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Last September, I realized I needed to change my lifestyle. I had gained about 7 kilos and was unhappy with the way I looked.

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solid training and understanding of self-defense

and using different martial arts techniques for the purpose of self-defense
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vast improvements in my physique

both as concerns actual strength and as concerns overall flexibility, balance and general well being
3) broad introduction to the wider spectrum of martial art schools and associated methods/concepts.

• A person with strong inter-personal skills and a particularly empathetic person
• A person capable of motivating in personal training that allows very high gain from very short periods of training
• A person with broad and deep insight not only in the martial arts but also how that relates to actual physical ability/strength and mentally
• A person with an ingrained and high level of martial arts ability through a mix of different schools

When I started training with Tom I had no insight or ability in self-defense or martial arts. I had a hope to use martial arts both for practical (self-defense) purposes but also very much from a perspective of using martial arts to achieve long term strong physique and well being.

I needed to get in better shape for my most recent theatre show. I was not in a bad shape, but the costume I was supposed to wear on stage cruelly exposed all the little flaws one gets from dining out and partying too much in Shanghai. Once I discovered that I could not wear a corsage underneath my costume I panicked. It was only three weeks to the premiere and I was really concerned to be the joke of the show. That’s why I went to see Tom who was recommended to me by two friends.

Actress

Tom is one of the best fitness trainers I’ve had.

I have been a competitive athlete for most of my life. Now is my 30′s, I am no longer training for competition and my focus has shifted to optimizing my health and fitness for daily living, not for an event. I was looking for a program that would maintain my fitness level without spending hours in the gym every day. I have been training with Tom for the last 6 months and have seen a marked improvement in my overall fitness level.

Tom Fazio’s pragmatic approach to the martial arts involves the integration of several different martial arts styles, including Taekwondo, Kung Fu, Boxing, Hapkido, Muai Thai, and several others. By focusing on the quality aspects of several different arts and putting their most useful contributions into practice, Tom’s personal training is not only “outside the box”, but far more effective as well. Combining dedication and self-discipline with a curiosity and thoughtfulness seen only in the very best of martial arts instructors, Tom’s training sessions are both fun and challenging.

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 For me training 2-4 times per week means feeling better morally and physically. I moved to other cities before, the whole process and the adaptation for me meant always that I wasn’t able to take care about nutrition and sport with the consequence that at the end I realized quite late that I had to give both a priority. For this reason I contacted Tom the first week I arrived in Shanghai. My objectives were to recuperate the shape and good habits as well as to learn how to train here. I liked a lot when he told me that his objective was not that I have fun but I reach my goals. Finally he managed to do both.

He run a training that was really adapted for me. He interested in what could suit me best and made different routines, some of the exercises were quite challenging at the beginning but affordable now. The result is that I feel stronger and healthier, I learnt more about nutrition and I feel more independent to train alone getting faster results.

Besides his training skills I like from Tom that he always was and is still open for questions and discussions about training and nutrition and the fact that he always answers honestly and clearly which made everything uncomplicated. He motivates you “through you”. I found him a big professional.

Thanks,

Maria C.     -      Spain

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和TOM老师练习跆拳道及擒拿其实才三个月时间，这是个很有趣的过程，因为我不懂得说英文，而TOM老师中文的口语也不太好，刚开始练习时我不知道如何去掌握的动作感觉、力度或着力点等等一些问题，在TOM老师做完实践教学后碰到我不能领会的动作时，TOM老师就会拿起中英文翻译的电子书，告诉我动作的要领，而从中我的英语水平也开始有点进步。至今印象最深的是，在练习擒拿时，TOM老师的一句提醒的话（当时是针对动作的掌握），让我体会很深刻，也明白到了武术的很多精神层面的东西能同时给生活带来一些好的启发。