07/09/2026
11 YEARS OF PMA ABERGELE 🥋
11 years ago, in September 2015, we opened the doors to PMA Abergele for the very first time.
We started with kids’ classes and not long afterwards launched our Adult Kickboxing & HABIT Fitness | Ladies Gym Abergele programme.
For me (Jack), it meant taking a huge risk. Leaving a secure, decent job as a Surveying Engineer to pursue something I genuinely believed in. I couldn’t have done it without the support of Sacha beside me.
And things started slowly. Very slowly.
We had little experience running a business, never mind running a martial arts academy. There were plenty of moments where I questioned whether I’d made the right decision.
Sacha and I were thrown in at the deep end but sometimes that’s exactly where you need to be. You either learn to swim or you don’t.
Bad decisions were made. Corrected. Learned from.
We stayed focused, disciplined, committed and positive. We set goals and kept moving forward.
🥋 2015 — PMA Abergele opened its doors.
🥊 2017 — Sacha left her secure job at the hospital to join me full time at PMA.
🥋 2018 — We launched our BJJ for Self Defence programme.
🏠 2024 — After years in the community centre, we finally moved into our own full time academy on Market Street.
🖤 2026 — 11 years later, we’re running waiting lists, looking towards expansion and continuing to improve everything we do.
The sacrifices, struggles & uncertainty along the way have been worth it.
We’re incredibly grateful for how far we’ve come but we’re never satisfied.
There’s always another goal. Another improvement. Another step forward.
Most importantly, a massive THANK YOU to every student and parent who has trusted us over the last 11 years.
Without you, there is no PMA Abergele.
And we’ll always be grateful to every past student who has stepped onto our mats and played a part in our story.
A special mention has to go to everyone who stuck with us through the COVID lockdowns, training from your living rooms and joining our Zoom sessions throughout 2020 and 2021. We’ll never forget that support.
11 years down. And we’re only getting started 🖤🥋
Jack & Sacha
PMA Abergele
Est. 2015
