The HOPWOOD management team boast vastly experienced instructors which are all hand-picked in accordance with the high standards demanded by Andy Hopwood. This means that the team are the best in the business.
Every client receives the attention needed to attain their optimum level of fitness for both mind and body. Every session (whether private or a class) is specifically designed to give the individual the means to gain maximum overall fitness and skills.
The HOPWOOD team know that the old adage ‘healthy body, healthy mind’ really means something and they have supported a myriad of people from many different backgrounds in achieving better fitness levels and attaining a better sense of well-being.
It’s a well known fact that if your body is fit you will perform better mentally, allowing you to enjoy life to the full.
Our academy was founded in 1995 by Andy Hopwood to be an all encompassing martial arts school.
We pride ourselves on being a friendly, welcoming organisation where people of all ages and abilities can come to learn any aspect of combat training, from boxing to MMA and from self-protection to submission fighting.
The combined experience of our award-winning instruction team and the use of scientific best practice enables a fully rounded approach to our training methods.
Whether training to compete at the highest level of martial arts or just training to tone up & maintain fitness levels our ethos is the same: Train hard, train with a smile on your face and give it your all!
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After getting nowhere at a regular gym due to lack of self motivation over a number of years, it has been a life changing experience finding the Hopwood Combat System.
Not only has it dramatically increased my fitness, but it has also taught me very useful self-defence skills. Additionally, having suffered from reoccurring lower back pains for many years, the core strength techniques have meant that I have not felt the back pain since joining.
I started training with the Hopwoods with the intent to get fit, lose weight and start a healthier lifestyle; but the style of the training offers so more than that.
Over the last 18 months my fitness has dramatically improved, my body shape has changed dramatically and my cardiovascular system is better than ever!
I really look forward to my weekly one to one personal training sessions with Sharon – every week we do something different.
Combining combat training with the workout has really helped increase my fitness level, and its great for toning muscles without building bulk.
Andy Hopwood has created a syllabus which is both practical and relatively easy to learn. His deep understanding of how to turn an attacker into an unsuccessful assailant is at the cutting edge of development.
The structure of the system is second to none, so if you are looking to stay safe, give the Hopwood’s a call. It may just be the best call you ever made!