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Dragon Strike Martial Arts is Kenpo Karate School in Elma NY in the Middle of Lancaster NY and East Aurora NY. - Strength, Discipline, Community
Welcome to Our Website!
Since 2003, Dragon Strike Martial Arts has been providing instruction in Kenpo Karate and other forms of martial arts. Shihan Jim started his school in East Aurora and moved to Elma NY in 2012.
We hope you enjoy our website and will stop by and visit us if you are in the area. This site is designed to give you information about our facility, our style of martial arts, our staff and provide you with information on how to contact us as well.
The Little Ninjas Program is a detailed curriculum that focuses on improving preschool-age(4-6 yrs old) children's basic motor and listening skills. These skills will help them develop a more confident and enthusiastic outlook. This program will help them become better students in school, make them better listeners at home, and help them with all endeavors in the future. Our program is designed to enhance these skills in a fun and entertaining way!
The Kenpo Dragons Program is a detailed curriculum that focuses on introducing self defense, using the Kenpo Karate system, to children between the ages of 7 thru 11. Kenpo utilizes techniques that will build strength, endurance, flexibility, posture, balance and coordination for your child during their growing years.
The Young Adult program are for ages 11-13. The main goal of this class is to develop listening skills, working within a structured environment, developing balance, coordination and large muscle motor skills based upon a martial arts curriculum. with the addition of developing fundamental self-defense skills, which include techniques geared to specific attacks like punches, kicks and grabs. This 45 minute class is a fast-paced, ever-changing set of exercises designed to keep young’ wandering minds engaged.
Adult Karate Classes focus on self-defense strategies and karate fundamentals, all the while providing a great workout. Adult karate classes build basic karate skills such as stances, foot maneuvers, blocks, kicks, and strikes, in a fun and energizing environment! Adult karate classes help to develop and maintain fitness, speed, balance, strength and agility. Instructors individualize instruction to different belt levels so that students can work at their own pace.
Our Instructors have spent many years devoted to training in the art of Kenpo and other martial arts and have attained a certain level of expertise to qualify them as teachers and also mentors. Through extensive testing, certification and tournament level competition, our staff has attained mastery in this martial art and now enjoy sharing their skill and passing it on to their students. Here are a few of Dragon Strike Martial Arts's instructors and other staff members, starting with Shihan Jim Rzepka: