Fundamentals that work in the ring and in life. Footwork, combinations, head movement, and heavy bag work — wrapped in conditioning that changes your body faster than any treadmill.
All Levels Welcome
Muay Thai
The art of eight limbs. Learn to strike with fists, elbows, knees, and kicks in a structured curriculum that builds power, timing, and fight IQ every session.
All Levels Welcome
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Gi and No-Gi classes led by internationally ranked coaches. Kids, women's-only, and open mat sessions available. From fundamentals to competition-level game plans.
Gi · No-Gi · Kids · Women's · Open Mat
Our Story
Detroit Grit. Florida Ground.
Detroit Fight Company was born from a simple idea: combat sports should be taught by people who actually compete. Not fitness influencers. Not franchise operators. Fighters.
Founded by Sean Goolsby — an IBJJF black belt who grew up in Detroit and built his career on the international stage — DFC is the gym he envisioned when he was coming up. World-class instruction, a tight community, zero ego.
Whether you've never thrown a punch or you're training for your next competition, you belong here.
Head Coach — Sean Goolsby
IBJJF Black Belt Competitor
European No-Gi Champion
Multi-Time IBJJF International Gold Medalist
Abu Dhabi Pro Competitor
15+ Years Competitive Experience
Your First Class Is On Us.
Book a free trial, show up, and find out what training at DFC feels like. No pitch, no hard sell.
DFC's Jiu-Jitsu program is built for the mat, not the lecture hall. Whether you're stepping on the mats for the first time or preparing for your next IBJJF tournament, our structured curriculum meets you where you are and pushes you further than you thought possible.
Every class is coached — not just supervised. You'll drill technique, work live positions, and build a game that's yours. Our coaches don't just teach Jiu-Jitsu. They compete in it, at the highest levels.
No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu
No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu
Submission grappling without the kimono. Fast-paced, technique-driven, and focused on the positions and attacks that dominate modern competition. Classes available mornings, evenings, and weekends.
MWF 12:00–1:00 PM · MWF 6:30–7:30 PM · Sat 11:00 AM–12:00 PM · Sun 10:00–11:00 AM
Gi Jiu-Jitsu
Gi Jiu-Jitsu
Traditional Jiu-Jitsu in the kimono. Grip fighting, guard work, sweeps, and submissions that build a complete technical foundation.
MWF 6:30–7:30 PM
Open Mat
Open Mat
Free rolling and drilling for all members regardless of program enrollment. Open mat follows every evening class and weekend session. Bring your game, test your techniques, and train with partners at every level.
MWF 7:30–8:30 PM · MWF 1:00–2:00 PM · Sat 12:00–1:00 PM · Sun 11:00 AM–12:00 PM
Kids Jiu-Jitsu
Kids No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu
Designed for young athletes to build discipline, coordination, confidence, and real self-defense skills in a safe, supervised environment. Age-appropriate instruction with a structured curriculum.
MWF 5:30–6:30 PM · Sat 9:30–10:30 AM
Women's Only
Women's Only Gi Jiu-Jitsu
A focused, welcoming environment for women of all experience levels to train Gi Jiu-Jitsu with experienced coaching. No prior experience required.
Tue & Thu 5:30–6:30 PM
Early Morning
Early Morning Jiu-Jitsu
Get your training in before the day starts. Early morning Jiu-Jitsu sessions for members who want mat time before work.
Tue & Thu 6:00 AM
Head Coach
Sean Goolsby
Sean Goolsby is an IBJJF Black Belt competitor who grew up in Detroit and built his competitive career on the international stage. His credentials include the European No-Gi Championship, multiple IBJJF international gold medals, and Abu Dhabi Pro competition — with over 15 years of competitive experience.
Sean founded Detroit Fight Company to build the academy he wished existed when he was coming up: world-class instruction, a tight community, and zero ego. Every class at DFC reflects that vision.
DFC's Boxing & Conditioning program teaches actual boxing fundamentals — footwork, combinations, head movement, defensive technique, and ring IQ — wrapped in conditioning that will change your body composition faster than any treadmill or spin class.
Every session includes structured technical instruction followed by heavy bag work, mitt work, and conditioning circuits. You'll learn how to throw a proper jab, move your feet, and build the kind of functional fitness that combat athletes rely on.
No experience required. Whether you're training for fitness, self-defense, or competition, the program scales to your level from day one.
What You'll Learn
Skills Breakdown
Stance, footwork, and ring movement
Jab, cross, hook, uppercut — proper form and power generation
Defensive skills — slips, rolls, parries, and head movement
Heavy bag technique and combinations
Mitt work with coaches
Conditioning circuits designed for fighters
All Levels Welcome — No prior experience needed. Every class is coached and scaled to your ability.
What to Bring: Comfortable workout clothes, a water bottle, and a towel. Hand wraps recommended (available for purchase at the gym). Loaner gloves available while you get started.
Muay Thai is the most versatile striking art in combat sports. At DFC, you'll learn the full system — punches, kicks, elbows, knees, and clinch work — in a structured curriculum that builds power, timing, and fight IQ from session one.
Every class combines technical instruction with pad work, partner drills, and live application. Your coaches don't just demonstrate technique — they break down the timing, distance, and setups that make it work against a resisting partner.
Whether you're looking for a complete striking foundation, cross-training for Jiu-Jitsu, or preparing to compete, the Muay Thai program has you covered.
What You'll Learn
Skills Breakdown
Full striking arsenal — punches, kicks, elbows, knees
Thai pad work and partner drills
Clinch technique — sweeps, knees, off-balancing
Defensive footwork and timing
Fight IQ — reading opponents, setting up attacks
Conditioning built into every session
All Levels Welcome — Beginners train alongside experienced students. Coaches scale instruction to your level.
What to Bring: Comfortable workout clothes, a water bottle, and a towel. Shin guards recommended for partner drills (available for purchase at the gym). Loaner gear available while you get started.
Every coach at DFC is an active practitioner. They don't just teach — they train, they compete, and they lead by example.
Sean Goolsby
Head Coach & Co-Owner
Jiu-Jitsu
Sean didn't learn Jiu-Jitsu in Michigan. He learned it in Manaus, Brazil — training under brothers Cristiano and Angelo Carioca, competing within his first three months, and earning his blue and purple belts in one of the most serious training environments in the Amazon.
The path led to São Paulo and nearly seven years under Claudio Calasans, a multiple-time World Champion and one of the most complete grapplers alive. That's where Sean earned his brown and black belts. That's where he became a professional.
From São Paulo to Hungary, training under Max Carvalho and winning the 2022 European IBJJF No-Gi Championship at black belt Ultra Heavy in his international debut. Then to the UAE — competing for Baniyas Club, teaching under Palm Sports, and competing across the AJP Tour through Europe and North Africa. By season's end he was ranked #1 No-Gi in the World and #4 Overall on the AJP Tour.
Back in Michigan in late 2023, he connected with David Garmo and Assembly Jiu-Jitsu — a partnership that sharpened his no-gi game to another level.
His Record
Pan American IBJJF Champion. European IBJJF No-Gi Champion. Ranked #1 No-Gi in the World. Multiple IBJJF gold medals across four continents in gi and no-gi, adult and masters. ADCC competitor including the American Trials. Still actively competing.
Why Detroit Fight Company
Jiu-Jitsu gave Sean direction when he needed it, discipline when it was hard, and a community that spanned the world. Detroit Fight Company exists to do the same for others — not just to teach technique, but to change lives. That's been the mission from day one.
DFC Winter Springs is an official affiliate of Esporte Dez / Instituto Calasans Camargo. The lineage is real. The door is open.
From Detroit to the world. Now rooted in Orlando.
Pat Washington
Head Boxing Coach
Boxing
Pat Washington is the heart and soul of Detroit Fight Company's boxing program. A former professional boxer with a 20-1 record and 15 knockouts, Pat captured the WBF Intercontinental Light Welterweight Championship in just his ninth professional fight — displaying the technical skill and two-handed power that had observers calling him one of the best-kept secrets in American boxing.
Before turning pro, Pat served as a paratrooper in the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, where he represented the base as a competitive boxer. His professional career took him from the small-show circuit through the Carolinas to a main-event title fight, where he earned a clear unanimous decision for the belt.
But Pat's legacy extends far beyond his own career in the ring. He has dedicated decades to developing young boxers — not just as fighters, but as people. At DFC, Pat brings a lifetime of experience, discipline, and genuine care for every athlete who steps through the door.
Karl
Boxing Coach
Boxing
Karl discovered combat sports at the age of nine, introduced by his father, and it didn't take long for him to fall in love with boxing. With over 11 years in the sport and 15 fights under his belt — both as a competitor and a corner coach — boxing has become a fundamental part of his life.
Karl's passion is sharing the sport with others. Whether you're lacing up gloves for the first time or sharpening your skills for competition, his coaching is built on the belief that boxing transforms people from the inside out.
John "Apollo" Andrews
Coach
Boxing & Conditioning
John "Apollo" Andrews brings an eclectic journey through combat sports and bodybuilding to the DFC coaching staff. A former MMA fighter and current IFBB professional bodybuilder, John's greatest asset is the depth of knowledge he's built across disciplines — and his ability to pass it on.
Whether he's running conditioning circuits, coaching striking fundamentals, or helping members dial in their training, John combines competitive intensity with a coach's eye for development.
Hana Radi
Women's Program Coach
Jiu-Jitsu
Hana Radi began her Jiu-Jitsu journey in 2020, initially looking for a way to break up the routine of weight training. It didn't take long to realize she had found something much deeper. Jiu-Jitsu challenged her mentally and physically in ways she had never experienced, and she quickly understood that growth in this sport comes down to one thing: consistency.
Through training, Hana has learned to face discomfort head-on — whether that means stepping onto the competition mats or pushing through tough sessions. As a brown belt competitor, she leads DFC's Women's Only Gi Jiu-Jitsu program with a coaching philosophy built on the belief that iron sharpens iron. Her classes are challenging, supportive, and designed for women of all experience levels.
John Venturini
Co-Owner
No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu
In 2021, John stepped onto the mats for the first time at 290 lbs with a simple conviction: if he was going to ask his kids to compete in combat sports, he had to be willing to do it himself.
What started as leading by example became a complete transformation. Over 100 lbs lost, a competition purple belt earned, and a growing collection of IBJJF hardware — including gold at No-Gi American Nationals, silver at the Pan-American No-Gi Championships, and two bronze medals at the No-Gi World Championships.
But the medals aren't the point. John's real passion is coaching kids. In a world of endless screens and manufactured comfort, he believes combat sports offer something irreplaceable — real challenge, real consequence, real growth. The kind of resilience that can't be downloaded. He started this journey to show his own children what was possible. Now he's Detroit Fight Company's biggest cheerleader — and the guy making sure every kid who walks through the door gets that same opportunity.
Luis
Kids Jiu-Jitsu Coach
Jiu-Jitsu
Wrestling took over Luis's life at 15 years old. After graduating high school with college wrestling scholarships in hand, he chose a different path — four years of service in the United States Marines, where he became a shooting instructor and rose to the rank of Sergeant.
After the military, Luis found Jiu-Jitsu and earned his blue belt while competing across multiple organizations — winning an IBJJF Open, two NAGAs, and a New Breed tournament, with additional podium finishes along the way. He's also spent the past year sharpening his boxing alongside the DFC coaching staff.
Luis brings a wrestler's work ethic and a Marine's discipline to coaching the next generation. He also serves as a high school wrestling coach, and at DFC he channels that experience into developing young athletes through the kids Jiu-Jitsu program.
Additional Coaches — Bios Coming Soon
Zack — Coach
Zack Quinn was ten years old when he walked into American Top Team Winter Springs and found his calling. Fourteen years later, that early introduction to Jiu-Jitsu has grown into a complete martial arts background spanning BJJ, boxing, Muay Thai, wrestling, and MMA. Now a purple belt competitor at 24, Zack brings the perspective of someone who grew up in the sport — technically sharp, endlessly curious, and genuinely invested in the athletes he coaches.
Johny Desir — Coach
Johny Desir's martial arts journey began on the wrestling mat in high school, where he discovered a passion for combat sports that never let go. From wrestling he moved into boxing, then MMA, before finding his foundation in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in 2014. After a decade of dedication, he earned his black belt in 2024. Johny brings a complete grappler's perspective to the DFC coaching staff — grounded in wrestling, sharpened by competition, and built on the kind of consistency that turns passion into mastery.
None at all. Every class is structured to accommodate beginners alongside experienced athletes. Your coaches will scale the instruction to your level from your very first session.
Comfortable workout clothes, a water bottle, and a towel. For Jiu-Jitsu, a rashguard or fitted athletic top works best. We have loaner gear available while you get started.
Absolutely. Book a free trial class and experience the coaching and facility firsthand. No obligation, no pressure.
Every membership includes open gym access. Boxing members get all striking and conditioning classes. Jiu-Jitsu members get all Gi and No-Gi sessions plus open mat. All-Inclusive gives you everything — every class, every discipline, every open mat and open gym session.
Yes. We offer Kids No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu classes designed for young athletes to build discipline, coordination, and confidence in a safe, supervised environment.
We do. Women's-only Gi Jiu-Jitsu sessions are on the schedule so you can train in a focused, welcoming environment with experienced coaching.
1425 Tuskawilla Road, Suite 209, Winter Springs, FL 32708 — in the Promenade at Tuskawilla. Easy access from Oviedo, Casselberry, and greater Seminole County.
No long-term contracts. To cancel, email sean@detroitfight.com at least 15 days before your next billing date.
The Gym
4,000+ square feet of dedicated training space. Boxing ring. MMA cage walls. Zebra Athletics mats. Built for combat sports — not CrossFit.
Jiu-Jitsu Mats — Photo Coming Soon
Boxing Ring — Photo Coming Soon
Heavy Bags — Photo Coming Soon
Cage Wall — Photo Coming Soon
Lobby — Photo Coming Soon
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Facility
Dedicated Jiu-Jitsu mat area with 6-inch elevated Zebra Athletics floating mats (green border, black center) and full wall padding. Separate Muay Thai and boxing training floor with cage wall fencing and heavy bags. 18-foot boxing ring. Men's and women's changing rooms and bathrooms.
What to Bring
Comfortable workout clothes, a water bottle, and a towel. For Jiu-Jitsu, a rashguard or fitted athletic top. We have loaner gear available while you get started — no need to buy anything upfront.
Parking
Free parking in the Promenade at Tuskawilla shopping center lot directly in front of the gym.
Hours
Monday–Friday: 6:00 AM – 8:30 PM Saturday: 9:30 AM – 1:00 PM Sunday: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
