Stephen Tripney -NSI Certified Instructor & Defensive Tactics Trainer

Personal Protection & Progressive Martial Arts Specialist

Stephen's path in the martial arts has spanned half of his lifetime and encompasses a wide variety of practical and efficient combative systems. He has had the opportunity to train with some of the worlds most skilled and respected instructors and has a desire to share this knowledge in his classes, seminars and with personal clients.

Stephen's philosophy, simply put, is that your martial arts training should be a reflection of who YOU are as an individual. Everyone has specific strengths and limitations therefore the emphasis is put on attribute development rather than a culmination of acquired "techniques". Placing focus on developing personal attributes is paramount because, while allowing for adaptation, it also allows you to carry them over to other areas of your life whether it's family, business, sport or play.

Stephen currently runs a progressive martial arts program here at Fountain Park called "Fighting Arts". The curriculum is unique and dynamic and is based on overlapping concepts of motion and applying them in a variety of situations. If you are interested in learning functional self-defense or looking to add a new dimension to your existing training schedule, this may be for you.