VISION & MISSION
Our vision is to teach youth how to walk with courage, acceptance and strength. To give voice and opportunity to each individual as they grow through the unique experience of presenting themselves to their world.”
Our mission is to provide a safe, respectful and challenging environment where participants can learn and grow through the focus, discipline and mindfulness of the martial arts.
We aspire to improve one’s confidence through a commitment to self-empowerment and self-improvement. We will assist in the development of a spirit that honors others, their community and
especially themselves.
Through example, we will positively demonstrate the tenets of a healthy, active lifestyle.
MANA
MANA has grown out of decades of martial arts practice in a variety of traditional, modern and combative arts. As a society, we North Americans tend to look to other cultures and paths to find our own. This way has many positive benefits, however I believe that we cannot fully integrate these other cultures, arts and lifestyles into our own and we are left still looking for more...
MANA is at its inception point and my intention is to set forth the creation of Martial Arts North America! We have all that we need right here, at home in our own backyard. We have the history of being innovators, taking anything and working it until it is our own. I see this with the martial arts. We have a melting pot of international cultures that can easily mesh with our own traditional heritage. I believe we can grow martial arts out of this melting pot as long as we keep our North American character, ideals and expression in mind.
PERFORMANCE MARTIAL ARTS
Performance Martial Arts places a strong emphasis on the growth and development that comes from doing live performances on a regular basis. The students will learn how to carry themselves professionally, with a high level of respect and closely following both the Warrior Ethos and the Master Ethos.
Martial Arts can be a very well-balanced lifestyle and can offer youth guidance along the path of learning lifeskills not always taught in our schools or in aspects of our society. The combination of martial arts study and the presentation of those skills can offer students many rewarding experiences that they can take forward into life with confidence and honour.
"Peak performance begins with taking complete responsibility for your life and everything that happens to you..." Brian Tracy
"I am not in competition with anybody but myself. My goal is to beat my last performance."
Celine Dion
"Every job is a self-portrait of the person who did it...autograph your work with excellence."
Jessica Guidobono
GROUP Classes
The standard martial arts class. Participants will warm-up, practice the three K's (Kata, Kihon, Kumite) of Karate and receive group instruction. This program will participate in the session end demonstrations, however, will not receive any competitive teaching or experience.
The focus of this class is to learn quality martial arts in a challenging, disciplined environment while still having fun along the way!
SOLO Performance
The solo performance personifies martial arts! We all walk our own road and along the way we have many opportunities, experiences and interactions. It is through the challenges thrown our way that we grow and develop into adu...
Solo performance is the opportunity to work one on one with an instructor to learn the required skills, receive constant feedback through disciplined study and polish the performance. When the moment arrives, hearing their name called, the stage is set for the performance of a lifetime!
Through solo performance the participant will develop a self-empowered sense that they have control over their contribution and success. They will learn that the level of commitment greatly affects the quality of work and this can help shape a successful life.
DUO Performance
Duo performance is the opportunity to work with a partner in a variety of applications. Similar to the solo, the duo allows for the partners to work closely with an instructor to learn the required skills, recieve constant feedback and together to create a trusting bond that brings their performance to a higher level.
The duo performance offers much flexibility as the combination can work on Kata, Kumite, Weapons, Self-Defense, Judo/Jiu-Jitsu or a fun skit.