Kids

	Monday	Wednesday	Thursday	Saturday
Class Times	6:00pm – 6:45pm	6:00pm – 6:45pm	6:00pm – 6:45pm	10.15am – 11:00am

At Northwest Martial Arts we emphasize attitudes and behaviors that kids can apply to everyday life. Our classes inspire confidence, determination and achievement that will carry into adulthood.

Our primary focus is character development. Martial art skills are very useful and fun to practice, but our goal is to help children become responsible, successful and happy adults. We view martial arts as a vehicle for kids to learn about life; how to deal with challenges, overcome obstacles, and how to make better choices. To do this we teach a mix of skills from Aikido, Jujutsu and Karate, focusing on physical fitness, coordination, basic self-defense skills and fun. We currently offer classes to kids ages 7 to 13.

Instructors

Brent Yamamoto

Brent is NWMA’s head kids instructor. Brent has a diverse martial arts background in addition to several years experience working with children. He has based our kids’ curriculum on character building and cross-training principles. He is first aid and CPR certified.

Clifton Barnes

Clifton holds a second degree black belt in Shinsenka-ryu Jujutsu. Clifton’s enthusiasm for Jujutsu is inspiring, and he is in his element sharing the technical intricacies of this art.

Austin Eckertson

Austin has a diverse martial arts background and currently holds a first degree black belt in Shin Shin Toitsu Aikido. He trains under Koichi Kashiwaya Sensei as an uchi-deshi.

Robert Audette

Robert recently joined our dojo, training under Koichi Kashiwaya Sensei as an uchi-deshi. He currently holds a Nikyu in Shin Shin Toitsu Aikido.

Randy Thompson

Randy holds a second degree black belt in Shin Shin Toitsu Aikido. In addition to being a talented martial artist, he is a teacher by profession and brings these skills to NWMA’s kids program. Randy recently completed the uchi-deshi program training directly under Koichi Kashiwaya Sensei.

Felicia Cain

Felicia holds 2nd degree black belt and Shoden Menkyo in Shinsenka-ryu Jujutsu. She began training in Jujutsu at the age of 17. In addition to Jujutsu, she has also trained in Shin Shin Toitsu Aikido and Kei Shin Kan Karate. Felicia is one of our kids’ class instructors.