Martial Arts World News Magazine - Volume 22 | Special Edition
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SPECIAL FEATURE<br />
<strong>Special</strong> Needs Has A <strong>Special</strong><br />
Place At Universal Warrior<br />
Mixed <strong>Martial</strong> <strong>Arts</strong><br />
Grand Master Austin Wright is a UWMA 10th Dan and the head master instructor and<br />
founder of the Universal Warrior Mixed <strong>Martial</strong> <strong>Arts</strong> school in Bayonne, NJ.<br />
He is a highly decorated martial artist with many<br />
championships from competition as well as hall<br />
of fame awards. Grand Master Wright has a talented<br />
group of instructors and black belts that<br />
deliver high level instruction in their modern<br />
Mixed <strong>Martial</strong> <strong>Arts</strong> curriculum and training<br />
to the community. In addition to exciting<br />
mainstream programs, he also dedicates time<br />
and resources to providing a special needs<br />
program for kids and adults in his community.<br />
The program is running successfully due<br />
to the patience Grand Master Wright<br />
has with his students and the high<br />
motivation he gives during class.<br />
Parents and adult students<br />
constantly rave about the<br />
school. It is truly an institution<br />
for self-improvement<br />
and the home of life<br />
champions because<br />
Universal Warrior Mixed<br />
<strong>Martial</strong> <strong>Arts</strong> is focused<br />
on creating a positive,<br />
safe, injury-free training<br />
environment for<br />
EVERYONE – including<br />
those whom<br />
others ignore.<br />
MAWN: What is the<br />
name of your unique special<br />
needs program and when did<br />
you establish it?<br />
AW: At Universal Warrior<br />
<strong>Arts</strong>, we call the program<br />
Dragon’s Club-- it’s been<br />
established since 1996.<br />
MAWN: What inspired you<br />
to begin this special needs<br />
program and who does it<br />
facilitate?<br />
Grand Master Austin Wright Combines Tradition,<br />
with Exciting Experiences for His Students.<br />
AW: As an educator to special needs children, I felt like I could<br />
help make a difference in my community by creating a program<br />
accessible to all kids.<br />
MAWN: How many current students are participating in this<br />
much needed type of program?<br />
AW: Between 20 and 30 students, it’s a small group but it’s<br />
growing. We prefer to keep a family-oriented environment.<br />
MAWN: What is the structure of this program and the general<br />
intended benefits for participants?<br />
AW: For special needs children specifically, it’s about life skills<br />
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