What we’re about
WARRIOR SPIRIT FITNESS
*Builds self-defense skills...
*Is low impact, it won't damage your joints like other workouts...
*Provides cardiovascular fitness benefits similar to swimming...
*Enhances memory, focus, cognition, and creativity so you can learn anything faster...
*Improves your awareness, reaction time, and your ability to respond appropriately to danger...
*Enhances footwork, proprioception, kinesthesia, coordination, balance, dexterity, timing, and more...
*Strengthens your mind, body, and spirit, setting you on the path to self-mastery, freedom, and enlightenment!
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MORE THAN JUST FITNESS AND SELF-DEFENSE
Warrior Spirit Fitness, founded by Nick Ugrin, a U.S. Army Special Forces combat veteran, provides elite fitness through martial arts training that is based in ancient and modern combat arts. Our basic stick-fighting drills, done at a moderate pace, have proven through testing to consistently burn over 600 calories in 30 minutes.
Warrior Spirit Fitness uses cutting edge training techniques that were honed and developed by Tony Mafnas--a retired U.S. Army Delta Force operator and a true world-class martial arts master. Born in Saipan, Mr. Mafnas informally began his martial arts training at three years old, then began his formal training at the age of six. By the time he was 13 years old, Mr. Mafnas was invited to teach and study martial arts in Japan. He later spent over 17 years in the U.S. Army 1st SFOD-D (known as Delta Force--the highest priority unit in the U.S. Department of Defense) where he had a legendary career. After his retirement from Delta Force as a Sergeant Major, Mr. Mafnas spent over 20 years building the tactical training and defensive tactics programs for the U.S. Diplomatic Security Service. In total, Mr. Mafnas has over 25 years of Special Operations experience and over 63 years of martial arts experience. Mr. Mafnas retired from the State Department just a couple of years ago, and he continues to live up to his reputation as an anonymous "quiet professional." Despite being invited for various interviews and public appearances, he has avoided putting himself in the public eye during a time when everyone seems to be writing a book or doing a podcast. However, for the past decade and a half, Mr. Mafnas has been passing on his invaluable wealth of skills, experience, and knowledge of best practices through us. Yes, our program is derived from decades of training with the best martial artists and tacticians in the world, and through survival in real life deadly combat.
Throughout history, real warriors have all had something in common called the "Warrior Spirit." The warrior spirit is about taking on life's most difficult challenges in the name of making the world a better and safer place. WARRIOR SPIRIT FITNESS is about challenging, cultivating, and preparing oneself in that heroic warrior tradition.
SELF-DEFENSE FOR ANY SITUATION
The OMNI-DIRECTIONAL STICK-FIGHTING ART that makes up the foundation of our fitness program is designed for self-defense against multiple attackers--even attackers armed with intermediate weapons such as knives, sticks, etc. Our fighting arts turn almost any object into a self-defense weapon, and they could save your life or the lives of people around you if you ever find yourself confronted with an angry mob, a gang, or a knife-wielding attacker.
In certain emergency situations, a stick can even be used in confined spaces as an option of last resort against an "active shooter." If you don't have a gun, the ability to pick up and effectively use objects (such as a broom handle, bottle, kitchen knife, waist belt, car keys, etc.) as improvised self-defense weapons provides a much higher degree of security than empty-handed self-defense skills alone. A longer object such as a broom handle can be a great equalizer when confronted with a much larger attacker because it provides a higher degree of stand-off and striking power. But finally, the REAL gift that we are passing on is a pathway to cultivating your strongest mind, body, and spirit.
Our WARRIOR SPIRIT FITNESS program has already been given accolades such as the "FAIRFAX, VA BEST FITNESS PROGRAM" Award every year from 2016 until we had to temporarily close our training due to the government imposed restrictions during the Covid-19 pandemic. Warrior Spirit Fitness was also named to the "TOP 20 BEST MARTIAL ARTS TEACHERS IN WASHINGTON, DC" for multiple years by [Expertise.com](https://www.expertise.com/dc/washington/karate-taekwondo-martial-arts)
“A sword should be more than just a simple weapon, it should be an answer to life's questions.” --Miyamoto Musashi
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Thank you for checking us out!
Kindest Regards,
The Warrior Spirit Team
A QUICK NOTE ABOUT THE MASKS
If you've been watching our videos, you are probably wondering why our students are either masked or have their faces blurred out. We take security seriously. We know that in today's world, once a picture, video, or other information about someone is posted on the internet, it can become difficult--or in some cases impossible--to take it down. Technological innovation has created new situation where those pictures and videos can be easily exploited. We want all of our students (and potential students) to know that we will never share their videos or pictures online. Therefore, it is our policy to put masks on or block out the faces of our students who are shown in pictures or videos. We also won't share our students' emails or sensitive information with anyone. We want our students to be able to trust that we will always protect their identities and their privacy--no matter who they are.