Ages 13+
BMA
Fitness
Train for Life
Built on President Kennedy's national fitness standards and adapted into a martial arts system. No gym membership, no equipment fads — just a proven, lifelong approach to functional strength and endurance.
The Problem
Gym memberships expire. Fitness fads fade.
Your body deserves a system that lasts.
Equipment-Dependent Programs
Most fitness programs require expensive gym memberships, specialized equipment, or the latest gadget. When access disappears, so does the routine.
Trendy but Temporary
HIIT, CrossFit, Peloton — each era brings a new fitness craze. None are designed to be your system for the next 30 years. They burn hot and burn out.
No Martial Application
General fitness builds general strength. But it doesn't build the specific balance, coordination, and body control that martial arts demands — skills that translate to every sport and daily life.
BMA Fitness was built on a foundation that's stood for over 60 years: President Kennedy's national fitness standards, adapted into a martial arts system that requires nothing but your own body and the will to show up.
Proven Heritage. Modern Delivery.
What's Included
The BMA Fitness program provides unlimited content with no semester cap. Train at your own pace with a system designed to serve you for decades.
The Kennedy Standard
In the 1960s, President John F. Kennedy established the U.S. Official Physical Fitness Program through the President's Council on Physical Fitness. It set the standard for what a physically capable citizen should be able to do.
BMA founder GM Robert Blackstone adapted those standards into a martial arts fitness system — preserving the rigor and purpose of the original while making it accessible to anyone, anywhere, at any age above 13.
Balance & Bags
Develop stability, equilibrium, and heavy bag technique through progressive drills
Cardio & Endurance
Running, rope, aerobic, and acrobatic conditioning for lasting cardiovascular health
Strength & Core
Bodyweight strength training rooted in the JFK presidential fitness standards
Skills & Drills
Individual, paired, and team exercises that build martial application alongside fitness
Flexibility & Acrobatics
Progressive stretching and acrobatic movement that keeps the body limber for life
Bonus Training
Rolls, falls, and specialized exercises that expand your physical vocabulary
All training is organized into three practice formats: Individual (solo mastery), Paired (partner-based learning), and Team (group competition). Each develops different dimensions of your fitness.
Real Results
What Members Are Saying
I was skeptical about an online fitness program, but the JFK-based curriculum is no joke. I'm in the best shape of my life at 42, and I don't need a gym membership to stay that way.
Membership
One Membership.
Complete Access.
Your subscription includes BMA Fitness plus full access to the Individual Martial Arts curriculum, Youth Cadet program, and all future content.
Annual
$22.92/mo equivalent
- Core empty-hand curriculum
- Universal & Traditional Weapons
- Cadet/Youth program access
- Fitness program access
- Belt progression tracking
- Community access
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Monthly
Cancel anytime
- Core empty-hand curriculum
- Universal & Traditional Weapons
- Cadet/Youth program access
- Fitness program access
- Belt progression tracking
- Community access
- Cancel anytime
Instant access · Cancel anytime · All programs included
Common Questions
Our Fitness program is rooted in President John F. Kennedy's U.S. Official Physical Fitness Program from the 1960s, adapted into a lifelong martial arts fitness system. It's designed to build and maintain functional fitness without a gym or fads.
No. The entire BMA Fitness program is designed to work without a gym membership or equipment. You need comfortable workout clothes and an open space. As you progress, optional training equipment like a bo staff can enhance your practice.
Most fitness apps cycle through trendy workout routines with no long-term structure. BMA Fitness is a complete progression system with unlimited content that builds functional strength, flexibility, and endurance — skills that serve you in every sport and in daily life.
Absolutely. The Fitness program is specifically designed as a gateway to the Individual Martial Arts curriculum. Everything you develop — strength, balance, coordination, discipline — directly prepares you for authentic martial arts training.
Your Strongest Self
Starts Here
No gym. No fads. No expiration date. Just a proven system that builds functional strength and endurance for the rest of your life.