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Karate Families offers martial arts classes that include karate games, traditional Karate, Karate basics, Kata, strength training, hand-eye coordination, balancing, sparring, self-defense, kicking, punching, fight training, combat class, and yoga. The program includes Little Ninja, Little Jr., Big Jr., Black Belt Club, Adult/Family classes, Personal & Private Training, and Ninja Camp. Karate Families emphasizes learning through play and uses the motto “Doing Well, By Doing Good.”
• Ages: 3–18 years old
• Schedule: Little Ninja and Little Jr. classes are 50 minutes long
Karate Families was established in 2008. The leadership team includes Scott Greenwood, Emil Farkas 8th Dan, Ben Cohen, Kyle Desser, and Micheal Linecker. Little Ninja is for ages 3 to 5 years old and is a 50-minute class described as a fun and playful class where students learn through fun karate games. Little Jr. is for ages 6–8 years old, is 50 minutes long, and focuses on traditional Karate in a fun and disciplined atmosphere with emphasis on Karate basics, Kata, strength training, hand-eye coordination, and balancing. Big Jr. is for ages 9–14 and focuses on karate basics, Kata, sparring, self-defense, and physical improvement, including strength and balance training. Black Belt Club is for ages 7 and up, for students who are Brown Belt and up, and is described as a hardcore intense class that is very serious and physical, by invitation only, with class requirements and expectations that students be strong examples of the school, with work on training the body, mind, and soul, and students are challenged to be leaders and to achieve their goals. The Adult/Family program is for ages 15 and up, and includes children as young as 6 if accompanied by an adult, and features kicking, punching, self-defense, sparring, fun, sweat, good times, and great memories. Personal & Private Training is offered as one-on-one training for shedding pounds or fitting a class to a schedule, and is described as fight training with a personal touch for goals such as fitness or learning to fight. Ninja Camp is listed as a program under “NINJA CAMP SIGN UP.”
The mission of Karate Families is to enrich the lives of the student and help them develop skills they will use for the rest of their lives, and to empower students by developing their confidence through the realization of their goals. The founder states that after several years, Karate Families was opened with the mission to bring the lessons that karate taught to the founder and share them with as many others as possible. The program uses the slogan “Doing Well, By Doing Good.”
Emil Farkas holds the rank of 8th Dan and is widely known as the “Sensei to the Stars.” He has been running his school since 1970 and has worked in movies and TV. He has trained Hollywood talent including Phil Specter, Elvis Presley, James Caan, and Liam Neeson, and has taught thousands of students in his 48 years of owning his school in Beverly Hills, CA. In 2001, he awarded Scott Greenwood his 1st Dan and now conducts a special monthly class at Karate Families, as well as overseeing the training of the advanced belts. Emil also teaches a special combat class on Saturdays, for which families must call for details.
Last updated June 14, 2026.
• Ages: 3–18 years old
• Schedule: Little Ninja and Little Jr. classes are 50 minutes long
Karate Families was established in 2008. The leadership team includes Scott Greenwood, Emil Farkas 8th Dan, Ben Cohen, Kyle Desser, and Micheal Linecker. Little Ninja is for ages 3 to 5 years old and is a 50-minute class described as a fun and playful class where students learn through fun karate games. Little Jr. is for ages 6–8 years old, is 50 minutes long, and focuses on traditional Karate in a fun and disciplined atmosphere with emphasis on Karate basics, Kata, strength training, hand-eye coordination, and balancing. Big Jr. is for ages 9–14 and focuses on karate basics, Kata, sparring, self-defense, and physical improvement, including strength and balance training. Black Belt Club is for ages 7 and up, for students who are Brown Belt and up, and is described as a hardcore intense class that is very serious and physical, by invitation only, with class requirements and expectations that students be strong examples of the school, with work on training the body, mind, and soul, and students are challenged to be leaders and to achieve their goals. The Adult/Family program is for ages 15 and up, and includes children as young as 6 if accompanied by an adult, and features kicking, punching, self-defense, sparring, fun, sweat, good times, and great memories. Personal & Private Training is offered as one-on-one training for shedding pounds or fitting a class to a schedule, and is described as fight training with a personal touch for goals such as fitness or learning to fight. Ninja Camp is listed as a program under “NINJA CAMP SIGN UP.”
The mission of Karate Families is to enrich the lives of the student and help them develop skills they will use for the rest of their lives, and to empower students by developing their confidence through the realization of their goals. The founder states that after several years, Karate Families was opened with the mission to bring the lessons that karate taught to the founder and share them with as many others as possible. The program uses the slogan “Doing Well, By Doing Good.”
Emil Farkas holds the rank of 8th Dan and is widely known as the “Sensei to the Stars.” He has been running his school since 1970 and has worked in movies and TV. He has trained Hollywood talent including Phil Specter, Elvis Presley, James Caan, and Liam Neeson, and has taught thousands of students in his 48 years of owning his school in Beverly Hills, CA. In 2001, he awarded Scott Greenwood his 1st Dan and now conducts a special monthly class at Karate Families, as well as overseeing the training of the advanced belts. Emil also teaches a special combat class on Saturdays, for which families must call for details.
Last updated June 14, 2026.
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