Realistic Training

It has been our experience that adults are basically looking for 2 things. One is a great workout and two, some practical self defense training. Unfortunately, most Martial Arts schools fail miserably at both of these. Their "works outs" are far too unchallenging and most of their self defense techniques are simply ineffective. When training programs do not require the students to push themselves, they miss out on conditioning which supports the actual self defense skills. The sport martial arts schools really drop the ball on self defense because so much time is invested into training for competition, the self defense skills get neglected. In many cases, bad habits can be developed when training in sport martial arts. The philosophies of self defense and sport martial arts are very different. See this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDwj4_SnUTo
The reasons for poor self defense training are many. For starters, most instructors have not been properly trained for self defense drills. Most just know how to teach static techniques that are either ineffective, too flashy, outdated, or all of the above. Many are too caught up in tradition without even understanding the purpose of the tradition in the first place. Others are just too liability phobic. Self defense training, when administered properly, is very safe.
At American Kempo Karate Academy, we strongly believe in providing challenging work outs and practical self defense. We want our student to leave EVERY class feeling like they really accomplished something and are moving forward. We make sure our self defense techniques and drills stay on the cutting edge. Be sure to visit www.akka.com for more information about our training programs for adults.