Our Vision:

We will train SMARTER,
We will train SAFER,
But we will ALWAYS TRAIN HARDER.

Our Mission:

To help people of all ages positively change their lives; physically, mentally and spiritually by promoting a healthy lifestyle through functional martial arts training.

To build Confidence, Self-Esteem, Self-Discipline and Focus in all of our students.

To help develop positive character traits in our students; Respect and Courtesy, Loyalty and Honesty, Courage and Compassion, Honour and Integrity, Leadership and Determination through "Alive" and Functional Martial Arts training.

To set the standard for martial arts skills in Central Queensland and continually strive to improve our technical knowledge and skill, as well as our teaching methods to offer our students the best we can.

To be the Martial Arts and fitness industry leaders in Gladstone.

To maintain strict integrity in all aspects of the operation of our school.

To develop and promote the sports of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Mixed Martial Arts, Muay Thai and Zen Do Kai in Central Queensland.
 
To be an important and upstanding member of the Gladstone Community contributing in positive ways whenever possible. 

 Our Mottos:

Train Hard - Fight Easy

Respect All - Fear None!

GO FOR IT!

The Gladstone Martial Arts Academy and has been offering instruction in Martial Arts now in the Gladstone area for 14 years.  During this time our main priority has been to seek out better methods of training to improve what we do, how we teach it and what we offer.

This constant need for improvement and growth has seen many, many changes over those years in not only the curriculums but also the teaching methods we use and the structure of our classes.  Change is a good thing when it is for growth and development and it is our philosophy to be open minded enough to learn anything, but realistic and critical enough to validate and authenticate everything before we teach it as being the truth.  We not only encourage our students to challenge and question what we teach, we insist that they do!

This is what helps us grow and improve - we do not accept someone elses word as the truth without first trying, testing and proving it for ourselves.

What we believe:

• We Believe that training should be FUN and not involve FEAR
• We Believe in replacing TRADITIONAL with FUNCTIONAL  
• We Believe that Self-Defence starts with Awareness and Avoidence skills
• We Believe that EGO has no place on the training mat
• We Believe that helping others makes you better
• We Believe there is a BETTER WAY to train and to teach
• We Believe in training with ALIVENESS

3 Simple Rules:

Everyone Starts At The Bottom (we don't give out higher belts - no short cuts in our club)
Everyone Works
You Must Be Technical, You Must Be Tough, But You Must Be Technical

What you Will Find:

- Always hard training with constant positive feedback and correction

- Safe and compastionate training partners and recognition of your hard work and improvement

- Down to earth and experienced trainers that understand what it takes to help you win on the day

- Only the highest standards of technical skills for every single student (the same level for everyone)

- Acknowledgement of where our concepts, skills and methods really came from

There are no "casual" - "pay by the class" students in our school and why would we want them? We only attract and want dedicated martial artists who have made a definate commitment to their training and their long term development, and this is what makes our gym strong and our students even stronger.

Combat Sports/Athletics:

The combat arts/sports are the descendants of man’s oldest forms of unarmed combat (martial arts - in the truest and most literal definition of the term). These arts have survived to the modern era through the sport method and continue to thrive and evolve by way of this competitive training. Specifically we are talking about Boxing and Wrestling in all their eastern and western derivations. These would include: Boxing, Muay Thai, Greco-Roman Wrestling, Freestyle Wrestling, Judo, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

If it is a form of functional combat, regardless of its cultural background, then it is trained alive and athletically. These are the integrated combative methods that make up our curriculum. This the kind of training, that regardless of age or current fitness level, translates to stress release and a sense of confidence and well being. In fact, we believe that drilling and sparring for sport translates to the most intensive, challenging and safe way to build the necessary attributes for self-defense as well as building overall fitness.

We apply this athletic paradigm to our training because we believe that is among the healthiest approaches to developing yourself as a martial arts athlete and an individual.

Our Influences and Guides:

Past:
Zen Do Kai Freestyle Martial Arts
BJC Muay Thai system
Mick Parker's version of Zen Do Kai & Muay Thai basics
John Will (BJJ)
Patrick McCarthy - International Ryukyu Karate Research Society

Present:
Matt Thornton - Straight Blast Gym International
Rich Dimitri - Senshido
Geoff Thompson
Daniel Lima - Fight Club Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt & MMA Champion
Sor Vorapin 2 Thaiboxing Camp - Bangkok Thailand
Sinbi Thaiboxing Gym - Phuket Thailand
Stephan Kesting
Frank Barca - Australian 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu Representative
Zen Do Kai - Kyoshi Brad Ross (7th Dan) and Kyoshi Jim Friss (8th Dan)

Our Facilities:

Top Floor, 83 Goondoon St (above Amcal Family Chemist)
Gladstone, QLD, Australia.

The Gladstone Martial Arts Academy is a fully equipped martial arts gym and is one of the biggest and best equiped in Queensland.  Our facilities contains all the equipment you will need to get the most out of your training:

- A total of 170 square metres of matted training area (the largest in Gladstone) including:

- Fully matted 130 square metre floor area for safety when training (including the walls)

- 7 x 5 foot Kick Bags, 2 x 3 foot Punch Bag, 1 x Thai style Uppercut Wall Bag for you to work out on

- 20 Ground'N'Pound Bags

- 15 Large high density Kick-shields

- 25 Pairs of Thai Style Forearm Pads

- 25 Pairs of Boxing Focus Pads

- 25 Pairs of 16oz Boxing Gloves for Teen/Adult Sparring

- 25 Pairs of 8 & 10oz Boxing Gloves for Junior Sparring

- 10 Pairs of MMA Sparring Gloves

- 30 Sets of Boxing Head Gear
 
- 20 Sets of Body Armour for Hard Sparring and Clinching

- 10 Sets of Full Face Head Gear

- 5 x 5 metre Boxing ring for training and sparring

- 5 x 5 metre MMA Octagon Cage for training and sparring

- 2 Sets of Arnis Armour for Weapons Sparring

- 2 Sets of Kendo Armour for Weapons Sparring

- 20 Arnis Sticks for Weapons Practice

- 20 Bo Staves (wooden pole) for Weapons Practice

- 20 Bokken (wooden swords) for Weapons Practice

- Mirrors to correct your technique when practicing

- 2 x Sports Timers to keep track of your fitness training

- Student Racks to keep all your gear safely during training

- Dip Bars

- Chin Up Bar

- Dumbells

- Kettle Bells

- All Types of Elastic Bands

- Situp Bench

- 4 x  Stability Balls

- A Bosu Ball

- 6 x Medicine Balls

- Electric Treadmill

- Crosstrainer

- DVD Player and TV to watch while you work your cardio

- Clean Mens and Ladies Toilets and Change Rooms

- Huge Martial Arts Shop

- Canteen to Buy Water and Sports Drink

- Membership Scanning System

NO-ONE in Central Queensland has more equipment
or better facilities than us, NO-ONE!

we are always improving or gym, making it better for you and all our other members