Adults Martial Arts
Programs
Since the popularity of mixed Martial Arts hit mainstream media, more and more people in the Lexington community are looking to Martial Arts classes for their fitness and workout routine. Our programs in Taekwondo and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu will help you or your child improve their physical strength, flexibility, confidence, and self-discipline. At L.A.M.A. Martial Arts in Lexington, we take pride in the Martial Arts programs that we teach and have years of experience in each area. Choose a program below to learn more:
The Benefits of Martial Arts
Taekwondo is a very systematic martial art from Korea that involves head-height kicks, spinning, jumping, and fast kicking techniques. Taekwondo is recognized as one of the oldest forms of martial arts and one of the more popular forms to learn. Many people enjoy Taekwondo at (School Name) because it involves more than just movement of the body, but also positive training of our spirit and mind.
Self Defense
Taekwondo at Lexington Martial Arts Academy is also a great atmosphere to be in where you can succeed, gain self-esteem, and learn to never give up. We give you the skills you need to feel confident in your ability to defend yourself against any threat. We practice and practice to ensure that your muscles and body remember how to defend and counter any aggressor.
Fitness
One of the main benefits of Taekwondo is improving your strength and balance. Taekwondo depends on kicking, which helps practitioners learn to balance their weight on one leg leaving the other one free to strike. This martial art utilizes your core strength and leg strength while working on your flexibility and agility. Taekwondo can also help greatly improve coordination and endurance.
Confidence Building/Good Example
Lexington Martial Arts Academy is dedicated to empowering you with the confidence and self-esteem needed to succeed in everyday life. Taekwondo can bring out the positive qualities that have always been a part of you, whether that is inner calm, positive mental attitude, patience, or self-discipline. Taekwondo will help you overcome fear, anger and self-doubt, and leave you feeling confident in any situation.
Variety Workouts/Stress Relief
Taekwondo helps build mental toughness, teaches the value of hard work, and gives you the persistence you need in everyday life. Many members at Lexington Martial Arts Academy have said that Taekwondo is also a great stress-relief from school or work because it helps take their mind off problems they are facing so they can focus all their thoughts into kicking the target in front of them. It is a workout where you have to have endurance to execute all the various kicks and punches until the end of class. By engaging your brain during class, Taekwondo can help provide a completely different workout that you won’t find anywhere else.
Community
In Taekwondo, students are taught how to help each other out in class. Whether that be to help hold boards to break or targets for you to kick even to being sparring partners. By creating a bond of trust and reciprocation, you and your sparring partner can then practice various kicking combinations on each other and see how to make things work. Members at Lexington Martial Arts Academy have become close friends and help each other reach their goals.