As Martial Artists we get comfortable training in our gi’s and belts.  Everyday we enter the dojo and we put on our traditional garb to learn and practice our self-defense techniques.  This week, we decided to take off our uniforms and train in our regular everyday street clothes.  We encouraged students to wear what they

What an honor! SASDA has been selected out of 861 schools in Los Angeles as one of the top 20 martial arts programs! The criteria for rank was broken down into several categories.  There are so many great schools of all disciplines and we are very excited to be part of this elite group. Check

Looking back over 2016, we’ve had quite a year at the Shaolin American Self Defense Academy.  Filled with Ninja Nights, Birthday parties, Women’s Self-Defense Classes, Tournaments, Promotions and a lot of hard work.  With the help of so many, our family can continue to grow, share and get stronger.   This past year we were

Every December the Studio City Recreation Center hosts the Beeman Park Winter Family Festival.  As one of the founding supporters the Shaolin American Self Defense Academy makes another appearance in a day filled with Snow, Food and Fun.  Many local business spread holiday cheer with activities, deals and tasty treats for the community.  At the

Women’s Self-Defense seminars are an important part of our program here at SASDA. While the system we teach is a self-defense based system, these intensives are specially designed to empower women with the knowledge and tools that can help them get out of a scary situation. While attending one seminar is never enough, this is

The Weekend of July 15-16, 2016 was filled with great Kenpo knowledge at the Shaolin American Self Defense Academy. Our dojo hosted the first west coast Brotherhood of Kenpo event. Starting with a Friday night line ran by Grandmaster Yoshio Furyua, followed by a full day of seminars for kids and adults, students were filled

On June 15, 2011, The Shaolin American Self Defense Academy opened its doors with just a few students and only carpet to train on. Five years later we are a big family of martial artists and have grown to build a beautiful training facility. The dojo could not thrive without the support of every single

As we get closer to the end of the school year, many of our local schools have asked for support from the Shaolin American Self Defense Academy. We were lucky enough to be part of the fitness day at Rio Vista Elementary School as well as Music Night at Carpenter Elementary. Martial arts is not

A black belt is not something that is given, it is earned.  Through years of training, hard work, blood, tears and sweat, one can earn this honor.  On February 9, 2016, Ms. Alexandra Yates is the first female at the Shaolin American Self Defense Academy to receive her black belt.  Ms. Yates started in the

We hope that everyone has had a very happy and healthy holiday season.  We continue to grow as a school, as a staff, and in programs and would not be able to do it without the support from all of you.  As we forge into 2016, we are very excited for the upcoming events that