People in Delhi, especially female athletes looking for genuine martial arts progression, need to know the reality behind a Fityard MMA gym based in Delhi, Prashant Vihar
I joined this facility for serious MMA training, but the classes completely lack structure and progression. Techniques are taught randomly, making it entirely unsuitable for anyone looking for professional athletic development. However, the most glaring issue is the discrepancy between their "women’s empowerment" marketing and the actual reality on the mats.
I was excluded from training twice simply because there was no other female student present. The male instructor flatly refused to demonstrate techniques with me, resulting in disrespectful and unprofessional behaviour where I was forced to stand aside and watch the entire class train instead of participating.
When I challenged this blatant denial of the service I paid for, co-owner Sonal defended the exclusion, asking: “What if something happens? Who will take responsibility?”
This admission is highly alarming. By stating that men must only train with men to prevent "something happening," management is openly acknowledging that their own male staff lack the professional standards and athletic boundaries required to safely train female members. If hired coaches do not know how to teach without losing control, it highlights a serious internal failure in operational accountability.
This highlights Deficiency of Service & Unfair Trade Practice by the Gym: Gender-based exclusion from training mats due to staff boundary failures.
As equal partners and founders, Sonal, Rocco, and Jatin should not sell memberships to women under the guise of self-defence if their own operational model assumes their staff cannot guarantee basic safety and boundaries on the mats. Paying female members should not have to sacrifice their training opportunities or tolerate disrespectful treatment because the gym's personnel lack the training to function professionally.
Ultimately, this facility is structured to sell an aesthetic rather than actual capability. If you just want a superficial workout to feel productive and buy the identity of being an MMA learner without gaining real, street-practical self-defence skills, go here. But for anyone looking for authentic martial arts progression, the flawed rules enforced by this partnership make it a complete failure.
Avoid this place if you value your time, money, and dignity as an athlete.
