API

Downtown Hailey, Idaho · First class free

Hailey's Gym for Jiu-Jitsu, Boxing, Strength & Recovery

Train real skills. Get seriously strong. Recover like an athlete — all under one roof in downtown Hailey.

Most people quit gyms because gyms are boring. Nobody quits learning to fight.

Proof it works

What Members in the Wood River Valley Say

5.0 · 17 Google reviews

Reviews from our Google Business Profile for API - Anderson Performance Institute in Hailey, Idaho. Read all reviews on Google.

Anderson Performance Institute (API) is a gym in downtown Hailey, Idaho offering jiu-jitsu, boxing, kickboxing, and strength & conditioning classes for adults and kids — plus a full Recovery Zone with cold plunge tubs, infrared and traditional saunas, and red light therapy. Located at 101 N Main St in the heart of Hailey, we serve the entire Wood River Valley, including Bellevue, Ketchum, and Sun Valley. Whether you're stepping on the mat for the first time or training for competition, your first class is free.

Pick your path

What Do You Want to Get Good At?

Six programs. One membership-friendly gym. Every one of them starts with a free class.

Lee Anderson, founder and head coach at API, in his white gi with black belt at Anderson's USA Jiu-Jitsu Academy

You're in good hands

Walking in the first time is the hardest part

Walking into a martial arts gym for the first time is intimidating. We've spent 30 years making sure it isn't here. No egos, no hazing, no assumptions about what you can already do.

  • • Founder Lee Anderson began training with the Gracie family around 1988
  • • U.S. Open jiu-jitsu champion
  • • 30 years teaching martial arts in the Wood River Valley
  • • Home of the largest grappling mat in the state of Idaho
  • • A full-size boxing and kickboxing ring

As featured in Wood River Weekly.

Meet the Coaches

How it works

Starting Is Simple

Three steps from curious to training.

  1. 1

    Try a free class

    Tell us your goals and we'll match you to the right program.

  2. 2

    Get your game plan

    A coach builds your starting point, whatever your level.

  3. 3

    Train, recover, transform

    Get stronger every week and recover like an athlete.

Cold plunge tubs, wooden benches, and infrared sauna in the Recovery Zone at API in Hailey, ID

Recovery Zone

The most complete recovery setup in Hailey

  • Cold Plunge Tubs

    Blunt the soreness after hard training days.

  • Traditional Sauna

    Dry heat, high temperature, deep sweat.

  • Infrared Sauna

    Gentler heat that penetrates at lower air temps.

  • Red Light Therapy

    10–20 minute sessions used for recovery.

Local

Serving Hailey and All of Blaine County

API sits at 101 N Main St in downtown Hailey — the old LL Greens building. We're 10 minutes from Bellevue and 15 minutes south of Ketchum on Highway 75, which makes us an easy drive for families and athletes across the Wood River Valley: Hailey, Bellevue, Ketchum, Sun Valley, Carey, and all of Blaine County, Idaho.

Wood River Valley and Hailey, Idaho with surrounding mountains, home of Anderson Performance Institute

Answers

Questions People Ask Before Their First Class

Do something today you'll be proud of tomorrow.

Your first class is free. Call (208) 886-5646 or book online and we'll see you on the mat.

Or call us at (208) 886-5646 101 N Main St, Hailey, ID 83333

Proudly serving Hailey, Bellevue, Ketchum, Sun Valley, Carey, and all of Blaine County, Idaho.