Martial Arts Programs Available in Ormond Beach
Kids Classes
Our Youth Program classes’ offer a higher education in the Martial Arts where our students train in separate disciplines that are internationally accredited. Students can transfer their rank anywhere in the world if they move!
What could the benefits of Academy of Martial Arts for children possibly be in today’s world?
Training with Master Sean Racki and his highly trained instructors who have competed and won many competitions around the world brings a unique experience to our youth martial arts students. We use this training to grow our students into champions in competition and in life! We offer classes in Gracie Jiu-jitsu, Judo, and Taekwondo. In addition we also offer great afterschool programs and camps for working parents to help meet their hectic schedule.
Our youth students learn how to improve scholastically and in character development. Equally important, there are other benefits such as physical fitness, weight control, increased concentration span, and learn respect for others. All this helps build a child’s confidence and self-esteem.
Numerous studies show youth with confidence and high self-esteem are less likely to get involved in destructive behavior like taking drugs or abuse alcohol as an adult, and are also less likely to be bullied at school.
Lil Dragons
The Lil Dragon’s Program at the Academy of Martial Arts is designed for children ages 4-6 years old. We have been approved by the Department of Children and Families (DCF) after a Level 2 federal background check to ensure that all our instructors are cleared and are safe to teach your child.
This delicate age group is taught with positive encouragement and enthusiasm through fun exercises that will help them develop basic hand-eye coordination.
In our Taekwondo based program, your child will learn proper kicking, punching and blocking techniques to develop basic self-defense and sparring skills. We also teach them the appropriate time and places to use their martial arts skills. The Lil Dragons learn valuable life skills designed to develop good manners by teaching them to listen and following directions, develop courtesy and respect as well as gain self-control. Safety Skills such as Stranger Awareness, Lost Child and Personal Defense are taught through role-playing in class. All these skills they develop here will ensure to make them a great success at preschool and beyond.
Adult Taekwondo
Unified Taekwondo is unique style like no other! It combines the best of tradition martial arts, kickboxing and fitness. It is the top Striking Martial Art for kicking and punching. Master Racki an internationally accredited 7th Degree Black Belt under Korean Grandmaster Bu Kwang Park and has won multiple black belt sparring competitions as well as being Florida State Divisional Sparring champion in 1995 and as a world champion is the highest ranking Traditional Taekwondo Practitioner in Volusia County!
Unified Taekwondo use of forms provide a way to develop proper stances, footwork, and to develop power and self defense techniques without a partner being necessary. Our unique Free Spar Patterns help develop world class sparring combinations essential in winning sparring competitions. It also provides great exercise routines you can take anywhere with you if trained with the right intensity. Master Sean Racki is also Hapkido Master combining self Defense techniques from Taekwondo and Hapkido allowing a full range of joint locks, throws and takedowns as well as weapons training.
Adult Judo & Brazilian Jiu-jistu
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) is a martial art and combat sport that focuses on grappling and especially ground fighting. Brazilian jiu-jitsu was formed from Kodokan Judo ground fighting (Ne-Waza) fundamentals that were taught to Carlos Gracie by Master Mitsuyo Maeda a Judo instructor under Jiguro Kano the founder of Kodokan Judo.
Brazilian jiu-jitsu eventually came to be its own art through the experimentations, practices, and adaptation from the Judo knowledge of Carlos and Hélio Gracie, who then passed their knowledge on to their family. Later Helio passed this knowledge to his son Royler Gracie and now head of Gracie Humaita. Sensei and Professor Sean Racki has trained under USJA Judo for over 20 years and has trained under Gracie Jiujitsu masters such as Marcio Simas with Gracie Barra, Royler Gracie and Victor Huber with Gracie Humaita Professor Sean Racki won 2 gold Medals at the World Championships in Rio de Janeiro Brazil, as well as training with Carlson Gracie Jiujitsu team achieving his 2nd Degree Black Belt under Carson Gracie Jr. and RInaldo Santos.
A question that is often asked is what is the difference of an official Gracie Jiujitsu School vs. a Gracie Jiujitsu Instructor? An official Gracie Jiujitsu School is apart of a paid franchise giving them permission to use there logo and name. You can be a Gracie Jiujitsu instructor without being an official Gracie Jiujitsu school. Professor Sean Racki is a Gracie Jiujitsu 2nd Degree Black Belt and USJA Judo 3rd Degree Black Belt instructor. Which ensures that you get very best in both Takedowns from Judo as well as the ground work from Brazilian Jiujitsu.
Private Lessons
Personalized, one-on-one instruction is the secret to improved skills and increased confidence. At the Academy of Martial Arts, we make private martial arts coaching affordable and convenient for people of all ages and skill levels.Our experienced instructors have years of experience and a wealth of knowledge that you won’t find in typical personal trainer.
Our fun, friendly atmosphere is designed to make everyone feel welcome, regardless of their experience and fitness level.
Our training schedule is typically set up for one hour. As is the case with most traditional martial art classes, a person’s attention, particularly at the early stages of martial art training, can be held for this timeframe.
After School & Summer Camp
Academy of Martial Arts After School Program includes pickup from your child’s school Monday thru Friday including early release. Once they arrive to our Academy our students change into their martial arts uniform and have an opportunity to enjoy snack time. They then will enjoy their internationally accredited martial arts classes and parents will pick them up after there class is completed.
When schools close for the summer, Academy of Martial Arts will opens its doors for our exciting Martial Arts Summer Camps!
If your son or daughter wants to try the Martial Arts, then this is the perfect opportunity for them to train safely with the Martial Arts Academy high-ranking and experienced instructors.
Martial Arts is known for not only training strong bodies but also strong minds. In our summer camp, we take time each day to learn how to be better people. Through stories, demonstrations, and role playing exercises, we develop strong moral character with an emphasis on honesty, courage, and compassion.
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