Academy of Combat: Christchurch Martial Arts

Are you using age as an excuse for not training or have you always wanted to do martial arts but think that you are too old?

1. Masters Freestyle Martial Arts class Thursday at 6pm
2. Full use of the gym facilities Monday through Saturday including: weight gym, cardio equipment, bags, pads, Thai boxing ring and fitness equipment
3. No fixed term program
4. Pre-training requirements= none

Especially as you'll have have to be in the same classes and train with testosterone loaded young people who live and breath martial arts.

• You'll feel awkward in an environment in which you can't get the moves right or it takes longer.
  
  
• You are used to being in control and here you're just another student and worse feel bad about getting it right.
  
  
• Your fitness is way down and you make the excuse "I'll get fit  first then I'll go"- well my friend that time will never come., you've got to get into it now!! The longer you leave it the harder it gets  and the less likely you'll ever do it.

Maybe you are an old member of the Academy or someone who has done another martial art and wants try Muay Thai or Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), Brazilian Jiu Jitsu or weapons and thinks that to change at this age will be hard.

Well my friends, I put on a white belt at 40 years of age (I was a 6th degree black belt in Karate) and started learning Brazilian jiu jitsu  and MMA so you can too.

The Masters class is for people 35 years and over, yes I know it's ageist, but I am offering  an opportunity for all of you out there who have always wanted to do martial arts and don't want to be just trying to survive in a class of young, super-fit martial arts kids.

Many of you have careers that require you to present yourself well to others, not with cuts and bruises from training, and you can't afford the time off work or out of your business with injuries.

This class is for you, so you can still reap the benefits of martial arts training:

• Regular exercise promotes health and martial arts has been shown to be one of the best pastimes for this
  
  
• Weight management through martial arts training goes hand in hand with the health benefits
  
  
• The skills learned will provide you with great self defense ability, a much needed aspect of life these days with violence increasing everywhere in our streets
  
• Martial arts training boosts your self confidence and self esteem giving you a greater outlook on life, allowing you to enjoy it to its fullest

So what are you waiting for?

Stop making those excuses and get into martial arts training today, just call the Academy on  (03) 377 6350  and make a time to see one of our program directors and learn about how you can get started on the road to on the life-enhancing, addictive pastime of martial arts.