The Iron Academy Mission
Provide Students An Environment Where They Will Develop:
Courtesy
Resiliency
Confidence
Good Health Of Mind & Body
Skills To Protect Themselves & Loved Ones
Iron Academy Provides Training To Kids And Adults In A Safe, Clean, Family Friendly Environment.
Iron Academy Instructors are dedicated to helping each student reach their goals, treating them as individuals while providing the techniques, lessons, and encouragement necessary for their development.
Students interested in competing will find Iron Academy has an accomplished competition component where they may readily prepare for events of the highest level.
Instructor Interview
Name: Shane Jones
Rank: Team Black Arrow Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt 1st Degree
Q: What led you to become interested in the martial arts?
A: I was drawn to the martial arts when I was a kid. I was a huge fan of the Ninja Turtles which came out in 1990 so I would have been around 7 years old. My parents got me into Tae Kwon Do some time after and I did that for a short time before getting more involved in school sports. I came back to Tae Kwon Do in my early 20s, eventually receiving a Black Belt and opening my own academy in Hibbing. I was also training and competing in MMA around the same time.
Q: Why has Jiu-Jitsu become your chosen discipline?
A: I feel that Jiu-Jitsu allows for application of what you learn against a resisting opponent with the least amount of risk to yourself or your training partner. Jiu-Jitsu is also open to creative problem solving so that a person of any build can find a way to be effective — you are able to find what really works for you. I especially like it for kids because it teaches them to control themselves (both physically and emotionally) and their opponents, without needing to kick or punch.
Q: What do you like most about teaching?
A: I like seeing the moment when things start working for students that don’t give up. Jiu-Jitsu is extremely difficult and progress is usually very slow but there is always a time when what they have been learning starts working.
Q: Have you ever had to use Jiu-Jitsu outside of the academy?
A: I am an avid bowhunter and while it sounds completely fictional, I did once use a triangle choke to incapacitate and break the neck of a wounded deer that I was helping a hunting partner retrieve.
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