Creatures must react to danger with a “fight or flight” reaction, which means either boxing their opponent or commandeering a nearby blimp. Hone your martial instinct with today’s Groupon to American Kickboxing Academy, valid at both San Jose locations. Choose between the following options:

• For $20, you get 5 drop-in classes (a $125 value).
• For $35, you get 10 drop-in classes (a $250 value). </p>

This Groupon is valid for both kickboxing and MMA classes.

After retiring from the ring, a legion of seasoned fighters joined American Kickboxing Academy’s staff, including owner and two-time World Kickboxing Champion Javier Mendez and UFC veteran Bob Cook. Classes explore a handful of martial-arts training methods in sessions appropriate for men, women, and children. Kickboxing coaches harp on efficiency as fighters punch, kick, and assemble made-to-order hamburgers with speed and accuracy. The class aims to improve each student’s cardiovascular endurance in order to boost sparring stamina, and many of kickboxing’s techniques easily translate to self-defense if necessary. Mixed martial arts coalesces a variety of self-defense moves, basic attacks, and Three Stooges sound effects to deploy when in a compromising bind, and the American Kickboxing Academy’s children’s program lays a fighting framework for tykes as they learn the importance of hard work, dedication, and safety.