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The Kingston Days Demo has been cancelled

NEW!!
Grappling classes added.
Wednesday and Friday mornings at
11:00 am after karate class

Go to class schedule page for the summer hours 

McDowell's Martial Arts Academy specializes in teaching martial arts techniques for mixed martial arts in an "American Freestyle" system called Ashite-do, which translates to "the way of the foot and hand". Ashite-do encompasses Kung Fu techniques, Wing Chun techniques, Aikido techniques, Judo, Karate, techniques from Tai Chi, and Chin Na techniques. For street defense and full contact competition, Boxing techniques along with Muay Thai Kickboxing and Grappling techniques are taught.

We are devoted to assisting our students achieve success in life by learning to set and achieve goals while advancing through a colored belt system. The martial arts techniques of Ashite-do, which is a mixed martial arts system, was developed by Master McDowell after 38 years of experience in the martial arts. It incorporates Muay Thai Kickboxing techniques, Chin Na techniques, techniques taken from Free Style Wrestling and Boxing techniques as well as classical Kung Fu techniques and Aikido techniques.

It is our goal to promote success through intense training, goal setting and the use of Black Belt principles throughout every aspect of day to day living. We strongly encourage training with martial arts techniques in order to not only develop confidence, self esteem, discipline, and moral character, but to also improve balance, coordination, strength, and good health at the same time. With this in mind we also offer Yoga and Tai Chi to balance mind, body and spirit. We are committed to providing quality mixed martial arts instruction for fun, sport competition, self defense and good health.