ST. LOUIS MARTIAL ARTS CENTER IS A SCHOOL, NOT A GYM. WE ARE VERY UNIQUE IN WHAT WE DO AND DO NOT IDENTIFY OURSELF WITH THE AVERAGE MARTIAL ARTS GYM. WE ARE A CHRISTIAN MARTIAL ARTS MINISTRY. MOST PEOPLE DO NOT UNDERSTAND OR EVEN HAVE HEARD OF A CHRISTIAN MARTIAL ARTS MINISTRY. OUR SCHOOL CAN NOT BE COMPARED TO THE AVERAGE MARTIAL ARTS SCHOOL BECAUSE WE ARE TOTALLY DIFFERENT IN HOW WE OPERATE AND WHAT WE TEACH. OUR PHILOSOPHY AND TEACHES COME FROM A BIBLICAL PERSPECTIVE. IF YOU WANT TO GROW SPIRITUALLY, MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY TO BECOME A WELL BALANCED MARTIAL ARTIST THEN ST. LOUIS MARTIAL ARTS CENTER IS THE PLACE FOR YOU.
At the St. Louis Martial Arts Center we strive to teach discipline, focus, confidence, and many more life skills along with excellent self-defense. We are located in Florissant, MO in North County St. Louis. Master Ray teaches a combination of many different martial arts styles such as the following:
- Tae Kwon Do (Sun Do Sul, WTF system, Olympic sparring)
- Kung Fu (Wing Chun, Five Animal Styles, Chinese Boxing, and Tai Chi)
- Hapkido (Korean Art of Self Defense)
- Jiu-Jitsu (Submission Grappling)
- Boxing & Kickboxing
- Many Weapons (Bo-staff, sai, escrima, sword, knife, nunchakus, metal fighting fan, etc..)
At St. Louis Martial Arts Center our focus is to help you reach your greatest potential in a very positive professional manner by teaching you leadership skills that will help you in all areas of your life. Call today and mention this website and receive a FREE LESSON for you or your entire family. Whether you want to get in better shape, learn more discipline, be a national competitor or be in a martial arts movie, we can help you to obtain your goals. Master Ray's goal is to help you to achieve YOUR goals!
Most people do not realize the true importance of martial arts training. There are many reasons why martial arts should be a priority for you and your family. It is a mistake to ask our children if they are interested in taking martial arts instead of making it a requirement. Of course, all parents want their children to enjoy it and most of them certainly do. Asking a child if they are interested in martial arts is the same as asking them, "Do you want to learn to show respect, do you want to learn discipline, do you want to exercise and work hard, do you want to learn to control your temper, and do you want to learn to focus better on your school work?" These lessons should not be an option for our children or for ourselves. A martial arts program is not just about kicking and punching, it is about life skills and character development.
Here is a question to ask yourself:
Do you think you or your child will be successful with just a scholastic education if you or they have not learned discipline, confidence, respect, perseverance, leadership and goal setting? Of course not, and martial arts education provides those necessary life skills to be successful.
Another question for parents:
If someone were to try to kidnap or molest your child, do they have the necessary skills to defend themselves? How much would it be worth to you as a parent if a child molester or kidnapper tried to take your child and they defended themselves and got away? Do you understand that these things are happening everyday? Do you think that there is no way that it will ever happen to your child? We must love our children enough to provide self-defense training so that they can truly defend themselves from an attacker.
FAMILIES THAT PRAY TOGETHER, STAY TOGETHER!