The Martial Arts Fusion-Training™ system is an excellent cross-training tool for all sports because it embodies not only the external or physical aspects of sport (power, balance, coordination, muscle explosion, lateral and circular motion, and endurance) but also incorporates the internal or mental aspects of sport (focus, confidence, competitive mind set, spatial awareness, and muscle awareness).

Yet most athletes spend so much time training for their specific sport that there isn't time to devote to training a martial art in the traditional sense. So for the last 20 years Christopher Doyle, a World and Canadian record holder, personal safety specialist and Martial Arts Fusion-Training™ creator, has been bridging that gap by teaching innovative martial arts cross-training techniques.

Martial Arts Fusion-Training™ is NOT an ordinary introduction to the martial arts. Chris and his team of instructors teach a set of hybrid moves which Chris has developed and refined over several decades. These unique sets of moves and techniques are based on martial arts but are specifically designed to enhance both an athletes’ physical and mental performance in the game. Specifically, the moves target muscle endurance, muscle explosion, coordination, self-confidence, focus and the competitive mind set. This is a highly effective, streamlined cross-training technique that can have an immediate impact on the player's performance.

Chris believes in teaching from an individual's strengths, instinct, and personality. This philosophy in combination with his energetic personality and an eagerness to spread his knowledge about the martial arts have made his Martial Arts Fusion-Training™ system very successful for athletes of all ages and skill levels.

Some of the areas covered in the Martial Arts Fusion-Training™ are:

Physical conditioning: Leg Muscle Endurance, Arm Muscle Endurance, Abdominal Muscle Endurance and Lung Muscle Endurance.

Balance: It goes without saying that balance is relevant to sports. Chris’s Martial Arts Fusion-Training™ exercises help challenge and improve the athlete’s body awareness of balance.

Mental Conditioning: The ability to focus is obviously important during a competition. If you can successfully block out everything that is going on around you and concentrate on what you have to do, you will be relaxed and in the right mind set for competing. The ability to focus is also imperative for enhancing body awareness which in turn will enhance your confidence in your performance. Focus, breathing, and energy awareness are all closely related and by enhancing these skills the athlete will develop the "mental toughness" that is necessary for competition.

Breathing Exercises: The proper use of breath is intrinsic to most martial arts, particularly those of eastern origin. The efficient use of oxygen is vital to endurance and athlete’s performance. These breathing techniques not only help the athlete’s body use oxygen more efficiently but proper breathing is also a big part of mental focus. Breathing exercises are also a tool that can be used to help control your energy level which is beneficial during a competition.

Energy Consciousness: Our energy level is often affected by our surroundings including other people whom we interact with and things that happen to us. Specifically, in the hockey realm, during performance a player’s energy can be affected by the audience's energy, by the coach’s energy, an opposing player or by a missed shot or pass. Ideally, players should learn to be in control of their own energy level. They should learn how to not let other people and events affect their energy.

Obviously it requires time and effort to reach a point where a player can focus on and control his own energy level so that it is at an ideal place not only during a competition but during practices and at other times as well. This is not something that happens overnight. However, because the study of martial arts extensively addresses the area of energy awareness, it is an excellent cross-training tool to use to develop this skill.

Spatial Consciousness:Spatial consciousness is knowing where you are in relationship to other objects in your surroundings and how that relationship will change in the near future as you and other objects around you change positions. (E.g. knowing where you are in relation to the boards and in relation to other players on the rink.) Having a keen sense of spatial awareness allows you to manipulate or modify your movement to exploit the limitations of your current space. For example, if a player has an excellent sense of spatial awareness and an excellent sense of body awareness then he can successfully execute difficult passes or shots.