ST. LOUIS MARTIAL ARTS CENTER IS A MINISTRY, NOT A GYM. WE ARE VERY UNIQUE IN WHAT WE DO AND DO NOT IDENTIFY OURSELVES WITH THE AVERAGE MARTIAL ARTS SCHOOL. WE ARE A CHRISTIAN MARTIAL ARTS MINISTRY. MOST PEOPLE DO NOT UNDERSTAND OR EVEN HAVE HEARD OF A CHRISTIAN MARTIAL ARTS MINISTRY. OUR MINISTRY 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 TEACHINGS COME FROM A BIBLICAL PERSPECTIVE. THE EASIEST WAY TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WE ARE IS TO THINK OF A BUDDHIST TEMPLE BUT INSTEAD OF TEACHING BUDDHISM WE TEACH CHRISTIANITY. WE ARE A CHURCH THAT BELIEVES IN GROWING SPIRITUALLY, MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY TO BECOME A WELL BALANCED WARRIOR FOR CHRIST.
BE THE NEXT "KARATE KID"!
At the St. Louis Martial Arts Center (Stephen Ray Ministries) we strive to teach spiritual, mental, & physical discipline, focus, confidence, respect, perseverance, and many more life skills along with excellent self-defense. We are located in Florissant, MO in North County St. Louis. Pastor/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) Korean Style Karate
- 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..)
Our spiritual doctrine is based on the FULL gospel. We want to follow God's word and not man made religious traditions.
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. We strive to keep a godly atmosphere and allow the Holy Spirit to guide us in every session. Call today and mention this website and receive a FREE LESSON for you or your entire family. Whether you want to have a closer relationship with God, 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. Pastor/Master Ray's goal is to help you to achieve YOUR goals!
Most people do not realize the true importance of Christian Martial Arts education. There are many reasons why Christian 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 Christian Martial Arts program is not just about kicking and punching, it is about life skills, character development, and spiritual maturity.
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.
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