Programs

When it comes to self-defense, martial arts empowers a smaller individual to fight against a larger opponent. But the advantages don’t stop there. Martial arts helps kids gain confidence, learn discipline, focus their energy, foster respect for others, and be a part of a one-of-a-kind community full of future friends and mentors!

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) has gained a lot of attention in recent years, and it’s pretty obvious why. Made for the real world, BJJ is a form of self defense that every person should master. BJJ focuses on ground level altercations – utilizing holds, throws, blows, and a variety of submission techniques. This makes jiu jitsu ideal when learning how to take on an opponent who may be larger than you, without necessarily having to hurt them.

You may receive praise from your instructor on your kicks and punches in class, but then find yourself out of breath the second you have to spar. Sound familiar? If you don’t have the stamina and strength to back up your skills, you’ll find yourself losing fight after fight. That’s why we encourage every one of our students to enroll in our conditioning courses. These classes will take your skills to the next level and get you in the best shape of your life.

The STX (Savate-Thai Cross Training) program is a hybrid striking system developed by Erik Paulson which focuses on techniques taught in Boxing, Panatukan, Jun Fan/JKD Kickboxing, Savate, and Muay Thai (Thai & Dutch methods). In STX Kickboxing, students will learn a blend of elbows, punches, knees and kicks from each of these and other arts. The skills our students will learn from these arts are very effective in self-defense situations. From glove drills, focus mitts, Thai-pads and cardio work, our students will study a variety of striking options and responses to various encounters.

Combat Submission Wrestling is a reformulated Shoot wrestling curriculum as taught by Erik Paulson, world light heavyweight champion of Shooto. The curriculum is a martial art involving striking, takedowns and submissions. The base of CSW is shoot wrestling, which was introduced to Paulson by Yorinaga Nakamura, an instructor from Japan. CSW combines many disciplines including Freestyle and Greco-Roman Wrestling, Judo, Catch Wrestling and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.