Sento Mixed Martial Arts Academy in West Springfield

I love this Academy They are very professional and honest I love the fact that you work for your Belts 👊🏻🥷👊🏻

THE best mixed martial arts academy out there!! Amazing staff, phenomenal students from 4 years old to the oldest! No judgment, no bullying, no superiority complexes. Top of the line equipment. teaching techniques are unparalleled and easy to understand no matter your age or expirence level! Give them a try! You won't regret it!!

Great school , great people , state of the art facility and one of the most talented , well rounded martial artists I’ve ever had the privilege of training under. You definitely want to check this school out you won’t be disappointed.

I’ve been training with Shihan Walt since 2002 and during that time he has brought in numerous living legends and other World Class coaches to help us his students reach our utmost potential as Martial Artists. But, during that time I have still yet to meet another Martial Artist, or person for that matter who is more dedicated to their craft, their students, becoming the best version of themselves possible, or a better living example of what the Samurai called the Bushido Code than him. If you want the absolute most “no nonsense”, well rounded, practical, constantly evolving, passionate, grounded in Reality, and family oriented Martial Arts instruction out there, look no further than Shihan Walt Lysak Jr and his school Sento MMA Academy.

I trained under Shihan Lysak for many years and can honestly corroborate the reviews posted before mine. Lysak's Sento Method is a complete training package that gives you the tools to feel safe and get fit! With the strong emphasis on core values I would entrust my children under Shihan Lysak(s) guidance!

This school reflects the deepest commitment to its students desires to be strong and decent people. You will not find a more educated staff on the subject of self defense or in martial arts. If you want to be more fit or feel more safe, look no further.

I agree with Mr. Burgess, Walt Lysak's education provides an all around superior technical skill combined with interpersonal skill to all who trained and live by his principles. I also had the luck to observe my son Alex's incredible growth for 8 years (from 9 to 17 years old) with Walt's Mixed Martial Arts training and it provided the deep foundation he carries with him today. Walt's system is methodical and provides deep understanding of Martial Arts defensive and offensive techniques. It provides immediate hands-on application from day one. It adjusts to everyone's level and challenges you all the way through. Walt will pair you with other students with the same skill, or higher, to challenge you all the way through all his "belt" degree levels, making you earn everyone of them. He also pairs you with lower level students to let you help others with lower skills. He makes all his classes very dynamics including active grappling and combat situation. Students have total control of the intensity on these exercises. You can not get a better Martial Art's education than at: "Lysak's Academy of Mixed Martial Arts!".

My three children attended classes at Lysak's from the time they were 5 or 6 until they were teenagers. As a parent, I can't say enough good things about Walt, his program, and the rest of the staff. My son is now 25 and a U.S. Marine. He still loves training and stops in to the dojo whenever he's in town. My daughters don't live at home anymore, (NYC and UMass) and I worry a LOT less about them since they each have about 10 years of Walt's training. Most importantly, Walt stresses values and principles like discipline and respect, and I believe his influence helped them make good decisions as teenagers and become better, happier and more productive adults. Walt made my job as a parent easier, and I will always be grateful for the positive influence he and his program had on my family.