Christian Lacey
Christian Lacey is the Owner and Head Instructor of National Martial Arts & Fitness. He is ranked as a 6th Dan Tang Soo Do (27 years experience); Certified Gracie Combatives Instructor and a Blue Belt in Gracie Jiu Jitsu (8 years). Overall, he has had almost 30 impressive years of teaching under his many belts!
Christian Lacey had a vision to teach people mental and physical toughness through martial arts and believes resilience is actually a set of skills that can be taught at any age. The result is less stress, healthier relationships and increased well-being. All our classes teach you how to navigate difficult situations and invite each student to feel part of a family atmosphere.
Christian Lacey started his martial arts career in Tang Soo Do Karate in 1989. This gave him the strong foundation on which he started National Martial Arts in 1999. He continued to advance his own training and began offering Boxing and Muay Thai Kickboxing classes in 2006.
In 2008, National Martial Arts became the first certified Gracie Training Center in the Hudson Valley to offer Gracie Combatives Jiu Jitsu - the core curriculum and foundation courses that are offered at the Gracie Academy in Torrance CA. focusing on Jiu Jitsu for "Self Defense" in real world situations.
Under the direction of Ryron and Rener Gracie Christian continues to teach and advance in his own training in order to provide first-rate martial arts programs for the entire family
