Karate Tournament Team Excels at Nationals!

Eleven competitors from Peaceful Warrior Martial Arts attended the USKA Nationals Tournament March 30th and 31st in Albuquerque, NM. For five of the competitors, this was their very first Nationals Tournament, and most of them just started competing this point year! Our seasoned competitors did a great job as well.

The Nationals Tournament hosts the "best-of-the best"of USKA competitors across the country. In order to compete in this tournament, competitors must first qualify at the State or Regional Tournament, or by placing at Nationals the year prior. Since every single one of the Peaceful Warrior competitors placed (unheard of, by the way!!) they are all automatically qualified for next year's Nationals.

Here are the results:
Aditya Gunderia: 1st Weapons, 2nd Sparring, 2nd Team Kata, 3rd Kata
Allen Kratzer: 2nd Kata, 2nd Koshiki, 3rd Weapons, 3rd Sparring, 4th Musical Kata
Brent Armistead: 1st Sparring, First Koshiki, 1st Chanbara, 2nd Kata, 2nd Weapons, 2nd Team Kata
Cameron Kessner: 4th Kata
Chance Glover: 2nd Musical Kata, 2nd Team Sparring, 4th Sparring
Jasper Brown: 4th Kata
Julianna Chin-Tung: 3rd Sparring
Mackenzie Bouise: 2nd Kata, 2nd Weapons, 4th Chanbara
Max Bouise: 1st Team Sparring, 2nd Chanbara, 4th Weapons
Rachel Hostletler: 1st Sparring, 2nd Team Kata, 4th Kata
Sensei Poage: 1st Sparring, 1st Kata, 1st Weapons

Girls Attack Back Women & Self-Defense Seminar

Our next GAB (Girls Attack Back) Seminar is Thursday, May 10 from 5:30 - 8:30pm.

Be your first line of self-defense! Join us for this empowering session.

Learn to:
carry yourself confidently
use everyday items as weapons
defend against multiple attacks and holds
use your powerful voice
gain control ASAP

Calling all moms, daughters, aunts, sisters, grandmas ages 10+. Just $30! You may also use your fitness class punch card for this.

Email us to sign up for this session. A perfect Mother's Day gift!

The Effectiveness of the Martial Arts: Peaceful Warrior Martial Arts and Healing Center

The Effectiveness of the Martial Arts: Peaceful Warrior Martial Arts and Healing Center: This monday I was able to visit the Peaceful Warrior Martial Arts and Healing center. They teach Shorin Ryu, a style of Karate originating f...

Mark your calendars for Sensei Bethea's annual Midwest-Okinawa Connection Camp. This fun-filled weekend of martial arts training will be held May 18 - 20 in Indianapolis, IN.

Guest Instructors include great martial artists like Sensei Doug Perry, Tachi Troy Price, Renshi Dan McCaslin, Renshi Rodney Cheeseman, Kyoshi Eberhard Welch, Kyoshi Stolsmark, Kyoshi Tom Ward, Kyoshi Arnold Mitchell, Kyoshi Eddie Bethea and our very own Sensei Poage!

Spring Gathering Open Sparring Throwdown

Peaceful Warrior will host its first Open Sparring event on Saturday, March 24 from 10am-1pm. All styles are welcome to come spar in various modalities like MMA, point, grappling and more. Ages Teen and up are welcome.

Become a Karate Kid this Summer

Spring Break Camp is in full swing and that means Summer Camp is just around the corner!

Summer Camp will run in one-week sessions from March 28 - August 3

8:00am-6:00pm
Limited to 40 Campers/week so sign up ASAP!

Campers will:

• Participate in 3+ martial arts classes each day
  
  


• Enjoy games, activities and fun




• Attend an exciting field trip each week




• Spend time playing outdoors




• All in a safe and enriching environment!

Email us to sign up. We hope to see you this Summer for tons of fun!

Journey with a Master

We are honored to have Hanshi Doug Perry with us this month for a special seminar. Hanshi Perry is the highest-ranking non-Okinawan Shorin-Ryu practitioner in the U.S. and is the head of the Shorinkan for North America.

Hanshi Perry will be at Peaceful Warrior on Thursday, March 15 for a special class just for us from 6:30-8:00pm!

He will also host a 3-hour seminar on Saturday, March 17 from 2:00-5:00pm at Peaceful Warrior. We look forward to a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to work with one of the greatest martial arts practitioners in our style.