The Warrior Warehouse Training Institute
Martial Arts in Columbia – Hunt the Beast that is Hunting You
Welcome To
The Warriors Warehouse Training Institute
Welcome to The Warrior Warehouse Training Institute – a veteran-owned institute for fitness and martial arts in Columbia! This is a place where you can turn your life around. We pride ourselves on turning our students’ fear into their ferocity. You can come into our fitness or martial arts classes and learn true self-defense skills while getting into the best shape of your life! You can come in to work hard, develop new skills, and become a part of a supportive family where everyone’s journey is important. If you’re looking for life-changing training in a family atmosphere, look no further than The Warrior Warehouse Training Institute!
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Who We Are at
The Warriors Warehouse Training Institute
Our School
We walk into training every day following the 3 S’s: Sweat, Smiles, and Skills. The Warriors Warehouse Training Institute is a home for people looking to find a community to join that’ll push them to be their best selves in martial arts and fitness. This is a real family! Being veteran and police-owned, our students learn from coaches who have experienced real-life combat. This is not cookie cutter training. Our training classes push you past your preconceived limits to achieve true greatness! On top of the hard work you put in class, we also have special seminars for students. These include personal development and our children’s self-defense program, ESCAPE (Education Students and Children on Anti-Abduction and Protections). There is something for everyone to stay safe, prepared, and healthy with our fitness and martial arts classes in Columbia. We welcome everyone in the community and those nearby for a one-of-a-kind experience at The Warriors Warehouse Training Institute!
History
Our Columbia Training Institute has gone through drastic changes over the years. When we opened in 2004, we started off in a 500 square foot room in the back of a rec center. In fact, instead of a “Training Institute” we were named “Fudoushin Jiu-Jitsu” and “MMA and Fitness.” We have since focused on being a university level of learning and self-improvement – beyond being a gym. Our location moved multiple times before we settled in our current 10,000 square foot facility in 2016.
All of our growth has come from the work of owner Lance Adams. The Marine vet and 20+ year Law Enforcement officer started our training institute through his own personal struggles. He dealt with fear, personal struggles, and bullies in his early life. His growth is a true example of turning fear into ferocity as he’s engulfed himself in his work, going through the hardest challenges to come out stronger on the other side. With 20+ years in business, Lance prides himself on helping others pushing through struggles to become their best version of themselves through hard work and dedication.
Meet the The Warriors Warehouse Training Institute
Team
Our team is dedicated to changing lives in Columbia through fitness and martial arts. Our entire staff has real-world training they bring into class that they know students can use. On top of that, everyone walks into class with an infectious, happy energy, ready to help you work hard and become your best self. Meet the team below and see how they can help you!
Lance Adams
Head Coach & Owner
Lance Adams is the Owner and Head Instructor at the Warrior Warehouse and WarTac Defense and Tactical Solutions. He is a veteran of the United States Marine Corp with 20+ years of experience in security and law enforcement.
ALLENDALE CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION
Closed Custody and Segregation Unit Officer, Rapid Response Team, Defensive Tactic Instructor.
SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAY PATROL
State Trooper, Field Training Officer and served on the Civil Emergency Response Team.
RICHLAND COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT
Traffic Unit Field Training Officer. Promoted to Community Action Team assigned to School Resource Officer Division and Supervisor of Richland County Explorer Post 601. Assistant Public Information Officer. Nationally Certified Crime Prevention Officer. Nationally Certified Hostage Negotiator. Project Lifesaver Instructor. Specific Skills Instructor.
COLUMBIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Drug Suppression Team. CPD Gang Unit. Founder of R.I.S.K. Program (Rescuing Inner city Students and Kids). Started CPD Youth Explorer Unit. CPD Defensive Tactic Instructor.
Lance has over 30 years experience as an instructor and practitioner in Self Defense and Martial Arts. He is a Certified Fitness Trainer and Strength and Conditioning Coach and is also a Certified NRA Firearms Safety and Concealed Weapons Permit Instructor. Along with extensive fitness and self defense programs, Lance has created the following programs as part of the Warrior Warehouse brand:
- E.S.C.A.P.E. Youth Anti-Abduction and Defense Program
- S.P.E.A.R.R. Women’s Self Protection Program
- Defeat the Streets and Boxing B4 Bars Youth Mentoring/Diversion Program
- Concealed Weapons Permit Course
Lance is continually looking to expand his reach into the community to make an impact in the world we live in.
- Founded C.H.A.N.C.E. (Changing Habitual Actions through Nonviolence, Combat sports Education) Community Development Group
- 100 Black Men of Columbia
- Rotary Club of Forrest Acres
- 2017 Purple Gala Awards Recipient
- Claflin College Speaker Award
- Wanda Bellamy Hendrix Veteran Speaker and Presenter
- Public Speaker and Youth/Community Advocate
- Success Coach
- Youth Advocate and Mentor at Youth Challenge Academy
- Executive Protection Specialist
- Host of “Fyght 4 ur Lyfe” Television Show
- Radio Show Host of The Beast Mode Killaz Beatdown on WDRB Media – Charlotte, North Carolina
Carloyn Adams
Front Desk Management
Marlon Thomas
Fitness and Fight Coach
Brandon Glenn
Fight Coach
Coach J
Boxing Coach
Coach Ira
Muay Thai Fight coach
Shameka Marshall
Fitness Coach
Bonita Ross
Fitness Coach
Wanda Mackie
Fitness Coach
Coach Jamacia
Fitness Coach
Coach Ben
Youth Coach
Keisha Moore
Fitness Coach
Chandra Smith
Fitness Coach
Our Schedule!
Go check out our training institute schedule! With 40+ classes per week, there is a time for everyone to train!
Explore our Fitness and Martial Arts
Programs
All of our programs offer two great benefits: improving your health and fitness and setting you up to defend yourself. We use tried and true techniques that can help you transform your life. Check out the wide variety of programs we offer and discover which one is best for you!
The youth Boxing program is focused on building stronger and more fit youth. We teach skills in anti-bullying and anti-abduction so students can protect themselves. This US Olympic Sports is great to help build students’ fitness, self-confidence, discipline, and self-defense skills!
Students in our youth Mixed Martial Arts classes learn Jiu-Jitsu Judo, Kickboxing, and Wrestling. We teach value life skills that blend systems of different arts of boxing, grappling, and sparring. We ensure the kids can enjoy diversity in their training and self-defense.
This program allows students to get in phenomenal shape! Students learn the fundamentals of Boxing and Kickboxing while working hard to improve their health. The US Olympic Sports serves as a great tool to improve self-defense and personal protection!
Our Adult & Teen Muay Thai and Kickboxing class provides students with a well rounded experience. They receive a fantastic workout while learning skills to keep themselves safe. This includes learning the 8 limbs of Muay Thai, a valuable toolset to use in self-defense situations.
We teach students in our Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu classes how to utilize the power of grappling, submissions, and ground defense. It’s a great class to get in shape and add another skillset to your self-defense arsenal.
Our Judo program is another amazing opportunity to learn a US Olympic sport. It provides students a fun way to get in shape and improve their grappling game. This can help them just get in shape or improve their self-defense mastery.
Wrestling has been a longtime recognized Olympic Sport practiced in high schools and around the world. With us, we make sure students improve their health and fitness while gaining amazing grappling and submission techniques to stay safe.
We have two great fitness classes at The Warriors Warehouse Training Institute: Beast Body Boot Camp and Barbell Beast Bodies.
Beast Body Boot Camp
This program is a full-body strength workout to help lose weight and gain muscle. It is a 30-minute workout that’ll make no other workout ever feel the same.
Barbell Beast Bodies
This class helps you build amazing muscle and strength while tightening and toning your physique. You don’t just need to lose weight but can focus on muscle growth and strength.
Take your self-defense and survivor training to the next level with multiple firearm education and hands-on training. We make sure students are equipped with the skills to use firearms in a safe manner for self-defense.
Are you looking for your company, organization, or business to learn self-defense training? Then sign up for our Fear 2 Ferocity Worldwide Program! It involves all our programs in martial arts and fitness used at The Warriors Warehouse Training Institute!
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Start your training with us at The Warriors Warehouse Training Institute with our FREE trial! Get started and see what our fitness or martial arts classes can do for you!
Contact Us!
We are proud to provide fitness and martial arts in Columbia! We also welcome those in Charleston, Greenville, and Charlotte, North Carolina to join us. You can find us at the corner of Two Notch and Belt Line Rd across the street from U-Haul!