Beavercreek Martial Arts Training Center offers classes in Muay Thai Kickboxing, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Submission Grappling, Mixed Martial Arts and TaeKwonDo.
Why Train at BCMA? Simply put BCMA has the most seasoned competition tested group of instructors in the Dayton area. All of our instructors are currently compete or have competed extensively at the professional and/or amateur level of each martial art taught at BCMA.
If you have the desire and drive to compete BCMA can get you to the top. We have current amateur National Kickboxing champions and place winners, nationally ranked Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu & Submission Grappling competitors, as well as high ranking professional and amateur mixed martial arts fighters.
Our fighters have fought in everything from Pay-Per-View Events to TV Reality Shows against national and international competition. Our Fighters have fought in the largest promotions in the world. Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), King of the Cage (KOTC), BodogFight, ProEliteXC, HooknShoot, HDnet Fights, and many more regional shows such as Global Showdown, Ohio Xtreme Fighting, Brawl At the Beach ect.
Even if you just want to train and never intend to compete the instruction and high level training you get can not be found anywhere else in the greater Dayton area.
Muay Thai Kickboxing : Adult Classes
Muay Thai ("Thai Boxing") is the national sport of Thailand, and is also known as Thai Kickboxing or the Art of the Eight Limbs. Traditional Muay Thai has a long history in Thailand as a martial art used by the military. The military style of Muay Thai is called Lerdirt, while today's "Sport Muay Thai" slightly varies from the original art and uses kicks and punches in a ring and with gloves similar to those used in western boxing. Muay Thai is referred to as "The Science of Eight Limbs", as the hands, feet, elbows, and knees are all used extensively in this art. A master practitioner of Muay Thai thus has the ability to execute strikes using eight "points of contact," as opposed to "two points" (fists) in boxing and "four points" (fists, feet) used in the primarily sport-oriented forms of martial arts. Muay Thai is an especially versatile, brutal, straightforward martial art.
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu & Submission Grappling : Adult Classes
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) is a martial art and combat sport that emphasizes ground grappling, with free sparring being an important training method. The aim is generally to use a variety of grappling holds to advance in positioning, and to finally obtain a submission hold, referred to as "Position before Submission." Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is usually practiced in a gi very similar or identical to a judo gi (which is called a kimono in Brazil), but non-gi training is also part of the training regimen in many BJJ schools, and is sometimes referred to as "submission wrestling." It is well known for its effectiveness in mixed martial arts / no holds barred fighting. It was made famous by Royce Gracie in the 1993 Ultimate Fighting Championship. It also has realistic self-defense application.
Submission Grappling or No-Gi grappling was popularized in the US in the late 1990's. With wrestling being such a strong sport in the US many tournaments started offering no-gi divisions to attract a wider range of competitors. The result was a huge influx of people that were interested in the sport of Jiu-Jitsu but that were not interested in ranking. The sport was forever solidified when on of the Sheik's of Abu Dhabi son's started hosting the World Submission Grappling championships in Abu Dhabi. The money and prestige placed behind this even only fueled the growing sport of Submission Grappling. To most mma fighters compete in Submission Grappling events to sharpen their skills.
TaeKwonDo : Adult and Kids Classes
TaeKwonDo is the most popular of the Korean martial arts and is the Korean national sport. It is also the world's most commonly practiced martial art and an Olympic sporting event.
In Korean, derived from hanja, Tae means "to kick or destroy with the foot"; Kwon means "fist"; and Do means "way" or "art". Hence, TaeKwonDo is loosely translated as "the art of hand and foot" or "the way of the foot and the fist". TaeKwonDo's popularity has resulted in the divergent evolution of the art. As with many other martial arts, TaeKwonDo is a combination of combat technique, self-defense, sport, exercise, entertainment, and philosophy.
Although there are great doctrinal and technical differences among private TaeKwonDo organizations, the art in general emphasizes kicks thrown from a mobile stance, using the leg's greater reach and power to disable the opponent from a distance. In sparring, turning (roundhouse), 45 degree, front, axe, and side kicks are most often used; advanced kicks include jump, spin, and drop kicks, often in combination. TaeKwonDo training also includes a comprehensive system of hand strikes and blocks, but generally does not emphasize grappling.