The American College of Sports Medicine’s Professional Education Committee certifies that “American Academy of Health and Fitness” meets the criteria for official ACSM Approved Provider status from 2017 – December 2021– Providership # 817430.

Kickboxing fitness is a workout program that utilizes training techniques, movements and combinations of movements from boxing, karate, kickboxing, and self defense training. 

The versatility and flexibility of this program allows the experienced fitness professional to develop an exercise regimen tailored to the demands and expectations of almost any target audience.

This continuing education home study course is offered to you in a distance-learning format. 

The goal of Empower Martial Fitness Kickboxing is to provide a solid base of knowledge for the development of safe and effective classes. 

Information and instructional tools required to properly teach movements and techniques are provided for the prospective instructor. 

The ultimate goal is to provide instructors with the knowledge and skills required to lead safe workouts in which each movement is utilized to the fullest extent to positively stress the body and achieve the desired exercise program objectives: a motivating, safe and effective exercise routine.

About Tim Rochford 

• MS in Exercise Science (California University of Pennsylvania).
• BS in Sports Management – Fitness & Wellness (California University of Pennsylvania).
• Received NASM’s Pursuit of Excellence Scholarship for 2015’s Master of Exercise Science degree program.
• Martial Arts (7th degree Black Belt in Kajukenbo Karate under NorCalKSDI – Grandmasters Andrew Torok and Emil Bautista), Self Defense, Kickboxing, Kickboxing Fitness & Fitness Instructor and Instructor Trainer.
• ACE, NASM and ISSA continuing education provider.
• Design and teach self defense programs for corporations, organizations and any group who need such training. Also, have an intensive “train-the-trainer”​ self defense program.
• Designed, patented and now marketing the P2 Force – a completely unique, versatile and functional piece of resistance training equipment that provides the capabilities for performing:
  1. Multi-angle (direction) elastic resistance training,
  2. Multi-planar elastic resistance training, and
  3. Progressive overload body weight training.
• Living my passion now since “retiring” from a corporate career as a Quality Engineer and Quality Systems consultant for manufacturing and service industries.
• Specialties: Instructor Training programs – I train the trainer for kickboxing fitness and self defense.

Certified health and fitness professionals holding more than one certification may obtain CECs/CEUS for all approved certification organizations (see list above) for which they need continuing education at no additional cost.