Pine Forest Martial Arts

All classes resume this week!! We can’t wait to see everyone back on the mats!

There are openings in all classes, so make an appointment and come try out our classes. We’d love to have you join our dojo family.

Tonight was our last class for 2024. It was a year full of trials for the dojo, as well as personally, but we’ve survived and we are looking forward to 2025!!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year’s to all of our students and friends and families!!

There are openings starting in January, so make an appointment and come try out our classes. We’d love to have you join our dojo family.

Tonight was our last rank test for 2024. Congratulations to the following students for doing a great job:
John Clement - 6 kyu karate and kobudo
William Blocker - 6 kyu karate and kobudo
Joseph Pelto - 7 kyu karate

Happy Thanksgiving to all of students and their families!

Reminder - No classes this Thursday, October 31st.

Hope you all get to enjoy some trick-or-treating!

Congratulations to our newest blue belts! Great job!
Lauren Breedlove - 9 kyu
Isaac Qualls - 9 kyu

Thinking about trying out a martial arts class? What should you consider first?

1) What are you interested in doing?
- Sport/competing in tournaments?
- self-defense
- fitness
- new hobby
Look for a school that offers and focuses on what you’re interested in.

2) Is the instructor(s) qualified?
- Does the instructor have legitimate certifications for what they are teaching? Look them up/research them!
- Is the martial arts legitimate or a made up style? Look it up/research it!
- Does the instructor still have a master that they still train under?
- Does the instructor’s uniform look make them look like a NASCAR driver with too many patches?
- Is the instructor way too young to have earned all the black belts they claim to have?
Look for a qualified instructor. Do some research, ask around and look at reviews from others that have actually trained there.

Here at Pine Forest Martial Arts, we are open, honest and up front with what we teach and what qualifications and certifications we have. Feel free to research us, ask others that train here or have trained here, and look at our reviews.

You get what you put into something, even from the very beginning.

Ippon Kumite!

Bo striking practice!

Striking practice!

Back to School is upon us once more!!

Want to try something new for extra curriculum activities?

Have you done martial arts before and miss it?

Come visit Pine Forest Martial Arts and give any of our classes a try.

Reasons for taking Martial Arts:
- Improves Flexibility, Balance, Cordination and Strength
- Improves Self-confidence and Self-esteem
- Improves Emotional Stability by reducing Stress, Anxiety and Aggressive Feelings
- Teaches Respect for others
- Teaches Discipline/Goals setting/achievement
- Promotes Good Character
- Improves Social Skills and Friendships

Your experience is what you make of it.

Congratulations to all that were promoted after tonight’s test:
Matthias Gros - 2 kyu karate, kobudo
Jake Smith - 5 kyu Jr karate, kobudo
Braylin Moore - 5 kyu Jr karate, kobudo
Jeffrey Clement - 6 kyu karate, kobudo
John Clement - 7 kyu karate
Joseph Pelto - 8 kyu karate
Chance Parker - 9 kyu karate

Great job everyone!!

AVOID SUMMER BOREDOM!!!

Pine Forest Martial Arts has the answer:

Keep active, get in shape, learn to defend yourself.

Martial Arts Classes can be for Everyone and NOT just the young!

Reasons for taking Martial Arts:
- Improves Flexibility, Balance, Cordination and Strength
- Improves Self-confidence and Self-esteem
- Improves Emotional Stability by reducing Stress, Anxiety and Aggressive Feelings
- Teaches Respect for others
- Teaches Discipline/Goals setting/achievement
- Promotes Good Character
- Improves Social Skills and Friendships

Your experience is what you make of it.

Come visit Pine Forest Martial Arts and give any of our classes a try. First class is free.

Come get warm while learning how to defend yourself!!

Karate classes will be in session tonight!

It’s a New Year!!
Pine Forest Martial Arts can help you fulfill your New Year's resolutions!

We teach LEGITIMATE self-defense focused traditional karate.

Our instructor is FULLY CERTIFIED and LICENSED by a living and practicing karate Grandmaster in Okinawa, Japan, the birthplace of karate!

Come visit Pine Forest Martial Arts and give any of our classes a try. First class is free.
Ages 7 and Up
5129 Hwy 28 East, Pineville, LA
318-447-3112

Reasons for taking Martial Arts:
- Teaches Discipline/Goals setting/achievement
- Improves Flexibility, Balance, Cordination and Strength
- Improves Self-confidence and Self-esteem
- Improves Social Skills and Friendships
- Improves Emotional Stability by reducing Stress, Anxiety and Aggressive Feelings
- Teaches Respect for others
- Promotes Good Character

Martial Arts Classes are for Everyone, NOT just the young!

Your experience is what you make of it.

Sorry, but there won’t be any classes Thursday, December 14th. Sensei should be back the next week. We will have classes the week of Dec 18 - 21. No classes the week of Dec 25 - 29. Classes will resume Jan 2nd.