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Learn how to protect yourself in the streets, how to turn your fear into anger and switch yourself into attack mode. Defend yourself against an attacker and learn why size is not a factor. Students will learn effective techniqiues on how to quickly subdue their attacker(s).Teens welcome with parent/guardian permission.

Aikido is a Japanese martial art based on the principle of non-violent self-defense. Aikido involves blending with the attack, controlling is momentum and affecting a technique (lock or throw) through centered movement. Because techniques rely on unbalancing the attacker and centered movement, often circular in nature, but not muscle strength, it is...

Mixed Martial Arts combines striking (boxing,kickboxing,karate) and ground (judo,jujitsu,wrestling) combat ranges: kick/punch, take downs, submission grappling, basic positions, transitioning strategy, competition, history and philosophy. This course includes basic techniques for offense and defense, cardiovascular endurance and training modes. Students...

We teach Okinawan Bo (6ft. staff). The student will learn how to use the bo, teaching block, strikes, kata, sparring, and contact form.  This class is for green belts and above. Students must be proficient in stances and karate techniques. Please wear comfortable / loose fitting clothes. Bo classes are offered on Fridays at Hawthorne, CA. (see...

Originating in China hundreds of years ago, Tai Chi Ch’uan is a gentle, moving meditation that conditions the body and mind, leading to a heightened sense of well-being. In this course, you’ll begin learning the Tai Chi “form,” comprised of poetically-named movements that strengthen muscles and bones, improve circulation and the functioning...

Tai Chi for arthritis is easy to learn, effective and safe. It increases flexibility, muscle strength, and increases heart/lung activity, aligns posture, improves balance, and integrates the mind and body. The simple increasing range of motion exercises of Tai Chi interrupt the cycle of arthritis.

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is one of the most effective forms of self-defense. It utilizes leverage, timing, and economy of movement, to allow a smaller person to defend themselves against a larger attacker.  This course will focus on the foundational techniques of modern Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, as well as its application to different life settings. ...

Energy Healing Intensive: Electrify Your Elements with Sifu Matthew & The M... ELECTRIFY YOUR ELEMENTS WITH THE MARTIAL ARTS OF WELLNESS & SIFU MATTHEW | THE INJURY WHISPERER & THE MARTIAL ARTS OF WELLNESS  In this two-hour workshop intensive, you will learn the positions and direction created by Sifu Matthew that will plug...