The Cellar Gym

Roseville · United States

From

USD199/month

Schedule

Weekly schedule

Day	Time	Class	Level	Coach
Mon	06:00–06:45	Fitness Kickboxing	All Levels	Solomon Lankow
Mon	09:00–10:00	Muay Thai Drills	Intermediate	Ben Locken
Mon	10:00–11:00	BJJ No-Gi	All Levels	Ben Locken
Mon	11:30–12:15	Fitness Kickboxing	All Levels	Sam Bailey Jr
Mon	16:30–17:00	Youth Muay Thai (ages 3-5)	All Levels	Katie Locken
Mon	16:30–17:15	Fitness Kickboxing	All Levels	Linda Gosslin
Mon	16:30–17:30	Muay Thai Drills	Advanced	Ben Locken
Mon	16:30–17:30	Youth BJJ Competition Class (ages 6-15)	Advanced	Pam Sorenson
Mon	17:00–17:45	Youth Muay Thai (ages 6-9)	All Levels	Katie Locken
Mon	17:30–18:15	Fitness Kickboxing	All Levels	Jamir Anderson
Mon	17:30–18:30	BJJ Gi	Intermediate	Nate Maus
Mon	17:30–18:30	Muay Thai Clinch	Advanced	Cody Johnson
Mon	17:30–18:30	Muay Thai Drills & Pads (Fundamentals)	Beginner	Ben Locken & Jess Hays
Mon	17:45–18:30	Youth Muay Thai (ages 9-12)	All Levels	Katie Locken
Mon	18:30–19:30	BJJ Gi (Fundamentals)	Beginner	Tim Loutchko
Mon	18:30–19:30	Muay Thai Padwork	Intermediate	Devlin Borders
Mon	18:30–19:30	Youth Muay Thai (ages 10-15)	All Levels	Katie Locken
Mon	19:30–20:30	BJJ No-Gi	All Levels	Josue Gonzalez
Mon	19:30–20:30	MMA Drills	Advanced	Ben Locken
Tue	06:00–07:00	BJJ No-Gi	All Levels	Timothy Leung
Tue	09:00–10:00	BJJ Gi (Fundamentals)	Beginner	Bryan Berkland
Tue	09:00–10:00	Muay Thai Drills & Pads (Fundamentals)	Beginner	Sam Bailey Jr
Tue	10:00–11:00	BJJ Gi	All Levels	Bryan Berkland
Tue	13:30–14:30	Boxing for Parkinson's	All Levels	Solomon Lankow
Tue	16:30–17:00	Youth BJJ (ages 3-5)	All Levels	—
Tue	16:30–17:15	Fitness Kickboxing	All Levels	Aaron Rydeen
Tue	16:30–17:30	Muay Thai Padwork	Intermediate	Matt Cunningham
Tue	16:30–17:30	Youth Muay Thai Competition Class (ages 6-15)	Advanced	Katie Locken
Tue	17:00–17:45	Youth BJJ (ages 6-9)	All Levels	Pam Sorenson
Tue	17:30–18:15	Fitness Kickboxing	All Levels	Aaron Rydeen
Tue	17:30–18:30	BJJ Gi (Fundamentals)	Beginner	Timothy Leung
Tue	17:30–18:30	Muay Thai Drills	Intermediate	Sam Bailey Jr
Tue	17:45–18:30	Youth BJJ (ages 9-12)	All Levels	Pam Sorenson
Tue	18:30–19:30	BJJ No-Gi (Fundamentals)	Beginner	Timothy Leung
Tue	18:30–19:30	Muay Thai Clinch	Intermediate	Cody Johnson
Tue	18:30–19:30	Muay Thai Drills & Pads (Fundamentals)	Beginner	Sam Bailey Jr & Anteze Howard
Tue	18:30–19:30	Youth BJJ (ages 10-15)	All Levels	Pam Sorenson
Tue	19:30–20:30	BJJ No-Gi	Intermediate	Tim Loutchko
Tue	19:30–20:30	MMA Drills (Fundamentals)	Beginner	CJ Hays
Wed	06:00–06:45	Fitness Kickboxing	All Levels	Eliot Woods
Wed	09:00–10:00	Muay Thai Padwork	Intermediate	Sam Bailey Jr
Wed	10:00–11:00	BJJ No-Gi	All Levels	Timothy Leung
Wed	11:30–12:15	Fitness Kickboxing	All Levels	Solomon Lankow
Wed	16:30–17:00	Youth Muay Thai (ages 3-5)	All Levels	Katie Locken
Wed	16:30–17:15	Fitness Kickboxing	All Levels	Linda Gosslin
Wed	16:30–17:30	Muay Thai Padwork	Advanced	Ben Locken
Wed	16:30–17:30	Youth BJJ Competition Class (ages 6-15)	Advanced	Pam Sorenson
Wed	17:00–17:45	Youth Muay Thai (ages 6-9)	All Levels	Katie Locken
Wed	17:30–18:15	Fitness Kickboxing	All Levels	CJ Hays
Wed	17:30–18:30	BJJ Gi	Intermediate	Pam Sorenson
Wed	17:30–18:30	Muay Thai Drills & Pads (Fundamentals)	Beginner	Ben Locken & Jess Hays
Wed	17:45–18:30	Youth Muay Thai (ages 9-12)	All Levels	Katie Locken
Wed	18:30–19:30	BJJ Gi (Fundamentals)	Beginner	Tim Loutchko
Wed	18:30–19:30	Muay Thai Drills	Intermediate	Grady Pesch
Wed	18:30–19:30	Youth Muay Thai (ages 10-15)	All Levels	Katie Locken
Wed	19:30–20:15	Women's Only BJJ (Fundamentals)	Beginner	Pam Sorenson
Wed	19:30–20:30	BJJ No-Gi	All Levels	Josue Gonzalez
Wed	19:30–20:30	MMA Drills	Advanced	Ben Locken
Thu	06:00–07:00	BJJ No-Gi	All Levels	Timothy Leung
Thu	09:00–10:00	Muay Thai Drills & Pads (Fundamentals)	Beginner	Sam Bailey Jr
Thu	10:00–11:00	BJJ Gi	All Levels	Bryan Berkland
Thu	13:30–14:30	Boxing for Parkinson's	All Levels	Solomon Lankow
Thu	16:30–17:00	Youth BJJ (ages 3-5)	All Levels	—
Thu	16:30–17:15	Fitness Kickboxing	All Levels	Aaron Rydeen
Thu	16:30–17:30	Muay Thai Drills	Intermediate	Matt Cunningham
Thu	16:30–17:30	Youth Muay Thai Competition Class (ages 6-15)	Advanced	Jamir Anderson
Thu	16:30–17:30	Youth Muay Thai Competition Class (ages 9-12)	Advanced	Katie Locken
Thu	17:00–17:45	Youth BJJ (ages 6-9)	All Levels	Pam Sorenson
Thu	17:30–18:15	Fitness Kickboxing	All Levels	Grady Pesch
Thu	17:30–18:30	BJJ Gi (Fundamentals)	Beginner	Nate Maus
Thu	17:30–18:30	Muay Thai Padwork	Intermediate	Sam Bailey Jr
Thu	17:45–18:30	Youth BJJ (ages 9-12)	All Levels	Pam Sorenson
Thu	18:30–19:30	BJJ No-Gi (Fundamentals)	Beginner	Nate Maus
Thu	18:30–19:30	Muay Thai Clinch	Intermediate	Nick Jackson
Thu	18:30–19:30	Muay Thai Drills & Pads (Fundamentals)	Beginner	Sam Bailey Jr & Anteze Howard
Thu	18:30–19:30	Youth BJJ (ages 10-15)	All Levels	Pam Sorenson
Thu	19:30–20:30	BJJ No-Gi	Intermediate	Timothy Leung
Thu	19:30–20:30	MMA Drills (Fundamentals)	Beginner	CJ Hays
Fri	06:00–06:45	Fitness Kickboxing	All Levels	Solomon Lankow
Fri	09:00–10:00	Muay Thai Drills & Pads	Intermediate	Ben Locken
Fri	10:00–11:00	BJJ No-Gi	All Levels	Ben Locken
Fri	11:30–12:15	Fitness Kickboxing	All Levels	Sam Bailey Jr
Fri	16:30–17:00	Youth Muay Thai (ages 3-5)	All Levels	Sam Bailey Jr
Fri	16:30–17:15	Fitness Kickboxing	All Levels	Jamir Anderson
Fri	16:30–17:30	Muay Thai Padwork	Intermediate	Anteze Howard
Fri	16:30–17:30	Youth BJJ Competition Class (ages 9-15)	Advanced	Pam Sorenson
Fri	17:00–17:45	Youth Muay Thai (ages 6-9)	All Levels	Sam Bailey Jr
Fri	17:30–18:30	BJJ No-Gi	All Levels	Pam Sorenson
Fri	17:30–18:30	Muay Thai Drills	Advanced	Nick Jackson
Fri	17:30–18:30	Muay Thai Padwork (Fundamentals)	Beginner	Jess Hays
Fri	17:45–18:30	Youth Muay Thai (ages 9-12)	All Levels	Sam Bailey Jr
Fri	18:30–19:30	Youth Muay Thai (ages 10-15)	All Levels	Sam Bailey Jr
Sat	08:30–09:30	Muay Thai Drills & Pads (Fundamentals)	Beginner	Jamir Anderson
Sat	09:30–10:00	Youth BJJ (ages 3-5)	All Levels	Katie Locken
Sat	09:30–10:15	Fitness Kickboxing	All Levels	CJ Hays
Sat	09:30–10:30	BJJ Gi (Fundamentals)	Beginner	Nate Maus
Sat	09:30–10:30	Muay Thai Padwork	Intermediate	Ben Locken
Sat	10:00–10:45	Youth BJJ (ages 6-9)	All Levels	Katie Locken
Sat	10:30–11:30	BJJ Gi (Competition)	All Levels	Pam Sorenson
Sat	10:30–11:30	MMA Sparring	Advanced	Ben Locken
Sat	10:30–11:30	Muay Thai Sparring (Competition)	Advanced	Ben Locken
Sat	10:45–11:30	Youth BJJ (ages 9-15)	All Levels	Katie Locken
Sat	11:30–12:15	Youth MMA (ages 9-15)	All Levels	CJ Hays
Sat	11:45–12:30	Women's Only MMA	All Levels	Pam Sorenson
Sat	11:45–12:45	Fighter Flow (all programs)	All Levels	Jessie Driscoll

About

The Cellar Gym is a family-owned martial arts gym in Roseville, Minnesota, serving the Minneapolis–St Paul area since 2002. It started in the basement of a deli and convenience store near the University of Minnesota and has expanded five times; since January 2021 it has been in Rosedale Commons (below Old Navy) with free parking. The 13,500 sq ft facility has four training floors (Muay Thai, BJJ/MMA, youth and a heavy-bag room), a full-size boxing ring and MMA cage, 40+ heavy bags, Zebra mats, a weight and cardio room, locker rooms with showers, a co-ed sauna, a pro shop and a parents' lounge. Adult programs are Fitness Kickboxing, Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (Gi and No-Gi) and MMA, from fundamentals to competition classes, plus adaptive Boxing for Parkinson's and personal training. Youth Muay Thai, BJJ and MMA start at age 3. The gym also runs a scholarship program for members facing financial barriers. Owned by Ben and Katie Locken, both Muay Thai Krus under Ajarn Chai; Ben is also a BJJ black belt and Team USA Kickboxing coach, and Katie leads the youth program. New members start with a $39 one-week trial (free gloves or gi), and memberships are month-to-month.

Pricing

1-Week Trial$39
- New customers with a local address (out-of-town guests $50)
- One week of classes, no contract
- Free boxing gloves or jiu jitsu gi
- Youth trial also $39
Basic Gym Membership$59/mo
- Gym access only, no classes
- Cardio room and weight room
1 Program$199/mo
- Unlimited classes in Fitness Kickboxing, Jiu Jitsu or Muay Thai
- Includes the basic gym membership
- Month-to-month, auto-pay, 15 days' notice to cancel
2 Programs$249/mo
- Choose 2: Muay Thai, Fitness Kickboxing, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
- Includes the basic gym membership
All Access$299/mo
- Unlimited classes in all programs, including MMA
- Includes the basic gym membership
- Some advanced classes by invitation
Day Pass$50
- Single-day drop-in
1-Week Pass$150
- Unlimited classes for a week
5-Class Punch Card$150
- $30 per class
- Expires 6 months after purchase
10-Class Punch Card$250
- $25 per class
- Expires 6 months after purchase
Youth: 1 Class a Week$99/mo
- Ages 3-17
- 4 classes per month
Youth Unlimited$199/mo
- Ages 3-17
- Unlimited classes in their age group
DiscountsUp to 25% off
- Each additional family member (same household): 25% off
- Police, fire, rescue, military: 20% off
- College students: 20% off
- Pay in full: 10% off 6 months, 15% off 1 year

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Facility

Amenities

Changing Rooms
Showers
Sauna
Strength Area
Parking
Shop

Opening hours

Mon08:30 – 20:30
Tue08:30 – 20:30
Wed08:30 – 20:30
Thu08:30 – 20:30
Fri08:30 – 19:30
Sat08:00 – 12:30
SunClosed

Coaches & trainers

Ben Locken

Owner · Head Coach

Co-owner of The Cellar Gym with his wife Katie. Training since 2009; BJJ black belt (2022, under Dave Margraf, Checkmat) and Muay Thai Kru under Ajarn Chai (2017). Professional MMA fighter with 20+ bouts, Team USA Kickboxing coach and NASM-certified trainer.

Katie Locken

Owner · Youth Program Lead

Co-owner. 4th-degree karate black belt and BJJ purple belt; earned her Muay Thai Kru under Grand Master Ajarn Chai and the World Thai Boxing Association in 2022. Two national titles, and has competed at the WAKO World Championships with Team USA Kickboxing. Leads the youth program.

Pam Sorenson

BJJ & MMA Coach

Joined The Cellar in 2012. Former Invicta FC featherweight world champion (2019) and King of the Cage bantamweight world champion (2016); as an amateur she won the 2014 CCCF women's MMA title and the 2015 TBA women's open tournament. Teaches adult and youth BJJ and the women's classes.

Sam Bailey Jr

Muay Thai Coach · Personal Trainer

Four-time national Muay Thai and kickboxing champion who has competed overseas for Team USA Kickboxing and in Thailand. Still an active fighter: won his MMA bout at Ignite Fights 114 (August 2026) by arm triangle.

CJ Hays

Kickboxing & MMA Coach

Wrestled four years in NCAA Division II before switching to fighting at The Cellar. Went 5-0 in Muay Thai and won the 2018 TBA C-class cruiserweight title. Keeps classes simple, with lots of repetition.

Jess Hays

Muay Thai & Fitness Kickboxing Coach

Training at The Cellar since 2014, with a brown rank in Muay Thai and a BJJ purple belt. Holds a certification in Health and Wellness Promotion, with a focus on sports nutrition and plant-based diets for athletes.

Devlin Borders

Muay Thai Coach

Long-time member from the gym's University of Minnesota days. Competed in local bouts and won the Thai Boxing Association World Expo masters division title in 2016. Patient, fundamentals-first coach with a soft spot for the clinch.

Nate Maus

BJJ Coach

Tim Loutchko

BJJ Coach

Started jiu jitsu at The Cellar at 16 and now coaches adult and youth BJJ, with a supportive style that helps students step out of their comfort zone.

Timothy Leung

BJJ Coach

Bryan Berkland

BJJ Coach

Josue Gonzalez

BJJ Coach

Cody Johnson

Muay Thai Coach

Nick Jackson

Muay Thai Coach

Matt Cunningham

Muay Thai Coach

Anteze Howard

Muay Thai Coach

Grady Pesch

Muay Thai & Fitness Kickboxing Coach

Jamir Anderson

Fitness Kickboxing & Muay Thai Coach

Jessie Driscoll

Fighter Flow Coach

Aaron Rydeen

Fitness Kickboxing Coach

Kickboxing since 1997 (St. Cloud American Kickboxing), with several amateur bouts in the early 2000s. Veteran marathon runner and triathlete; high-energy, positive coaching style.

Solomon Lankow

Fitness Kickboxing · Strength & Conditioning Coach

More than a decade in the fitness industry (running, calisthenics, Olympic weightlifting, kettlebells) plus eight years of grappling. Has coached since high school youth wrestling and leads the Boxing for Parkinson's classes.

Linda Gosslin

Fitness Kickboxing Coach