The Pit Workout combines old school training, attitude, power, and discipline with cutting edge, scientific, result-oriented techniques. 

Join world-renowned, 10th degree Black Belt and professional trainer John “The Train” Hackleman, RN (a.k.a.The Pitmaster) as he leads you and members of his Fight Team through multiple Mixed Martial Art conditioning workouts and techniques.

Preston Scharff is a great fighter and ever greater father.  Here he trains with his son, PJ Sharff.  With such a great mentor, PJ is destined to become a great athlete.  Already at the age of 9, PJ is one of the top wrestlers in the country.

Preston and PJ Sharff are true PIT MONSTERS

The Pit Fight Team

This is a typical Saturday Pit Fight Team workout… Intense but fun.

THE PIT’s Jason Von Flue is fighting soon… be there

 THE PIT’s Girl Power… Christina Riddering

Christina Riddering

Luke & Christina Riddering

This girl is a great martial artist

 This is Christina’s favorite song

My name is Christina Riddering. I am a 25 year old female kickboxer and MMA fighter. My husband and I own a Pit training facility in Atascadero. This tough and violent sport has taken me all around the world, from Guatamala to Thailand.
I’m not sure how I fell in love with this crazy sport. I think I started because I wanted to make sure I could adequately defend myself, and ended up with a hobby that I desired to do all the time.