Athletes Edge
ATHLETE’S EDGE
@ MAK ACADEMY (Mid America Karate)
How Athlete’s Edge @ MAK Academy was Born.
After 40 years of Martial Arts training and teaching, we saw thousands of our students come in as low level to average athlete’s and after several months in our standard martial arts program, we witnessed their rise to quickly become “Star Players” of their sports team. This was an added benefit as it usually was not the main reason they enrolled in our program. This has become the norm as opposed to the exception and we have come to realize that it is mostly the mental discipline training and drills that are unique to our method of teaching the martial arts that is the main difference and the reason these students are excelling.
What is Athlete’s Edge @ MAK Academy?
It is unique Martial Arts mental and physical training methods and drills combined with modern sports training techniques taught with development of an indomitable spirit as the number one objective.
Who are the Instructors and what is their background?
Director of the program is Ryan Fox. Aside from playing baseball for the Arkansas Razorbacks and Colorado Rockies, Ryan also played numerous other sports at a high level including football and golf. His resume is attached.
Senior Master Rick Bailey is Chief Instructor of the Martial Arts portion of the training. He is a 6th degree Black Belt with 42 years training in Korean Karate and holds black belt rank in numerous other martial arts and traditional weapons. He was a member of the Championship 1982 Tang Soo Do Olympic Form and Fighting Team that competed and won against 27 other countries. Master Bailey has tested and promoted over 300 students to the rank of Black Belt and has 16 Master level students across the U.S.
What benefit can I expect my child to receive from this training?
Nothing worth something is ever easily obtained, however, when you and your child commit to the Athlete’s Edge @ MAK Academy training program, we guarantee dramatic improvement in your child’s sports performance. Repetition is critical to becoming excellent at a given activity, therefore regular attendance and commitment is key to our programs success. Your child will develop a “never give up” attitude and an impressive level of respect for his coaches and teachers when graduating from our Varsity Level program.
