Covid testing to members. I highly recommend this gym!

Fantastic experience: Do you like picking up heavy stuff and putting it back down? Punching and kicking? Hanging out with people who feel the same way? I have been a member of this gym for two years and my skills and fitness have improved tremendously. The best part is that I have not been injured in that time, which is a testament to the care put into the longterm health of gym members by the coaches. Classes can be modified for any skill level, so no one should feel intimated to try. With the wide range of class offerings, you can never get stuck in a fitness rut as there will always be something to challenge you. Alliance has rolled with the COVID punches with impressive creativity. We clean, we train, and then we clean again. We occupy a beautiful new outdoor space where we can remain distanced and masked while kicking a$$. The gym bends over backwards to meet our needs and elicit our feedback. I have been lucky enough to make amazing friends over these past two years and I look forward to seeing them every day. Highly recommend.

Fantastic experience: My second home. The coaches and the staff are great. The coaches are very knowledgeable and just want you to help you along in your fitness journey. The people who come here are awesome. I've made many friends at Alliance and even met my wife here. I cannot recommend Alliance enough. All the training is done outdoors and masks are required so it's very safe to train here during the epidemic we are facing.

Fantastic experience: I've been training at Alliance since 2013. Absolutely love this place, it has the most engaged staff and a true "Family" feeling. The trainers are top notch, amazing people, both in class and outside of class. I love the sense of community the owner John has built at this gym.

Fantastic experience: Great Environment, Great People and Great Training. All the things you could ask for in a gym. I have been going to Alliance for almost 4 months now and I feel Stronger, Faster and more Confident then ever.

Fantastic experience: Awesome gym, coaches, and accommodating staff who work hard to make this place the best. I’ve felt welcome from day one and am glad to recommend to anyone!

Fantastic experience: The best school for krav maga in La.

Fantastic experience: Really friendly staff and atmosphere. The instructor really know their stuff. Probably one of the best places to learn Krav Maga.

Fantastic experience: I just worked out there for the first time. Very friendly staff, helpful and educated coach, good equipment. If your in the area, I highly recommend them. Thanks guys!

Fantastic experience: Alliance is a fantastic experience with knowledgeable and committed staff. It's small and personalized. The atmosphere is friendly and members are serious without an ego. It's a true workout community.

Fantastic experience: The best CrossFit and martial arts place around

Negative experience: Beware! They charge lots of hidden fees / threaten collections if you protest charges they make without your consent. Make sure to read the fine print, because they will suck you dry.