Join us this September for free training sessions that focus on fitness through our exciting kickboxing classes. Experience the benefits of martial arts training while enhancing your self-discipline.
Welcome to FMA Kickboxing Academy
Our Mission
At FMA Kickboxing Academy, our mission is to empower individuals through martial arts training and kickboxing classes. We focus on building self-discipline, confidence, and fitness in a supportive environment. We welcome all levels of fitness and experience, from beginner to advanced. FMA Kickboxing Academy also offers free boxing gloves with membership.
A Brief History of Kickboxing
Kickboxing is a combat sport that originated in Japan during the 1960s and 1970s. It is a hybrid martial art that combines elements of boxing and karate, incorporating both punches and kicks. Over the years, kickboxing has gained significant popularity worldwide, with various styles and variations emerging in different countries.
Influence of Karate and Boxing: The foundation of American kickboxing lies in traditional karate and Western boxing. Karate, brought to the United States by Japanese and Okinawan masters in the mid-20th century, introduced Americans to striking techniques and forms. Boxing, already a well-established sport in America, contributed its footwork, punching techniques, and competitive structure.
Full-Contact Karate: In the 1960s and early 1970s, traditional karate competitions in the United States were predominantly non-contact or semi-contact. Frustrated by the limitations and lack of realistic combat scenarios, some martial artists sought to create a full-contact version, where competitors could engage in continuous, unrestricted striking.
Development of American Kickboxing: Figures like Joe Lewis, Bill Wallace, and Chuck Norris played pivotal roles in the development of American kickboxing. These martial artists, trained in traditional karate and influenced by boxing, began to experiment with full-contact sparring, laying the groundwork for the new sport.
About FMA Kickboxing Academy
Our Philosophy
At FMA Kickboxing Academy, we believe that martial arts training encompasses more than just physical fitness; it also fosters mental and emotional growth. Our philosophy emphasizes the principles of respect, self-discipline, and perseverance. We are dedicated to creating a positive and supportive environment where students can thrive in their kickboxing classes and develop both on and off the mat. FMA Kickboxing are proud to promote inclusivity and equality.
Our Kickboxing Class
Join our open-level kickboxing classes, where you'll engage learning how to punch, kick, use knee and elbow strikes on pads and bags. Kickboxing training sessions also incorporate functional strength and HIIT training, making it an excellent way to enhance your overall fitness and toning. Each kickboxing class lasts for 1 hour and 15 minutes per session. We also promote light contact sparring sessions at the discretion of our students. FMA Kickboxing Academy welcome individuals of all fitness levels.
Our dojo
Our facilities are designed to provide a safe and comfortable training environment for our students, specifically for those participating in fitness and martial arts training. With spacious training areas and top-of-the-line equipment for our kickboxing classes, we ensure that students have everything they need to succeed. Additionally, our facilities are regularly cleaned and maintained to uphold the highest level of hygiene, which is essential for fostering self-discipline in training.
Kickboxing Instructor - Mark Reather
Mark has been training in martial arts since 1988 when he first attended his first Karate class in the style of Wado-Ryu. Mark now holds a 4th degree blackbelt in this discipline and is a senior instructor with Sensei Lee Mulvey at their sister school at FMA Karate Academy. The website for Karate can be found here: www.fmakarateacademy.co.uk
Looking to build on his Karate knowledge Mark started his kickboxing journey in 2011 and quickly grew from a student to being a coach. Mark, with Sensei Lee Mulvey (4th Dan in Kickboxing) established FMA Kickboxing Academy in 2014. Over the years, Mark and Lee have dedicated themselves to both training and teaching Kickboxing. One of Marks proudest moments was in coaching a student to become the English full contact Kickboxing Champion.
Karate and Kickboxing have been an integral part of Mark's life and he is passionate about passing on his knowledge, drive and discipline on to the next generation of students.
The CMAA - Our National Supporting Body
FMA Kickboxing are proud to be associated to the CMAA This national supporting body was founded in 2002 by Andrew Morrell for all Martial Arts (one of the largest recreational activities in the world) and has grown to be one of the largest groups in the United Kingdom.
All FMA Kickboxing Academy instructors hold as a minimum a CMAA MAIUK Level 1 instructor certificate. The Martial Arts Instructor UK National Training Programme was formulated in 2002 and has been developed by their team of Senior Instructors based on years of experience. It is designed to specifically target the skills required to produce safe & efficient Martial Arts Instructors within the United Kingdom & Southern Ireland irrespective of style.
The Martial Arts Instructor UK Award:
* Ensures the Martial Arts back ground of an Instructor
* Ensures a minimum First Aid qualification
* Ensures a teaching standard including teaching principles, communication, legal responsibilities, discipline, equality etc.....
* Ensures an understanding of Health & Safety including Risk Assessments
* Ensures an understanding of Safeguarding and Codes of Good Practice
* Ensures the Instructor has been vetted via an Enhanced Disclosure with the Disclosure and Barring Service (www.dbscThe Martial Arts Instructor UK National Training
For further information on the CMAA see their website: www.cmaa.co.uk
Nationally Accredited Safeguarding Procedures
The Safeguarding Code in Martial Arts has been created to reward martial arts club/organisations and individuals who exercise good safeguarding practice in their delivery. It helps to demonstrate that martial arts clubs and instructors work to protect the children, young people and adults that are involved in your activities, as well as those coaches/instructors who are working with them.
Attaining the Safeguarding Code in Martial Arts "mark" will give confidence to parents, carers and educational establishments that quality safeguarding processes and practices in place.
For further information on the Safeguarding Code in Martial Arts: www.safeguardingcode.com
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