Mats Gymnastics & Physical Fitness Center

By far the hardest place to find on Unilocal!
This place is seriously the most fun gym I’ve been to for tricking and bboying. Not to mention the pricing of $ 5 being exceptional. If it rains the gym is a bit wet on the inside but you WILL have fun in the end, guaranteed! Everyone’s chill and just trying to improve so don’t hesitate to do the same.

Awesome training gym. Gritty and down to business. Really friendly and supportive environment for anyone getting back into gymnastics or starting first time.

A great and very cheap hidden place for people to learn tricking and do gymnastics.
$ 5 for open gym. It might be super filthy and in a bad state but it’s a great place to start learning how to trick.

If Rocky Balboa trained in gymnastics, he would have trained here. I LOVE this gym. Laid back atmosphere, great classes, affordable!!! This is the best kept secret in the community.

It is my opinion that this is the best place to practice and learn gymnastics. You have to know what you’re getting into when you go here. I am the kind of guy who does not mind a gym with no frills as long as they have what I need — in fact I prefer a place where I can concentrate on the workout and not on relaxing in a spa-​like atmosphere. Sure some of the equipment here is old and it may look forboding from the outside, but I believe Mats is the best for 3 reasons: 1). The coach here — Coach Mori — is extremely knowledgeable and kind. He will lend a helping hand, be very attentive and give expert advice to anyone who is serious. He has helped me increase my tumbling skill tremendously. 2). The atmosphere — you won’t find any big egos here, only friendly people of all skill levels from novice to expert, who will not hesitate to help you as well. 3). The price — open gym is $ 5 and lessons are also very inexpensive. You can’t beat that! I’m so glad I found Mats Gymnastics and I have made it a regular part of my week to go here and train!

I agree you don’t talk about this place. It is on a ghetto street and it is kind of run down but the energy here and the coach are the best in town.
Coach Mori is an the best gymnastics coach in town hands down at 65 he can do every trick he shows you with perfect form, break down the fundamentals for beginners and will help you for free during open gyms…
$ 5 for open gym 2 hour classes $ 15-​$ 25 dollars, worth it.

I was extremely excited about going here for one of the open gym times… the only thing I can say is this: I did not even go inside. The gym from the outside looks less then stellar… far, far less. It is basically an old, run down shack right off of Vermont. At first, I did not even want to park but I figured I drove there so I may as well take a peek inside. So, I opened the screen door that they have to see 5 people casually hanging out and looked like they were practicing some kind of martial arts rather then tumbling…
Basically, if you are an ex-​tumbler or looking for a professional and well maintained gym I do not think this is the place you are looking for… I’ve paid a couple visits to LA School of Gymnastics which is pricey at $ 15 for 7:30−9pm open gym but well worth it — esp. compared to this place.

I love this place. It’s so run down and the mats are kind of not flat but a little bumpy but the owner is awesome and it’s great place to go work out your moves if you’re a gymnast or skateboarder or parkour or fighter or stunt person or whatever. $ 5 open gym Tues and Thurs from 4 – 7 and sat 9−2p
it looses a star because I would love it if the mats were completely flat and stuff but whatever, great place.

Lifting weights just doesnt do it for me, so when i decided to start exercising again, i decided to check out an old gymnastics gym that i attended as a kid… I begin to look around after walking around the corner and entering through the main/​side entrance… and…this place looks exactly as it did 20 years ago! WOW, what a blast from the past!
Coach Mori is still there, and offers evening tumbling classes for children and adults. If taking a class isnt your thing, you can also pay $ 5 on Tues, Thurs, and Sat, and go in for open gym… this means that you can use all the gym equipment there, and do whatever you want!
This is a very interesting spot, and the mix of people is quite diverse… ranges from kids all the way to retired people… gangsters to business executives… martial artists, hollywood stuntmen, tricksters, breakdancers, and gymnasts are just an example of who youll find there on a given day.
Mats is really more than just an ancient run-​down gymnastics gym, and there wont be any olympians coming out of there anytime soon, but… Its a great place for kids and adults to go and get in shape at. The place is must and dingy, the equipment and facility is really old… reminds me of the rocky gym… but the dynamics of the place more than makes up for the lacking facility.
I really like the vibe at MATS. Everyone is very friendly and always willing to help out. Where else other than MATS would you ever see a gangster b-​boy mingling with and teaching a 50 yr old business executive windmills???