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Sifu Balicki Weekend Workshop

In just a few months Sifu Ron Balicki will return for another great weekend workshop. Sifu Ron is one of Guro Dan Inosanto's highest-ranked students and has taught everyone from yours truly to award-winning actors. This is your chance to learn from the same source I do. The seminar will be on May 2nd and 3rd and will include:
Movie Madness Fight Scene Creation for Kids
Bruce Lee's Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do
Filipino Weapons Based Martial Arts (Kali/Escrima/Arnis)
Shooto MMA
Silat featuring the Sarong Get signed up now as spaces are limited. Use the code "earlybird" to get a discount, also this year with the app we are able to have a payment plan. Use the app or click the link to ....
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Sumter Grappling Academy

Keishidojo Martial Arts Unleashed is your home for Grappling. We are the only martial arts school in Sumter that offers Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu with a certified RCJ Machado Black Belt, a 5th Degree Martial Arts Unlimited Association All-Japan Submission Fighting Black Belt, a 3rd Degree Submission Arts Wrestling Black Belt, a Pankration 1st Degree Black Belt and a Combat Submission Wrestling Coach Level One under Sensei Erik Paulson. We offer the most diverse grappling program in Sumter with both gi and no-gi classes. Besides offing such a diverse grappling program, we also provide a full curriculum for progression in either Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu or Submission Wrestling. Check out the ....
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January Newsletter

W
elcome Back Everyone
, We have a lot of new and exciting things to share for this month. F
irst is our new schedule, we have added a couple new programs for 2020 as well as more classes for our most popular classes. We now have early morning and lunchtime BJJ classes. We have added Muay Thai Kickboxing to our list of excellent programs. Finally we have added another exciting fitness program for all those people just looking to lose weight and look great. Fitness Mixed Martial Arts of MMA is now included as part of our fitness program. With that, we currently have 26 martial arts classes and 11 fitness based classes. O
f course if you made it to class this first week, you ....
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New Year, New You, New Programs, New Schedule

2020 is here whether you like it or not. We here at Keishidojo have a ton of new stuff for everyone. If you are one of the millions of people that make a New Years resolution to get into better shape for whatever reason, we are here to help. We have 11, yes 11 different fitness-based classes to help just about anyone reach their fitness goal. We have created a new fitness group on Facebook where we will be sharing countless recipes and workout tips to further assist in helping everyone achieve their goals. Feel free to choose from morning classes 9:30 am Monday - Friday, early afternoon at 5 pm Mondays, Wednesdays, and 5:45 pm on Tuesdays. We even have a Turbo Kickbox on Tuesdays at 8:30 ....
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Black Friday - Cyber Monday Special Offers

Check out our special offers for Black Friday, Small Business Saturday - Cyber Monday.
Punch Cards
Private Lessons
Holiday Gift Basket
All-Inclusive Special Offer https://www.mystudio.academy/r/?=8037958927/1068///1575081208 ....
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6 Things to Look at When Choosing a Martial Arts School

When choosing a martial arts school, use the same approach you would when choosing an educational school for a child. Just because the curriculum is punches and kicks instead of math and English, doesn’t mean that modern-day scrutiny of professionalism, teachers, and facilities does not apply. Being a black belt, no matter the level, or a champion at numerous competitions doesn’t guarantee that someone is a good teacher or knows how to run a business. Just because someone has achieved a high level of ability doesn’t mean you’ll get your money’s worth from your lessons. Here are six things to look at when choosing a martial arts school: 1. Facilities
The ....
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Online Help

Everyone wants to get to the coveted Black Belt, yet the truth is only a very few people ever actually earn the rank of Black Belt. The problem is all too often the student cannot remember all the different techniques required to pass the belt exams. To assist all of our members we here at Keishidojo are a member of the Martial Arts Unlimited Association (MAUA). This is actually something that I (JD Olsen) have used to assist me in attaining several of my black belts with my various instructors. Something that makes the MAUA unique is the fact that people with an active account gain access to an online video vault. The vault contains videos for the MAUA broken down by program and by ....
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Parent's Night Out! Halloween Style

Parents, Don't forget to get your kids signed up for one of our biggest events of the year! October 25th, drop the kids off at 6 pm and party the night away, pick up is by midnight. We handle the rest, fun, games, pizza and all this in the safety of a place you all know and love. We have a crazy line up of fun games to include:
Zombie Infection
Ninja Ball
Obstacle Course
Freeze Tag
Balloon Battle
Hide and Seek
and so much more Take a night off, and don't let your kids be the ones that missed out. Get signed up right here or on the Keishidojo app. https://www.mystudio.academy/e/?=8037958927/1068/100269///1571162269 ....
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The Long Road

The road to a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu or BJJ Black Belt for me has been a really long windy road. It all started back in 1999 when I began training under Martial Arts Unlimited (formally Progressive Martial Arts) Instructor AJ Weimer. At the time the program was termed Jiu-Jitsu Submission Fighting. The original curriculum had a lot of striking and would basically be an MMA program by today's standards. It had all the elements necessary of a Jiu-Jitsu or BJJ program on the ground, although there was a lot of emphasis on Boxing and Muay Thai too. In 2003 I earned my Black Belt in that program (I was in an accelerated program due to military relocation). I had these workout sheets to complete ....
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Jeet Kune Do

The term jeet kune do was coined and put into use in 1967 by Bruce Lee in an attempt to put a name to his martial expression. Lee wrestled with putting a name to his art as he constantly veered away from any type of crystallization (and thereby limitation) of its essence, however, the simple need to refer to it in some concrete way won out and jeet kune do was born. The idea of intercepting is key to jkd, whether it be the interception of your opponent’s technique or his intent. The basic guiding principles are: simplicity
, directness
and freedom
(the form of no form). The techniques and philosophies of JKD can be applied to real combat as well as challenging life situations. Jeet ....
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Jane Robles

My son love his karate classes. They start and finish on time which I like very much. I'm really sad that I found this place and we are moving away. I will definitely would recommend this place for kids karate classes.

Steve Arnold

The instructor is very knowledgeable on multiple forms of martial arts. Rarely will you find a dojo that actively teaches aikido, jiu-jitsu, karate, and Kali all under one roof. The dojo is also family and military oriented. You cannot ask for a better instructor or dojo.

April Romo

I've had all three of my kids in jiujitsu for 3 months now. (Ages 5, 10 & 12) I only wish there were more teachers and more classes per week. They can't get enough and get so much out of their training. We want MOAR! So happy we found you.

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