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Guardian Art Classes and Camps includes activities such as MMA, parkour, wrestling, submissions, kickboxing, acrobatics, obstacle courses, team building games, sparring games, Shatter Matches, rough housing, climbing, and jumping. The program takes place in gyms that are well padded.
• Price: $50 off camps for first 20 w/ code: earlybird (exp. 04/02/26)
Guardian Art Classes and Camps started its program in 2004 and was one of the first of its kind in the world. The program opened its gym not for business, but to develop Earth's future Guardians. Many of the lessons in Guardian Art come from indigenous teachings, which are considered endangered, and the first school was opened in 2004 as part of a mission to keep these practices alive. Leaders from parkour communities have come to Guardian Art Classes and Camps for guidance, and world class athletes have been their students. Many others have tried to copy the program with “ninja” programs.
The program combines the practicality of MMA and parkour, the power of community building, and skills such as parkour and self-defense that are described as directly usable in daily life. Classes use a mixture of acrobatics, wrestling, and obstacle courses to work on agility, balance, and coordination, and team building games are described as being like Ninja Warrior meets Escape Room. Lessons intentionally include falling, failing, and being uncomfortable, and are taught with the mentality of being outside on surfaces like rock. The fighting style is MMA, starting with wrestling, then submissions like in BJJ, then kickboxing, and the program uses progressive sparring games called “Shatter Matches.” There are no belts; levels work in clans instead of belts, and the curriculum is full of team-oriented games. The program states that it does not teach respect and instead teaches care, and it is known for getting students to embrace challenges, work through fears, and learn from failure.
The staff follow a vast curriculum that includes skills from wrestling to acrobatics, and they are asked to be positive yet strict, create fearsome challenges that are safe, and tie everything back to being a Guardian. Guardian Art Classes and Camps states that it has one of the world's most rigorous instructor training programs. The instructor training process includes multiple assistant and instructor levels with specified training and hands-on experience durations, along with continued weekly quality checks to ensure lesson plans meet standards.
Last updated March 19, 2026.
• Price: $50 off camps for first 20 w/ code: earlybird (exp. 04/02/26)
Guardian Art Classes and Camps started its program in 2004 and was one of the first of its kind in the world. The program opened its gym not for business, but to develop Earth's future Guardians. Many of the lessons in Guardian Art come from indigenous teachings, which are considered endangered, and the first school was opened in 2004 as part of a mission to keep these practices alive. Leaders from parkour communities have come to Guardian Art Classes and Camps for guidance, and world class athletes have been their students. Many others have tried to copy the program with “ninja” programs.
The program combines the practicality of MMA and parkour, the power of community building, and skills such as parkour and self-defense that are described as directly usable in daily life. Classes use a mixture of acrobatics, wrestling, and obstacle courses to work on agility, balance, and coordination, and team building games are described as being like Ninja Warrior meets Escape Room. Lessons intentionally include falling, failing, and being uncomfortable, and are taught with the mentality of being outside on surfaces like rock. The fighting style is MMA, starting with wrestling, then submissions like in BJJ, then kickboxing, and the program uses progressive sparring games called “Shatter Matches.” There are no belts; levels work in clans instead of belts, and the curriculum is full of team-oriented games. The program states that it does not teach respect and instead teaches care, and it is known for getting students to embrace challenges, work through fears, and learn from failure.
The staff follow a vast curriculum that includes skills from wrestling to acrobatics, and they are asked to be positive yet strict, create fearsome challenges that are safe, and tie everything back to being a Guardian. Guardian Art Classes and Camps states that it has one of the world's most rigorous instructor training programs. The instructor training process includes multiple assistant and instructor levels with specified training and hands-on experience durations, along with continued weekly quality checks to ensure lesson plans meet standards.
Last updated March 19, 2026.
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