American Free Style Karate

Spartanburg Martial Arts classes are taught by professional Black Belt instructors who know how to help you achieve your personal success goals. We are motivated and have a sincere interest in your self improvement. We intend for all our students to achieve the goal of Black Belt in rank, but we also want them to become Black Belts in everyday life. We often refer to Black Belt as a metaphor for excellence. Our goal is to help you achieve this ideal of Black Belt excellence and gain the success skills that enable you to lead a healthy, goal oriented lifestyle.

Spartanburg Martial Arts offers classes in American “Free Style” Karate to children, teens, and adults. Classes are divided by age and skill level from beginner to black belt. Classes for children are available in early afternoon or evenings.

Daily and Weekly Rates Available

7am – 6pm Monday through Friday

Kickin’ Kids Summer Camp 2012 Flyer

Kickin Kids Reg Form 2012

Kickin’ Kids Parent Handbook 2012

Enrollment Fee: $69 per child (new students)
Includes: SMA Karate Uniform, Kickin’Kids Summer Camp T-shrit, SMA Sling Bag

Enrollment Fee: $25 (for current Kickin Kids or SMA karate students)
Includes Summer Camp T-shirt

Weekly Rate: $129 (1 Child) $229 (2 Children) $329 (3 Children)

Daily Rate: $40 (1 child) $72 (2 children) $104 (3 children)

Rates Include: Childcare, snacks, drinks, age/belt specific martial arts classes, extra martial arts, weapons, and fitness classes, and all field trips (excluding specialized sports camps).

Children must bring a bag lunch each day or parents may order from the weekly lunch menu unless otherwise noted on the calendar.

Summer Camp Activities Calendars

Summer Camp calendars will be available soon.

A preview of some of the weekly field trips and activities:

• Childrens Museum in Greenville, SC
• Kids Planet in Greer
• Weekly Swimming
• Ship Wreck Cove (water park)
• Greenville Zoo
• Chuck E Cheese
• Pump it Up
• Skating
• Bowling
• Spartanburg Gymnastics
• Mr. Gatties
• Spartanburg Library
• Parris Mountain State Park
• Critter Keepers
• Movies
• Water Gun Wars
• Extra Martial Arts Training (nunchux, padded weapons, acrobatic kicking, and more)

Additonal 3 Day Sports Camps and training sessions will be available for those students who sign up. An additional $10 fee will added for each camp that a student attends. Planned camps and training sessions include:
Baseball, Softball, Football, Soccer, Basketball, Tennis/Volleyball, and Golf.

Additional activites planned for Ages 10 and older include:
Kayaking, Mountain Biking, Discovery Island Water Park, Greenville Drive Baseball Game, Outdoor Hiking Trips.

Our Focus for Self Defense:
Each technique is repeated many times then we use resistance drills to make the reaction second nature. We simulate some of the most common street attacks with possible variations to give the student an awareness of what could happen. The reality is that it takes time to develop the moves in order to be effective. Confidence builds as the student uses the moves in intense situation drills. Better your odds of surviving on the street with Brazilian Jiu-jitsu!

Submission Wrestling and Sport Jiu-JItsu:
Many of the moves that are taught in class are put to the test in a controlled environment. Although it is hard to simulate the street, it is the closest thing you can get to actually being in a real fight. It’s an eye opening way to learn and experience how a fight can be finished with a variety of submissions. You learn how to control your body to create the leverage it takes to escape bottom positions and execute moves against people who are bigger and stronger than you.

Women’s Self Defense:
Now more than ever criminals are targeting women in parking lots of department stores, grocery stores, and even gas stations across America. Learn what you can do to put the odds of surviving back in your hands before you become a victim.

Check back for future sessions.

Competition Team:
A few of us with competitive ambitions travel around the country to showcase our skills that we work hard to perfect. All ages from the beginner to the advanced are invited to join us at tournaments to help represent and support our team.

Training Focus:

1. Mixed Martial Arts
2. Sport Jiu-Jitsu
3. Submission Wrestling

Training Times:

Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays
7:30 – 8:30 PM Mon-Thu Adult Class (ages 12 and up)Saturday Classes announced during the week.
Private lessons available. E-mail for times.

Other Information:

Head Coach – Blake Wood Brown Belt under Roberto Traven and a
RobertoTravenBJJ.com Association Member

Students will be required to purchase a jiu-jitsu or judo style uniform to train in. Uniforms must be kept clean. No jewerly other than wedding bands. Finger nails and toe nails must be clean and clipped. No talking during training unless it has to do with the subject matter of class.

For questions please e-mail Blake Wood at bjj_blakewood@yahoo.com.

These classes give you a full body workout and improve your physical fitness, flexibility, coordination, and balance. If you do the punches with precision and power, you will strengthen your upper body and eventually see more muscle definition. The kicks will strengthen your legs. And kneeing moves (a strike in which you thrust your bent knee upward) will firm your abdominal muscles; in fact, all of the moves, when done correctly, will make your torso into a solid base that lets you do day-to-day tasks more easily. Our fitness kickboxing classes also includes bagwork that provides additional fitness and strength training benefits because of the “resistance” when punching or kicking the heavy boxing bags.

Class Information

Mondays & Wednesdays 6:00 to 7:00 PM
Saturdays at 9:30 to 10:30 AM