Over the past 35 years, the DC Self Defense Karate Association has established itself as an exceptional school in the Washington, DC area. DCSDKA has prided itself on providing high-quality instruction, attracting a large number of students from the DC area. Walk into DCSDKA and you immediately feel the energy and enthusiasm!
Led by Carol Middleton, 7th Degree Black Belt, each student is trained expertly in the martial arts. At our studio, you get more than just physical training, discipline and self-defense. You’ll also find yourself making many new friends and training partners. Business professionals, teachers, students, moms, dads and even entire families all train together in a healthy and positive environment. In fact, many of the parents who train at DCSDKA never intended to study martial arts at all. They came to watch their children. But, after making friends with some of the other parents (including some who were already students), they got caught up in the excitement and soon found themselves out on the floor kicking like everyone else.
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Children
By studying martial arts and self-defense, your child will learn not only physical training and discipline, but mental training as well. These are the skills they need to be successful in school and in life. DCSDKA is committed to fostering excellence in education and hard work. We work with parents to develop a plan of action and goal-setting to support each individual child.
All of our children’s classes teach ‘age-appropriate’ self-defense. The programs focus on discipline, respect, confidence, focus and self-control. These basic skills are the foundation of personal safety habits that they can use for the rest of their lives. All of the children’s programs are effective in violence prevention and building self-esteem.
All beginner children start out in classes at their own age levels:
Turtles (ages 4-7)
Ninjas (ages 8-10)
Child Beginner (ages 11-12)
Teens (ages 13-19)
