The Academy

Spring Special!!

Spring is finally here so it's time to offer you guys a great special.  Until May 31st you will get your first month free when you sign up for your membership.  This special is open to new students only.  For current students now's the time to get your friends on the mat which will be great for them and also give you guys a chance to take advantage of the referral program.  This is a $120 value so don't miss out on this one. 

Happy 2 Year Anniversary: Fianna Studio!

Since almost every tattoo you see at The Academy was done at Fianna Studio by James Mcgrory, I thought we'd give him a big congratulations on Fianna's 2 year anniversary in the state of Maine!

In honor of the anniversary, James is running a special this month. Check out Fianna's FaceBook page for more info.

Olympic Weightlifting Class Starting Tonight!

Due to the incresased interest in Oly lifting around The Academy, I've decided to start a class! We will be switching the Tue and Thur night HIIT/Met Con class to an Olympic Weightlifting Class!!!

This class is open to non-martilal artists too. All you people in other sports are more than welcome to be a part of our Weightlifting club/team.

And, this class is not just for the young macho men either. Currently we have people ranging in ages from mid 20's to mid 50s! And our competition team consists of more women than men!

So no excuses!

Oly Lifting:

Tuesday & Thursday- 7:30pm-8:30pm

 

Olympic Weightlifting- Jerk Clinic At Noon!

This is the last of the Oly Lifting Clinics! I think the Jerk is one of the most applicable lifts for Combat Sports. But its also one of the most under utilized. Everyone Cleans. And Everyone knows several variations and assistance lifts of or for the Clean. But, the Jerk.... Not so much. All anyone can think of is the push press. Well, there's a hell of a lot to it. It's just not common knowledge. Hell, were only one of 2 facilities in the whole state that even has Jerk Boxes. If you want to improve your Oly lifts, or just get more explosive.... get in here! 

12:00-1:30: $25

 

Snatch Clinic Went Great!

Was a great clinic. Was a smaller group that allowed for a lot more personal attention. We covered a ton of material! We even got to get everyone on our new full size platform, complete with our brand new jerk boxes! Yep, the Oly Lifting bug is hitting The Academy! And, with our coaching, its fully accessible to all experience levels. I have up at least a a couple of people in their 50s lifting for us! Very cool to see it get to all types of people and not just the young athlete dudes. I fully expect to have a powerhouse Womens and Masters presence on the competition circuit! 

Clean Clinic up next! See you there- Jay

Clinic Series Starts Tomorrow!

Don't forget guys; the clinic series starts tomorrow! Get in here and learn some cool things, expand your training repotoire, and have fun. -Jay

(Don't forget there's a deal on private lessons if you set them up at the clinic!)

Maria's Fight Cancelled

Unreal. We just got the word from the promoter this morning. Her opponent is injured. The fight is off.

Our thoughts are with Maria, as this is one of the worst parts of the fight game. Unfortunately, the more mainstream our little sport gets, the less special it becomes. The less special it becomes, the less people care. This is why there are so many cancellations of not just individual fights, but even entire shows. We all dig the benefits of getting more acceptance..... but this is the price we pay for it.

-Jay

Spring Clinic Series

This years spring clinic series starts Saturday April 7th.  These clinics will give you guys a chance to try out some stuff we don't do get to do on a daily basis.  It's really great for your mind and your body to experiment with new stuff on a regular basis and this series will give you the opportunity to do that.  Below is a short description of each clinic topic and the sign up details.

Cost: $25 per clinic or $125 to sign up for all six. Please keep in mind that once the clinics start on April 7th there will be no refunds.

Day/Time: Saturdays, 12:00-1:30 starting on April 7th

Added Bonus: Jay will be running a special on private lessons that is open only to people taking part in the clinic series.  He'll be doing $65 an hour or $600 for a block of ten. To take advantage of this you must book your lessons before the last clinic is over. 

Clinic Descriptions and Dates:

April 7th

The Olympic Lifts: Snatch- This clinic will cover the first of the two contested lifts in Olympic Weightlifting, the Snatch. The Snatch takes the weight from the floor to overhead in one unbroken movement. Progression complexes, accessory work for, and variations of, the Snatch will be taught. This clinic will help if you're looking to learn the sport of Olympic style lifting, or you're just interested in using variations of the lifts to improve your athletic performance.

April 14th

The Olympic Lifts: Clean- This clinic will cover the first half of the second lift in Olympic Weightlifting, the Clean And Jerk. The Clean And Jerk  takes the weight from the floor to overhead in two movements. The Clean is the part of the lift that pulls the weight from the floor to the shoulders. Progression complexes, accessory work for, and variations of, the Clean will be taught. This clinic will help if you're looking to learn the sport of Olympic style lifting, or you're just interested in using variations of the lifts to improve your athletic performance.

April 21st

The Olympic Lifts: Jerk- This clinic will cover the first half of the second lift in Olympic Weightlifting, the Clean And Jerk. The Clean And Jerk  takes the weight from the floor to overhead in two movements. The Jerk is the part of the lift that drives the weight from the the shoulders to overhead. Progression complexes, accessory work for, and variations of, the Jerk will be taught. This clinic will help if you're looking to learn the sport of Olympic style lifting, or you're just interested in using variations of the lifts to improve your athletic performance.

April 28th

Filipino Stick/Knife Fighting- This clinic will cover the basic attack and defense strategy in the Filipino style of Stick/Knife fighting. The techniques will be based on the Balintawak Arnis sytem, although we will get into some of the other systems/methods that I have trained in. Namely JKD Kali/Escrima, and Dog Brothers concepts. We will only be covering the basics of single stick/knife. Practical application is the focus.

May 5th

Parkour (agility)- This clinic will develop agility through the practice of Parkour. Parkour is more rightly thought of as a form of martial art than an exercise method. The concept of Parkour is to get from point A to point B as EFFICIENTLY as possible. Notice I didn't say anything about doing backflips. Do not get your definition of Parkour from youtube. We've all heard the term "Fight or Flight". Well, this is the "flight" version of the martial arts. This is not about extreme sports. This is about re-developing our natural human agility.

May 12th

Conflict Diffusion/Escorting Techniques- This clinic will cover techniques in how to get control of a situation without fighting. This is NOT self defense. This is defense of others, while trying to avoid escalating the use of force. It's not hard to choke someone out, and drag them out by their foot. It's way trickier to talk someone out. Or to escort them out.... without it turning into a fight. I think that once you know how to fight when the crap hits the fan..... your best technique is to keep the crap off of the fan. This will help you not need to use that choke you know!

 

Some Soneca Footage

This is Soneca winning a match before you knew what BJJ was! The cool thing is, watching him perform the basics SOOO well. The best guys in the world have some cool tricks (which I'm sure he'll show), but their real magic is in their foundation. Their basics are rock solid! Check him out. -Jay

 

Sign Up For Soneca NOW!!!

With only one week till SONECA RETURNS you better get signed up at the front desk! Space is limited and it's filling up fast.

Also, private lessons.... He is being booked already. There are only so many hours available, so don't miss your chance to get one on one time from this legend!