Our New Academy
Big Swede's full Scottsdale academy is currently being built out and is expected to be ready in the fall. In the meantime, training is already happening through limited pre-opening training options — giving students a chance to start now, train in a smaller setting, work directly with Kyle, and become part of the Big Swede community before the full academy officially opens. The new space is coming, but the work has already started.
Our Coaches
As Big Swede grows, the coaching team is being built around one standard: real coaching, no ego, and no watered-down training. Every coach at Big Swede is expected to lead with discipline, respect, patience, and accountability. Students should feel challenged, but they should also feel seen. This is not a gym where students are left to figure it out alone. Coaching is the difference.
Mind, Body, and Confidence
Big Swede is built around the connection between the mind and body. Training gives people an outlet. It helps kids build confidence, helps adults manage stress, and gives students of all ages a way to become stronger from the inside out. Kyle is passionate about mental health, self-confidence, and giving people a place where they can work through hard things in a healthy way. The mats become more than a training space — they become a place to reset, grow, and prove to yourself that you can do hard things.
About Us
Big Swede Kickboxing Academy is a family-owned kickboxing academy in Scottsdale built on real coaching, discipline, confidence, and community. This is not cardio kickboxing. This is not a generic fitness studio. Big Swede was created for kids, teens, and adults who want to train hard, learn real kickboxing fundamentals, and build strength that carries outside the gym. The goal is bigger than punches and kicks — it is confidence, focus, mental toughness, self-respect, and discipline. Showing up for yourself, even when it is hard.