Teen and Adult Classes

Teen and Adult Classes

Teen and adult classes are offered in all of our styles. Typical ages start at 13 or 14 years old, but students may join at a younger age with instructor approval. New students can join a class at any time, and will be integrated into the class as a beginner. Advanced classes are listed as such on our schedule.

JUDO

Judo, translated as "the gentle way" is a grappling art based on movements that allow a person to off balance an opponent and take advantage of that off balance to execute throws or takedowns. Pins, chokes, and armbars are all used in judo to subdue and control an agressor. Judo, a japanese art started in 1882 is an Olympic sport today.

At Southside dojo we have both beginner adult and youth judo classes as well as competitive classes (focusing on olympic style judo).

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MUAY THAI

Southside is proud to offer Muay Thai kickboxing classes. Muay Thai has a long history in Thailand and is the country's national sport. Traditional Muay Thai practiced today varies slightly from the ancient art Muay Boran and uses kicks and punches in a ring with gloves similar to those used in Western boxing. Muay Thai is referred to as "The Science of Eight Limbs", as the hands, shins, elbows, and knees are all used extensively in this art. A master practitioner of Muay Thai thus has the ability to execute strikes using eight "points of contact," as opposed to "two points" (fists) in Western boxing and "four points" (fists, feet) used in the primarily sport-oriented forms of martial arts.

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SEIDOKAN AIKIDO

Often called the "honorable art of getting out of the way," Aikido is a Japanese art of self-defense based on "blending" with an attack rather than clashing with it.

Aikido uses many controlling techniques such as wrist-locks, throws, take-downs, and pins. One controls an attack quickly and efficiently while causing as little damage as possible. Our style is called Seidokan Aikido.

Aikido's founder, Moribei Ueshiba, a devoutly religious man, studied swordsmanship, Sumo, Jujitsu and Karate. Witnessing the carnage of World War II, he took elements from each of these arts to develop what he called the "art of peace," offering the world a tool to create understanding and harmony out of aggression and conflict.

There are no tournaments or competitions in Aikido. A student seeks to conquer himself, not others, through inner development and understanding, the ultimate target of our training.

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MMA

Our Mixed Martial Arts program is designed to take advantage of our striking art of Muay Thai combined with our submission grappling of Judo. With this integrated system coupled with intense training, we aim to develop mixed martial artists as well as successful fighters. Whether MMA is new to you, or you have experience, come down to see how we can help.

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KOBURYU KARATE

This is authentic, original, and pure form from Okinawa, Japan called Kou Bu Ryu which has also been called Pwang Gai Noon Ryu.

Kou Bu Ryu - meaning "Kinjo's Stop-Fighting Style" - maintains the traditional values and techniques developed centuries ago in China. A strong body, disciplined mind, and healthy lifestyle combine synergistically to enhance every aspect of a person's life. In fact, Kou Bu Ryu Karate stresses self-improvement both inside and outside the dojo. Practitioners of Kou Bu Ryu can enjoy the rare opportunity to improve their health, strengthen their spirit and carry on this ancient martial art.

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KOBURYU KOBUDO

Kobudo utilizes items common to the Okinawan farmer or fisherman as weapons of self-defense based on the movments of Koburyu Karate. Students study methods of striking and blocking to defend against an weapon-wielding opponent. Understanding weapons trains the student to understand a weapon wielding opponent even if one has no weapon themself. Primary weapons studied include Bo, Sai, Nunchaku, Tinaka and Iaku. Karate and Kobudo instructor Wayne Kroll has been practicing martial arts since 1986, currently holding 3rd Dan in kobudo and recently was granted Shidoin(teaching certificate).

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SHO BU DO BUJITSU

Shobudo Jujitsu is a style of jujitsu (or jujutsu), a class of japanese martial arts. The study of jujitsu is primarily the study of unarmed combat and combat with secondary weapons, such as knives (tanto), sticks (yawara bo), staves (jo, rokushaku bo), and other non-primary weapons.

Training in Shobudo Jujitsu covers a wide range of techniques, including striking, throws, joint-locks, chokes, weapons training, mediation and more.

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