The Centaur Combat Academy: Our Motto

“Victory is reserved for those who are willing to pay its price” Sun Tzu

The quote above is from the famous Chinese military strategist Sun Tzu and is the motto of Centaur Combat Academy (CCA). We picked this quote to define the Centaur Combat Academy because of its simplicity and honesty.

If you want to achieve ‘Victory’, either in the ring, the cage or on the mat or even victory in attaining a personal fitness goal – then you must be willing to put the work in to achieve it.

Centaur Combat Academy is a unique space that will help you achieve ‘Victory’ over whatever personal goals you have set yourself. The CCA is a martial arts/strength and conditioning facility rolled into one and conveniently situated right in the heart of Belfast City Centre.

The Centaur Combat Academy: Our Coaching Method

In recent years Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) has become massively popular all the world over. It is considered by many to be the most complete fighting system.

At Centaur Combat Academy we love MMA.

But MMA is a combat sport that is only as strong as the sum of all its parts.

MMA is made up of a combination of different striking and grappling martial arts. Our coaching method is not only to give the student the opportunity to learn a very dynamic form of MMA but also to learn, in depth, the different combat styles that come to make up MMA (Western Boxing, Muay Thai, Dutch UCT/Wing Chun, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Olympic/Freestyle Wrestling).

Giving students a chance to both specialise and diversify their knowledge of individual martial arts.

Which is why we have brought together some of the best combat and conditioning coaches in Ireland.

The coaches at CCA have trained champions and trained with champions, they are amongst the best at what they do. You can benefit from this unique training environment. The coaches at CCA do not act in isolation from each other - they communicate, encourage and support each other as professionals, for your benefit.

In addition, there are two sides to a balanced and well rounded Martial Artist, Fighter or enthusiast (1) Technique and (2) Physical Condition. At Centaur Combat Academy we are concerned about both.

The CCA’s physical conditioning expertise is of an international standard, quite literally world class. We have conditioned local, national and international champions. That expertise is at your disposal when you train at the Centaur Combat Academy.

Centaur Combat Academy: A Training and Learning Space for All

A question could be going through your mind at this point…

…do I have to be a fighter to train at the CCA? No certainly not.

Not everybody wants to fight, in fact there are many, many people who train in martial arts and do not fight in any form of competition.

At the CCA we cater for the abilities and training aspirations of everybody.

If you want to be a fighter or if you just want to be fighting fit we will make sure you get there.

Centaur Combat Academy: How can I use the CCA facility?

The CCA timetable for Martial Arts and Conditioning Classes are on our website and facebook page.

The Classes available to students currently are:

Centaur MMA (Marty Donnelly)

Centaur Boxing (Gerard McManus)

Sheran Muay Thai (Frankie McConville)

Dutch Unarmed Combat (UCT)/Wing Chun (Marty Donnelly)

Revolution Brazilian Jiu Jutsu (James Gallagher)

Redhog Olympic Freestyle Wrestling (John O’Rawe)

Centaur Kettlebell and Combat Conditioning (Paul and Damien McIlroy, Marty Donnelly)

All individual class prices are standardised at £6.00 per class. The class price is payable to your Coach at the beginning of each class.

All Coaches at CCA are available for private tuition. Private tuition rates are set at the discretion of each individual Coach.

Centaur Combat Academy and Centaur Gym: Inclusive Centaur Membership (ICM)

An incredible offer is now available. At Centaur we have now developed a new membership deal.

For only £25 pounds per month you can make use of the CCA facilities, during member’s time (which is anytime a class is not on) and the Centaur Gym just above the CCA.

Centaur Gym, established in 1960, is an iconic free weights gym that has been making people strong for over 50 years.

The complete ‘Centaur Training Experience’ with access to this legendary Free Weights Gym and the New Combat Academy (during member’s time) can be yours for only £25 per month.