What kickboxing at Forge is
Forge Athletics runs three coached kickboxing classes in Naples, none with sparring: Co-Ed Kickboxing on Monday and Wednesday at 5:30pm, Women's Only Kickboxing on Tuesday and Thursday at 9:00am and 6:00pm, and Women's Only Strength & Kickboxing on Monday and Wednesday at 9:00am. Each runs an hour and usually has 4 to 8 people, never more than 16. Coach Wil Pino leads the women's classes and Monday's Co-Ed Kickboxing, and Coach Nikki leads Co-Ed Kickboxing on Wednesday.
Bag work meets combat fitness. You learn how to stand, keep your guard up, move your feet, and put punches and kicks together on the heavy bags. Muay Thai style kicks, knees and movement are part of that teaching. The combinations give you something to work on as your technique develops, with a coach watching how you move and correcting you as you go. Confidence built with every combination.
The workout brings striking together with strength equipment, body-weight exercises and calisthenics. You train strength, coordination and stamina while giving your attention to the work in front of you. The format changes between sessions, and the coach adjusts the work to your level.
Forge Kickboxing is one program family with three class options. Choose the room and the emphasis that fit you: a co-ed striking workout, women's only kickboxing, or a women-only hour where strength leads and the striking is real. It is for people who want a coached workout and a skill to learn, with no requirement to fight.
Which kickboxing class fits your week?
Open to everyone. Choose this class if you want to learn striking in a mixed group, with strength work and conditioning in the same hour. Beginners are welcome. The coach helps you work at your own pace while learning the fundamentals.
For women who want a striking workout in a women-only room. Coached heavy-bag rounds are the focus, with strength work built in. Explore Women's Only Kickboxing.
For women who want strength training to lead the hour, with real striking mixed into the workout. Explore Women's Only Strength & Kickboxing.
See the full class schedule to plan your week. All three options have no sparring, ever.
Where should you start?
Never thrown a punch? Start with the class whose time and setting fit you. You will be shown what to do, and the work can be adjusted as you learn. There is no experience requirement for kickboxing.
Want a workout that changes? The strength work and bag rounds give you variety while you keep practicing the fundamentals. Prefer a women-only room? Choose either women's option above according to whether striking or strength is your first priority.
Prefer individual instruction? Private Kickboxing Lessons develop stance, footwork, defense, and combinations at a pace matched to your experience. Sessions are by appointment and start with a free consultation. Explore private coaching.
If your child already trains at Forge, you can have your own hour here too. The kids classes and the adult classes run at different times, so check the grid before you plan the trip. Kids and youth striking belongs inside MMA, covered on our kids and youth martial arts page.
For the student who wants to take striking further as a martial artist, kickboxing is the foundation. Real MMA and sparring live in Teen & Adult MMA (Advanced), open to students with at least two to three years of prior martial arts training after a conversation with the coach. Nobody arrives at sparring by accident. Youth-Teen-Adult MMA on Saturday welcomes ages 13 and up, including beginners. See the two MMA class options. Compare the MMA classes by age and experience.
Unsure which class to try? Call or text (239) 799-KICK and tell us what you want from training.
Co-Ed Kickboxing meets Monday and Wednesday at 5:30pm. The Forge Co-Ed Kickboxing Starter is four coached classes there, with or without Forge boxing gloves. See the starter.
How the co-ed hour runs
Co-Ed Kickboxing starts with a dynamic warm-up, followed by a strength and conditioning circuit. Then come coached strikes and combinations on the heavy bags, with core work between rounds. Stretching and a cooldown close the hour.
The guide is twelve to fifteen minutes warming up, about fifteen on strength and conditioning, around twenty on the bags, and ten to twelve cooling down. Those blocks are approximate. Some sessions use short timed intervals; others use two-to-three-minute bag rounds with core work in the rests. The format changes while the fundamentals stay in place.
The coaching behind the combinations
Coach Wil brings over thirty years of teaching to his work, drawing on third-degree black belts in kickboxing under Robert Fletcher and Shorin-Ryu karate under Tadashi Yamashita. That striking lineage informs the coaching you receive as you learn the basics and work on your technique.
Kicks are the great equalizer: a well-placed kick is one of the strongest ways to defend yourself against a bigger, stronger person, and learning to kick builds flexibility, coordination and agility along the way. The hands come from boxing: stance, guard, footwork and combinations, coached round by round. None of it is sparring; all of it is technique you own.
Find us at Coastland Center
Forge Athletics is inside Coastland Center Mall on Tamiami Trail North, within the City of Naples. The address is 1984 Tamiami Trail N, Space G0003, Naples FL 34102.
Driving in, turn at the light between Naples High School and the mall. Head toward Twin Peaks and enter Parking Garage D beside the restaurant. Drive through the middle of the garage toward the front, park in an available space, and come through our black doors. From inside the mall, head to the center and turn toward the entrance by Zales.
If you need help finding the entrance, call or text (239) 799-KICK.
Kickboxing questions
Do your kickboxing classes include sparring?
No. None of the three Forge Kickboxing classes includes sparring, and you will never be expected to spar or fight. Training uses heavy bags, strength equipment, body-weight and calisthenic movements.
What is a co-ed kickboxing class actually like?
A coached striking and conditioning workout. You learn the fundamentals on the heavy bags while the coach watches your technique and corrects it as you go, and the hour mixes strength equipment, body-weight exercises and calisthenics in with the bag rounds. Co-Ed Kickboxing at Forge Athletics in Naples meets Monday and Wednesday at 5:30pm. Beginners are welcome and there is no sparring.
Do I need to be fit before I start?
No. Co-Ed Kickboxing at Forge Athletics in Naples takes beginners as they are; you build conditioning by training, and the coach adjusts the work to your fitness and strength on the day. The class meets Monday and Wednesday at 5:30pm, with no sparring. If you would rather train in a women-only room, Women's Only Kickboxing runs Tuesday and Thursday at 9:00am and 6:00pm.
What equipment do I need?
None for your first class. Wear comfortable workout clothes, bring a water bottle, and use our loaner gloves. If you already have boxing gloves, you are welcome to bring them. If you continue, we will help you choose your own. If you keep training, the women's classes and Co-Ed Kickboxing need only boxing gloves, sold at the front desk.
How is this different from a gym class or a franchise kickboxing studio?
Your coach watches your technique and adjusts the work to your level. The workouts change from session to session. You get feedback on the skills you are practicing as well as guidance through the workout.
Can I bring a friend?
Yes. Members are welcome to bring friends, and guests are welcome to watch a class before deciding. If your friend wants to train, we just ask that you register ahead so we can place them in the right class.
How do I book my first class?
Choose Start Your Free Session, or call, text, email, message us on social, or stop by. Texting usually gets the fastest reply. Tell us which class interests you so we can help arrange your complimentary first class.
Is co-ed kickboxing the same as the women's class?
They are part of the same Forge Kickboxing family, with real striking, conditioning and no sparring. Co-Ed Kickboxing is open to everyone. Women's Only Kickboxing and Women's Only Strength & Kickboxing give women their own class setting.
What is the difference between the three classes?
Co-Ed Kickboxing combines coached striking and conditioning in a mixed group. Women's Only Kickboxing focuses on striking with strength work built in. Women's Only Strength & Kickboxing puts strength first, with real striking in the same workout.
Can a man join?
Yes. Co-Ed Kickboxing at Forge Athletics in Naples is open to everyone, men included, Monday and Wednesday at 5:30pm: coached heavy-bag striking and conditioning in a mixed group, with no sparring. The other two classes, Women's Only Kickboxing and Women's Only Strength & Kickboxing, are women-only. Your first Co-Ed Kickboxing class is free, so come try it before deciding how often to train.
Do I need kickboxing experience?
No. Beginners can join any of the three kickboxing options in the appropriate class setting. Your coach shows you what to do and adjusts the work to your starting point.
What does a kickboxing class in Naples cost?
Your first group class at Forge is complimentary. Membership options are explained at your first visit, so you can choose after trying the class and talking through what fits your goals and week.
How do the morning classes differ from the evenings?
Women's Only Kickboxing runs Tuesday and Thursday at both 9:00am and 6:00pm. Women's Only Strength & Kickboxing runs Monday and Wednesday at 9:00am and puts strength first. Co-Ed Kickboxing runs Monday and Wednesday at 5:30pm.
What happens if I miss my usual class?
You can attend another class that matches your age group and membership level. If you want personal training alongside group classes, hybrid memberships combine the two. We can explain which options fit your plans at your first visit.
Can I begin with four Co-Ed Kickboxing classes?
Yes. Beside the free first class, the Forge Co-Ed Kickboxing Starter is four coached Co-Ed Kickboxing classes at Forge Athletics in Naples, Monday and Wednesday at 5:30pm, $99 for Classes only or $129 with Forge boxing gloves fitted at your first class. The four are used within 28 days of the first. Ages 13 to 15 train with a parent alongside, so call or text before buying.
Said by the people training
"Forge Athletics offers an outstanding kickboxing class that’s both challenging and empowering."
"I especially appreciate the trainer, Will, who tailors the workouts from session to session. It's not the same workout over and over again."
"I had never worked out before I met Will and through weight training and kickboxing, I’m in the best shape of my life at 60 years old."
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Learn the technique. Put it to work.
Build a workout around a skill. Learn stance, footwork, punches and kicks, then practice on the heavy bags with a coach helping you improve. Strength and conditioning work brings the whole body into the session.
Start with four Co-Ed Kickboxing classes and your own pair of Forge boxing gloves. Beginners are welcome. For adults and teens 16 and up. Ages 13 to 15 train with a parent alongside, so call or text us before you buy.
- Four coached group classes
- Forge boxing gloves, fitted at your first class and yours to keep
- Use your classes within four weeks of your first class
One-time purchase for one person. No automatic membership enrollment. Take your first class within 60 days of purchase. Full refund within 3 business days of purchase. Paying by credit card adds a 2.9% processing fee. For new students only. One per person. Not available to current or former members.
Prefer to try one class first? Start with a free session.
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Your first class is free. Come see whether it fits before you decide anything.