The Best Martial Arts for Teens in Virginia Beach

If you’re a parent looking for quality martial arts classes for your teenager in the Virginia Beach area, our Christian martial arts dojo offers two excellent programs worth checking out: Krav Maga and Chutoku Ryu Karate. These disciplines are perfectly tailored for the unique needs of adolescents.

Krav Maga: Practical Self-Defense

Our Krav Maga program teaches the no-nonsense self-defense system used by the Israeli military and law enforcement agencies worldwide. With its intense focus on real-world scenarios, Krav Maga gives teens street-smart techniques to evade and protect themselves from the most common violent threats for their age group – everything from shoves in the high school hallway to attempted assaults when out late at night. We build situational awareness, verbal de-escalation, and physical disengagement skills.

In addition to practical defense skills, our Christ-centered instruction also nurtures positive character traits like courage, integrity, self-control, and using force ethically as a last resort. The workout is a high-intensity blend of striking, grappling, and scenario drills to exhaust their endless energy. If your teen wants to boost confidence while getting in top shape, our Krav Maga program delivers.

Chutoku Ryu Karate: Balance & Discipline

If your teen responds better to more structure, tradition and finds power in internal development, our Chutoku Ryu Karate system could be an ideal choice. Blending classic Okinawan karate with Christian values, Chutoku Ryu fosters personal growth of body, mind and spirit in students. Through practicing the foundational stances, blocks, punches, and kicks, adolescents build strength, coordination, flexibility and balance. Stitching moves together into kata patterns engrains muscle memory while clearing the mind.

Sparring shifts from drill to sport, regulated to prevent injury yet prepare students for competitions if desired. Earning higher belt ranks boosts confidence as new skills and insights are gained. Our Christ-centered dojo focuses less on rigid rules and perfection, but rather encourages teens’ perseverance through struggle, cultivating harmony with self and others.

Register for a Free Trial Class, Martial Arts for Teens!

If you want to equip your teen with pragmatic self-protection skills or core discipline through martial arts, register online for a free trial class at our dojo today. We’d love to have you join our supportive community centering Christ!