Though equally worthy pursuits, shadowboxing is a much more fearsome enterprise than shadow puppetry or shadow census taking. Shed some light on self-defense with today's Groupon for mixed martial arts and boxing training at Minnesota Top Team in Eagan. Choose between the following options:

• For $75, you get your choice of 10 mixed martial arts and boxing classes (a $200 value).
• For $25, you get unlimited open gym usage for one month (a $50 value).

Boasting more than 13,000 square feet of gym space for pugilistic pursuits, Minnesota Top Team is a premier educator of boxing and mixed martial arts. Owner and founder Jeremy Clark brings a wealth of international and hard-hitting experience to his education of aspiring prizefighters and curious-yet-casual combatants. With a 10-session punch card, you can take a taste of muay thai kickboxing, strike opponents to a samba beat in Brazilian jiu jitsu classes, or pound hunks of porterhouse with a boxing session. No-contact sparring is necessary as Top Teams' cast of martial-arts masters will walk you through the intricacies of elbow slashes, spinning backfists, joint locks, and pancake hugs. With the unlimited gym-time option, you get a canvas to practice all of your bruising body movements with heavy-bag hitting, jump roping, a weight room, and training-montage theme music. Morning and evening classes and open-gym sessions are available for busy battlers. Open-gym times are listed in blue on the class schedules for muay thai, jiu jitsu, and boxing.

Valid for the following classes: youth boxing (ages 10-16), adult boxing, adult muay thai (kickboxing), and adult Brazilian jiu jitsu.