TOTS (ages 4-6)
Our LITTLE DRAGONS program is designed to teach our youngest students to BE THEIR BEST at this critical stage in their personal development! Our tots learn to interact appropriately with peers and adults in a FUN, structured environment that stresses life skills such as RESPECT, SELF CONTROL, PAYING ATTENTION, and FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS. The physical instruction in our classes improve both gross and fine motor skills. And, of course, our students are taught age appropriate self defense lessons!

KIDS KARATE (ages 6 & up) Prepare your child for SUCCESS at home, school, and in ANY SITUATION that life may throw his/her way! Students learn life skills such as respect, concentration, Black Belt Effort, physical fitness, and GOAL SETTING. They also learn nonviolent conflict resolution, situational awareness, and effective, reality based self defense skills that include personal protection strategies from all angles, including being on the ground. Our students leave our kids classes with a feeling of personal empowerment as their physical conditioning, self esteem, and self confidence improve through their practice of Karate!
(Our Karate Kids can specialize even further with the options for traditional weapons and additional sparring and self defense training.)

KRAV MAGA (Teens and Adults)
Come get the workout of your life with the Official Self Defense and Conditioning System of the Israeli Military!! Krav Maga (literally translated: Contact Combat) is designed to get you as CONDITIONED and PROFICIENT in the SHORTEST AMOUNT OF TIME possible! Hollywood stars, International special forces, and law enforcement agencies enjoy the benefits of Krav Maga training, and so can you! Classes are informal and informative, and our instructors utilize music, scientific training methods (cardiovascular conditioning, resistance & body weight exercises, core conditioning, and flexibility training), and modern training equipment (heavy bags,impact pads, focus mitts,grappling bags, speed bag, bob & weave bag, medicine balls, etc.) to motivate and educate. Students dress in modern workout attire, including athletic shoes, and our pro shop is always stocked with fashionable, gender specific apparel, including dry fit fabrics. AND NO, YOU DON'T NEED TO POSSESS PRIOR MARTIAL ARTS TRAINING OR OUTSTANDING PHYSICAL CONDITIONING TO SUCCESSFULLY PARTICIPATE! KRAV MAGA'S PROGGRESSIVE AND EVOLVING TEACHING METHODOLOGY ACCOMMODATES AND CHALLENGES STUDENTS OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES!

CONTACT COMBAT (Teens and Adults)
Our members also have the option to further hone their Krav Maga Combative skills in our full contact sparring classes. This program covers stand up, take downs, and ground fighting, and is a huge hit with both male and female members. Safety Equipment (kick boxing headgear with optional face shield, boxing gloves, over- the- shoe shin guards, mouth piece, and groin protection) and progressive drills are utilized to ensure that both beginners and advanced students are appropriately challenged.WE WORK HARD TO DISPEL THE MYTH THAT FULL CONTACT TRAINING IS ONLY FOR YOUNG, PROFESSIONAL ATHELETES, TO PROVIDE AN EVIRONMENT WHERE EVERYONE CAN TRAIN SAFELY AND COMFORTABLY, AND WHERE MOTIVATED STUDENTS CAN “TAKE IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL!”

R.A.K.E. FIGHTING SYSTEM (Teens and Adults)
R.A.K.E (Redirected Active Kinetic Energy) is a reality based self defense system developed and taught EXCLUSIVELY at the Salem Self Defense Center. Based on 30 years of Martial Arts training, this system is a MUST for the seasoned martial artist who wants the challeng of adding intricate yet effective applications to his/her self defense arsenal including advanced takedowns, Iron Body Conditioning, and scenerio training.

CORPORATE/SPECIAL INTEREST TRAINING
Be sure to inquire about group and corporate training! We provide specialized seminars and classes for Women's Safety, Teen and Adult Self Defense, and Martial Fitness. We offer competitive group and corporate rates.