HAPPY 2015 to all SASDA students, family, and friends!! A big thanks to all of our students and families for a great year. We have grown not only in numbers but also in mind, body and spirit. We’ve already started off the year with great classes and lots of energy. Our students and staff at

Sensei Lucas Presents: A Doce Pares Stick Fighting Seminar Senior Grandmaster Ron Lew will be teaching a stick-fighting seminar in the art form of Eskrido, a highly skilled system created in 1948 by SGM Cacoy Canete. The system continues to be improved and refined because to understand the technique, it requires a different process and

On October 10th & 11th, our school hosted an American Kenpo Seminar with Grandmaster Michael Pick. It was a great weekend with many takeaways encompassing the mind, body and spirit. Mr. Pick has served with the Marines in Vietnam and has trained the Special Forces with a hand-to-hand combative system. He believes in fighting for

This year the Long Beach Internationals Martial Arts tournament celebrated its 50th Anniversary. Martial artists from all over the world gathered together to share kenpo and to compete against one another. SASDA went to Long Beach for the weekend and definitely made a precense. Every student who competed stepped onto the mats with full hearts

In 2013 our school won 2 “Best of LA” awards in L.A. Parent Magazine, the Best Martial Arts Program as well as Best Fitness Center and we want to do it again this year for 2014!! It only takes a couple minutes to fill out the voter form online. Please encourage your family and friends

This month we celebrate our 3-year anniversary. On June 15, 2011 the Shaolin American Self Defense Academy opened its doors with just a few students and shell of a dojo. Since then we have grown to a healthy family friendly dojo that teaches young and old in a Kenpo community. With the help of each

In April 2014, Sensei Lucas Sullivan was invited to attend the World All-Styles Championships hosted in Vagos, Portugal. The WAC Association recognizes the opportunity for all to enjoy martial arts and combat sports to come and compete on one common ground. The World All-Styles Championships tournament was created so that different organizations can work together

This year on March 23rd, 2014 the Bob White Invitational commenced in Huntington Beach. California. One of the largest kids karate tournaments began with nerves, excitement and the eye on the prize. The Shaolin American Self Defense Academy showed up to have fun, learn and have a great day of karate. We would like to

The VALIDO Academy of Martial Arts, in partnership with the Shaolin American Self Defense Academy will be presenting a seminar taught by none other than Sensei Gerry!! The “American Kenpo-Giron® Arnis Escrima Connection” Seminar will showcase the parallels between the two arts, AND give the Kenpoist a higher level of skill in handling edged and

Another awesome year at the dojo! We would like to thank each and every one of you for your support and loyalty to this academy. With the end of 2013 we venture into a new year in which we will have new events and ideas to add to our yearly program. These may include beach/