Different & Better The most innovative and premier Martial Arts program for children/young adults.		More than Martial Arts We do more than just teach students to "defend themselves". We teach them to think and adapt.

In the annals of ancient mythology, the mythic kings of the ancient world sent their sons to train with Xeiron, the centaur. A half-man half-horse "divine" being, Xeiron a (pronounced Ky-ron) was depicted as having the highest level of both rational thinking and primal instinct. Xeiron was the teacher of such heroes as Heracles, Theseus, Aesclepius, Aeneas, Medus, and Achilles; teaching them not only the art of combat, but of medicine, music, science, and literature. He was said to teach his students to think like people, but fight like animals (if need be). Xeiron's students went on to be come warriors, healers, builders, and great leaders; the Great Heroes of ancient myth.

Xeiron's Academy continues this tradition by training boys and girls to become the heroes of tomorrow. While martial arts is emphasized in the training, it is a tool used to develop skills such as discipline, focus, and resilience so that the student may apply these skills in their future pursuits, whatever those pursuits may be. Our goal is not to just train future fighters; but future architects, doctors, lawyers, officers, educators, leaders, etc.

We teach a style of martial arts co-founded by Peter Tsirigotis; an economist, attorney, member of the U.S. Boxe Francaise Savate Team, and a 30 year veteran of martial arts training. This martial art is based on pankration, an ancient Olympic sport that combined both striking and grappling skills. We also incorporate evasion techniques from parkour.

Following the tradition of Xeiron and the ancient Greek philosophers, our motto is "we train our bodies...to condition our minds".