Mindset, Fitness, Self-Defense, and Security

Maximize Your Knowledge, Skills, and Performance Ability

Established in 2016 by former Army Special Forces soldier Nick Ugrin, Warrior Spirit is dedicated to providing elite level martial arts-based fitness, mindset, performance, self-defense, and security consulting to individuals, families, and businesses in Northern Virginia.  Our mission is to empower every client through the absolute best training programs available.  We hope to set a new high standard of physical fitness, performance, and safety.  We also hope to help strengthen and secure our great nation from within.  Our training topics are unique, drawing off of decades of experiences in martial arts, self-defense, and special operations. Think ninja training for the modern age.

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Nick Ugrin is a lifelong student of the martial arts, a tactician, fine artist, guitarist, and a Chinese linguist.  He also has over 20 years of teaching experience as a U.S. Army Green Beret, a Diplomatic Security Service tactical instructor, a guitar teacher with the largest music teaching company in the country, and as an instructor with his own company, Warrior Spirit.  After leaving the army, Nick has been training 1-on-1 on a daily basis for over 14 years with Mr. Tony Mafnas--one of the earliest members and 17 year veteran of the U.S. Army's elite 1st SFOD-D (Delta Force).  After retiring from Delta Force as a Sergeant Major, Mr. Mafnas, who is particularly highly regarded for his martial arts mastery, ran the martial arts and tactical training programs for Special Agents of the Diplomatic Security Service for over 20 years.  The foundation of Warrior Spirit training comes not only from Nick's experience, but also from best practices learned during Mr. Mafnas' nearly 70 years of training and real-world field experiences in martial arts, security, and counter-terrorism.

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