About Our Classes
The Monkey Bar Gym of Texas!
Want to get back in fully functional shape or even train for a marathon EASILY? Whether you want to lose weight or enhance your athletic abilities, the Monkey Bar Gym will provide you with a unique fitness experience. Our certified trainers, led by Jon Hinds, will revolutionize how you think about movement and nutrition by teaching you the basics.
If you think about all the different types of movement in fitness, you might imagine yourself running on a treadmill or riding a bike. In our gym, we ask you to step off of the machines and get away from the mirrors while we demonstrate the four, basic natural movements: Running, Jumping, Crawling and Climbing.
Mastering these movements will provide you with the stability, strength and power you need for all of your favorite activities. What's more, you won't ever work out alone because in our gym, we're committed to teamwork, too. Many of our members consider MBG their "third home," because we work hard and we play hard to help you stay fit for life.
Krav Maga Basic BBT, Advanced BBT, Expert Training, and Leadership/Instructor Training
All Classes under these classifications will be Krav Maga and other Israeli methods of martial arts. Because of our training structure, curriculum, and simplicity of all techniques that the Israeli methods provide, a student may train at any level and pick up all techniques easily.
Basic Black Belt Training
All basic combatives (punches, knees, elbows, kicks, and striking/kicking defenses), cardio training, and aggression/stress drills
Advanced Black Belt Training
All gun, knife, stick, and self defenses along with other combatives not found in Basic BBT
Expert Training
Multiple attacker self defense, advanced gun scenarios (including hostage scenario, crowd separation, & third party defense), knife vs. knife, tactical throws, & takedowns.
Leadership/Instructor Training
Assitant Instructor training and preparation for those who would like to later be considered to test for teaching certifications in Krav Maga, and for other classes within any Monster X Camp facilities. The Curriculum within this class actually goes from back to front as you learn in the other previously listed Israeli Self Defense classes from front to back. As you learn, you will also learn Coach Clay's teaching principles and mentality, how to teach each and every technique with ALL teaching points, and will also experience skills/techniques and principles not available in any other classes of the normal curricula. Because of the information provided, this is a very exclusive program offered only to those who exhibit very humble personality, and who yet also show the menatlity we focus on which should accompany the students humbleness...absolute aggression in time of need.
Grappling and Ground Survival
Knowledge of the ground is very important to be a well rounded fighter, and also to be able to understand all aspects of self defense. This class is designed from years of experience in seminars under the likes of Gokor Chivichyan, Sensei ("Judo") Gene LeBell, Jean Jacques Machado, Carlos Machado, Vinceant Feilds, Mike Swain, and classes under Ronald Risce. The curriculum for this program is designed to cover ALL aspects of the strongest most important part of the ground...SOLID BASE FUNDAMENTALS!!! Because we focus thoroughly on the root fundamentals of the ground, (including basic attacks, basic escapes and counters, principles of transition and weight, focus on position before submission, both, solidification and movement of the hips, head and shoulders,and simple yet realistic and effective attack on the ground) those who have trained in this program have been very effective in ground sparring in as little as two and three months of diligent training against those who have trained for as long as nine months to a year, per various student testimonials. This class is taken a step further by also focussing on the Combative Ground Survival aspects neeeded for the atmosphere outside of the ring and mat scenarios. Please understand again, although the students here do very well against others who train Grappling (Judo, Sambo, Jiu-Jitsu, etc.), the focus of the grappling curriculum for our students is strictly designed to train one thoroughly in the most important part of the ground...knowing it well enough to be able to get up and face multiple attackers more successfully if needed.
Designed from the systems of Ju-Jitsu, Goshin-jutsu, Judo, Sambo, and several Israeli Self Defense systems.
American and Muay Thai Kickboxing
This class offers a phenominal class for cardio while also delving into the very intricate, yet phenominal aspects of footwork and angle of attack found in American Kickboxing and Muay Thai Kickboxing. At very least, the first 30 minutes of every class is dedicated to the cardio and technical portions needed to be an effective stand up fighter, while leaving the last 15 minutes for those interested in sparring, and training to spar competitively. Be ready for a bag pounding, heavy breathing workout when you step into this class...DING DING "ROUND ONE"!
