the shinobi academy mma
About Us
all about building cHARACTER, COMMUNITY & CULTure.
Our coaches
Jahnis Bowden
CKB MMA athlete
Jahnis is a Mixed Martial Arts Athlete from the world renowned MMA gym City Kickboxing (home of UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya) where he was also the kids MMA instructor. Jahnis has been training fulltime for a number of years now with an extensive winning amatuer career in both MMA & Kickboxing in which he represented NZ at the amatuer MMA world championships in 2019, he is looking to make his pro debut in MMA.
Phillip Allsopp
Jiu-Jitsu Brown Belt / Grappling specialist
Philip is a highly experience seasoned grappler who has competed at the highest level in the sport consistently for many years now and is well known as one of the best competitors and jiu-jitsu practitioners in the country. He has taken home gold in about every competition across the country and recently he’s taken a lot more focus on coaching and sharing his vast grappling knowledge with our lucky students.
Samuel Wooff
Strength and Conditioning Expert
We call sam our strength and conditioning expert which he is but he really is there to maximize your full athletic potential while reducing chance of injuries by strengthening, mobilizing increasing fast twitch muscle, biomechanics and much more. He is a National powerlifter and bodybuilding champion, an engineer by trade, with a huge passion about anything to do with physical performance.
Our Gym
The Shinobi Academy is a large fully equipped MMA Gym located at 3/9 Brick Street, Henderson. We collaborate with a youth leadership programme MAKA which focuses on helping young men ages 13-18.
Ahmad Alzafiri
MMA athlete/Tae Kwan Do black belt
Ahmad is a MMA athlete & Second Dan ITF Tae Kwan Do Black Belt. A passionate sportsman who started practicing martial arts in 1999. Ahmad has over 10+ years of experience in training & instructing martial arts and self defence to people of all ages. He has competed in a variety of martial arts and is very passionate about sharing his knowledge in martial arts and has a heavy focus on specializing in striking bringing his vast knowledge and experience of Tae Kwan do to a modern day Mixed Martial Arts approach.
Nixon Suddens
NZ & AUS national wrestling champion/ NZ No-Gi Jiu-jitsu champion/ MMA Athlete
Nixon has over a decade in experience with mixed martial arts particularly grappling focused martial arts such as wrestling and Jiu-Jitsu. Nixon has excelled at the national level winning basically every wrestling & Jiu-Jitsu competition he has competed in recent years. He capped off a stelar year in 2024 with a couple impressive victories in the ring and cage and has a wealth of experience teaching all ages and skill levels.
” Our Tamariki are thriving at the Shinobi Academy. They are encouraged and challenged in a safe and positive environment” -vesna n steve ( parents )
Give your kids the gift of self defense building lifelong skills and virtues while having fun, keeping fit & healthy.
We have 3 separate age groups to ensure an optimal learning environment for every child with 2 days of the week focused on jiujitsu/grappling and 2 days focused on kickboxing/striking.
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The Shinobi Academy was founded by passionate life long martial artists who want to share there passion and love for mixed martial arts, health & fitness with the world, along with the amazing benefits and fulfillment it can bring to your journey through life.
“Our Tamariki are always excited for classes at The Shinobi Academy! They are full of fun and technical learning, helping the kids to thrive in a supportive environment! Cant recommend Jahnis and Ahmad enough, they are both super cool guys, who love what they do, and it shows!”
“The Shinobi Academy transforms lives. Ahmad and Jah will help you build the confidence, skills and mental fortitude you didn’t know you had deep inside with training sessions that are fun for all ages.”
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
WHAT AGE CAN MY KIDS START
Our classes start as young as 4-5 years old all the way up to our adult classes.
MY CHILD IS BUSY WITH OTHER ACTIVITIES, CAN WE COME 1-2 DAYS A WEEK ON SPECIFIC DAYS?
We have part access options were you can choose 2 days of the week that you would like to attend class if your child has other extra curricular activities.
WHAT TIME ARE YOUR CLASSES ?
Check out our class timetable on the bottom of any page on our website.
WHERE CAN I PARK
There is plenty of off street parking on brick street.
IS THERE DISCOUNTS FOR SIBLINGS/FAMILIES?
Yes we offer great discounts for brothers and sister siblings and family packages as well.
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