About Kickboxing Fitness

Kickboxers Ultimate Training (KUT) is unlike any workout you’ve ever tried. It doesn’t matter your age or your experience level, you will have a great time and get an amazing workout with us.

Yes, of course you’ll get in shape! But more importantly, you’ll learn some martial art skills that will give you confidence, and maybe even protect you one day.

Watch Class in Action

We pioneered KUT in 2003 and have continued to evolve and improve it over the years since, helping tens of thousands of people around the country.

No other workout in Santa Barbara offers this much:

  • Integrated MyZone heart-monitor technology

  • High Intensity Interval Training (H.I.I.T.) Kickboxing Classes

  • Resistance Training Classes

  • Core strengthening and flexibility training in every class

  • Optional nutritional coaching and accountability

  • Touch-free training environment outdoors or safely indoors

  • Professionally trained Martial Artists attentive to your needs

 

Fitness Schedule

We offer classes 6 days a week. Members only (no drop-ins).

Our Fitness Classes

We offer both strength and cardio classes to ensure that you have all you need to gain and retain your health. All of our classes are beginner-friendly and can be taken at your own pace.

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Kickboxing w/ Bags Class
Kickboxing w/ Bags Class

Our Kickboxing w/ Bag class is our most popular fitness class on the schedule. Come hit the bag and get a good workout while having fun!

PowerFit Class
PowerFit Class

No workout routine is complete without resistance training in the mix. Get ready to perfectly complement our other classes by burning fat and toning muscles in this class.

 

Your Instructors

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Master Melodee Meyer
Master Melodee Meyer

Master Melodee Meyer has a 6th Dan Black Belt in Hapkido and a 1st Dan in Taekwondo. The United States Martial Arts Hall of Fame awarded Master Mel "Entrepreneur Woman of the Year" for 2020 and she was inducted into the Karate Union Hall of Fame for “Outstanding Contribution to the Martial Arts." Master Mel is the bestselling author of "Black Belt Power" and "Clean Food Diet". She loves to coach women online to be Fierce After Fifty.

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Coach Amelia
Coach Amelia

Coach Amelia Neal is a Certified Kickboxing Instructors and has taught Yoga for over 10 years. She found kickboxing to be the perfect balance to her yoga practice and is able to incorporate her yogi roots into her classes by strengthening her students’ form and increasing their flexibility. Coach Amelia loves the community at the Dojo and makes her classes fun and energizing. On her time off, she’s out hiking, camping, and exploring with her dog.

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Coach Eric
Coach Eric

Meet Coach Eric, who started at the Dojo in 2019 and quickly became a success story of the 6-week KUT Challenge. When not immersed in the world of engineering or honing his skills on the training floor, Coach Eric can be found hiking with his dog, Malo. A true embodiment of dedication, discipline, and a zest for life, Coach Eric inspires others to embrace their passions and thrive in all facets of their journey.

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Coach Kat
Coach Kat

Coach Kat grew up in Hawaii and went to college at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. With a senior brown belt in Taekwondo, Kat started as a kickboxing student at the Dojo and loves helping people get excited about moving and learning new skills. When she’s not teaching, she’s working hard as an architectural designer or paddling in outrigger canoes down at the harbor.

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What Kickboxers are Saying

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Fun and empowering place to workout

★★★★★

“MAFF is a fun and empowering place to workout, learn new techniques, and improve your overall fitness level. Each class is slightly different but they all give you an intense, total-body workout, and can be adapted for any age or fitness capability. The staff here are super friendly and encouraging, a make you feel very much a part of the MAFF family from Day 1. I highly recommend them and will be coming here for as long as I'm able to pack a punch :)”


- Naomi H.

My favorite place to workout!

★★★★★

“MAFF is my favorite place to workout! I just completed my first 6 week challenge and feel great! I went from not working out at all to going to 5 workouts a week and actually looking forward to them! The challenge was a great kickstart to a new lifestyle and I couldn't be happier! The staff and coaches are amazing and always willing to help”


- Melanie G.

This has truly changed my life

★★★★★

“The kickboxing classes in alignment with the bands classes really help to work all those muscles we tend to forget about while also building flexibility and a lot of strength and power! And it is SO MUCH FUN! MAFF is unlike any "gym" or workout routine I've ever witnessed. It has truly changed my life. In my first 3 week evaluation I lost 4% body fat, and 7 lbs! I am looking SO great and see the changes every single day.”


- Jesse S.

I've lost 65 pounds so far!

★★★★★

“I started with the KUT program in July 2010 and in 6 months I've lost 65 lbs and feel great. Maff is truly my new "family" and I am now committed to getting my Black Belt!! It's as much fun as it is hard work.”


- Mark S.

I love coming to the dojo!

★★★★★

“My journey at MAFF first began with the KUT fitness program that helps you set and reach your goals. After that, I tried a free month of Martial Arts and ever since then I've been hooked! I love coming to the dojo, it's a place where you can train your body and your mind with friends and family.”


- Karla H.

Perhaps the best form of exercise that there is

★★★★★

“I expanded my martial arts training to include a fitness regimen that uses the resistance bands classes that are taught here. Master Wheaton said that bands might be the best form of exercise that there is - I must say that after three months, I am in great shape and look forward to those classes as much at the martial arts classes in the evening.”


-Mark S.