Our Style & Roots

We are a fully virtual, contemporary martial arts school that incorporates elements of traditional karate, traditional taekwondo, American kickboxing, and self-defense.   We have adapted elements of traditional training methods to meet modern-day needs and to provide greater accessibility to students of all backgrounds via our virtual format.  Like traditional martial arts, we emphasize the importance of core virtues in our training, such as focus, integrity, self-confidence, respect, and perseverance.  Read more about our instructor's specific background and qualifications here.

Our curriculum is designed with a spiral approach, where techniques and concepts are revisited and built upon at various points in the learning journey to reinforce understanding and facilitate deeper and more complex application.

Our curriculum is broken down into exciting and easy to access three-month sessions.   Below is a typical journey for a student who attends class regularly:

• Karate Basics: where new students start!  In this three month program we learn foundational kicks, strikes, blocks, and stances, and have a blast learning through games and fun drills.  

• Intermediate Karate:  Here we expand our karate techniques, understandings, and concepts. Students may join in at the start of any of the four intermediate sessions (Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall).  Each of these sessions differs from the others with distinct training focuses and exciting games, making it easy for a student to join the intermediate classes at the start of any session.  A karate student will spend two years in the intermediate classes, as our spiral curriculum presents concepts and techniques repeatedly throughout training, but with deepening layers of complexity and in different applications.  

• Advanced Karate:  students will spend two years in our advanced karate program.  Here, our training becomes more focused and intensive.  The level of difficulty is increased as students learn to apply and synthesize their karate foundations in more complex contexts, and students take greater responsibility for their technique and training.  Second Year Advanced Students engage in personalized goal setting and preparation towards earning their black belt, and also take on the responsibility of assisting with a Karate Basics class (ie leading warm-ups or a game).  For advanced students, it is recommended that a student has gloves and a karate bag or wave master to strike, or a home partner who can hold a body shield or hand targets.

Every quarter, we incorporate teaching and discussion around themes and positive values- things that are integral for children to learn both on and off the mat.  You can learn more here about our Quarterly Themes.

We also offer a Black Belt Club, which is included in the regular tuition cost.  The Black Belt Club is an optional program for students who want to take an active role in their journey to Black Belt, and receive additional support on their journey.  Our goal is to make this experience meaningful and tailored to each unique child.