Adult Protection Arts

Adult Protection Arts Classes & Private Lessons

We Teach Adult Protection Arts & Women's Self-Defense


     There are no trophies or referees in real life; an attacker isn't just trying to score another point. We teach family - and life-protection arts. If you have a body, you can learn self-defense. Don't let objections such as "I'm not flexible enough," "I'm too old," or "I don't think I'll ever use it" stop you. 


     Flexibility is gained over time; learning new things isn't just for younger people, and while, unfortunately, no one should have to use self-defense, it is better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it.


What Sets Us Apart


We practice kata, sets of pre-arranged body movements and positions to train your body to move for self-defense. If you understand a technique, you have to remember how to use it in a situation. If you know a concept or motion, you can use it in many different ways.  Our dojo is part of the United Ryukyu Kempo Alliance (URKA).


An Ego is a Poor Substitute for Intelligence

     Never let someone teaching you how to protect yourself tell you that they teach unstoppable self-defense moves or there are types of self-defense moves that can stop all attackers; this is dangerous advice.

No technique works all the time, every time.


  After the initial creation of what we now know as martial arts, different organizations began to branch out.  The masters of each organization then went on to make changes to the kata they practiced to emphasize their unique understanding of each kata's techniques. This individualization created prejudice among the different organizations.


 We teach the kata with the idea that kata is just a series of movements that can be used in as many ways as an individual can think to apply them. Oyata-Sensei aspired to understand the multitude of different uses of each technique from each kata's most basic form without prejudice.


     This concept makes studying each kata more complicated than practicing each motion as a set movement, which dramatically reduces the value of the kata and each person's ability to practice it.



Unable to attend any of our scheduled classes?

We can provide private lessons and online resources.


Adult Class Schedule:

Beginner / Intermediate Adult Class: Tuesday/Thursday: 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Advanced Adult Class: Tuesday/Thursday: 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Private lessons by appointment


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