Adult Program

Chief Instructor/Owner Greg Gargas has created "Gargas' 3 Point Martial Arts System" a unique mixed martial art (MMA) adult program which consists of training in Kenpo Karate, Jujitsu and Pressure Point fighting.  These three disciplines of the Martial Arts have been blended together to create a self-defense training system that is safe, physically and mentally healthy and effective in real life situations.  Physical conditioning is a big part of this system and of every class.  Each adult class will consist of any combination of many punches and kicks, to the air, heavy bag work, jump rope, abdominal workout, pushups, squats and various one on one isometric or grappling exercises.  If you're a beginner and you don't think you're physically fit, don't worry, because although the stage is set to do all these things, you only need to do what you're capable of doing.  Our adults start at 15 years old and we have also had beginner students that were in their 60's.  A high percentage of our adults are in their 30's and 40's.  We're going to push you hard but you make the decision on when you need to rest.  Respect and self control are always expected from the students.  If you're looking to act like a tough guy and hurt somebody, don't waste our time and your money coming to the academy.  All adult students also have access to our private gym.  The classes are broken up into beginner, intermediate and advanced.  The following is a breakdown on what to expect from each level.

Beginner:  The belts at this level (in order) are white, yellow, orange and purple.  Learn the proper delivery of the various Kenpo Karate punches, kicks, blocks, locks, counter attacks.  Learn basic Jujitsu body positioning and defenses against grabs like chokes, bear hugs, head locks, wrist grabs and many other grabs.  Basic (forms) Kata is also learned.  How to grapple on the ground is excluded from this class, however we may do some ground techniques once in a while.  Sparring may be done in this class, but it's not a requirement.

Intermediate:  The belts at this level are 2 degrees of blue and 3 degrees of green.  Sparring and ground grappling skills are used on a weekly basis in this class.  The basic techniques learned in the beginner class are built upon.  Ambidextrous skills will be developed.  Developing reaction skills to any given situation becomes a requirement in this class.  Defending against weapons like blunt and sharp objects (we use rubber knives) is also taught at this level.  Developing more inner energy (Chi) through Kata is taught at the level also.  Belt promotions at this level become more difficult and conditioning comes into play more than it did in the beginner class.

Advanced:  The belts at this level are 3 degrees of brown and black belts.  All techniques previously learned are built upon with a higher focus on the level of accuracy and power.  Kenpo Karate and Jujitsu blend seamlessly in and out of each other and will now become enhanced with pressure points.  Black belts will learn more than 100 pressure points.  Developing Chi at a higher level is stressed to the black belts in particular.  Weapons such as the nunchucks, sais and bo staff are also taught.  Belt promotions at the brown belt levels continue to become more challenging, peaking at the 1st degree black belt test which typically is an 8 hour test.