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So, you saw a video of mace training and you are intrigued.
But you are wondering ...
What does it feel like to handle and swing the mace?​
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Will I be able to do it? Is this for me?
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Am I too uncoordinated, too unfit, too old ... what fitness level do I need to begin?
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Will this give me the results I am after?
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How do I fit mace training into my life and my exercise routine?
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Can I train with the mace on my own, at home without cracking my head open and smashing my chandeliers?​
I love steel mace training! It’s brought joy, helped me regain my balance, restored my inner core strength, given me wickedly toned arms and shoulders and it is a really cool conversational piece when someone asks you, inevitably, what you do for fun and exercise.
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It’s fun, the movements are both powerful and elegant and it is unique - unlike any kind of training I’ve done before. Handling the mace pushes aside all other thoughts and internal voices and you are only thinking about what your body and brain are doing.
Jana
Black belt in karate, Competitive power lifter
Thanks so much, Jana, for introducing me to the steel mace workouts. Seriously, nothing beats it. The movements are graceful yet really challenging. I love that you learn individual moves then join them into a beautiful flow - so you are always learning and building skill and strength.
A mace workout is the most amazing mash up of yoga, dance and martial arts with an edgy warrior vibe. It was definitely worth buying a mace for home - I use it almost every day. Plus it’s really fun to be in my 50s and learning something new and feeling totally badass!
Suzanne
Former competitive runner
Are you curious about mace training because ...
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You are bored with exercise and you would like to try something that looks way more exciting than pumping iron at the gym (with blokes flexing biceps in the mirrors)
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You are fit and strong from your current training but you have tension, stiffness, aches and sometimes injuries
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You want a complimentary training so you can ace it at your favourite sport
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Your body is changing now that you are in perimenopause and you want training that is gentler but still super effective in helping you get fitter and stronger
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You desire an exercise style that is more feminine, allows you to move in flow and with grace
You want to try something that is unique, fun and totally badass!
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I loved learning the mace with Jana, working with the strength of my own body and slowly increasing the complexities of the flows and moves.
It made me feel confident and there was a noticeable difference in my overall strength and muscle toning whilst increasing my flexibility as well.
Highly recommend anyone to give it a go!
ABBY
Ministry of Defence Manager
After a few mace sessions with Jana, I realised why my shoulder had been giving me problems for so long. Her attentiveness to the way I moved helped me realise how I can make simple movement changes to prevent further injury and continue to enjoy my sport for longer [rock climbing].
Even though I hadn’t exercised for a while, I found that the mace sessions had helped to maintain my strength when I returned.
CLARE
Rock Climbing Instructor & Mountain Biker
After training with Jana, I'm in the best shape I have ever been, am more mentally alert, emotionally resilient, and feeling great. While I didn't come to this for looks, I have to admit, Jana has helped in that aspect as well.
After two decades of searching, I found a coach who could work with me in a nuanced, intelligent and empathetic way. Jana's professional training, depth of knowledge and innate ability to understand precisely what my body needs is second to none. I approached Jana for a movement regime appropriate to a middle-aged male with a mentally intense career, a busy lifestyle and a desire to have a body that runs smoothly into old age.
Jana is far from the cliched coach who pushed people to a breaking point. She is thoughtful, intuitive and listens. Working with her is also a lot of fun!
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Malcolm
Clinical hypnotherapist
Hi, if we haven’t met yet
Hey, I'm Jana
A Fitness and Movement Coach for women over 40.
Certified TACFIT Field Instructor, Strength & Conditioning Coach, Qualified Personal Trainer
I have taught over 200 people how to train with the steel mace, the youngest being 12 (my daughter) and the oldest 83 years old!!!
I have coached people who thought they were too uncoordinated, too weak or too old to learn the mace, but of course they mastered it.
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Before I discovered the mace (through my TACFIT coaches), I was already fit and strong. But I could not believe the phenomenal strength gains I got after just a few months of mace training. Specifically in my core and shoulders.
I’m 46 years old, yet I have never felt fitter and stronger than I do now. I can surf for hours, keep up with my super active kids, enjoy the awesome outdoor life here in New Zealand, and most importantly age with confidence so that I can live my life to the fullest.
My clients feel (in their words) - strong, powerful, invincible, connected to their bodies and totally badass. They experience huge gains in strength, wickedly toned muscles, inner core strength and no injuries so they can enjoy life and their favourite sports.
Mace training brings them joy, a fun unique way to exercise and a way reconnect them with their body and their feminine energy.
And they have a cool conversational piece when their friends ask them “what do you do for exercise”. Rather than answering ‘yoga’ (yawn) they can say that they wield ancient warrior weapons for fun.
I have personally experienced huge results since using the mace. As a madly keen surfer, I need phenomenal upper strength, agility, coordination and endurance so I can ride those sweet waves for hours as often as I'd like and avoid all injuries.
In this recorded 60-minute,
practical workshop,
I will teach you:
The basic skills like holding the mace, switching grips and safe handling
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A short mace mobility routine to remove tension, stiffness and better joint health
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A simple 3-movement mace flow for any level of skill and ability
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A snippet of how you can do safely challenging and enjoyable interval training (no gasping for air, drenched in sweat but rather an energising session)
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How to use mace training on its own or as a complementary training to your current sport or exercise routine
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How easy it is to squeeze mace training into your busy life and get the best results in the shortest amount of time!​​
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Here is an example of what you will learn ...​
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SIMPLE 3-MOVEMENT MACE FLOW
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A TASTE OF SAFELY CHALLENGING INTERVAL TRAINING
A TEN MINUTE MACE MOBILITY ROUTINE
to melt away all the tension, stiffness and aches
But Jana, you say, I don't have a mace!
Well, that is TOTALLY ok. You have two options:
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1. You can get your own mace. They are not expensive and they are easily accessible in most countries. Click below for a directory of websites that sell high quality maces.
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​2. Use a broomstick like my clever client Debby. Before she got her mace delivered, Debby used a broomstick to train. Debby lives in Puerto Rico so deliveries are tricky.
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PS Debby is 72 years old so if you think you are too old to master the mace, think again :)
You are probably sick and tired of watching videos of me swinging the mace. How about I show you one of my amazing clients?
Meet Jana who has been training with me for 2 years. Although a competitive powerlifter and a black belt in karate, she had to start exercising from the very beginning after a surgery.
Watch as she performs the waterfall flow.
I love the steel mace! It's just different to the kind of weights you are used to from the gym. The weight distribution is amazing, it's not heavy or clunky.
The variety of the movements take from the very basic exercises to more advanced flows. Jana takes you through each and every one of them, you feel in safe hands along the journey. It feels empowering, yet graceful and always challenging.
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Sonja
Digital Artist and busy mum of two
I have never felt fitter, stronger and more connected to my body and my well-being journey that I do training with Jana!
Being introduced to the steel mace felt so otherworldly to me. The mace is a warrior weapon and I felt so powerful wielding it during the mace flows. I felt strong, invincible and connected to the movements I was doing. Mace work is primal.
I also love the ceremonial aspect of the mace, it honours the balance of the masculine and feminine aspect of me. It’s a deep soulful experience. . She is a gift and her program is such a gift.
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Tracy
Clinical herbalist
Quite simply, Jana gave me my body back!
After near death experience from childbirth and the surgeries that followed, I thought that lifting weights, running, even yoga , would be out of my life for good. Two years later and still not healed, I started working with Jana.
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After 6 months of training with mace, while I finished my 3rd rep of squats holding a 5kg weight, I realised I was feeling things I hadn't for a long time, STRONG and CAPABLE.
In that time, Jana led me on a journey of recovery and rediscovery. She gave me a space that made me feel safe, not judged, and allowed me to find my strength again, both inside and out. I highly recommend this skilled, caring professional and I'm forever grateful for the experience.
Faye
Digital artist, and Producer at Weta Digital
More from other amazing clients ...
I started training with Jana just a few weeks ago and already feel my strength coming back. I adore using the mace. I feel like the badass woman that I am. It’s empowering and I can’t recommend it enough. Thank you fellow badass Jana for your knowledge, skill and care!
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Bex, a journalist and professional photographer
I have 100% more strength in my core which has put to rest any back pain I used to get … Jana certainly knows how to personalise sessions to my personal goals and well-being. She is attentive, full of energy and keeps me motivated. I highly recommend Jana to anyone wanting to get fit, loose some pounds and have some fun!
Rich, Surfer & Weta Digital Production Manager
I did mace training for about a year with Jana and found the experience of training with a piece of equipment unfamiliar with challenging. It was a real mind body connection which, after practice, felt very natural. I noted a certain confidence and calmness in my mood after the sessions as well as feeling stronger and more mobile.
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Rosie, Crossfit enthusiast & NZ Government Employee
Discover how steel mace training - a potent mash up of strength training, yoga, dance and martial arts with edgy warrior vibe!
Now, let's answer all those questions you have swirling in your head:
IS THIS WORKSHOP LIVE?
I did run this workshop live and now, you can purchase the recordings. On top of that, you will get all 3 routine videos separately so you don't have to re-watch the workshop ebery time you want to train with the mace.​
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I DON'T THINK I CAN LEARN THIS, IT LOOKS WAY TOO COMPLICATED.
I have taught over 200 rad people how to train with the mace. I break down each exercise to very simple steps so you can master them at your own pace. You might think you are too uncoordinated or unfit to learn but trust me, I have coached such wide variety of people and they all mastered the movements.
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I DON'T HAVE MY OWN MACE.
You HAVE TWO OPTIONS: YOUcan get your own mace. They are not expensive and easily accessible in most countries. Click below for a directory of websites that sell high quality maces. Or you can use a broomstick to see what it would feel like (many of my clients did that before they got their own maces).
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HOW MUCH TIME DO I NEED TO DEDICATE TO THIS PROGRAM?
Between 10-20 minutes as often as you can. The mace flows will take as little as 10 minutes while the interval training sessions are 20 minutes.
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WHAT LEVEL OF FITNESS DO I NEED TO DO THIS?
Absolutely none! I have coached people from complete beginners to professional athletes. I will break down each movement into easy to follow steps so you can master the movements safely and at your own pace. I will help you modify any movement that doesn't suit you.
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WHAT IF I'M INJURED, HAVE A PROLAPSE OR RECOVERING FROM A SURGERY?
You can still attend. Mace training is gentle and it won't pressure on your pelvic floor. I will help you work around any injury or surgery. I ahve coached many women with pelvic floor struggles, post-hysterectomy and I have helped many women recover from injuries. Injuries are the main reason people seek my help and the mace is the perfect tool to do it.
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WHO IS THIS WORKSHOP FOR?
This program is for you if you:
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Are bored and tired of lifting weights and breaking your body in gym classes
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Want short yet powerfully effective workouts that don’t take lots of time but give you massive results
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Love yoga but want to add more of a strength component into your practice
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Want a more unique and fun approach to fitness and be challenged not only physically but mentally too
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Are an active woman and you want to get stronger for your favourite sport so you can enjoy it for as long as you can without injuries
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Want to age with strength and confidence rather then becoming frail, riddled with osteoporosis, aches and injuries, eventually losing your independence
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HOW IS THE MACE DIFFERENT TO LIFTING WEIGHTS OR HIGH INTENSITY CLASSES LIKE F45 OR CROSSFIT?
Many of my clients have done these and realised it is a bit much for their changing bodies. Both weight training and the fitness classes often give women permanent tension, aches and frequent injuries. Women in perimenopause and menopause crave gentler forms of exercise that are still effective for building lean muscle, strong bones and overall fitness. Mace training has a huge focus on mobility and flexibility which will protect you from aches and injuries and help you move freely.
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CAN I USE THIS PROGRAM ALONGSIDE MY SPORT OR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY?
Absolutely! No matter what your favourite sport is, you will improve your performance by increasing strength (especially in shoulders and core), endurance, power, mobility and coordination. The complexity of mace movements will help you with any type of sophisticated movement. As a surfer, nothing has upped my surfing fitness like the mace training.​
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HOW LONG WILL I HAVE ACCESS TO THE WORKSHOP RECORDING?
Lifetime access!
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I HAVE MORE QUESTIONS ...
Simply send us an email at jana@jana-barrett.com
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