Confident.Focused.Respectful.
Where kids in the Five Towns become more confident, more focused, and more respectful — through real martial arts, real challenge, and confidence that's earned on the mat.
New Student Offer
2 Weeks of Warrior Kids Martial Arts for $29
Warrior Kids Intro
Uniform Included
$29 / 2-Week Intro + Uniform
A complete 2-week starter — built for kids stepping onto the mat for the first time.
- 2 weeks of unlimited Warrior Kids classes
- Personal welcome and goal-setting with your instructor
- Skill assessment and a personalized training plan
- 100% Money-Back Guarantee
Sound Familiar?
Worried Your Kid Could Use A Little More…?
- Tunes out the first three times you ask
- Crumbles at the first sign of a challenge
- Loses focus the second screens come on
- Gets pushed around at school — or pushes back too hard
Here's what parents notice first:
- Listens the first time — at home and in the classroom
- Tries again when something gets hard, instead of quitting
- Focused enough to finish what they start
- Quiet confidence that handles a hard moment without escalating it
55+
years of refined martial arts training — focused on raising more confident, more capable kids
55+
years of refined martial arts training — focused on raising more confident, more capable kids
Designed For This Age
Why Warrior Works
Over more than five decades, Warrior Scholar refined a training approach that helps kids become more confident, more focused, and more respectful — on the mat and off. The Warrior Kids program combines proven curriculum, age-appropriate challenge, and real coaching into a structured path that develops discipline, self-defense, and personal growth — every class, every belt, every year.
Real Self-Defense
Age-appropriate skills kids hopefully never need — plus the awareness to avoid trouble in the first place.
Earned Confidence
Built on real challenge — not participation trophies. Every belt is earned.
Laser Focus
Structured drills teach kids to listen, focus, and finish what they start. Schoolwork follows.
Respect & Discipline
'Yes sir.' 'Yes ma'am.' Eye contact. The kind of respect teachers and grandparents notice first.
Grit That Sticks
Kids learn that quitting is a choice — and that there's a better one waiting on the other side of hard.
A Place They Belong
Train alongside friends who push them, cheer for them, and call them by name on day one.
The Core Idea
Confidence Follows Capability.
Real confidence isn't a pep talk — it's a byproduct of becoming genuinely capable. The more your child can actually do, the more naturally confident they become. That's what every class is built around: measurable skill, measurable progress, and confidence you can see at home and at school.
// A Typical Class
45 Minutes Of Real Training
- T+00
0‑8 min
MINBow In & Warm-Up
Lined up, focused, and warmed up — every kid starts the class the same way, every time.
- T+01
8‑20 min
MINSkill Development
Stances, strikes, blocks, and self-defense techniques — taught in clean, age-appropriate progressions.
- T+02
20‑32 min
MINDrills & Partner Work
Coached partner drills paired by size and skill. Real reps, real reps, real focus.
- T+03
32‑40 min
MINGames With A Purpose
High-energy games that hide the conditioning, sharpen reactions, and build teamwork.
- T+04
40‑45 min
MINMat Chat & Bow Out
A short lesson on respect, effort, or focus — the part parents tell us shows up at home.
Every class is purposeful. Every rep moves them forward.
Within The First Few Weeks
What Your Kid Will Gain
Most parents sign their kid up for one thing — focus, confidence, self-defense — and watch them gain all of it.
What You Came For
What They Leave With
Burning off energy
Focus that follows them to school
Learning self-defense
Confidence they carry everywhere
Building discipline
Respect you hear out loud at home
Trying something new
A community that knows their name
Built For This Stage
Train Hard. Train Safe.
Kids deserve real challenge — never at the cost of feeling safe. Here's how we push every kid without ever scaring one.
Coached Every Drill
Partner work is paired by size and skill, supervised every round. Push the pace — never the line.
Age-Appropriate Intensity
Every drill is dialed to the child in front of us. Hesitant kids ease in. Energetic kids get challenged.
Beginners Welcome — Always
Most kids walk in with zero experience. Our entire curriculum is built to start at zero and build the right way.
The Kid They're Becoming.
Kids don't come here just to collect techniques. They come here to become someone stronger — and they bring that kid home with them.
Capability
Real skill they can use — not just talk about. The foundation everything else is built on.
Confidence
Quiet, earned confidence that comes from knowing what they're actually capable of.
Discipline
The kind that shows up at homework, at the dinner table, and in every habit that matters.
Resilience
Grit built one rep, one round, one hard moment at a time.
Respect
For instructors, for teammates, for parents and teachers — the kind grown-ups notice.
A Path They Can Follow For Years.
Most kids' activities give you a season. We give your kid a path — with clear milestones, measurable progress, belt advancement, black belt degrees, and beyond. They'll always know where they're going and what they're working toward.
10
color belts marking foundational progress
10
black belt degrees of advanced mastery
∞
mastership levels — a path they can train for life
Parents Are Telling Us About It
Real Lawrence
Parents.
"Within the first month my son was finishing homework without a fight, standing up for himself at school, and asking to go to class. We've never seen him so proud of himself."
— Sarah M., Lawrence
"He listens the first time. That alone is worth it. Everything else — the discipline, the respect, the pride — has been a bonus."
— Tony R., Hewlett
"Our son was getting picked on at school. Six months later he hasn't had to throw a punch — he just carries himself differently now."
— Marcus D., Lawrence
"My 7-year-old wouldn't even leave my side at birthday parties. Three months in, she's leading warm-ups and demoing kicks for grandma at dinner."
— Lauren K., Cedarhurst
Thousands
Five Towns Students
2+
Years Strong
5.0
Google Rating
9th Dan
Master Instructor
Raise The Kid
You Want To Raise.
Warrior Kids Intro
Uniform Included
$29 / 2-Week Intro + Uniform
A complete 2-week starter — built for kids stepping onto the mat for the first time.
- 2 weeks of unlimited Warrior Kids classes
- Personal welcome and goal-setting with your instructor
- Skill assessment and a personalized training plan
- 100% Money-Back Guarantee
Master Daniel Segarra
"If after your child's first few classes you feel this isn't the right fit, just let us know and we'll make it right. We want every Lawrence family to feel completely confident getting their kid started."
Founder, Warrior Scholar Martial Arts · Building Strong Minds & Bodies Since 1968
2+ Years Training Five Towns Families
Common Questions
Got Questions?
Raise The Kid
You Want To Raise.
Training changes more than what your kid can do — it changes how they think, how they carry themselves, and what they believe they're capable of. Start with 2 weeks and see for yourself.
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