American Karate Academy

Tang Soo Do and Xtreme Martial Arts / XMA / Weapons. We emphasize academics and setting lofty goals. We provide many programs and incentives for students to work toward and we give them the guidance to get there. Our children's classes make up the largest portion of our program at American Karate Academy. Sure we practice punching, blocking and kic... king. And we love it! But there is so much more. These classes are filled with LIFE LESSONS and how each one is connected to our martial arts training. Children listen more closely when it's about Martial Arts and this is a great opportunity to reach them on a new level. We stress the need to work harder at our weaknesses and the vision to not neglect our strengths. And hard work builds character which leads to a sense of pride in your accomplishments. We talk about street smarts, safety, relationships with siblings, school situations, things you see on T.V., honesty, the importance of school and studying, and much more. We teach tons of general lessons like these regularly. Then we give examples and have discussions in class so they can internalize the lessons. We cover Bully situations, street smarts, karate practice time, school work and grades, respectful and disciplined behavior, sibling relationships, learning from negative situations, and more. Our parents really love these parts of our program. Our adult classes are far more demanding as would be expected. As the age group of our classes increases, so does our intensity level. The older kids train harder in a more demanding class than our young kids. And while everyone works at their level, the adults train even harder. There's more bag work and self defense in our Adult classes and the instruction on technique goes into greater detail. Parents can train together with their children in our Mixed Classes when the children are 8 and older. This makes our Martial Arts Program a great family activity! Our Head Instructor, Darin Morgan, taught for several years under his teacher, Master Robert Torres, beginning ...Read More