At South Elgin Budokan we offer a variety of family Martial Arts disciplines and Fitness programs for all skill levels and ages. Our goal is to serve our students with the highest quality of instruction, service and professionalism through Discipline, Fitness, & Tradition training. We take pride in knowing that we are positively helping our students experience a sense of accomplishment and to be confident and more honorable citizens in the community and their personal lives. Our flagship program is a blend of Japanese, Chinese, Korean and Okanawan training with separate classes for youth and adults. Multiple instructors contribute to this curriculum to ensure all basic to advanced techniques are included. Youth Beginner Judo Classes: Learn the competitive Olympic sport that emphasizes safety. It is the ancient Japanese art which utilizes spectacular throwing techniques, but also involves considerable grappling on the ground utilizing controlled holds and arm lock techniques. Judo is learned on special mats for comfort and safety. We match our students with others with similar size and skill level so bring a friend. Other classes we offer youth students are Arnis, Boxing, Shotokan Karate and Tai Chi. Try one lesson for free. We are a unique dojo as we have multiple skilled instructors teaching the various programs that we offer. All disciplines can be experienced in either group lessons or private instruction. Students are engaged on a month to month basis with no other fees. Family discounts are available. Check our website often for new class offerings.
