Plus One Defense Systems teaches martial arts at 9 Tolles Street, West Hartford — not in Hartford. This page is for people in Hartford, CT deciding whether that drive is worth it.
Hartford to Tolles Street
From downtown Hartford or Frog Hollow, 9 Tolles Street is about a 10–15 minute drive west on I-84. You are not looking for a Hartford storefront. The school is in West Hartford’s New Park / Tolles industrial pocket — one exit off the highway, then a short local stretch. Park at the building.
Who this trip is for
This page is for Hartford adults who want MMA, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, or Muay Thai after work — and for parents who work in the city and pick kids up toward West Hartford. Morning classes start 6:30 AM Monday, Wednesday, and Friday if a downtown shift ends early enough. Evening BJJ and MMA run into the 9 o’clock hour.
Why drive past a closer chain
Hartford has gyms. It does not have this room: 10,000 sq ft, a regulation cage, a ring, and Mestre Marcus Aurelio (PRIDE, UFC) on the BJJ side with Kyoshi Darin Reisler. If you compared a rec-center class to a fight gym, this is the fight gym, 10 minutes from the Capitol side of I-84.
Start here
Address: 9 Tolles Street, West Hartford, CT 06110. Phone 860.922.5343. Location, hours, and parking. Free intro class. Class schedule.