I was previously training BJJ at another gym in the area, but due to my schedule, I was only able to attend a couple of day classes a week. After 6 months of this arrangement, I decided I needed to find a gym closer to home with hopefully more class options.
I knew about Siam Star because I go the Kroger nearby regularly. As I started to look for a gym, I noticed that Siam Star was a Soul Fighters BJJ gym. I was familiar with Soul Fighters after seeing results of the 2013 IBJJF World's, where Soul Fighters founder Augusto Mendes won his division.
I dropped into a Friday afternoon class to observe and met Professor Bruno Mendes and gym owner Tomer Litvin. To my surprise, there were 4 black belts training that afternoon. After speaking to Tomer for much of the session, he and I agreed to terms for a year of training with Professor Mendes.
vI started training the following week, and it was been a great experience since. The classes are very structured and include conditioning, high level techniques and rolling. All of the folks that train at Siam Star/Soul Fighters are friendly, helpful and encouraging. The gym is always super clean and the best part is that when my schedule allows, I can train up to 5 times a week in gi!
I would highly recommend Siam Star/Soul Fighters to anyone looking to start training BJJ or anyone looking for a new place to train at.