7-5-3 ACADEMY
- HEALTH, FITNESS, MARTIAL ARTS -
Mission Statement
We are a Transformation Academy, we go beyond fitness - we help busy adults in the local area to lose body fat and gain muscle through personalized exercise, nutrition, and accountability. We tailor our programs to meet our clients individual health goals. We offer small group classes and personal training to ensure each individual gets the attention they deserve.
As a martial arts academy, we provide youth karate and adult Filipino martial arts, along with private and small group self-defense seminars. J
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We create the capability to deal with anything life may bring. We believe in life, success, and good health. We believe students that learn the 7-5-3 philosophy through improving health and fitness gain the perseverance to overcome any challenge in life, while strengthening the body, mind, and spirit. Our Academy is a supportive and inclusive environment, where we provide the Training For What Comes Next . ​
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Who We Are
7-5-3 Academy is a disabled veteran owned small business.
7-5-3 Academy leverages 20 years of military intelligence and special operations experience combined with 30+ years of health, fitness and martial arts instructor experience to provide unique training programs.
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Our martial art programs provide tailored defensive and safety training to prepare individuals to avoid potential conflicts when possible, and to defend themselves when needed.
Our code of ethics are incorporated into everything we do, and are grounded on the principles of Bushido; Gi (Integrity, Rectitude), Rei (Respect, Courtesy), Yu (Heroic Courage, bravery), Meiyo (Honor), Jin (Compassion), Makoto (Honesty and Sincerity), Chugi (Duty and Loyalty) and what is referred to as the 7-5-3 code from Jiu Jitsu.
Click here for more information on the Bushido Code and the 7-5-3 Code.
Background
The name of 7-5-3 Academy finds its roots based on the Bushido and 7-5-3 Codes.
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7-5-3 Academy LLC was founded as a Fitness, Health and Martial Arts Academy with the focus on critical life skills of mental and physical resiliency, positive self-image, focus, self-control, stress management, and team work.
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7-5-3 Academy does not provide firearms or other lethal weapon instruction; we provide martial arts and fitness training through our service programs focusing on health, fitness, and martial arts.
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7-5-3 Academy is a hosting location for Vitruvian Defensive Solutions LLC, a professional defensive and safety training company.
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Self-Defense -A Proportional Response
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At the 7-5-3 Academy, we provide training that focuses on proportionality as related to personal defense and safety. To put it another way, matching our actions to what the situation requires.
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7-5-3 Academy's personal defensive and safety courses go beyond a simple focus upon what is in front of you - our trainings account for your spatial relationship to your environment and they teach proportional responses to situational threats.
Our logo brings these together, namely our relationship to our environment and the other people in it. For information on our logo, click here.
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Courses & Trainings​
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Our courses are presented through group classes, private lessons, and compressed group seminar based training programs that are easily understood and immediately applicable.
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We offer courses covering both physical and non-physical aspects of personal defense and safety.
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Cognitive Enhancement
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We also incorporate principles of cognitive enhancement into our courses to develop strategies to handle and overcome stressful situations and anxiety found in confrontations and everyday life.
Eric McAllister
CEO | Founder
Senior Instructor
Intro background
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Eric, aka “Mac”, retired from U.S. Army Special Operations Forces, serving with various Special Operation Forces, Special Mission Units, and U.S. Government Agencies. His experience covered a world-wide deployment focus serving missions of both tactical and strategic emphasis across various terrains to include permissive, semi-permissive, and hostile countries. He served at various levels of responsibility ranging from Solo Operator, Team Leader, Country Liaison Officer, and Paramilitary Officer. Eric has eight combat deployments, each of which he had to utilize his skills to eliminate active threats up close and at range.
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Military Experience & Specialties
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Eric's military experience includes specialties of intelligence collection, operator, weapons expert, counterterrorism, asymmetrical warfare, combatives, medical, pandemic and emergency preparedness and response, wilderness survival, high speed evasion and capture, personal protection, and a plethora of leadership, combat specific and instructor courses.
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​Martial Arts Experience
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Eric has over 30 years of experience as a martial arts instructor covering disciplines of Filipino Martial Arts (Modern Arnis and Pekiti Tirsia Kali), Ju Jutsu, Wu Ying Tao, Kajukenbo, and Military Combatives.
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Additionally, Eric has extensively trained in the systems of Jeet Kune Do, Aikido, Kendo, Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu, Western Boxing, and Muay Thai.
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Eric spent 11 years working and traveling throughout the Asia Pacific region and taking advantage of martial art training opportunities wherever he could.
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Eric has instructed elite military and law enforcement agencies world wide.​
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Trainer Experience
During his military career, Eric took his passion of fitness and martial arts everywhere he went. Leveraging his experience as a Master Fitness Trainer, Master Instructor, and as a certified Personal Trainer and Nutrition Coach, Eric brings his passion of helping people succeed to the local community.
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He now brings all of his experience to Arizona through the 7-5-3 Academy.
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