About Us
MTG Fighting Fit Central offers a welcoming and supportive environment for fitness enthusiasts and those seeking self-improvement through Martial Arts. Based in Marks Park Sports Club, Emmarentia, and in the area since 2005, the fulltime professional centre specializes in the all round effective MTG Taekwon-Do for all ages and fitness levels, as well as MTG Cardio Kickboxing classes for a challenging workout. Led by Master Norman Magua, the highest-graded Taekwon-Do instructor in the Taekwon-Do South Africa (TSA) organisation, and a team of top-class instructors, the gym cultivates a friendly and encouraging atmosphere, nurturing champions while being committed to helping individuals achieve their fitness & self defence goals.
Our primary focus
At MTG Fighting Fit Central is on cultivating an environment where each individuals goals can be acheived. Our aim is to improve lives in and out of the martial arts, through the intensive training of MTG's Fighting Fit Centrals Martial Arts, fitness and defence programmes. Its about providing the platform to live your best life with confidence and health.
Did you know?
Master Norman has been teaching Taekwon-Do since 1997 with Magua Taekwon-Do being established in 2001 and is currently the highest ranked in the organisation TSA (Taekwon-Do South Africa) and was the first to be graded to 7th Dan Master level in SA in this organisation.
MTG Martial Arts framework is on the original (ITF) military style Taekwon-Do augmented with our specialised reality based urban survival self defence SHS (MTG Survival Hosin Sul), which includes useful aspects and techniques associated with a variety of martial arts and reality combative systems. Making our training uniqely all round with the positive benefits of traditional martial arts, reality based combatives as well as combat sports. All in one system!
Cardio TK Kickboxing being taught since 2001 and officially at FFC in 2005 for its fantastic health, fitness & basic self defence benefits (making our club one of the first to do this in SA and one of most experienced in SA).
MTG Martial Arts Taekwon-Do is the only club in the country directly connected to the original Founder of Taekwon-Do’s Son, Grand Master Choi Jung Hwa, (known as military Taekwon-Do, as that is where it was first developed), therefore being the closest to the source of this diverse and impressive martial art.
Authentic Taekwon-Do is also the most modern of the traditional martial arts! Steeped in ancient asian martial arts techniques as well as western influenced techniques. All evolved and tweaked to be based on modern biomechnics and scientific principles which aims to build techniques which are efficient, powerful & also safer on ones joints/body.
On the sporting front, our club has proudly produced multiple National Champions, World Cup Champions, World Championship medallists as well as All Styles, International competition champions & medalists. Numrous have also received our prestigious National Federation colours.
The accolades are appreciated and we are very proud of the clubs acheivements but Master Norman maintains the greatest reward is assisting members to reach their full potential in and out of the Dojang, taking into account their individual abilities with self defence effectiveness at its core even above competion aspects.
Our Martial Arts classes are for all ages and not only reserved for the young and fit. Our classes suite all capabilities and we proudly have older members aswell. Authentic Taekwon-Do also is about much more than only kicking! While Tkd is known for its kicks, because they grab alot of attention, the entire body is used as a tool for self defence.
Taekwon-Do (styles as a whole) is the most popular and widespread martial art on the planet. Our ITF organisation which was born in South Korea and which is now truly international is based in London, England.It is one of the widest spread martial arts organisations globally with schools around the world as well as in South Korea.
Yes, it is a serious martial art, but great fun as well!