About · Lawrence, NY
Meet TheFamily.
Here's who'll be guiding your family — every class, every belt, every breakthrough.
01 / Your founder
Master Daniel
Segarra.
Master Daniel Segarra has spent decades inspiring confidence, discipline, and success through martial arts — building Lawrence and the Five Towns' most trusted family dojo and training thousands of kids, teens, and adults along the way.
Today he teaches side by side with his wife, Master Joanne Segarra — two masters, one family dojo. Parents tell us their daughters especially love having a woman master on the mat.
Decades later, the mission hasn't changed: everyone belongs on this mat, and every belt is earned.
02 / Our mission
The Belt Is Earned.
So Is The Character.
Empowering kids, teens, and families across Lawrence and the Five Towns to build stronger bodies, sharper minds, and unshakable confidence.
03 / What we teach
Our
Values.
Respect
Bow in, listen, help your partner. Respect is the first thing taught here — and the thing parents notice at home first.
Courage
Speaking up, trying again, stepping on the mat for the first time. Every class asks for a little courage — and builds a lot more.
Belonging
Every background, every language, every ability. On this mat, every student is an equal — and every belt is earned the same way.
Family
We're a dojo, but we're really a family. Parents, kids, instructors — nobody trains alone here. That's been our way for decades.
04 / The dojo
A Place To
Belong.
Walk in and you'll feel it: clean mats, real instructors, students cheering each other on. No try-outs. No pressure. Just a community that's been growing in Lawrence since 1968.
Whether you're here for confidence, focus, fitness, or family time — you'll find it on our mat.
Bring the whole family. Train side by side. Leave stronger than you walked in — every single class.
Come Meet
The Family.
Walk in this week. Try a class. See if it's the right fit.