A Welcome Message from the Chief Instructor
Welcome to the beginning of your exciting journey into the study of Martial Arts. At this time, it is appropriate to take a moment to reflect and express gratitude to the many people of the Far East who have carried their philosophies, traditions and knowledge forward through the centuries to shape the Martial Arts of today. Most important is these Martial Artists have carried forward a code that requires you to use your new found Martial skill to develop harmony of mind and body, and to become a better citizen. Always keep in mind that your responsibility as a Martial Artist is to develop yourself in a positive manner; physically, mentally, and spiritually.
At the Academy of Martial Arts we separate the classes by age and experience. We offer four different methods of martial arts. Chi-Lin Kempo/Kungfu for people looking for a well rounded long term study of the arts. Muay Thai for people looking for an intense workout, with hard equipment pad hitting and eventually sparring. American Sambo for throwing, joint locking, choking, immobilizations, and ground work. Our Sambo class is 75% ground grappling and 25% stand-up grappling. Filipino Arnis (also known as Kali or Escrima), for people who'd like to mainly study weapons, but still train empty hands secondarily. Independent studies indicate that all four of the above arts are excellent for fitness and self-defense, Arnis is the quickest road to real world self-defense (if you're attacked, it's more advantageous to have a weapon than to be unarmed; just ask any policeman or Navy Seal).
For people looking mainly to become physically fit quickly, we suggest Sambo, Muay Thai, or Cardio kickboxing. The Cardio class is simply Muay Thai without contact and sparring. Also, the objective is physical fitness, not to be able to fight better (standing upright). For people with back, knee, serious fitness challenges we suggest trying the Arnis or Chi-Lin classes first. Classes are taught on top quality mat, in a friendly and safety-first atmosphere. We teach people from 4-64 years of age. The class size vary from 5-20 persons, we keep the student/teacher ratio less than 1 to 6.
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