Essential Martial Arts

Extreme Sports Team

Greensboro, Oak Ridge
& Stoney Creek.
336-282-3000

Essential Martial Arts is one of the premier martial arts schools on the East Coast; Featuring: Kid's martial arts, pre-school martial arts as well as specialized Teen and Adult classes.  Regardless of your goals (fitness, self defense, family activities, weight loss, self esteem, having fun), we can help you.  We have specialized programs for all ages and skill levels ranging from ITF style Taekwon-Do, HapKiDo, Contemporary Jeet Kune Do with Philippine Stick and Knife tactics to Brazilian Jiu-jitsu/Submission grappling and Mixed Martial Arts/MMA.  Come meet our friendly and professional staff and see our state of the art facilities while becoming part of our goal oriented atmosphere.

PROUDLY SERVING GUILFORD COUNTY SINCE 1996. 

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New Pre-Dragons 'Mommy and Me' Eight Week Program Starting Soon!
Ages 2 to 3.5 !!!

Dates: Each Friday from September 10th - October 29th
cost: $99 per student
Please visit our  Pre-Dragons Page for format details
Class is taught by Master Ellen Hendrix & is limited to 10 students



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Master Hendrix News:

8-10-2010. I just returned from assistant teaching and training at the World HapKiDo Association's Summer Camp in Altamone Springs, Fl. It was an incredible event. Special Guests were Grand Master Hwang In-Shik (www.eaglehapkido.com) and my instructor the WHA President, Grand Master Jung Tae (www.worldhapkido.com) . These men are second to none in the HapKiDo world. You might remember GM Hwang from movies with Chuck Norris, Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee! I was especially honored to be promoted to the United States East Coast Director for the World Hakido Association at the annual summer banquet.  This is an incredible personal honor b/c the WHA has so many talented and sincere martial artist on the East Coast and around the world!

7-19-2010. I am returning from assistant teaching and training at the Unified International Taekwon-Do Federation's (www.unified-itf.com) annual summer camp.  I had the unique honor of getting to work with a group from Ghana, Africa as well as judging multiple competitions.  There was a lot of talent at this event.  The event is hosted each year by my instructor Grand Master K.S. Hwang (K-9-1) who was the 2nd of only five men to ever be promoted to Grand Master by the late founder of ITF Taekwon-Do - General Choi.  It is an honor to me to hold the highest ranking American black belt certificate of all active U-ITF members (certificate number A-7-2, meaning the 2nd American 7th Degree promoted in U-ITF. Note: A-7-1 is no longer active in the U-ITF).

6-7-2010. I just returned from Progressive Fighting System's Training Summit in Contemporary Jeet Kune Do and Philippine Martial Arts at Lake Isabella in California.  The training was fast paced and intense.  The Summit is hosted by PFS founder and my Jeet Kune Do instructor, Paul Vunak (www.fighting.net) .  It was a great honor to receive my Full Instructor Certificate at the camp in Contemporary Jeet Kune Do and Philippine Martial Arts which I had earned at Sigund Vunak's place in May. I was also honored with earning an Advanced Law Enforcement and Edged Weapons 2 Instructor Certification at the Summit.

 

 

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