Family Martial Arts
Our goal at Alexander’s is to be the “third place” for your family. We all prioritize a couple of peer groups or places we invest our time and efforts. Adults tend to prioritize work and family. And kids tend to prioritize family and school. After that, there’s the “third place”. The place you choose to spend time and effort beyond your first two core peer groups.
Safety for the Whole Family
Safe Curriculum
Our curriculum is born out of the karate program at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. It was based on self-defense for young adults. As we’ve added more kids’ classes, we’ve updated the curriculum to be age appropriate and still effective. We separate classes by age and experience level so students are appropriately challenged and supported as they grow into Black Belts.
Lil’ Dragons (4-6 yrs): Curriculum focuses on motor control, focus, and concentration.
Youth (7-12 yrs): Curriculum is designed to build confidence and teach fundamental self-defense skills while concentrating on personal growth. We also include an introduction to Kobudo (traditional weapons training) to teach spatial awareness and coordination.
Teens & Adults (13+ yrs): Curriculum is self-defense based. We teach traditional karate, kickboxing, and kobudo while emphasizing a “common sense” approach to self protection.
Safe Facility
Our floors are matted with industry leading Zebra mats. They are mopped with an anti-microbial anti-bacterial solution daily. Our equipment is consistently inspected and replaced as needed.
Safe Air
The atmosphere at Alexander’s is family focused. We’ve invested about $100k in air quality improvements and filtration at the school since Covid-19 came on the scene. We did this so potentially vulnerable family members like young siblings and grandparents can feel safer in our gallery. Of course, this is also positive for our members as they train.
We monitor the CO2. As a result of the improvements, we’ve cut the CO2 to about 1/3 of what they were before. The air quality improvements provide about 90 CFM of clean/fresh air for each person in the building. That meets ASHRAE-241 Standards. That’s some of the best air quality you’ll find anywhere.
Growth Oriented Curriculum
The Alexander’s Personal Development System has been proven over the last 30+ years in Huntsville and Madison, AL. It’s our belief that it’s “easy” to make good Black Belts out of “great people”. Our emphasis is on empowering students to reach their individual potential.
Classes are designed to support and challenge students so they can grow into their Black Belt skills. As the student learns more skills, the classes get more challenging and the fitness benefits increase. The nice thing about this approach is that you don’t need to “be in shape” to start. It lets you GET in shape as you learn!
Proven Program
Over the last 30 years, we’ve produced over a dozen North American Champions recognized by the North American Sport Karate Association. We believe this is the result of building the person through martial arts so their character is as strong or stronger than their martial arts skill set. Like we said before, it’s easy to make GOOD BLACK BELTS from GREAT PEOPLE!
How Your Family Can Start
We always start with an orientation program, so new members can see how our approach works BEFORE they walk on to the main mats. Contact us today so we can help your family start on their Black Belt journey.
Alexander’s Martial Arts – 51 Nance Rd #104 – Madison, AL | 256-837-8624
