A gym, a way of training, can become a personal thing very quickly. I am into training by a method that combines the wisdom of many disciplines. In that way the matter of fitness can be addressed from many different perspectives. I was fortunate to discover the Versus Training Centre back when it was Versus21, not long after it opened. Versus21 already offered a program of martial arts and conditioning in both group and individual settings that enabled the business to define itself as a very progressive fitness facility offering a format of service and quality programs better than any other gym in Vancouver. Clients, whether in individual or group programs, are not left to their own devices. Training alone is the first fitness mistake people make, and why people abandon their fitness goals. Inst! ead, every client is trained under direct supervision of experienced and qualified fitness trainers and martial arts instructors who bring what works in to each class. Additionally, classes keep you focused on your training, you accomplish your planned workout in a defined period of time, as it should be done, instead of dallying.
Then in early 2010 the owners, Ali Taghinejad and Imam Rahmim took an opportunity to move the Versus21 equipment and team into a space more amenable to hosting their high quality training programs. They then bought even more equipment, and renamed the facility Versus Training Centre. The deeply loyal clientele has followed over to the new location, now at 130 West Hastings Street in Vancouver, now at street level.
As we continued to train between a small temporary facility, and a couple of dance centres, work was under way at the new facility, which required a full makeover, starting with sandblasting floor to ceiling on both levels. Work progressed for a few months, and in order to keep everyone aware of progress, I met up with Sensei Ali to take pictures of the facility as it went from a dusty shell to one of the top training facilities in Western Canada. It may sound like a boast, but it is not only a statement based on the material location and equipment, but also in the mindset of the people running the facility, and in their idea of the best way to train. That is the sign of a good gym, and when you dont see the trainers get out from behind the desk, that is the sign of a bad one. At Versus Training you will find the trainers are always out in front of their students, actively, working with the best ideas on training and use them to train the whole body and mind toward fitnes! s goals.
The main level of the facility has training equipment that goes from the refined to the brutal, including 4 giant squat racks, a universal gym, a large quantity of free weights â€" even dumbells up to 120 lbs; there is an artificial turf track used for weighted sled pushing, and toys like sledge hammer, truck tire, down on to pylons and jump bars, bossu balls, medicine balls, stationary bikes, rowing machines and treadmills. Most of that list may sound familiar, but the difference is the way it is applied. The Fighterbody training program, directed by Ben Kerswill is a circuit system designed to be as vigorous as possible in a short period of time. The method involves fast repetitions and complex movements for durations usually under a minute, with only 15 seconds of rest between stations. The aim is instead of building up bulk or endurance only, is for explosive power, the balance between the two.
Downstairs hosts the change rooms and martial arts dojo. Martial arts spaces are simple things, made of mats, bags, and punching targets. Versus offers both standup and ground programs and explore a wide range of techniques for fitness, conditioning, and self defense. The kickboxing class, run by Senseis Ali and Iman, both black belts in Kyokushin Karate, offer a program elsewhere described as ‘…more control than Muay Thai, more power than Kyokushin Karate.’ Here, as elsewhere in Versus Training Centre, they opted for the more interesting versatile route, and created a hybrid system taking the best aspects of the most important standup forms. On the ground, the program is Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, with leading instructor Todd Smith, who studies under UFC legend and bjj master, Royce Gracie. The BJJ class has now attracted students ranging from Judo-ka to freestyle wrestlers. Now together with the top quality instruction, the students have an open dialogue of ! techniques that go beyond bjj, as they strive to share, discover, and complete their skills in martial arts. Friday afternoon, no class, its time for sparring.
Link to flickr pool, Building the new Versus Training Centre, from dust to a top quality training centre.
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