Ephrata Martial Arts—Turning Children Into Champions since 1997
At Ephrata Martial Arts, we work hard to make sure that your child’s experience in the martial arts is fun, safe, and productive. Ephrata Martial Arts offers the Ephrata and Lancaster County area’s best martial arts classes for kids. The children’s martial arts classes at Ephrata Martial Arts include Kung Fu for Kids, Kickboxing for Kids and SAMBO for Kids, each of which has its own physical and developmental objectives.
Kung Fu for Kids
Ephrata Martial Arts has offered its Kung Fu for Kids martial arts program for the past ten years. The ten rank belt system gives kids tangible representations of their knowledge and achievement in the martial arts. Kids progress in rank by learning techniques and traditional Chinese forms, both of which help them develop and improve concentration and memory. Ephrata Martial Arts offers Kung Fu for Kids Ages 4-6!
This kids program is a fun, exciting introduction to martial arts which entertains and educates kids with a variety of engaging games and activities while exposing them to basic punches, kicks and blocking techniques—the building blocks for their martial arts training! Kickboxing for Kids
In Ephrata Martial Arts’ Kickboxing for Kids martial arts program, children practice basic punches, kicks, and blocking techniques that they later apply in safe, supervised rounds of sparring. Kickboxing at Ephrata Martial Arts offers kids a great workout and a lot of fun! SAMBO for Kids
The Kids SAMBO program at Ephrata Martial Arts teaches children the fundamentals of takedowns, submission wrestling holds and submissions. Children are paired according to experience and weight, and engage in supervised, scored matches of grappling or “rolling”. Children attain ranking in SAMBO at Ephrata Martial Arts by learning a variety of SAMBO techniques.
Why enroll your child in martial arts classes for kids at Ephrata Martial Arts?
Each discipline of the Kids program at Ephrata Martial Arts fosters each child’s personal growth by providing them with attainable goals, and creating a healthy support system and positive learning environment in order to help them achieve those goals.
The martial arts classes for kids offered by Ephrata Martial Arts promote healthy habits in all aspects of mental and physical health. Structured, well-staffed classes provide kids with personalized attention. Children build character and socialize in a fun, exciting, and positive learning environment—developing valuable social skills, listening skills, discipline and concentration.
Physical Fitness
The high energy kids martial arts classes at Ephrata Martial Arts are designed to keep kids moving—a healthy alternative to television and video games! Kids that train at Ephrata Martial Arts improve their cardiovascular endurance, flexibility, balance, and strength. Childhood obesity is the top threat to our children’s health and physical well-being. As the nation’s public schools continually reduce the time allocated in public schools for recreation and physical activity, there’s never been a better time to explore activities for kids outside of school.
Life Skills
Ephrata Martial Arts strives to reinforce positive moral characteristics like respect, self discipline, patience, confidence, and courage. Kids gain a healthy self-image through their accomplishments in the kids martial arts classes at Ephrata Martial Arts. Empowered with these life skills, your child will have the confidence and inner strength needed to succeed in all aspects of their lives.
Self Defense Bullying is a leading cause of school absences across the United States. Ephrata Martial Arts advocates principals of conflict resolution, personal responsibility and avoidance, which benefit both the bully (by teaching them to respect others), and the bullied, (by teaching them how to diffuse a situation or defend themselves if need be).
Behavioral Issues In recent years, an increase in diagnosed cases of ADHD and reported behavioral issues in and out of school has left parents looking for a solution. The children’s martial arts classes at Ephrata Martial Arts are designed to improve your child’s attention span, respect for self and others, and self control—providing parents with a healthy, supportive outlet for their children’s energy and enthusiasm.
Parents of the students at Ephrata Martial Arts rave about the change they’ve already seen in their children—reporting better behavior inside and outside of school, improved grades and work ethic, and a more outgoing personality—all reasons why they keep their children enrolled in the martial arts programs for kids at Ephrata Martial Arts year after year!
Ephrata Martial Arts is the Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and surrounding area's best in mixed martial arts instruction.
Located in Ephrata PA, Ephrata Martial Arts offers mixed martial arts programs and mixed martial arts classes, martial arts for kids, and
adult martial arts programs in Kickboxing, Grappling, mixed martial arts (MMA), Russian SAMBO, submission wrestling, and self defense.
