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Welcome to Unified Martial Arts. Our school is a member of AIKIA (American Independent Karate Instructors Association) and ICKA (International Christian Karate Association). All students earn international rank recognition through these organizations.

As you are learning self defense you will come across many teachers, styles, and systems. Some will make sense, be easy to learn, and you will feel comfortable with the style and techniques. Others will seem foreign to you. They might make you feel inadequate or even fearful of your lack of knowledge. Some will be striking systems, others grappling or throwing arts. Some will use mostly or all hand techniques. Others will rely primarily on kicking. Some will base their system on locks, pressure points or joint manipulation. So what is right for you?

For self defense to be effective ,the following things are important:
1. Whatever system or style you are using, it should be simple and effective.
2. It should address or at least be compliant with the realities of the adrenal rush. It must take into account tunnel vision, auditory exclusion, loss of fine motor coordination, body shakes and sweats and minimized cognitive thinking. While some experts claim they can eliminate the effects of the adrenal rush (by various methods of meditation, breathing control, etc.) the truth is that everyone, to one extent or another, is effected by the huge amounts of adrenaline the body 'Automatically' pumps into your blood stream when you are threatened or attacked.
3. It should rely primarily on striking as opposed to throwing, joint manipulation, or locks.
4. It should rely more (mostly) on the use of hand techniques as opposed to kicking. Some believe that kicking is the answer. Their argument is that: a) the legs are longer than the arms and they feel they have the reach advantage over someone relying on hand techniques. b) the legs are much stronger than the arms so are more powerful and devastating. The truth is that real attacks and fights are close in. In fact if they start at a distance the gap is closed very quickly and rarely separates again. So the two biggest advantages of kicking go right out the window. Knee kicks, stomps and scrapes do work well at close quarters and are highly recommended.
5. The best system, style, or techniques for you are ones you feel confident with and believe in. Things you feel you can actually 'pull off' when it counts. Look for techniques that will work in real situations.

It's good to learn or at least be aware of different techniques for a similar attack. You may (probably will) find one way better for you. It will feel like you can better pull it off under stress, easier to learn and execute, etc.

Students of Unified Martial arts earn Black Belts in traditional Tae Kwon Do and Tongyi Wushu. Tongyi Wushu is a combination of Tae Kwon Do, Karate, TaeJutsu, Kali-Silat, military style hand to hand combat, weapons training, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. The most effective elements of each of these arts is combined to create a very effective form of self defense. Students learn how to defend against punches, kicks, throws, grabs, chokes, sticks, guns, and knives, from standing and ground positions.

The price of training is $25 per month. That is the only cost. There are no belt fees or testing fees.

Classes are held on Monday and Thursday from 4:30-6:00, and Saturday morning from 8:00-10:00 at a private location. New students (10 and older) are welcome to join Unified Martial Arts by invitation only. Please contact the person that told you about this website for more information.