Martial Arts at Home
Adaptive Martial Arts Community Interest Company (CIC) specialise in martial arts training for people of all abilities. In response to the pandemic, last year they launched AMA@HOME, an innovative training package which brings the gym to the comfort of user’s homes
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hen the first lockdown hit due to the pandemic the health and fitness industry was hit hard. We had to adapt and we were quickly forced to adjust our training from our regular face-to-face sessions to using Zoom like many other organisations. However, this transition was very hard for some of our students. We had always wanted to create more online content but struggled for time as a very small CIC. COVID-19 forced our hand, we had great initial uptake for our online sessions, but not everyone had a partner to work with, the right equipment, or a safe space to join in. With this in mind, we started to develop the idea for AMA@HOME, where people could join an initial 12-week programme to learn martial arts and self-defence, but
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also loan the right equipment to use. After the 12-week course, people could then move on to more advanced training if they wanted to. To add to our online content, we have been making the techniques from the classes available online to support practice. This means for those who can’t manage training three times per week, or if someone were to miss a class they can catch up online. Thanks to the generous support of grant providers we now have enough equipment for 20-30 participants to join up. A typical equipment pack is delivered in a large holdall and includes; a kick shield, boxing or MMA gloves, focus mitts, resistance bands, agility markets, 5KG slam ball and a grappling dummy. We also have a limited supply of free-standing boxing bags and aqua balls.
