Opening at the beginning of June, 2015 The Ludus (Latin for the training grounds of the gladiators, or any learning institute) is dedicated to bringing the highest quality martial arts instruction to Northern Michigan. The Ludus was founded by Mike Patrick, Joe Haggerty, Jordan Haggerty, and Tom Capaldi. These four have over 100 years of martial arts experience and over 1,000 amateur combat matches in wrestling, boxing, tae kwon do, submission wrestling, brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay thai, and MMA. The Ludus offers classes, high level personal training, and customized fitness and nutrition plans.