Invictus Defense Academy

No experience needed, previous experience welcome, and the desire to get fit, learn new skills, and become Invictus - Mandatory! Check out our class times, come in 10 min before the class you want to try and start your FREE one week trial!

Due to the heat wave that’s crashing down on us and a lack of acceptable Air Conditioning at the gym (it’s getting fixed, but it’s a landlord problem), we are closing Monday 8/14 and a Tuesday 8/15. We want to make sure you have a safe training experience with us and we’d hate to see someone become a heat casualty! So, Hydrate hydrate hydrate and be ready to start again Wednesday with all our coaches!

Coaches Chris and Andy got the opportunity of a lifetime to train with the legendary John Wayne Parr !! This man has been Coach Chris’s inspiration for throwing heavy and powerful strikes for both sport and self defense! If you’re gonna hit them, make sure to hurt them! It’s those same powerful bombs that made a dude tap out to strikes in Coach Mike’s fight, got us the KO’s in Coach Brandon’s, and gets everyone at Invictus in the best shape of their lives!! John Wayne Parr is an absolute legend in Muay Thai! Go on the YouTube and check out his highlights or any of his fights!

Thank you for your time and instruction sir!! Much appreciated and a privilege to meet someone so influential in my development on the mats!

There are numerous academic studies showing the direct correlation between combat sports and positive mental health, reduction of symptoms of depression, anxiety, PTSD, addiction, feelings of low self worth, meaninglessness, and nihilism. So many academic studies, I had to change my dissertation idea last year because almost everything has been covered! Point is… we store our trauma, our pain, our anxiety, and our darkness in our muscles, organs, and tissues. When you workout with combat sports, you actually release all that garbage from your body and mind. Come on in and start training now! Get it out of your system and live happier and healthier!

So many people start training and then just give up because they don’t see progress RIGHT AWAY! That’s okay. It’s okay to absolutely suck at something. Every single on of the coaches started off as a beginner that just never stopped trying! Keep going, keep training. Because in 3 months, you’ll be 100% better than the day you walked in the door. 3 months later, 100% from the previous 3 month mark. Enjoy the process!!

A HUGE commitment to@our boy for his KO win last night at Rumble at the Roseland!!! Another kick to the face and his opponent went down hard! Coaches and we’re the cornermen who dedicated countless hours@prepping Brandon for this battle and it paid off in spades! There is no one entity that made this win happen. It was team work from start to finish. We could t be more proud of Brandon and our coaches!! Great work boys!!!

Enjoy the snow and be ready to work again tomorrow for Free Friday!

A HUGE happy birthday to our very own Coach Mike !!! We love ya brother and are proud of your growth and contributions to Invictus! You’re a phenomenal coach, amazing friend, and one hell of a guy!!! Happy birthday!!

January is Human Trafficking prevention month! Did you know that there are more slaves in the world today than there were in the height of what we consider to be the height of slavery? Approximately 50 million, with forced labor and s*x trafficking being the majority. In the US in 2021, 66% of the victims of s*x trafficking were children.
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Join us Saturday to learn more from about s*x trafficking in the US, and how to identify it right here in our community.
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This event is free and open to the public!
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You may never lace up gloves and get in an actual boxing ring or MMA cage. You may never get in a brutal fisticuffs fight for your life in the street, and that is a good thing. But, you don’t know what battles life will throw at you. Real or metaphorical. You must possess the strength, tenacity, willpower, courage, and endurance to face any of the challenges life will throw at you. And the only way to do that, is to train the mind and body so vigorously, that nothing can shake you. The time you spend on the mats, striking, moving, hitting and getting hit, falling down and getting up, pushing past the pin of exhaustion for just one more round, one more minute, and finding a new level skill, confidence and determination… those are the moments that prepare you for the rest of your life. Those are the evolutions that will forge a hardened body, a sharpened mind, and a protected heart. Training on the mats is what prepares you for your day to day life. The ancient Greeks knew it. The Vikings knew it. Every major warrior culture knew it. Yet, our soft society has forgotten. Get on the mats today! Invictus awaits!

ATTENTION!!! Coach Chris will be back in town Saturday October 22nd for Coach’s College at Invictus!! FREE for all Invictus members! So mark your calendars! OCTOBER 22, from 9am-3pm!!! Bring your gear, a note pad, a lot of water, and all your questions!!!

At Invictus, we are ordinary people doing extraordinary things in an extraordinary tribe. JOIN US!!!

Invictus Defense Academy updated their phone number.

It is with great sadness that Invictus announces the sudden and unexpected passing of one of our members, Ron Pileggi. We are honored to have known you, proud to have watched you in your recovery journey on our mats, and privileged to have shared laughs with you. See you on the other side, my friend. Wherever that may be. We lift a glass to you and our very short time together. 🍻

A HUGE thank you to everyone who attended the 7 Year Anniversary of Invictus! I’m honored and privileged to have you all as members and for your donations to the association!

**IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS!!**
1) It’s our 7 Year anniversary on July 15th!!! On Friday July 15th, we mark 7 years of growth, learning, and challenges!! Join us as we celebrate with our 2 hours in Thailand Muay Thai and Heavy Bag seminar!!!

2) Invictus Defense Academy has been an annual supporter of the ALS Association since we opened! This year is especially special for us as Chris and Claudia lost family friend, Sam Beekman, and an Invictus Member lost his wife, Jamie, to ALS this year. All donations and proceeds raised ($25/ head) from this years 2 Hours in Thailand seminar will be donated in loving memory and in honor of Sam and Jamie. If you can’t attend, please donate to this association and their efforts to end ALS!

3) Along with our anniversary, we will also be celebrating Coaches Mike, Deb, and Andy as they take control of Invictus as Coach Chris leaves to complete his PhD!

Join us for an amazing seminar and BBQ on Friday July 15th!!

To be a true warrior, you MUST be proficient in all areas of physical combat, strength and endurance. Not all problems are handled with a gun. Sometimes fists and feet aren’t enough to protect yourself or others and you may need a weapon. If you’re physically strong with no skills you’re a glorified waste of space, and if you’re physically weak with no skills you’re a liability. You MUST strive to be well rounded if you truly want to protect yourself and others.

Hard to believe it was 5 years ago that I got to train with and administer a graduate level instructor testing with Joe Battle and Will Allen. Good time a with great people! We gotta get the band back together!!!

It was Dean’s (tallest dude in the back with Gray polo shirt) last night with us! Coach Mike made some killer pulled pork, chicken and Portuguese sausage to celebrate his time with us before he heads to Milan, Italy for works he’s been in the gym nearly every day for the last year and change and has made remarkable gains. We are very proud to have had him with us and wish him well as he sets off on new adventures! Until our path cross again, Dean… Cheers 🍻!

Quit being what everyone else thinks you should be. If they aren’t strong enough, smart enough or capable, that’s their problem. Don’t let their fears of inadequacy influence you. Do what scares you. Do the things that force you to grow. Do the things that hurt. Do the things that make you learn. Do all the things people say you can’t or shouldn’t do. Do it in such a spectacular way they can’t deny you did it and you proved them wrong. Then cut them out of your life forever, even family. Cancer is cancer. Cut it all out before it grows and kills what your potential truly is. F**k anyone who limits your growth. Let them die weak and alone.

What did you do today to get strong???

It’s another week to get in, get on the mats and start hitting the bags, pads and each other! LETS GOOOOOOOO!!

Good news for you… Invictus Defense Academy is ONLY $145/ month

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10% off FOR NIKE, LOWES, HP EMPLOYEES, TEACHERS AND COLLEGE STUDENTS

20% OFF FOR FIRST RESPONDERS, ACTIVE/RETIRED/ DISABLED MILITARY AND IMMEDIATE HOUSEHOLD

IT’S A NEW WEEK!! We have a wide range of classes all week long! We also offer a FREE 1-week trial! NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED!! Join the for high quality training, instruction, and community!

“A Martial Artist may become A professional fighter, but not every Fighter is capable of becoming a martial artist. Martial Arts are about restoration of physical and spiritual balance and fluidity; they are about observing restraints and 'setting example'. Every practice session is a reminder of the play of opposites (yin and yang)”
Soke Behzad Ahmadi & Denise Itchikawa: Dirty Fighting

No, we are not your traditional Martial Arts academy. But the same principle applies. We cannot have peace without the capacity and capability for justifiable violence. We cannot have true strength without accepting and understanding our weaknesses. We cannot appreciate achievement without loss, effort and struggle. The quote above is a perfect explanation of what we do at Invictus.