Great place to train in the city. Super talented and super friendly people. Great atmosphere.

Great for fitness and losing weight. Will definitely push you to your limit. Love the people and energy here!

Great environment and teachers. Doing a great job with distancing and scheduling during these times.

We were in town visiting for the holiday. We stopped by for a nogi class with Shawn and it did not disappoint. He was technical, fun and welcoming. Would recommend to anyone beginner to advanced.

Very skilled and knowledgeable instruction in a friendly and welcoming environment where people encourage each other to become better. Awesome people. Awesome place. Cant recommend it enough.

This place is amazing. Its like a family that trains together. Very knowledgeable and helpful. Regardless of your skill level there is a place for you here.

Incredible coaching with a great group to train with. In town for the weekend and Shawn and the team have been beyond hospitable. They all made me feel like I was still at my home gym.

Shawn and his crew were incredibly accommodating for me as an out of town guest. Very systematic training methodology that I learned a lot from in my two days training there.

Stopped by to train while visiting New Orleans. It is exactly what a gym should be. Great coaches. Great grappling. Highly recommend this place.

This gym is tight! From the Onnit kettlebells and gorillas everywhere you know you are in for a good time. I havent trained here much recently but while I was a member we were constantly covering topics relevant in current sport Jiu-Jitsu. Expect alot of 10th planet style type warms ups and get comfortable walking on your hands they will definitely expect you to control your body and not just parrot technique. Many fighters train here as well so dont spaz and treat them right!Showers available

One of the greatest martial arts academies Id ever seen! This guy is unique, he knows how to influence to his students and improve their skills. Im going here from six months and I can say its a fantastic experience. Thank you so much!

A good place to train. Everyone was very friendly and good martial artist.

This place is amazing. I’ve been training with the owner, Shawn Gayton, for about two months and I’ve already learned so much. Senior students are more than happy to help junior students. It’s a pretty informal environment. There are many high level fighters who train at this gym. This place is full of knowledge. I personally have only practiced Jiu Jitsu here (both gi and no gi). They also offer “striking” classes as well as wrestling and conditioning. If you’re looking for an environment where you are supported by your teammates, make some friends, get in shape, and absolutely slay at Jiu Jitsu, I highly recommend checking out Mid-City MMA.

I have had the pleasure of calling this place home and where my Brazilian Jiu Jitsu journey began in 2011. I have had the honor of training all over the world because of my military background, but it was hard finding a gym like this one. Shawn is one of the most welcoming individuals I have ever met and a genuinely good person. He has an abundance of knowledge that he is willing to share and make sure you understand. If you have a problem with the technique he is willing to work through it with you until you get hit it with perfection. If he cant answer your question at the moment, he will get back to you with that answer as quickly as possible. The atmosphere in the gym is also one of the best. People from all walks of life come together and truly to make each other better. Love to compete. If you are looking for a home in New Orleans or need a place to train while traveling, this is the place to go.

Awesome gym, great people. I dropped in for a Saturday BJJ class and had a great time. Definitely plan on returning. Oss

Cool guys was in town for vacations and decided to swing by and join open mat Thursday morning rolled with a purple belt and then nogi with Cody and the coach everybody was welcoming and got a few tips from coach, thank you guys

After 2 years of kickboxing experience in Chicago, I started at Mid City MMA in September 2018, having relocated to New Orleans. I tried a couple of other places in New Orleans before Mid City, but after my first striking class with Shawn at Mid City, I made the decision to continue there. 5 months on and Im loving the striking classes, usually attending Shawns classes or Julians. Lots of fantastic partner drills and padwork. Students range from beginners to a number of amateur and professional fighters. Great comradery amongst everyone at the gym. Im yet to do a BJJ, wrestling or MMA class.... But if you want to learn BJJ, you want to be at Shawns school for sure!

Amazing people here. Great learning environment, no pressure or foolishness. Loved the experience!

Legit BJJ!!! I trained gi and nogi there while vacationing, everyone was super nice to me and my lady... good, tough, legit training. Shaun is well versed in both sport Gi BJJ and modern nogi footlocker game, and everyone was real friendly! Ill be back, for sure. I would be happy to train there fulltime! I didnt try any other gyms in the area, and I will continue not trying any other gyms when I go back. Oss.

Great facility, amazing coaches and a wonderful environment.

Great academy with phenomenal technique, friendly instructors and an extremely welcoming environment!

Great place to train. Visitor friendly, good team, knowledgeable instruction and friendly environment.

Excellent coaching staff very helpful in technique highly recommend

Thanks for letting the Jesuit wrestlers use your facility

LOVE THIS PLACE!!