Empower Martial Arts & Boxing Academy Portadown

🥋🔥 GRADING TIME AT EMPOWER! 🔥🥊

It’s time to put your training to the test!

📍 JIU JITSU: 28th September
📍 KICKBOXING: 2nd, 6th & 8th October

Everyone is eligible to grade!

Coach Stewart will be talking through everything in class from today onwards, so listen up, train hard and get ready!

PASS YOUR GRADING = CERTIFICATE + NEW BELT
Wear it with pride in class or display it at home!

💷 1st grade: £25
Higher grades: Coach Stewart will confirm the fee in class.

🥊 Kickboxing 1st belt: 9th Kyu – Yellow
🥋 Jiu Jitsu 1st belt: 6th Kyu – Red

Time to show what you’ve been working for!
Let’s get ready, Empower!

WHAT A NIGHT FOR PAUL GRAY! 🥊

Tonight at the North Coast Collision, Paul put on an incredible performance and secured win with a 3rd round KO! 🏆👊

After a couple of years of graft, dedication, hard sessions and putting the work in when nobody else sees it, tonight it all came together.

Paul has never been afraid of a challenge. He’s got some serious nerve, having stepped into a couple of fights at the last minute and taken on whatever was put in front of him. But when he gets the time to properly prepare… this is what happens!

Tonight wasn’t just a win. It was a reward for all the hard work, sacrifice and belief that has gone into getting here.

And behind every fighter who reaches a moment like this, is a coach who has put his heart, time and belief into seeing Paul succeed. Stewart is immensely proud tonight ❤️

Paul, you absolutely deserved this one. You’ve stuck at it, kept turning up, kept learning and kept pushing yourself forward. Tonight you showed everyone what happens when talent meets hard work, patience and determination.

3 rounds. 1 KO. 1 hell of a statement.
This is only the beginning.

Be proud, enjoy every second of this one — because you’ve earned it. 🥊🏆
CONGRATULATIONS PAUL GRAY!

P.s… The team were so ecstatic that they forgot to get a photo at the end of the fight 😂

🔥 What an EMPOWERED weekend! 🔥

On Saturday 25th July, we had the privilege of taking 5 of our members to train at an incredible seminar with former World Champion and 2x European Muay Thai Champion Damien Trainor.

Widely regarded as one of the UK’s finest Muay Thai fighters, Damien has competed at the highest professional level all over the world. The session was packed with elite-level techniques, invaluable knowledge, and plenty of tricks of the trade that our team have already started to utilise in training.

Experiences like these are what it’s all about—constantly learning, improving, and surrounding ourselves with the very best to help our members grow.

And as if that wasn’t enough, our Head Coach also celebrated his baby girl’s 1st birthday on the very same day! 🎂❤️

A weekend of world-class training, family celebrations, & making memories.

That’s what being part of Empower Martial Arts is all about. 👊💙

Saturday class will be OFF tomorrow - unfortunately none of our coaches are available due to attending a once in a lifetime training session with a world renowned Muay Thai fighter who is flying in specially from Thailand 💪🏼 see you Monday!

☀️ School’s out… but the learning doesn’t have to stop! 🥋

At Empower, we’re OPEN ALL SUMMER with kids’ classes running 4 days a week!

Summer is all about having fun, but keeping just one positive routine each week can make a huge difference.

Martial arts gives children the chance to:
🔥 Burn off all that summer energy in a positive way.
💙 Build confidence and resilience.
🧠 Improve focus and concentration.
👏 Develop discipline, respect, and self-control.
🤝 Stay connected with friends and our amazing Empower family.

One of the biggest challenges for children after the summer holidays is getting back into routines. By continuing their martial arts training throughout the break, they’re still practising listening skills, following instructions, concentrating, and staying disciplined—all of which help make the return to school in September much smoother.

While others are starting from scratch, your child can head back to school feeling confident, focused, and ready to succeed.

So don’t let the summer slide undo all the fantastic progress they’ve made this year.

🥋 Train. Learn. Grow. Have fun.
📅 Kids’ classes are on 4 days a week throughout the summer.

Let’s keep building stronger, happier, more confident kids—one class at a time.

Your goals don’t take the summer off—neither should you. Start training. Keep training. Dominate every session.

New members welcome 💪🏼

Training tonight for teens & adults 7.30pm
£6

Hi everyone ☀️

After consideration of our training session on Tuesday, and with the unusually high temperatures continuing this evening, we’ve made the difficult decision to close the gym tonight.

Unfortunately, with no air conditioning in the gym, we feel it’s the right decision for the safety, comfort, and wellbeing of our members and coaches.

We know many of you were looking forward to training, and we appreciate your understanding and support.

Please stay cool, keep hydrated, and take care in the heat. We look forward to seeing you all back in the gym SATURDAY MORNING! 🥊💪

Make sure to remember your water bottles tonight for class 💦💦 It’s a warm day perfect for a good training session for the kids and adults!!