Conrad Thompson Jr

Review of Active martial arts training a...

My son has been taking Martial Arts at Active Mart...

My son has been taking Martial Arts at Active Martial Arts Mill Creek for about a year now and having an amazing time. Tonight was my first time taking the Adult class and I got to really understand what Ben has been going though for the last year. It was structured, there was a lot of "Yes Sir" and "Yes Ma'am" and respect. Being my first class I didn't get to spar yet, but I did get to do a lot of leg work and chase people around the mat. Which I must say was a lot more fun then I expected.

Another thing to call out: there was part of me that expected it to be like the kids classes that my son takes. There is a nice warm up, you practice and spar, then you get to play a fun game and it's all in 45 minutes. The Adult class, was stretch, warm up by running and doing leg drills, stretch some more, (REALLY Stretch). Then Practice your form and do drills, and not easy chase your partner around drills, but got the heart pumping (190 BPM Peak, 144 Avg..) and wear out your legs drills. I burned about 1300 calories and got a solid workout. I'm 43 and not exactly in shape, so I was expecting it to be hard, but what I did not expect was how fun it was, and how much it helped me really understand why my son likes it.

Looking forward to going back and having more fun, and family building time with my son!