My husband and I would like to thank you for all the hard work you do. I know it has only been a short time that our paths have crossed, but what you have done for our son cannot even be put into words. You have a tremendous gift for teaching children and adults the art of Martial Arts. I know you have taught our son to have the self-respect and esteem he needs to become a great young man.
He is doing great in school and loves practicing his 30 min. As a corporate pilot, I transport key company executives throughout North America. My job also requires me to travel extensively on the commercial airlines for training, crew changes, and ferrying aircraft to and from maintenance facilities.
He is doing great in school and loves practicing his 30 min. As a corporate pilot, I transport key company executives throughout North America. My job also requires me to travel extensively on the commercial airlines for training, crew changes, and ferrying aircraft to and from maintenance facilities.
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First and foremost, let us clearly define exactly what we mean when say that we teach a "combat martial art". We are preparing you for a scenario where there will be no referee, no weight divisions, no rules, no coach in your corner to throw in the towel if it gets too rough, your opponent may have a concealed weapon literally anywhere within his clothing, and he may have buddies around waiting to attack at the first opportunity they get.
Here at AFTA Combat Martial Arts, we are very passionate about investing in children. While we focus on self-defense and take that portion of it very seriously, Tatakai No Shinjitsu is also about building value systems. Will you find a way to get the task at hand completed no matter what the roadblocks may be?
The Mixed/Family class is designed for Parents and Kids to be able to learn at the same time. This helps with not having to bring your kids at one time and then having to leave the kids with a babysitter and go to Adult class by yourself. We try to arrange it so that adults are working out with adults and children are working out with children.
We require a 1-year contract after your free trial week. Payments are made on a monthly basis. Part of our commitment to you as a student is to protect you from what happens far too often to too many people. In a couple months time at AFTA you will learn far more than you would learn at the average school, but will not have had enough time yet to develop yourself to your fullest potential.
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A. S. Knight
Nov 16, 2018
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AFTA is a combat school, plain and simple. I spent 8 years at a local sport school, which I enjoyed, but there I learned to fight in tournaments with rules and a point system. If you want to learn to defend yourself against an attacker, or even multiple attackers, on the street and in a variety of situations, then AFTA is the school for you. You will still learn a little about traditional martial arts and discipline, and get your fair share of fitness, but the school focuses on self-defense and street survival. Only downsides are the school is a bit dirty and politics occasionally wind up on the
Quick N. Tidy Cleaning
Jun 17, 2017
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AFTA Martial Arts is a great place to learn discipline and self defense. Master Bowling is a knowledgeable instructor that brings experience in real life situations. His classes include all ages and both male and female. Several different levels of belts and degrees are in Master Bowling classes. I highly recommend anyone looking for a great way to learn to defend oneself to check out AFTA Martial Arts.
Patti Richard
Jan 21, 2017
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I had signed my daughter and I up about 4 years ago for the Self Defense classes. Just in the first night we learned so much from Master Bowling and the other higher belts.
Master Bowling not only thought my daughter and I how to handle ourselves in any situation, he had taught us self confidence , and the desire and determination to succeed. Master Bowling is well respected not only from the adult and children students that attend his classes ,though, from the parents and visitors that come in and watch the classes.
If you are looking for a school that not only teaches you or your child/ren
Master Bowling not only thought my daughter and I how to handle ourselves in any situation, he had taught us self confidence , and the desire and determination to succeed. Master Bowling is well respected not only from the adult and children students that attend his classes ,though, from the parents and visitors that come in and watch the classes.
If you are looking for a school that not only teaches you or your child/ren
Heather Weiss
Nov 23, 2016
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Over the years I have and always will recommend AFTA to anyone who is looking to get their child into Martial Arts or themselves. My son struggled with school and discipline. He played baseball and basketball his whole childhood and this didn't help with his focus and discipline where school is concerned. I wanted him to learn these things and signed him up at AFTA. That was the best decision in our lives. Dr. Bowling taught him self respect, discipline, leadership, self-control, survivor skills and one of the most important to also never quit. He also learned self defense, not this sport stuff
Frost McCleod
Oct 26, 2016
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AFTA Martial Arts is one of the best training decisions I ever made. I am a career combatives instructor and contacted the master for swordsmanship training, what I found was a wealth of knowledge and PRACTICAL SKILLS! That truely makes all the difference in the real world. Although I do not train unarmed self defense with his students I see them everyday I come in for class and I know from my experience they are really receiving in quality training. I highly recommend you try this school if you looking for "Real Self-Defense" it's a crazy age we live in. We must protect ourselves and our children
Raj O.
Oct 24, 2016
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Great School!!! Period! I wish I had gone to AFTA much sooner in life. The knowledge that Master Bowling possess and teaches is amazing! Many of the students have trained at other schools. They say by far AFTA is the best martial art school around. I am very confident that if any situation should arise, my training of martial arts will help me succeed in handling the situation. The school is very intense and gratifying! Stop in and you will see what I'm talking about!
Tim Adduce
Aug 21, 2016
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I gave AFTA a 5-star rating for the following reasons:
Character Development: I started training at AFTA when I was in the 8th grade. Needless to say, I had a lot to learn about life. My experience at AFTA taught me that I don’t get to give up just because I may have gotten kicked a little harder than I liked or my training partner was bigger, older or more experienced. I also learned a healthy dose of humility and respect for others. I carried these lessons with me into my career where they have served me well.
Realistic Training: Don’t get me wrong, being able to connect with a good, solid
Character Development: I started training at AFTA when I was in the 8th grade. Needless to say, I had a lot to learn about life. My experience at AFTA taught me that I don’t get to give up just because I may have gotten kicked a little harder than I liked or my training partner was bigger, older or more experienced. I also learned a healthy dose of humility and respect for others. I carried these lessons with me into my career where they have served me well.
Realistic Training: Don’t get me wrong, being able to connect with a good, solid
N. Berg
Jul 23, 2016
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Bottom line up front: if you want to learn a credible self-defense martial art which combines the physical moves with the intangible spirit necessary to succeed in a combat scenario, then this is the school for you. Dr. Bowling is knowledgeable, experienced, and has a natural teaching ability which combines having patience with students while still demanding the best out of students. He is an excellent teacher of children, adults, experienced martial artists, competitive fighters, and everyone in between.
What sets this school apart from many other MMA gyms popping up these days is Dr. Bowling
What sets this school apart from many other MMA gyms popping up these days is Dr. Bowling
Angela Bross
Jul 05, 2016
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Expect nothing but the best at AFTA Martial Arts. I enrolled my daughter in martial arts because she was so shy. I didn’t want her to be a follower, I want her to be a leader. I found her coming home from school and telling me the things she couldn’t do. I want my daughter to be confident in what she does. Eleven months later, my daughter is speaking louder so people can hear her when she speaks. She is a lot stronger and she holds her head up high. At home, I’m hearing more positive comments like, “I bet I can do that”. She wasn’t able to do cartwheels in gym class
Thomas De Ridder
Jun 10, 2016
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I studied with Master Bowling almost 20 years ago and today my granddaughter studies there as well. In a previous post there are negative comments and it is apparent from those comments that the writer has no concept of what the study of martial arts is about. Martial arts is more than physical contact it involves the mind as well and the advancement of the student to become a mentor and a teacher. Yes higher belts lead the class and through this leadership Master Bowling evaluates these student leaders to make sure they have not only the physical moves correct but more importantly the mental attitude
