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We believe that fitness and health are the cornerstone of martial arts training and therefore emphasise helping our students improve their fitness through sound sports science principles. Both James and Matt have sport science degrees and have continued their professional education in order to pass on cutting edge training and information. Being fit and healthy in body and mind is the foundation of martial arts success

Masters Academy training develops functional skills that can be applied across a broad range of situations against various resisting opponents. Everything that we teach we have personally tested in sparring, in the ring or in the cage. We are very careful not to teach unrealistic untested techniques that would leave you vulnerable if you ever tried them for real. What we teach works for most people.

Masters Academy training is for everyone regardless of age, gender or experience. Everyone can benefit from martial arts and we teach a variety of styles which are suitable for most people including kids karate, kickboxing, mixed martial arts, escrima, brazilian jui jitsu and keysi. The only people we do not tolerate are bullies and those with egos that are out of control. We are all friends and everyone treats each with respect and support.

Both James and I have been training in martial arts for over 23 years and expect to train for the rest of our lives. If you are to study martial arts as a lifelong pursuit then you have to be having fun. Enjoying your training is essential to keep you fresh and motivated. Our classes are held in a very relaxed but disciplined atmosphere. Lots of laughing and joking while training hard. As Bruce Lee said, You should train seriously, but don't seriously train.

We hope you enjoy training at Masters Academy and look forward to taking you to Black Belt and beyond!

Call us now to book your free trial lessons: 07983 545769

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WELCOME BACK Y'ALL

Welcome back everyone. We hope you had a great holiday. We have been organising things at the academy and planning the BEST year yet at Masters Academy. We hope you enjoy your training during 2009 and please tell us immediately if you are unhappy about anything. Our goal is to produce happy, sweaty, skilled students.

HEATING

We are getting three more quartz heather installed so please bear with us. They should be in by mid January. Brrrr!

WEIGHT LOSS COMPETITION

To help motivate some of you we are running a weight loss competition during the first 3 months of the year.

Put your name down, train hard, eat well and if you have lost the most weight by 29th March you will get your training for the rest of the year free. Nice! Register now! Don't forget to check the members section where there are articles with tips to help you on your way.

BUTT BUSTER SEMINAR

To help get you started on shifting that Christmas pud we are running a butt/ belly buster seminar on Sunday 11th January. This two hour workout will help you shift that extra weight and start you back on the road to fighting fitness.

INSTRUCTOR TRAINING PROGRAM

Last years set of trainee instructors are almost ready to begin coaching. So we are now accepting new blue belts and above that may want to teach in the future into the ITP (instructor training programme). The programme will start on Sunday 18th January. So speak to Matt or James if you are interested.

WOMEN'S SYLLABUS

We have created a women's syllabus for those women interested in learning effective self defence skills along with their kickboxing skills. Whilst kickboxing is a great sport it does not fully address various situations (such as counters to grips, holds, hair pulls etc) that could arise in a self defence scenario. For this reason the women's syllabus will cover all these essential skills, plus the full syllabus that the men cover. However, fear not ladies the women's syllabus is optional. If you don't want to do it just continue with the standard grading syllabus, no probs. Check it out in the members section.

NEXT GRADING

The next grading is booked for 21st & 22nd February. Adults are on the 21st February at Masters Academy. Kids and Cadets are on the 22nd February at Roding Valley School.

GRADING SYLLABUS ON THE WEBSITE

Speaking of gradings you can now download the grading syllabus for kids, cadets, women, escrima, mma and adults on the Masters Academy website (www.mastersacademy.co.uk). Go to the members section for further details. We also have over 15 training video’s on kickboxing, MMA and stick fighting in the members section free to download so check them out. Please see Matt for the password details.

OPEN MAT

To help you get back into the swing of things we are running another open mat on Sunday 25th January from 11 – 3 pm. You can come down at any time and workout for free supervised by our black belts. Hope to see you there.

REFER A FRIEND IN JANUARY AND RECEIVE A £30 EQUIPMENT VOUCHER

We have a few spaces in most classes so if you have a friend that would like to start please refer them to us and if they join you will get a £30 equipment voucher. Safe!

NEW PLANS FOR 2009

We are still looking for larger premises. We will also be opening another MMA class and a Keysi class in April. In spring when its warmer we will be opening a yoga class and a cross fit class.