Our Story
BUILT ON THE MAT. NOT IN A BOARDROOM.
Since 2012
From a leaking warehouse to a full fight gym.
Marcus Reyes spent four years wrestling at a mid-major program that cut its funding the year he graduated. He kept training anyway — first in a friend’s garage, then a rented church basement, then, in 2012, a 4,000-square-foot warehouse on Foundry Street with holes in the roof and secondhand mats.
Apex started as a wrestling room for people with nowhere else to go. Fourteen years later it’s grown into a full fight gym with Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, an MMA fight team, and a kids program — but the standard hasn’t moved. Show up, work, leave your ego at the door.
“We didn’t set out to build a brand. We set out to build a room people wanted to train in.”
Marcus Reyes, Founder
What We Believe
Four rules that haven’t changed since day one.
Function Over Flash
We coach what works under pressure, not what looks good in a highlight reel.
Everyone Starts White Belt
Rank means nothing on day one. Respect is earned on the mat, not bought at the front desk.
The Room Does The Teaching
Training partners who push you matter as much as any coach. We built a room worth training in.
Show Up
Consistency beats intensity. We'd rather see you three times a week for a year than once a week for a month.
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The Coaches
People who’ve actually competed.
Marcus Reyes
Founder & Head Wrestling Coach
NCAA Division I wrestler. Opened Apex in 2012 and has coached it every year since.
Danny Okafor
Head Muay Thai Coach
Five years competing professionally in Muay Thai, including two years training out of Bangkok.
Elena Voss
Head BJJ Coach
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt, active competitor on the master's no-gi circuit.
Priya Nandakumar
Kids Program Director
Background in youth wrestling and child development; built the kids curriculum from scratch.