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5 Reasons To Enroll Your Child in Martial Arts

Parents want to find activities that help their children gain skills that will be beneficial to their growth and development. Martial arts is an excellent activity for growth and improvement. Read this article to find out 5 ways your child will grow through martial arts.

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Cognitive and Behavioral Benefits of Martial Arts

Research has shown that children who participate in martial arts will experience cognitive and behavioral benefits, such as improved attention, improved memory, improved motor development, and improved emotional well being. Read this article to learn more about these benefits.

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The Core Values of Martial Arts

Martial Arts is about the body and the mind. The core values of martial arts are integrity, discipline, focus, and perseverance. Read this article to learn more about these core values and how IMAA’s values align.

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How Martial Arts Builds Character in Kids

Martial arts is not just an activity that will lead to physical development in your child. Practicing martial arts will also lead to character development. Through the values that martial arts instills, students will learn, respect, focus, confidence, discipline, and perseverance.

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Top 5 Benefits of Karate

You don’t have to be a karate expert to know that it’s a great workout. Karate is an excellent way to get in shape and the practice of martial arts can do wonders for your mind, body, and spirit. This article examines five benefits you may experience when practicing this form of exercise.

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What Can Karate Do for You?

From Karate lessons comes an enhanced sense of self-awareness that makes life much less stressful! The physical and mental benefits of Karate help many people find clarity and focus. And if you’re looking for ways to improve your quality of living, then Karate is something to consider adding to your workout regimen. This article examines three ways Karate benefits your mind and body. What can Karate do for you? Read on to find out!

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Integrity – What’s it worth to you?

Integrity is one of the most important character traits we try to instill into our students at Innovative Martial Arts Academy. One could say it’s the cornerstone of what we are trying to build. Find out why…

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Moving Targets

Hitting Moving Targets More Challenge, More Real World Application Teaching Fundamentals One of the first things we work on in karate is how to hit and how to kick. We move our students from these fundaments elements to learning how to string strikes and kicks together. We then teach to form a combination. Then we

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Our Reviews

Great school with wonderful teachers. My daughter has a great time learning and everyone is friendly. There is even an adult class that allowed me to try to see if I liked it and everyone was very patient with me. I am thankful to have my daughter be a part of the Innovative Martial Arts Academy in Wake Forest and know she is benefiting from it in more than one way. It amazes me how fast she is learning and how hard she is trying. They have her trying to develop at her fullest with her mind, body, and spirit. I would recommend this school to anyone interested in martial arts.

Janice P.
This place is great! Charles and his team have fantastic programs for kids. When we started our 3.5 year old son, I didn’t know what to expect. He quickly adapted to the classes and now loves going. Our 2 year old son loves watching and will start as well as soon as he turns 3. Innovative Martial arts also hosted their birthday parties. The kids had a blast doing different activities throughout the birthday party. Can’t say enough good things about this place, and what they teach!

William D.

Wonderful place for not only skill development but also personal development. Owner and instructors genuinely get to know students and families and care about them. The lessons learned will provide character growth as well as martial art skills. The owner is also a long time student of many different martial arts, he didn’t just buy a franchise, and tries very hard to live what he teaches the students. Proud to have been in this dojo family for 6+ years and proud of the friendships we have made there!

Kristi F.