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A Travelling Ronin
Northshore
Academy of
Martial Arts (NSA)
By: Martin “Travelling Ronin” Fransham
BACKGROUND: I found myself at Northshore to participate in the three programs being offe-
Academy of Martial Arts (NSA) courtesy of a red that evening. It was going to be an evening of
friend of mine, Randy Siordia. Randy and I got Muay Thai, Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do and Krav Maga
connected through social media, and he invited which meant I was going to get pushed to my
me to come see what NSA did. When I pulled into limit.
the parking lot I saw what looked to be a small What makes Northshore Academy a great place to
school sandwiched in a strip mall. Having trained train is that Head Instructor Marc Halleck has ac-
in plenty of small schools, apartments and parks quired a fantastic staff to back him up. Each class
this wasn’t a problem for me. However, when I is taught by a well trained, experienced instructor
opened the door, I realised that the school stret- with the other instructors participating in the class
ched much further back and this was anything to prevent “instructor fatigue.” Instructor fatigue
other than a small school. isn’t often considered but having travelled around
the continent I can tell you greatly effects a class.
When instructors get tired they stop engaging
Physics at work. You can see our sticks bending on
impact.
Northshore Academy is a modern training facility Practising groin kicks is a blast with these bags.
and is equipped to handle a variety of Martial Arts Unload at full force.
programs. Since I adore Martial Arts I decided
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