Martial arts is unlike any other sport or activity because at the core of the training, the emphasis is on personal development. This allows us to teach lifeskills like confidence, discipline, and focus which will affect all aspects of our students' lives, even after they have finished training! Anyone can begin martial arts - any age, any fitness level.
We specialize not only in Martial Arts instruction, but also in developing Life-Skills, such as confidence, discipline, respect. We create students who don't just understand these life-skills, they actually use them, EVERY DAY; to make their community a better place! Some of the programs we offer beyond our traditional classes include, Bullying Prevention, Child Abduction Prevention, S.H.A.R.P. (Sexual Harassment, Assault, and Rape Prevention), and our Legacy Fitness Program.
Home to the Rarest Combative Martial Arts in Michiana, we also teach Cardio programs and Zumba. Instruction in Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do, Filipino Martial Arts, Kali, Escrima, Silat, Kalsadapo-Kenpo Karate, Self Defense. Our head instructor, Sifu/Guro Russell Fuson is a second generation student of Bruce Lee, U.S.A. Martial Arts Hall of Fame Member. We are representatives for the Kalsadapo Martial Arts Alliance, JKD/FMA Integrated Fighting Systems & The Boxer Rebellion International Martial Arts.
What Does South Bend Judo Club Offer? All athletes are different and judo fulfills different roles for different people. Physical exercise, discipline, social sports, mental focus, fitness, fun, competition, friendly and family, Olympic goals, personal goals, self defense, self control and more. Whatever you are looking for in a sport, you are likely to find it in judo.
We are the 3rd generation of Midwest Karate Academy, a martial arts school in South Bend, IN. It was founded by Hanshi Tadashi Yamashita and Sensei James Ninios over 50 years ago. Kyoshi Jerry Wroblewski ran it for over 40 of those years. Today, Shihan Kris Gravender and Shidoin Brian Bengtsson continue its legacy and tradition as Suibukan of Indiana, an homage to Osensei Yamashita's organization.
At the Circle Spot, we focus on engaging with the land to incorporate social work methodology and values into a concert between people and their environment. This is not a temperature-controlled office in Granger. Take a walk with me through our woods and witness the alchemy that takes place when the intentions for positive change (set) meet the canvas that nature provides (setting) to contrast that which is inside us into meaningful reality. Here we have hosted weddings (and have the ability to perform them), classes, gatherings, and more intimate one-on-one conversations. Every year my family and I have lived here our woods and the ecology we live with reveal more of themselves to us. The "wall of green" parts to show us seasonal plants, fungi, fruits, wildlife, and story. Our hope is to share this with you in whatever capacity your life meets ours. We host classes in foraging wild plants, winemaking, food preservation, maple sap and syrup production, as well as movement classes in Yoga and Qigong. You can also work with me on a more individual basis in one-on-one or small group sessions. Coaching sessions are informed by methodology and theories from social work practice. Sessions are non-therapeutic in nature. If you are in a mental health crisis or in need of professional help, please seek the consultation of a licensed mental health provider.
