Why MMA for Athletes?

For several years, professional athletes have been incorporating Mixed Martial Arts into their training routines. Jared Allen, All-Pro Defensive End for the Minnesota Vikings, lost 25 pounds when he first included MMA in his off-season training. More importantly he has stated that MMA has improved his athletic skills and gotten him into the best shape of his career. Allen cited his MMA training as a major reason for his breakout season of 2007 in which he went from 7½ sacks to a league-leading 15½.

The Atlanta Falcons Football organization has just incorporated an MMA training program for their team. According to their General Manager, “…we were comfortable with (MMA) as far as conditioning but even more importantly the idea of having MMA help the players with their leverage, hand quickness, and things that could help them within the trenches taking on blocks and battling inside.”
MMA will enhance any athlete’s performance on the field and overall conditioning

Our Goal

Our goal is to help athletes, from all areas of sports and from all ages and level of competition, to improve their performance, in their chosen sport. While you will learn state of the art MMA techniques and skills, our focus is not so much to produce fighters, as to help good athletes to become great athletes.

MMA, along with the other forms of Martial Arts, taught at Mark Warner’s Professional Martial arts Academy, provide outstanding physical conditioning; increased flexibility and agility; increased strength, speed, quickness & balance; an understanding of the use of leverage against an opponent; and reduced risk of injury.

Our Program

This class is for any athlete- amateur, high school, college, semi pro, or pro who wants to be in optimum shape whether in season or off season.
The class is broken down into two sections; the first 45 minutes is geared to building explosive power and endurance thru MMA drills designed to enhance standup and takedown skills. The second 45 minutes is mat work to give the mind and the muscles a slow burn.

So whether you want to excel in the cage or on the field, this program is the right fit for you.