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Class Info:
Adults and Teens (ages 13+) will have access to try ANY of our Functional Fitness Classes, Kickboxing, Krav Maga Self-Defense, and BJJ classes! Purchase includes a free Fit to Fight® Keychain.
Kids ages 4-12 have access to our Impact Kids Martial Arts program. Ages 4-7 are in the Impact Jr Program. Ages 8-12 are in the Impact program. Purchase includes a free T-Shirt and white belt once earned. Limit 1 per new client. Expires 6 months from date of purchase.
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Ryan Hoover
Owner + Instructor
Ryan Hoover is the owner of FTF® Gastonia and FTF® Charlotte. He is also the founder of the Fit to Fight® affiliate organizaton. He holds a 2nd degree black belt in Krav Maga, a Black Belt in BJJ, and is recognized by the state of North Carolina as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in self-defense.
Amber Staklinski Hoover
Instructor
Amber Hoover is the manager and program director of Fit to Fight® Gastonia and Fit to Fight® Charlotte, and the affiliate director and lead trainer for Fit to Fight®. She holds a 2nd degree black belt in Fit to Fight® Krav Maga and a brown belt in BJJ.
Bryan Jarrett
Member Experience Specialist
After residing in New York City for nearly two decades, Bryan has now settled in the town of Dallas, North Carolina. He is pumped to bring his fitness knowledge and gym management experience to Fit to Fight® Gastonia.
Stephanie Christopher
Instructor
Stephanie is a certified level 1 Modern Krav Maga instructor.
Dylan Davis
Instructor
Dylan has been a Fit to Fight® Student since 2012. Training and ranking up in various Fit to Fight® programs including Black Belt in Krav Maga, and certifications in SPARology™, Knight Jiu-Jitsu, From the Ground Up, Active Killer Defense®, and FireARMED®.
Josh Hignight
Instructor
Josh is a Blue Belt in Jiu-Jitsu under Eli Knight and a certified level 1 coach for Knight Jiu Jitsu.
Madelyn (Maddie) Hignight
Instructor
Madelyn aka "Maddie" Hignight is a certified level 1 Modern Krav Maga instructor, a SPARology™ Coach, a Level 3 (orange belt) in Modern Krav Maga™ and a 2-stripe white belt in Jiu-Jitsu.
Jessica Madere
Instructor
Jessica Madere comes with a CrossFit Background and coaches the Hells Bells fitness class once a week at Fit to Fight®.
Nick Madere
Instructor
Nick is a Blue Belt in Jiu-Jitsu under Eli Knight and a Fit to Fight® Modern Krav Maga Black Belt Coach.
Samantha Suttner
Instructor
Sam is a certified level 1 Krav Maga instructor, Level 1 Sparology Coach, Orange Belt in Modern Krav Maga™, and a motivated White Belt in Jiu Jitsu.
Collin Severns
Instructor
Collin is a Level 4 Fit to Fight® Krav Maga coach and a BJJ Blue Belt under Eli Knight. He is also certified to instruct the Active Killer Defense®, SPARology™, and FireARMED® courses
Riley Hoover
Instructor
Riley is a certified Fit to Fight® Krav Maga, SPARology, and Impact Coach. She is also a Jiu-Jitsu purple belt and certified Knight Jiu Jitsu instructor.