Thomas Training Club Kids Self Defense & Littles Group Classes

Thomas Training Club Kids Self Defense & Littles Group Classes offers kids self-defense group sessions, Littles Group Classes, Small Group Training Classes, and Private Training Sessions. Classes and sessions draw from martial arts for adults and kids, traditional Kenpo, women’s self defense, and self-defense techniques, and also include fitness focused on body recomposition, endurance, and weight loss. Small Group Training Classes are available for up to 4 participants, and Personal Training Sessions are one-on-one and tailored to individual personal fitness goals.

• Schedule: 45-minute training sessions
• Price: $30 per session for Small Group Training; $40 per session for Private Training; Kids Self Defense - Group Session $25.00; Kids Self Defense Group Session Package - 4 Sessions $100.00; Kids Self Defense Group Session Package - 8 Sessions $160.00; Littles Group Class $25.00; Class $25.00

Coach Lauren and Coach Dakota lead the program, along with Senior Grand Master Louis Maldonado Sr., Senior Grand Master Louis Maldonado, and Senior Grand Master Donnie Omega. Since 1998, Lauren and Dakota Thomas have been training in the arts together, and Lauren spent most of her 27 years with Senior Grand Master Louis Maldonado assisting in teaching adult and children’s classes. Lauren’s teaching philosophy reflects her time training with Senior Grand Master Maldonado, with discipline, humility, focus, confidence, and a “never quit” mentality at the forefront of each lesson, and her stated goal in each class is to instill confidence and discipline and to build students emotionally and physically to take into the world “off the mat.”

Lauren is a 3rd degree black belt and is training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Dakota obtained black belts in Koden Kan Karate and Shaolin Kenpo, began his minor in Kinesiology, and holds an Associate’s in Kinesiology. Dakota also obtained his Group Fitness Instructor Certification and Personal Trainer Certification through A.C.E. (American Council of Exercise). Dakota has competed at a national level with G.S.K.A (Golden State Karate Association), N.B.L (National Blackbelt League), and A.M.A.P.A. (Affiliated Martial Arts Promoters Associations), winning State Champion and National Champion in Traditional Forms and Sparring.

Thomas Training Club is a Healdsburg based martial arts and fitness studio, and families can join the club to stay up to date on class schedules, self defense clinics, and other Thomas Training Club offerings. The core of their practice is described as being rooted in discipline, respect, humility, and the belief that who a person is off the mat is just as important as the work put into training.

Last updated March 28, 2026.