Martial Arts Schools in Southern Massachusetts: Training Mind and Body
By Derek Flynn
The Personal, Daily-Impact
Each individual person processes information uniquely. The way we perceive the world around us and the information we absorb in this thought process influences every decision we make in life. All actions we perform and thoughts we think in this process are entirely based upon our learned experiences and responses to our surrounding environment. The environment we are born into we have no control over — we grow, we explore, and we learn in this environment. At a certain point in life, not at a certain age, one reaches a level of maturation competent enough to realize, feed, and develop certain emotions such as happiness, satisfaction, sense of accomplishment, and growth. These fulfilled personal emotions give an individual a true sense of pride and success in their life.
How often do you feel you have lost touch with these emotions? Or that you feel you just haven’t fully achieved them yet? That you are yet to find what it is that makes YOU feel proud, that makes YOU feel accomplished, satisfied, happy, and as well, SUCCESSFUL?
Reflecting on those thoughts, personally, when I first began training at Nexus Martial Arts & Fitness in Wareham Massachusetts, I was searching to find that emotion complex again all while training in a physical sport that kept me active, driven and goal-oriented. I looked around at the martial arts schools in Southern Massachusetts and was confident Nexus was at another level. But what I THOUGHT I would be learning in the academy’s BJJ, Muay Thai, and MMA classes is NO WHERE NEAR what I have actually gained in my experience.
Nexus isn’t just your run-of-the-mill brawler-style MMA basement gym down the road (not only what you find with most martial arts schools in Southern Massachusetts, but most everywhere). No, Nexus is the top-ranked, premiere MMA/BJJ/Muay Thai school in the Greater New Bedford area; with international affiliations and with roots set and grown in the direct lineage of BJJ, Muay Thai, MMA.
Since the time I enrolled late last year, the training, the relationships, and the knowledge I have gained at Nexus Martial Arts & Fitness have completely redefined my approach to life for the best; all while allowing me to progress daily and learn new information each and every single time I enter the academy doors.
If you are looking at martial arts schools in Southern Massachusetts, and want real-deal training plus a complete and positive learning experience for your mind and your body, this is the place to be!




