About Us
WHO WE ARE
Founded in 1997, Bindner Academy is a full-time, professional self-protection and life-skills training school and community in London, Ontario, Canada - Led by it's founder, Derek Bindner.
OUR PURPOSE & MISSION
To raise the physical and mental toughness, confidence and overall health of students of all ages by teaching practical and efficient self-protection life-skills within a safe, clean, positive and respectful environment.
WHAT WE DO
We help students find strategic and tactical solutions for navigating verbal, internal, and physical conflict, fear and adversity, with intelligence and grace under pressure. We challenge individuals to rise above the status quo and make the rest of their life their masterpiece. No matter your experience or fitness level, we invest in you fully, and together, we will realize your greatest potential.
WHY FUSION JIU-JITSU
Simply put, there are no referees in the real world. We want every good person to know how to protect themselves intelligently, take care of themselves, and live their best life. We live in a busy, chaotic and unpredictable world, and life favours the prepared in mind, body and spirit. Training in Fusion Jiu-Jitsu offers a unique blend of physical and mental benefits, including improved fitness, self-defense and critical thinking skills, enhanced confidence, stress relief, and the opportunity to connect with a supportive community.
WHY BINDNER ACADEMY
Everything that we do is designed to elevate personal safety, mobility and strength of mind, body and spirit in every student. We believe in people, we value people, and we see the positive impact that Jiu-jitsu training has on our students' lives and community, and we want to share it with you!
HOW WE DO IT
Through personal and small group lessons, we deliver a martial arts education using a highly structured, comprehensive, and separately designed curriculum for kids and adults, taking them from beginner white belt to black belt and beyond. When we teach, we want every class to reflect our best selves. We treat every class like it is the most important lesson we will ever teach.
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OUR SUCCESS
Since 1997, our success and significance comes from the power of invitation, word of mouth, and the culture of excellence that we value and up-hold. Our community is our true treasure.​
OUR STORY
During the 1990's and early 2000's, Derek Bindner had many opportunities to navigate human behavior in conflict at its worst. As a close protection professional (bodyguard), Derek witnessed an excess of fear, hatred, insecurity, selfishness, conflict and violence around him. Through this process, he learned what psychological, verbal and physical strategies and tactics worked (and didn't work), in undesirable and violent situations. This was both very impactful, and different than how he imagined the world could be. Being bullied as a young child, he knew what powerlessness felt like before he started martial arts training at the age of 12. Derek envisioned a world of good, strong and capable people (and leaders), who demonstrated confidence, courage, compassion, love, integrity and clarity in their purpose. Shortly after being employed as a defensive tactics instructor in early 1997, this sparked a revolutionary thought...instead of protecting others, why not add more value to the world, and teach individuals how to recognize danger, move out of harms way, lead and protect themselves, their families, and their way of life? This led to the birth of Bindner Academy, and the creation of Fusion Jiu-jitsu, Derek Bindner's life‘s masterpiece, and contribution to the world.​
LET OUR PASSION INSPIRE YOU!
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