The clenched fist is a powerful symbol in modern culture, usually used to indicate that a fight is forthcoming or that someone is trying to make off with all your jellybeans. Learn to fight for what is yours with today's Groupon: for $39, you get one month of unlimited boxing, muay thai, and mixed-martial-arts (MMA) classes at Axtion Club in Belltown (a $120.45 value, tax included).
The experienced instructors at Axtion Club condition students by combining the grace and self-discipline of martial-arts classes with strength and conditioning techniques. Learn how to float like a pillow and sting like a cruel high-school nickname with unlimited boxing classes, which allow students to experience real boxing workouts in a safe, clean, and professional environment. Muay thai classes introduce students to the art of Thai kickboxing with a total-body workout that concentrates on increasing flexibility and fluidity of movement as students kick heavy bags. MMA classes provide a calorie-burning outlet for fitness fanatics, utilizing strength and endurance tests to get the heart pumping while shedding fat and excess feathers. Check the schedule for class times. Gloves will be provided for martial-arts classes, and hand wraps can be purchased for $5 or $10.
Axtion Club
Axtion Club’s diverse team of fierce fighters includes a black belt from Chile, a national boxing champion from California, and a muay thai master from Turkey. Amid their studio’s bright-yellow walls, padded floors, heavy bags, and suspension trainers, these certified fitness instructors conduct a variety of combat-based classes, which reporters from Seattle Picks lauded as “fun and inclusive.” During boxing and MMA sessions, they’ll demonstrate techniques and proper form as they lead workouts that incorporate high-intensity exercises and conditioning drills.