Aris Makris is THE OWNER and Master Instructor of the Spartan Pankration Academy in Laval, Quebec.
HIs Academy has been empowering both adults and children with the most ancient form of martial discipline, for the last 25 years. with over 40 years of EXPERIENCE, and With the highest rank in Pankration world wide, master Aris Aakris has been inducted in the martial arts hall of fame 3 times since 2006 AS WELL AS HIGHLIGHTED IN THE BOOK “ MODERN MASTERS OF THE MARTIAL ARTS”.
MORE Credentials:
- Strategic consultant for the Warner Brother’s epic film “300”
- Starred in History Channel Documentary “Human Weapon : Pankration: The Original Martial Art” series.
- Documentary- Museum Sectrets for National Geographic, Discovery Channel
- Works with military and law enforcement Institutions across the world
- Appeared in television reports on CTV, Global, The Greek Hour.
- SPARTAN PANKRATION/MMA FITNESS ACADEMY
Aris started training from a very young age and was influenced, like most fighters by legendary martial artists such as Bruce Lee.
Aris was instantly bitten by the Martial Arts bug and became fanatical for anything that could make him move like that. Going through different phases in his training based on real life experience.
Having been in the security fields for 25 years working as body guard and in Montreal's worst clubs , his training approach has benefited him in the worst situations.
"I started with Asian arts in my first year in high school, which left me with plenty of questions in the process about combat. These questions would go beyond the scope of this biography. Because I, like many others of my generation grew up on the streets, it gave way for the ever present likelihood of getting into a street fight.