BETA Academy | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Muay Thai & MMA

“I trained at BETA Academy from 2012 until I left the DC area in 2023. In my eleven years there, I went from blue to black in an environment that kept me coming back to get better, providing hard enough training to constantly improve without burning myself out. This helped me keep training even through the plateaus while also providing training partners of all backgrounds and skill levels. BETA is one of the biggest schools with the most students in the DC area, so this is a huge benefit as it gives you access to a lot of different sparring styles and body types to test yourself (as well as a good base of female students which is a benefit if you're a woman as you'll have other females to train with). Lastly, there's a good team aspect that travel to competitions together for those with the competitive mindset. Highly recommend!”

“I love Beta. It’s welcoming, challenging, open to folks at every level. They have a tell show do model, where everything is modeled and then you’re paired off to work on the skills. That means lots of hands on experience, but also a ton of patience by the instructors and other folks in the class, lots of opportunities to ask questions. I do the 6:30am muay thai and Coach Darnell is a detailed, thorough instructor, pushing his best people and using them to model skills, while not leaving folks who are newer or slower behind. There are classes multiple convenient times throughout the day, for folks with different schedules. Couldn’t recommend it more!”

“I trained BJJ at several open mats while in town for work/visiting a friend. I could not more highly recommend training at BETA if you are in the DC area. The instructors are very knowledgeable, everyone is welcoming, and the gym is very friendly and safe for women.”

“Been training Muay Thai at BETA for a little over a year and a half and have been having the best time. Super attentive coaching staff and responsible training partners. Best actual facility I've trained in as well, and large class schedule and weight room add a lot of value to the membership. Furaha and the rest of the management team make navigating the different membership options easy and have been super reliable and helpful since I've been training here.”

“I’ve trained at academies all over the U.S. Beta academy has exceptional instruction and an owner with the fight experience and word titles to back up what he teaches. Professor Nakapan is clearly a gifted instructor and communicator. In my experience, this is a unique martial arts gym with first-rate skills as well as a great community of men and women.”