Tristar Gym

Negative experience: One of their coaches, James Lauzon, was aggressive towards me on social media. We are complete strangers. The “summer or autumn” comment was referencing the name that I use on the app to protect my privacy from men like him. When I rejected him, he ranted about “women,” “dumb blondes,” and said I was “asking for it” because I put “dates” in my profile. He advertises that he works here on the platform. Remember that this is a middle-aged man speaking this way. Nice hire, Tristar. He left a review last week pretending to be a customer, not a coach, so this gym is also being fraudulent to attract customers.

Fantastic experience: This place is a game changer. The energy and the people are incredible. The training is the best and the coaches are great!!!

Fantastic experience: I’ve been training here since 2015, but started coming consistently after the covid lockdown and my game has reached a whole new level. Amazing instructors/coaches (Firas/Ian/Rob/Conrad) and all the bjj athletes have incredible knowledge. If you’re a serious athlete and looking to reach new heights, please attend this training facility

Fantastic experience: Simply the best

Fantastic experience: What a privilege to be able to train here truly one of the best Bjj/mma gyms you can go to

Fantastic experience: Incredibly professional coaches, they care about their students even when they are new. They give the best advice and everyone is smart and easy to talk to. It's impressive to go watch the mma pro sparrings every friday at noon, when you get to see some UFC fighters actually spar inside the Octagon and showcase their high level !! I would recommend bringing loafers to walk inside the gym, and a big bottle of water.

Negative experience: Unhygienic gym, they advertise philosophy but it’s full of toxic masculinity and disconnected people, got swallowed by capitalism’s greed and reebook branding, I don’t recommend.

Fantastic experience: Elite and historic. I drive 2 hours to train here.

Fantastic experience: If you know you know!! Love and respect

Fantastic experience: World class coaching and technique. Emphasis in intentional drilling to improve skills. Doesn’t get better than this.

Fantastic experience: As an MMA coach visiting from out of town, I had the opportunity to stop by Tristar Gym—and I can confidently say it’s one of the best gyms I’ve ever been to. Coach Firas Zahabi is truly world-class. The atmosphere, the level of technical knowledge, and the professionalism at this gym are unmatched. Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned fighter, this is a place where you can grow. Grateful for the experience and the hospitality. Highly recommend to anyone serious about martial arts.

Fantastic experience: It's where I started my journey from Wimp2 (a)Warrior. This place will always have a special place in my heart as I also get to be so fortunate as to have the trophy named after me (haha suckers!) mounted at the GSP/Zahabi gym! Can't wait to train again real soon!

Fantastic experience: Tristar has the best training room in the city, arguably in the entire country. If you’re looking to learn the latest cutting-edge techniques, there’s no better place.

Fantastic experience: Tristar has the best training room in the city, arguably in the entire country. If you’re looking to learn the latest cutting-edge techniques, there’s no better place.

Fantastic experience: The best!

Negative experience: To begin with, the facility has an unpleasant odor. While Firas presents himself well and extends a friendly invitation to his gym, the reality is disappointing: you're paying $200 per month for only three 45-minute classes a week, with minimal engagement or instruction from the coach.

Fantastic experience: We came from Toronto for a tournament in Montreal and stopped into Tristar to do a BJJ class. The instructor, Neil, was excellent and helped us with anything we needed help with. He was enthusiastic and very welcoming. We also met Firas, the owner. He was very nice and appreciative that we came so far to train at his gym. Lots of solid fighters there, with lots of mat space. The mats are impeccably clean, which is very nice to see. We plan to go again next time we're out there.

Fantastic experience: We came from Toronto for a tournament in Montreal and stopped into Tristar to do a BJJ class. The instructor, Neil, was excellent and helped us with anything we needed help with. He was enthusiastic and very welcoming. We also met Firas, the owner. He was very nice and appreciative that we came so far to train at his gym. Lots of solid fighters there, with lots of mat space. The mats are impeccably clean, which is very nice to see. We plan to go again next time we're out there.

Negative experience: This gym and all the trainer There Will waste your time and steal your money. If you want to waste your life, go there, they will steal your money for their career. As trainer as fighter and waste your time in life.

Fantastic experience:

Fantastic experience: Tristar gym sets the standard for mma & martial arts in general. Coach Firas and Tristar coaches are professionals, dedicated and attentive. What ever your goals are, Tristar gym can help you achieve them. Highly recommend.

Fantastic experience: Really nice gym

Positive experience: J’ai envie de découvrir

Fantastic experience: Amazing gym with great coaches.

Fantastic experience: Le club de GSP obligé de mettre 5 étoiles

Fantastic experience: Been to many gyms. The knowledge you find at tristar is unmatched. First from coach Zahabi and then all the world class athletes that train there on a daily basis. Very strict on personal hygiene and gym cleanliness. Worth every penny. Bravo.

Fantastic experience: Coach is a gentlemen and scholar

Fantastic experience: Of course one of the greatest gym in Canada

Fantastic experience: Without a doubt, Tristar Gym sets the bar for excellence in quality training for both jiujitsu and mma athletes. This gym is perfect for both beginners and elite level athletes. I believe that one year of training at Tristar would compare to 2 or 3 years of training elsewhere. The coaches are knowledgeable and welcoming. As someone visiting Montreal, I wish I had much more time to spend here. 5 stars.

Fantastic experience: I brought my 12 year old here for a private with Neil Sheppard. She soaked up the training and continues to ask that we return. We had to travel a good distance but it was well worth it. We will be up for MFL & she plans to do a drop in!

Negative experience: Do not go there. The guy who owns the place runs it like if he's the leader prophet of a cult, the cult of his gym. And like all cult the first thing they want and they want lots of it over there is to take your money. That's it that's all.

Fantastic experience: Firas is the man!

Fantastic experience: Best gym in Montreal, Beginner or pro, they'll satisfy your needs. Coachs and atheletes there are humble, everybody helps everybody. You can do a try out as first session

Fantastic experience: Great spot to wrestle/ grapple

Fantastic experience: Best gym in canada

Fantastic experience: An older hobbiest. Had second thoughts about joining this gym given it has one of the world’s best MMA coaches (Firas Zahabi) and produces champions, but found it very welcoming and patient with people of all levels. Students are collegial. Would recommend Firas’s bjj class. Also took mma private lessons with a fighter out of the gym, Tyler Wilson, and wrestling with Coach Anatolie, highly recommend both.

Negative experience: Think high of themselves… very poor behaviour…

Fantastic experience: "This gym is excellent; it has been the training ground for world-class fighters."

Fantastic experience: Best of the best

Positive experience: Professional and amazingly good environment for beginners, training along with pro UFC FIGHTERS

Fantastic experience: Best gym in canada,great coach,people are friendly.

Fantastic experience: Top coach in Canada for MMA. Teaches technique, philosophy, motivation and educational understanding of sports.

Fantastic experience: Great gym,highly recommend it to anyone who wants to learn martial arts.

Fantastic experience: Great trainers, very knowledgeable and will push you to reach higher. Amazing gym, equipment and always clean. Staff and clients are welcoming and encouraging.

Fantastic experience: Хочу сходить, но еще не посещалазанятия

Fantastic experience: Le temple du MMA a Montreal

Fantastic experience: Les cours sont très techniques et pointus, un des meilleurs endroits pour rouler et apprendre le jiu jitsu brésilien NoGi. J'y vais depuis mon cours d'essai, il y a 4 ans. Je ne peux pas exprimer à quel point les entraîneurs et le reste des gars sont sympatiques. Je recommande vivement ce club.

Fantastic experience: Excellent gym pour mma et lutte. Spacieux propre meilleur gym d'art martiaux au Canada.

Fantastic experience: Incredible !!!

Fantastic experience: Amazing

Fantastic experience: Good

Fantastic experience: Amazing

Fantastic experience: Awesome spot to train!

Fantastic experience: High level training, amazing coaches.

Fantastic experience: My prounons are nick/her

Fantastic experience: It's the best gym in the country

Fantastic experience: Top tier training with a friendly and respectful atmosphere

Fantastic experience: Great gym and great atmosphere. I highly recomand this gym.

Negative experience: I don’t recommend a gym that has a coach that bullies people online for their disabilities.

Fantastic experience: Top MMA gym in the city, best coaches and the team is like a family.

Fantastic experience: I feel like people in the comments who have never trained here shouldn't be allowed to make a review just based on internet court to discredit a gym reputation based on allegations of one of the trainers

Fantastic experience: It's awesome to be trained by Firas Zahabi. It's one of the best BJJ Gym in the world I think

Negative experience: It's extremely unprofessional that a staff member who openly endorses their affiliation with this gym continues to engage in immature and childish antics online. It reflects poorly on the business and owner. I'll be taking my business elsewhere.

Fantastic experience: I trained here for my visit to Montreal and had an amazing time. Coach Firas’s instruction is easy understand and high class. I would recommend this gym to anybody beginner or expert. Thank you for having me.

Fantastic experience: Got to train here when I was in town for business. By far one of the best experiences I've had in my martial arts journey. The environment and leadership was unmatched. It makes me want to move to Montreal just so I can train here more. Definitely will be making it back sometime soon!

Fantastic experience: Growing up around the corner, I took a class and nevertheless it was great, I was kid back then, but I remember seeing GSP there, and a few weeks after he was in the mma. So if you really wanna get great at mma, it's not just about the dedication you have it's also the great coaches and equipment.

Negative experience: This gym is allowing one of their coaches to bully disabled people, refusing to address the issue, and allowing him to stay employed. This is not a safe or welcoming environment for neurodivergent people. Please beware.

Negative experience: I have tried to reach out to this gym back in September, privately, about one of their ableist coaches online bullying me for my disability and they never responded. Rob Rivest, their MMA/BBJ coach, has been acting disturbingly towards us online since September, about my Autism. It’s now November and there’s been no response from the gym, and Rob continues to comment disgusting things online today. This is a terrible gym to be going to that seems to condone ableist behaviour from their coaches.

Fantastic experience: I was passing through Montreal and I dropped by for a roll. Training alongside quite a few fighting legends in a Tristar atmosphere was a dream come true. Thanks Firas and the company!

Fantastic experience: Best gym I have been to in Montreal... Home of Champions. They helped me with my mental health and how to channel my anger. I wish I lived in Montreal ! Thank you coach Buzzsaw

Fantastic experience: Overall 5 stars, would give 6 if can. Details below: There seem to be many fake reviews to try and pump down the gyms 5 star rating for what a man said, overall from my own experience these people reviewing have never even been to the gym or the sort with dicipline for martial arts. Some have purple hair, which says alot. As a solid reviewer and track record in reviewing around the world. I have been to many Jiu jitsu / MMA gyms, this is by far the highest level. Head coach Firas is more humble than many other coaches around the world that has smaller less succesful gyms. The classes are thought out in a realistic and systematic way, which is crucial. The first day I arrive he came down to greet me personally seeing I looked lost, very rare to see this else where and I was not expecting it. Overall he is very high level in his actual skills and coaching. The community is solid, not woke, very welcoming, many high level grapplers and strikers. To be honest I have not been going to Jiu jitsu classes (most can be Bollshet) in just over a year of my 3 years in Jiujitsu, but I have been coming to Firas’s classes 3-5 times a week. Thank you for bring back my passion for martial arts. 5 stars.

Fantastic experience: Bello gang

Fantastic experience: Amazing facility. Great rolls

Fantastic experience: Probably the best MMA gym in the world.

Fantastic experience: Been there a few years and while surrounded by superstars and world class coaches, the friendships built in there are irreplacable. Firas and his coaching staff have transformed many people into combat machines while elevating the standards of the true warrior; to be compassionate, caring and humble individuals. This is and will continue to be my second home..

Fantastic experience: If Gsp and Rory trained here, what else you need to know

Fantastic experience: Our experience at TriStar is always great! The coaches are best of the best!

Fantastic experience: I love this gym. Feels like home.

Fantastic experience: Amazing facility. Great rolls

Fantastic experience: Amazing gym

Fantastic experience: Great coaches Great gym

Fantastic experience: Best MMA gym and trainers in Canada. So friendly and patient.

Fantastic experience: Bonne place sérieuse bon instructeur

Fantastic experience: Entrenar con los mejores nunca esta mal.

Fantastic experience: meilleur gym dans le monde entier force a firas et GSP

Fantastic experience: The best training

Fantastic experience: The place to be at!

Fantastic experience: World class

Fantastic experience: good

Fantastic experience: awesome

Fantastic experience: top notch !

Fantastic experience: Love the gym

Fantastic experience: Awesome gym!

Fantastic experience: Best in the game !

Fantastic experience: Good human beings

Fantastic experience: Firas Zahabi is the best

Fantastic experience: You guys make Canada proud.

Fantastic experience: Amazing martial arts dojo

Fantastic experience: Firas is a 3 in 1 trainer. He can train body, mind, and soul.

Positive experience: Very overrated gym if you are a beginner IMO. The boxing coach is a class act though and the BJJ instructor was very kind. I respect the attitude of the veteran staff, they were very kind. Went as a noob. On other side, Zahabi wasnt exactly friendly with any of the new guys(all my time there not once did he say hello and always had a mean mug lol. Totally different online persona imo). Honestly, I'd avoid if you really want to learn. If you are a pro, you should go there though.