Scorpius Martial Arts
Scorpius Martial Arts, 618 S Escondido Blvd, Escondido, CA 92025
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Scorpius Martial Arts offers martial arts training that includes Korean karate Tang Soo Do, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, kick boxing, kids classes, women’s self-defense, self-defense, sparring (kumite), weightlifting, yoga, and private lessons by appointment. The studio is described as a clean, open space for learning and practicing martial arts in a safe, supportive environment.
• Ages: 5–18 years old
• Schedule: Closed for the following 2026 holidays: January 1 (New Years Day); January 19 (MLKJ Day); February 16 (Presidents Day); April 4 and 6 (Easter); May 25 (Memorial Day); June 19 (Juneteenth); July 3–5 (Independence Day); September 7 (Labor Day); October 12 (Indigenous Persons Day); October 31 (Halloween); November 26–29 (Thanksgiving); and December 2, 2026–January 3, 2027 (Happy Holidays).
• Price: $150 New Student Registration, Karate Uniform and 1st Month; $125/Month Unlimited Tang Soo Do or Brazilian Jiu Jitsu; $150/Month Unlimited Tang Soo Do and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
The program describes itself as a premier location for Korean karate Tang Soo Do, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, kick boxing, kids classes, and women’s self-defense in Escondido, California, and offers personalized instruction and high-energy family programs that focus on personal development and effective self-defense. Its mission statement says it encourages and empowers students to achieve harmony among mind, body, and spirit, with a first priority of teaching students to be confident, responsible, and respectful, and it emphasizes using “common sense” before self-defense and never being abusive or misusing martial arts skills. The mission statement also states that the ultimate goal of martial arts is to achieve victory without combat, harmony in nature, and personal development of mind, body, and spirit.
The leadership team includes Tang Soo Do instructor Judi Hawley, martial artist and Tang Soo Do instructor Cyrus Martinez, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instructor Brandon “Coach Falcon” Kendall. According to the program’s staff information, Judi Hawley is a third-degree black belt Tang Soo Do instructor with over 25 years of training and 20 years of teaching experience, is a certified yoga instructor, and holds a bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology with an emphasis on teaching physical education, having graduated magna cum laude. Cyrus Martinez has a 2nd-degree black belt in Tang Soo Do and more than 8 years of experience assisting and teaching Tang Soo Do, and Brandon “Coach Falcon” Kendall is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instructor and purple belt from Zenith Jiu Jitsu with over 12 years of experience. New Student Registration includes a karate uniform.
Last updated April 27, 2026.
• Ages: 5–18 years old
• Schedule: Closed for the following 2026 holidays: January 1 (New Years Day); January 19 (MLKJ Day); February 16 (Presidents Day); April 4 and 6 (Easter); May 25 (Memorial Day); June 19 (Juneteenth); July 3–5 (Independence Day); September 7 (Labor Day); October 12 (Indigenous Persons Day); October 31 (Halloween); November 26–29 (Thanksgiving); and December 2, 2026–January 3, 2027 (Happy Holidays).
• Price: $150 New Student Registration, Karate Uniform and 1st Month; $125/Month Unlimited Tang Soo Do or Brazilian Jiu Jitsu; $150/Month Unlimited Tang Soo Do and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
The program describes itself as a premier location for Korean karate Tang Soo Do, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, kick boxing, kids classes, and women’s self-defense in Escondido, California, and offers personalized instruction and high-energy family programs that focus on personal development and effective self-defense. Its mission statement says it encourages and empowers students to achieve harmony among mind, body, and spirit, with a first priority of teaching students to be confident, responsible, and respectful, and it emphasizes using “common sense” before self-defense and never being abusive or misusing martial arts skills. The mission statement also states that the ultimate goal of martial arts is to achieve victory without combat, harmony in nature, and personal development of mind, body, and spirit.
The leadership team includes Tang Soo Do instructor Judi Hawley, martial artist and Tang Soo Do instructor Cyrus Martinez, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instructor Brandon “Coach Falcon” Kendall. According to the program’s staff information, Judi Hawley is a third-degree black belt Tang Soo Do instructor with over 25 years of training and 20 years of teaching experience, is a certified yoga instructor, and holds a bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology with an emphasis on teaching physical education, having graduated magna cum laude. Cyrus Martinez has a 2nd-degree black belt in Tang Soo Do and more than 8 years of experience assisting and teaching Tang Soo Do, and Brandon “Coach Falcon” Kendall is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instructor and purple belt from Zenith Jiu Jitsu with over 12 years of experience. New Student Registration includes a karate uniform.
Last updated April 27, 2026.
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