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Welcome to the first Professional Martial Arts Centre in Angus
The main training hall in our Arbroath Martial Arts Centre
Mark Davies decided to take Martial Arts in Angus to a new level in 2001 when he turned Professional & then opened the first Martial Arts Centre in Angus.
Most Martial Arts classes are taught by amateur instructors in church halls, community centres or sports halls, where they have minimal or no training equipment. Our classes are taught by Mark Davies, who as a Professional Instructor devotes ALL his time to continuing his professional development, personal knowledge & skills, & the programmes he teaches. Because we have a Martial Arts Centre it means that our students have specialised equipment that helps them get the most from their Martial Arts training, & develop to a much higher level.
In our Martial Arts Centre our students have access to kids & adults punchbags, kids & adults Body Opponent Bags, Wooden Dummy, Focus Pads, Thai Pads, Kicking Shields, Kali Sticks, Training Weapons, & loads of obstacles & games equipment for our kids classes.
One thing that makes us VERY different is that we split all our classes into AGE SPECIFIC PROGRAMMES. Think about it for a minute. When yout child goes to school they are in a class with children around their same age. This is because different age groups need to be taught different things using different methods of instruction to get the best out of them. Why is it then that when it comes to Martial Arts classes parents are happy to put their children into classes with all different ages of children & even adults in the same class. We all want our children to be safe, & any instructors teaching children HAVE to hold current Enhanced Disclosures; but how do you know the adult training next to a child is not a sex offender? The simple answer is- you don't! If you're an adult looking to train in martial arts, do you really want to be playing warm up games with children, or wouldn't you be better off being able to get a better warm up doing types of exercise that benefit you more specifically as an adult? Wouldn't you prefer being in an adult environment with people you can train with as an equal?
We split our classes up into AGE SPECIFIC PROGRAMMES. Young children are in our Little Ninjas programme. We were the first people in Tayside to teach a Martial Arts system created specifically for 4 - 8 year olds. Little Ninjas is the original & best system for young children that specialises in teaching them valuable LIFE SKILLS in every single class, & not just kicking & punching.
Some of our Little Ninjas
Older children can choose from either our Junior Kickboxing or Junior TaeKwon-Do classes. These classes are for 9 - 15 year olds. These classes keep kids & young people both physically & mentally fit, at the same time as teaching them valuable life skills & concepts, personal safety & anti-bullying skills, self defence & more. Martial arts training is an amazingly powerful development tool for young people. It helps quiet & shy people find self confidence, & it helps louder or overly boisterous kids to learn self control & discipline. Our juniors programmes are unique, because we're the only people we know who actively teach Anti-Bullying, Life Skills, & personal safety skills as a part of our normal curriculum.
Junior TaeKwon-Do class training
Junior TaeKwon-Do class
Kids Korean Kickboxing
Adults looking for Martial Arts can choose between TaeKwon-Do, Korean Kickboxing, or Tactical Edge. One thing that makes our Adults classes unique is that we use the fantastic Russian Kettlebells as our standard method of fitness training & conditioning. As a normal part of your Martial Arts training we'll teach you how to use the Kettlebells to get stronger & fitter than you ever thought possible. In our Martial Arts classes we DON'T teach any 'Sports Martial Arts'. We specialise in EFFECTIVE SELF DEFENCE skills. The truth is that the things that you want to learn to be a good sports competitor are in actual fact the complete opposite of the skills & techniques you want to develop for effective self defence. Sports Martial Arts are totally ineffective as methods of self defence!
Adult Korean Kickboxing Class warming up with Kettlebells
Our classes are held in a safe & friendly atmosphere, with a good Instructor to student ratio. You don't have to be young or fit to start training, & we have students & blackbelts of all ages!
Some of our Senior TaeKwon-Do students after a Grading
Adults TaeKwon-Do class training
Adults Tactical Edge Training
As well as Martial Arts classes we have GREAT fitness classes. We have our great Fighting Fit class. Unlike your normal BodyC****t classes (which are often taught by someone who has done a weekend course & who generally have NO KICKBOXING OR MARTIAL ARTS EXPERIENCE OR INSTRUCTORS QUALIFICATIONS!), our Fighting Fit class is taught by someone who isn't just a qualified exercise professional, but also an experienced Kickboxing Blackbelt Instructor! This means that you'll get taught movements that are REAL & you'll get taught them properly! Our Fighting Fit class has no breaks to change music or exercise instruction sheets- it's a non stop workout that will challenge you regardless of how unfit or super fit you may be! Fighting Fit is a blend of MMA & Kickboxing pad & bag work, Russian Kettlebells, circuit training & more! Fighting Fit is a mixed class open to men & women. For men or women looking for an AMAZING & unique workout you can't find better than our Russian Kettlebells classes! We hold THE ONLY IKFF & LKB approved Kettlebells classes in Tayside. If you're looking for the ultimate workout that will help you to burn fat, tone up, get stronger & look great then look no further. Kettlebells are NOT like normal weights training, & they tone & sculpt lithe tight muscles, not bulk.
Jacqui Davies- Taysides ONLY IKFF & LKB Certified Kettlebell Trainer
Kettlebells class training hard
In Jacquis Fighting Fit class you're not just kicking & punching thin air all the time, you get to get rid of your stress on punchbags & pads too!
Interested in our classes- go to the next page on our individual classes & find out which class will suit you best.
Page changed on: 10/05/2011
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