SW Portland Martial Arts Blog

Teen MMA

April 21st, 2023


Got a teen in your life? Do they want to train martial arts? Are they intimidated by adult classes but scoff at kids classes?

Perfect. Come on in to our teens MMA class. Wednesdays at 6pm and Saturdays at 11am.

Coach Alex gears the class to all levels – beginners are always welcome.

Summer Camps

April 13th, 2023
SWPMA Movement Arts Camps

Our Summer Movement Arts Camps are back! Our awesome action-packed weeks that work to help campers connect and expand their horizons in a safe, supportive environment. We strive to provide quality martial arts instruction as well as giving the kids a peek at lots of other movement arts by bringing in fantastic guest teachers, and talk about mindset and control-of-self. Choice, outdoor time, fun new experiences – galore!

Meet You Where You’re At

February 24th, 2023

Some kids can jump right into our martial arts program, no problem. Others hesitate. Some try to jump right in and then decide they weren’t actually ready to leap in. In short, everyone is different.

We’ve always prided ourselves on meeting students where they are at and moving forward from there, so we’re not sure why we haven’t thought of the idea of an intro series for kids before but suppose we have to meet ourselves where we’re at too?

Whatever the case, we’re going for it! We’ve offering up one series for 6-9 year olds and another for 10-13 year olds. The idea is to introduce students to consent, ethics, control, punching, kicking, contact, throwing, falling, grappling, and forms – so that when they are ready to join the ongoing program, they feel good about it and know how to communicate well with their partners and keep themselves (and their partners) safe, learning while building resilience.

Ever improving, ever moving forward.

Check the events page for more details, times, and pricing.

A Systema Offering

February 10th, 2023

Want to learn practical self defense without any of the rubric or hassle of belt requirements and technique lists? Don’t want to sign up for a month to month membership with us, but you want to do more than dip your toes in the ocean that is martial arts?

Try our Systema series. With this package, we’re offering five hours of classes for only $60. That’s $40 off our drop in rate. The class will meet every Tuesday from Noon-1pm starting February 21st through March 21st.

Go check our events page to sign up.

Spring Break Camp! Early bird signup.

January 21st, 2023


We haven’t done a Spring Break Camp in a long time… so it’s time! Martial Arts! Crafts! Art! All the amazing things!

Ages 6-8 can do a half day. Ages 8 and up can do a whole day or a half day. Right now the full day prices are $325 for members and $350 for non-members. The half day price is $175 for everybody.

Go to our event page for more details and signup. It’s going to be amazing! No prior martial arts experience necessary.