Full Circle Martial Arts

Beginning to end, white belt to black belt, studying karate is a continual journey toward personal excellence; this is Full Circle Martial Arts.

We believe in a Full Circle approach to teaching martial arts. One that not only teaches smart and  practical self defense skills, but life skills that include inner strength, self-confidence, discipline, philosophy, community, and perhaps most importantly fun, because no one wants to attend classes they do not enjoy.

At Full Circle Martial Arts we teach classical Junan Shorin Ryu karate with as much interdisciplinary flavor as we can fit into it. We emphasize humane self-defense techniques that work and we expose students to the latest thinking in martial arts philosophy and technique.

We offer two classes. One is our Adult program available to ages 13 years and up. It focuses heavily on self-defense using punching, kicking, and pressure points to defend oneself.

Our second class is our Parent Child class. It is open to students 6 - 12 years and their parents or guardians. It teaches the basic kicking and punching skills of karate giving students the knowledge they need to  move into the adult class to learn further self-defense techniques. We do require parents to participate in class with their child/children.

Training is conducted at the NW Family Y, 3760 Lexington Ave. N. Shoreview, MN.