WELCOME TO THE ABERDEEN MARTIAL ARTS GROUP

Our Mission

Our Mission is to help you improve yourself using the martial arts as the vehicle for personal growth and development.

* To provide you with the top quality self defence methods and through sport application increase your level of confidence as well as raise your level of fitness, physically and mentally.

* To help you lay the cornerstone in taking charge of and being responsible for your own personal safety, health and to consistently seek higher standards not only in your marital arts training, but ultimately within yourself.

* To help build strong communities through its positive examples of leadership and respect.

Is your goal to get in better shape or maybe feel more confident? Perhaps you would like to learn a skill that is fun and interesting and that you won't appear awkward doing? Meet and work with people just like you in a new social experience! If any or all of these are true then our Cross Training Martial Arts programme is exactly what you are looking for!

Our classes allow you to learn our straightforward system in a clean, modern facility without pressure. You will sweat and you will change for the better, and of course, you'll have fun too!

Since 1990, when Pat Davies initiated the Aberdeen Martial Arts Group, he has brought to NE Scotland a range of martial arts including punching, kicking, wrestling and stick fighting as taught by some of the world's greatest martial artists.

As a result he has created an Academy that has developed some of the best martial artists in Scotland.

The arts include jeet kune do, jun fan gung fu, the filipino martial arts, muay thai, jkd grappling and brazilian jiu jitsu.

Enter through our Fundementals Phase 1 class and enjoy years of training where you will constantly learn, have challenges, meet and know people that will treat you as a friend.

We are INCLUSIVE but you will find in an EXCLUSIVE way!

You can achieve - just do it!

The Aberdeen Martial Arts Group concentrates on acquiring training methods and technical expertise from the most combative martial arts in the world.

The study of many different arts can create the best environment for self-discovery and self-improvement drive the AMAG and Pat Davies' teaching.

Pat Davies is the head instructor and founder of the AMAG. There are three other Full Instructors, Leigh and Peter Richardson and James MacDonald. Pat, Leigh and Peter are all under Guro Inosanto,Sifu Marc McFann, Sensei Erik Paulson and Ajarn Chai. Many of the instructors develop qualifications in various areas of their speciality making the resources at AMAG one of the highest in the UK.

TEACHING PHILOSOPHY

The Aberdeen Martial Arts Group offers Martial Arts training that interests and works for as many different people as possible.

We prepare for as many different kinds of situations as possible. This means developing skills in many different areas. There are generally five categories for training here.

• Kicking systems
• Punching systems
• Trapping systems
• Grappling systems and
• Weaponry systems.

Each category is composed of many different arts. Some arts are major influences and some have made smaller contributions.

Students start out in the PHASE 1 classes with the first general area in our programme that is the "Kickboxing arts".

Matt Russell, Full Instructor in Muay Thai and owner of the Thai Boxing Kids Academy.

Muay Thai is featured prominently at AMAG as well as Panantukan, Jun Fan and western boxing. These areas features lots of Thai Pad and Focus Mitt training as well as the Heavy Bag.

Another area of study for our classes features the manipulations and short, powerful hits at close range. Art prominent here are: Kali, Jun Fan, Muay Thai and Silat.

Our grappling comes from many different disciplines and is trained in basic drills or in technique sequences. Ground fighting skills include -

• Arm locks,
• Chokes,
• Wristlocks,
• Leg locks,
• Ankle Locks,
• Hitting and body leverage.

As with the other categories we have something for each student.

Peter and Leigh Richardson. Full Instructors & 2nd Dan Black Belts.

Our classes also include weaponry and the emphasis on weapon training produces a great variety of movement patterns in the student that enhances their empty hand training.

The training at the Aberdeen Martial Arts Group is safe, exciting and practical. Focus Mitts and Thai pads are the primary tools used to train the basics. The actual techniques are worked lightly with a partner or on protective equipment. Our training sessions are filled with good technical information, lots of sweat, thought and humour, "Fight Time" and personal reflection and research.

With Caz Ewan managing the XTS (Cross Training Studio), Jodie and Wendy as receptionists we provide a training experience that you will not find elsewhere. A Pro Shop that stocks all your training needs and lets not forget Kali, the boxer that will always greet you!