Adult Karate

"The Martial Arts Is Not What I Do, It's Who I Am"

At East West Karate our goal is to help people develop effective life skills and become better people not just people who can punch & kick.

The Martial Arts is NOT about fighting, punching and kicking. The Martial Arts IS about becoming a better person while learning effective self defense skills. Lessons In Mindfulness is a program designed to help us learn self discipline, focus, develop a better attention span, help us be able to reduce stress in our lives, focus more fully on what we are doing when we are doing it and being able to relax more fully when the opportunity presents.

The famous moves from the Karate Kid movies- “wax on, wax off, “paint the fence, paint the house”; or from the latest “take the jacket off, put the jacket on” are the basis of our martial art.

This style of martial arts doesn’t depend on brute force or physical strength for a person to effectively defend themselves. With our circular blocks anyone can successfully redirect an attack.

We hold testing for belts/stripes every month. When the student receives a stripe on their belt or a new belt they feel a great sense of accomplishment & their self confidence grows.

We have classes 6 days a week. We don’t limit the number of classes that a student can attend, so if a student is really enjoying themselves and wants to be here 3,4,5 or even 6 days per week, they are allowed to do that. No matter how many days a week you attend, you can flex the schedule in any way that works  for you and your family.

The best way to get started? Our Introductory Programs. For the traditional karate: 2 private classes and a FREE uniform for $29.95. For Thai Kickboxing/Yoga/Tai Chi we offer a free introductory class. The Introductory Program allows you try us out with no commitment, lets us evaluate the student to see how they will do in our program and also serves as an orientation, so that when you get into regular classes, you can follow along more easily.

If you have further questions or would like to book an Introductory class please call 616/532-1193.

We appreciate your interest and look forward to hearing from you.