We Don't Teach From the Sidelines.

We live this. Every single day.

Our Mission

Built From Real Life.

For over 20 years, we have walked the same tightrope as our students: running a business, raising a family, showing up when life got loud, stressful, and unpredictable.

Alan and Cheryl built Empire together, side by side. Not as a theory. As a necessity.

Health, balance, and energy are not trends to us. They are survival skills.

That is why our mission is simple: to empower, educate, and motivate adults who are done drifting and ready to own their strength, physically and mentally.

And when our students tell us they cannot wait for class? That is what reminds us we are doing it right.

That is the Empire Way.

What We Stand For

Discipline. Readiness. Responsibility.

Discipline Over Comfort

Growth does not happen in the easy moments. We train through the resistance because that is where capability is built.

Readiness Over Aesthetics

This is not a gym. This is a training floor. The goal is capability, not appearance.

Responsibility Over Ego

We train with purpose. No showboating, no shortcuts. You show up prepared and accountable.

Real Life. Real Training.

Meet Alan

51 Years. Every Lesson Earned.

I'm Alan. I've been training in martial arts for over 51 years. Not because I had to, but because I needed to.

It started with being bullied. I didn't want revenge. I wanted confidence.

Once I found it, everything changed.

That mindset carried me from commission-based work, to corporate leadership, to building Empire, without shortcuts. Only discipline.

Yes, I have earned multiple black belts. But the first one? That one saved my life.

I have used these lessons everywhere: in the dojo, in boardrooms, and in moments when things got real.

Today, my goals are simple: longevity, vitality, and leading from the front.

I don't ask students to do anything I won't do myself. I train with them. Right beside them.

Because this isn't about looking good. It's about living strong.

Kyoshi Alan Condon, 7th Degree Black Belt, Empire Defense & Fitness Albany NY

Kyoshi Alan Condon · 7th Degree Black Belt · 7 Systems · 51 Years

Years Training

7°

Black Belt

Systems Certified

120+

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Built Together

Alan and Cheryl. Side by Side.

If you feel that pull, that quiet voice telling you that you are meant for more, then let's get to work.

Cheryl and I are here to serve you, ready to help you reclaim your power and live stronger every day.

We don't teach from a distance. We don't hand you a program and walk away. We are on the floor, in the work, right beside you, because that is the only way we know how to do this.

We have built this school around the belief that adults deserve real training. Not a watered down version. Not a class designed to keep you comfortable. Training that challenges you, changes you, and gives you back something most people stopped believing they could have.