Mercy

The full course and belt progression system includes stand up fighting, ground fighting, weapons defense, and weapons usage.  Students will learn blocks, strikes, kicks, elbow strikes, knee strikes, locks, chokes, throws, escapes, ground fighting/submission, and a wide variety of other techniques.  Jiyu No Taki Ryu Jiu Jitsu incorporates a variety of martial arts styles, including boxing, Muay Thai, Karate, Japanes Jiu Jitsu, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, wrestling, Tae Kwon Doe, and general combatives.  The goal is to incorporate whatever technique is most effective, regardless of style.  Courses are limited to adults (18 and older).

Mercy Sports Performance:

Mercy I-35 offers sports performance enhancements to help athletes take their game to the next level. Our trainers help develop speed, power and endurance you need to compete at top levels or just enhance your game, while teaching you how to avoid injury.

With a world-class facility and research-driven guidance for athletes from all walks of life and for all ages at professions at any starting point, we keep it fun while every thought and move has a purpose – to inspire, empower and heal.  

Mercy's sports performance team is dedicated to helping you make the most of your athletic career.

Facility offers:

• Full Martial Arts and Wrestling workout area
• State of the art martial arts training equipment
• Indoor Pool
• Indoor 50 yard Track
• Batting Cage
• Biomechanical Video Analysis
• Sports Specific Stretching
• Comprehensive Sports Nutritional Analysis
• Preventative and Recovery Programs
• Baseball Training and Analysis

Meet our team:

Instructors:

Our school’s founder is Sensei Mac Macguire, Captain and pilot in the National Guard who previously served in the Army in active duty combat postions across the globe.  He has taught military combatives along with self defense courses and intensive jiu jitsu classes for over twenty years.  He is a fifth degree black belt in Jiu Jitsu and is presently stationed in Georgia, but returns to the home school to teach and for higher level belt testing.   He has studied Tae Kwon Do, Karate, Japanese Jiu Jitsu, and various military combatives.

The Class is currently taught by Sensei Heath Merchen, the first black belt under Sensei Macguire.  Sensei Merchen has taught for over ten years and has studied styles ranging form Muay Thai to Tae Kwan Do and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.  He is currently a second degree black belt in Jiyu No Taki Ryu Jiu Jitsu.  He is also an attorney and management consultant practicing in Oklahoma (http://merchenlaw.com).

Mercy on-site professional staff and trainers:

David Huslig

Director of Sports Medicine
David has been an orthopedic therapist for 18 years with a focus on sports medicine and performance.  He is dedicated to redefining how sports coaching can and should be done.  His experience includes working with Olympic and high performance athletes from across the world along with team training and traveling to world championships and Pan Am Games.  

Josh Isbell, MS, CSCS, USAWI

Since college, Josh has coached youth, high school, collegiate, and professional athletes in a variety of sports.  In addition, he works with the general population looking to improve their overall wellbeing and quality of life. His coaching experience includes working with Casady High School, UCLA, TCU, and the Olympic training athletes in Oklahoma City.  Josh currently works as the Head Sports Performance Coach at Mercy Sports Performance in Edmond, OK.  After a sports career in collegiate baseball and ice hockey, Josh obtained a Master of Science with an emphasis in Wellness Management and Sport Science and has received NSCA-CSCS and USAWI certifications.

Sign up for sports performance classes here, or call us at 405-757-3390 today to learn more about our program.