On Mission Martial Arts - Zion, IL

Check out this post on our new OMMA Blog that we added to our revamped website:

https://onmissionmartialarts.com/blog/the-point-of-no-return

Would love to hear your thoughts. 🙂

~Marco

The Point of No Return | On Mission Martial Arts A self-defense concept meets a spiritual reality: how Jesus rescues us from the grip we could never escape on our own.

Join us for our Summer Fitness Challenge! This is a Christ-centered, guided workout class focused on increasing functional strength and stamina. (For ages 13+)

First Class is Free!

Saturdays 9-10am, June 6th - August 29th at Meadow Ridge Baptist Church - 4500 Hwy 173, Zion, IL 60099

When you join, we'll help you set personal benchmarks and goals. We will measure your progress and help you achieve your goals of weight loss, muscle gains, and/or muscular endurance! Weekly at-home workouts will be provided to help you stay consistent and see results. We want this to be a group committed to holding each other accountable and helping each other progress!

Workouts will include exercises such as push ups, pull ups, and jogging with appropriate progression steps to help you build up to the more difficult exercises. We will exercise out back on the beautiful church lawn in good weather and inside the gym if necessary.

Want to get in better shape but not sure if you are up for the challenge?

Come try it out and we will see how we can help you progress from where you are at.

https://member-site.net/VIP/default.aspx?PT--bcMJcw

Thank you to all who helped with and contributed to the rummage sale last weekend! We raised $293, and will be rounding it off to $300 to donate to Equipping the Persecuted for helping those affected by terrorism in Nigeria. Please pray for their ministry and go here to learn more about what they are doing: https://equippingthepersecuted.org/who-we-are/

Hey OMMA Family—our new website just recently went live:

https://onmissionmartialarts.com/

We built this to make it easier than ever to:

• Start training (in-person or online)
• Grow as a student
• Step into leadership
• Support the mission

This is a big step forward in reaching more people with Christ-centered martial arts.

By God’s grace, we know that “unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain” (Psalm 127:1).

Please take a minute to check it out—and if someone comes to mind who could benefit, send it their way.

Grateful for each of you.
– Sensei Marco

P.S. – Our Student Resources online portal will remain the same for now. Updates to that area coming in "Phase 2".

On Mission Martial Arts | Christ-Centered Training Christ-centered martial arts for kids, teens, and adults. Building strong foundations in faith, leadership, and protection.

Register here: https://appt.link/private-lessons-at-zion/womens-self-defense

This is a five week course meeting every Saturday in May from 11:30am-12:30pm.

Join a group of like-minded women to develop the heart, mindset, and skills of a protector! We will use scenario training to help you build confidence and become a safer person equipped to keep others safe as well.

Topics covered include:

- Identifying threat indicators
- Understanding criminal psychology/tactics
- Gaining physical advantage in self-defense
- Building an unbreakable spirit

Save the date for our rummage sale! We are raising money to care for displaced families in Nigeria targeted by terrorists. All proceeds go to this charity.

The worst kind of pain... 😵🤕😭

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This week’s Character Focus is GRATITUDE. To be Grateful (vs. Ungrateful) is to have a thankful heart for what you have and where you are.

“Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you” (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18).

What is something that you’re grateful for?

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Join us for our group Blessing Bags service project on Saturday, May 2, 2026 @ Alafaya Village Dojo from 10:00 am-1:00 pm!

We will be seeking to prepare snack bags for our local homeless community in support of Word on the Street Homeless Ministries.

See this page for more details and a list of needed donations: https://onmissionmartialarts.com/spring-project/

Summer camp is back!!! Join us June 15-19 for a week packed with games, martial arts training, and Bible lessons!

Register here: https://onmissionmartialarts.com/omma-summer-camp/