Martial Arts

Great instruction, great group of people. Couldn't be more pleased with my experience.

My daughter is 6 years old and she absolutely loves her martial arts. The community is wonderful and supportive. Any child that needs a bust on their self-esteem, stand up to a bully, or just have fun, will be in great hands.

Signed up the kids a bit ago, they love it! Instructors are great and prices are right. Way to learn, burn energy, and have fun

In a typical Urban Combat class, you will warm up for 30 minutes with a tabata or interval training, followed possibly by punching drills with thai pads and/or focus mitts with a partner. You'll then work on other drills such as take downs, ground grappling, grabs/holds with partners. In this respect, about half the class is similar to an MMA class. Where the style differs from boxing, wrestling, BJJ, MMA and other sports is that the techniques and training focus are on the study of real acts of violence- such as through review of security camera footage and law enforcement statistics- and application of practical defenses against those threats. This is why it's called Reality-Based Defense, they care about what really works vs. Hollywood or what traditional martial arts preach as dogma. An MMA gym teaches little about fighting off multiple attackers, knife fighting, gun fighting, club defense, use of pepper spray, fighting off car-jackers inside a vehicle, home invasion defense, combat psychology, legal aspects of use of force, trauma first aid, fighting in low light, and use of verbal commands to control violent accounters. Class size is reliably 7-15 students of varying skill levels, and is often more than 1/3 female. 2-hour women's defense seminars are held on or off-site, by appointment.

We have been going here for a little over year, and the way that the instructors work with the kids is absolutely outstanding!

I highly recommend Bujinkan Sonoma Dojo in Santa Rosa, CA to anyone interested in martial arts. Whether you are beginner like myself or more advanced, this is a great atmosphere to learn and grow in your practice with very talented and highly skilled individuals. Here's some information on Budo Taijutsu from their website. You can find much more information there. Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu is a collection of nine Japanese martial arts schools taught by Masaaki Hatsumi (Soke) in Noda-shi, Japan. Six of these are regarded as samurai jujutsu schools and three of these represent schools of ninjutsu.

Very welcoming dojo where you learn legit mauy thai

Fantastic BJJ instruction. Perfect environment. Great technique.

Went here to drop in and train, and was super impressed with the quality of the instruction and the skill of the jiujiteros. Excellent academy, definitely give them a shot if you're in town.

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