About
a year ago I was going through the final stages of a divorce and was looking to
inject something positive into my life as I tried to move on. I had always wanted
to study martial arts and it just seemed like the perfect time to get started.
I had a feeling that it would help my conditioning, flexibility, strength, etc.
as well as giving me the opportunity to learn valuable self-defense skills. In
addition, like most people I'm under a fair amount of stress at work and not only
are the classes great at learning self-defense and gaining physical development,
but they're also a great way to blow off some steam.It's only been a year since
I began my training, but I can already tell that getting started was one of the
best decisions I've ever made. I have been on the kung fu program and have recently
switched to the combined program to take better advantage of the development opportunities
the school has to offer. The
Allied Gardens School of Martial Arts has such a positive atmosphere, it's really
quite incredible. The instructors obviously enjoy teaching and are very knowledgeable
martial artists. The instructors are great at working with students on an individual
level, based on the student's experience, conditioning or physical situation (by
that I mean presence of any previous injuries, chronic aliments/pains or things
like that). What's also great is that the classes are focused but also fun at
the same time and the other students are also great people to be around.
I really enjoy the way the curriculum and class schedule are set up. Each evening
focuses on a different subject so training never gets repetitive or monotonous
and the classes are varied so that one night might be a very strenuous class physically
while the next night might be a little less strenuous. There are also two opportunities
a week to come in and train in a less structured environment where you can ask
instructors specific questions you have, pair up with other students and work
on things together or just practice on what you want to work on while in the setting
of the school. If you're
browsing through this website, then you must be interested in trying this out
and I highly recommend that you go for it. Paul | 