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Mann's Martial Arts is your best choice for quick and effective adult-only martial arts instruction in Dallas, TX. We do not offer classes at this time to anyone under the age of 18! Our goal is to get-you-in-shape, teach you street-effective self defense in a safe environment using the best techniques from several styles. We excel in helping those who feel they are out-of-shape, unathletic, older adults, those with handicaps, injuries, or physical limitations, quickly and effectively learn how to defend themselves. As of Summer 2006, our average student age was 35 yrs old, and 50% of our students were over that age. We take additional pride in the high adult retention rate we're able to maintain compared to most schools. We believe the numbers speak for themselves, and are a testament that our unique approach not only works, but makes martial arts realistic for adult beginners no matter their age or physical condition! Why mention these things? In many cities its almost impossible to find even one adult-only school, and the odds become even smaller when you look for one with an average student age of 35, or with 50% of their students over that age! The major cities in which I have seen adult-only schools, more often have an average adult age of around 25 yrs old. There's a big difference in what beginners over 35 can do, and how to train them, versus those around or under 25 yrs old! If a school doesn't have very many adults over 35, you really should think hard about "why not"!
There are many factors to consider when choosing a martial arts school. Some people may want to learn a kicking art, others may not be that interested in kicks, or have limitations that make lots of head-high kicks too difficult for them. Others may want something more hands-oriented as a backup to kicking, should they one day not be able to kick. In addition to exploring how much kicking each adult can-or-can't-do, and thus tailoring individual styles of fighting around that, our hand-oriented techniques are fast and devastating, often flowing from strikes into locks, takedowns/throws, and chokes, for controlling and finishing moves. Our own adult students, many which came from other styles/schools they weren't satisfied with, tell us our program is one of the most complete they've ever seen, and makes the most sense!
Yes, it's true. The Chief Instructor has seen countless instances throughout his training of some black belts (even "masters") eventually getting to where they can't kick anymore, due to kicking injuries or wear-and-tear, and dropping out of the martial arts forever. Often he's found this is due to either improper/excessive training methods, or trying to make kickers out of people whose bodies really weren't designed for lots of head-high kicking. An instructor who can recognize this, and adjust each students fighting style accordingly, will help insure that student is able to experience a lifetime of benefits from the martial arts, and not just a year or two. Our training program is designed so that if kicking is difficult for you now, or if years later your physical condition changes and it becomes difficult, you can focus more on using your hands!
Mr. Mann feels each student should benefit from their martial arts training for a lifetime, and not just a few years, until a person can't do certain acrobatic or head-high kicks anymore! Thus his approach is to train adults with that in mind! |
Mr. Mann has chosen the schools name carefully, so that it truly represents his feeling about lifelong martial arts training. The schools abbreviation (MMA) has a two-fold meaning. First, it stands for Mann's Martial Arts, second, it stands for Mixed Martial Arts, which is representative of the broad mix of techniques he teaches!
Whether you choose us or someone else, we hope our website assists you in choosing wisely. Your martial arts journey should begin with acquiring information that assists you in making the right choice. Unless you've been a school owner, or had lots of them tell you their dirty tricks, there are many things you won't know to ask and that most school owners won't divulge, before you sign their contract. Sometimes just 1 or 2 of those dirty tricks can create incredible misery for you on-down-the-road, once you've figured them out. I believe students have a right to know about those things upfront, and that they really do exist on a much grander scale than they could imagine! Its unbelievably easy to end up training in the wrong school, even when you're trying hard to choose the right one, and either partly or entirely losing lots of time and money doing so. We hope the articles below will give those who really are the most important, yet often not treated that way in traditional martial arts schools (the students), the highest probability of achieving their martial arts dreams! We know of no other Dallas schools website thats willing to reveal alot of dirty-hidden-secrets that can seriously effect your training, and that you really should know about! We strongly recommend you take the time to read the first (4) articles listed below in their entirety:
Questions you should ask every School
Adults over 30, its not too late!
Why you should never sign a Karate Contract
How to choose a School/Style/Instructor
Are McDojo's Contradicting the TKD Tenets?
Why I've exposed other schoools business secrets
What we teach that makes us different and why it works!
FAQ about us
Instructors Background
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