Thousand Waves Martial Arts & Self-Defense Center

Thousand Waves Martial Arts & Self-Defense Center offers Karate for Kids, Self-Defense, and Camp Kokoro. Camp Kokoro includes intensive karate training, outdoor activities, community-building, enrichment classes, weapons, conditioning, and leadership training for counselors-in-training.

Programs

• Karate for Kids
• Karate for Adults — Thousand Waves teaches martial arts as a holistic fitness program to help build strength, stamina, and spirit.
• Self-Defense — Empowerment self-defense rooted in mental, verbal, and physical skills. Offered as short workshops and in-depth courses for individuals and groups.
• Camp Kokoro — children; young teens ages 12 through 8th grade are counselors-in-training · Two sessions in 2026: July 6-17 and July 20-31; month-long summer day camp · Summer day camp with intensive karate training, outdoor activities, community-building, enrichment classes, weapons, conditioning, and leadership training for counselors-in-training.
• Adapted Seido Karate (ASK) — young people with disabilities · Program for young people with disabilities that provides skills, strength, and confidence through martial practice.

At a glance

• Ages: 5–18 years old
• General schedule: Classes listed include Little Kicks, Juniors, Youth & Teens, Adult White Belts, Adult Blue to Black Belts, Adult Black Belts, Green to Black Belts, Kata - Blue to Black Belts, Meditation, All Levels - Conditioning, Sparring Skills, and Junior Black Belt Syllabus. Little Kicks classes last 30 minutes; Juniors last 45 minutes; Youth/Teen classes last 60 minutes; Adult classes last 60 minutes. Virtual attendance is available upon request for Tue & Wed 8am and Fri 12:30pm classes.
• Facility hours: Monday: 3-8; Tuesday: noon-8; Wednesday: noon-8; Thursday: noon-8; Friday: noon-6; Saturday: 9-3; Sunday: 9:30-noon

About the provider

Thousand Waves Martial Arts & Self-Defense Center began in 1984, became Thousand Waves in 1995, incorporated in 2001, and expanded its leadership in 2016. Its mission is to foster fitness, healing, empowerment, and peacemaking through violence prevention, self-defense, and traditional martial arts programs for adults and children of all ages.

• Peacemaker Award — An award initiated in 2009 to acknowledge and publicly honor the courage, commitment, and hard work it takes to prevent, stop, or reduce violence.
• Scholarship Program — A scholarship fund financed by donations and fundraising events that provides tuition assistance.
• Violence Prevention Public Resources — Free downloadable public resources on violence prevention, self-defense, and wellness.

Participation is encouraged regardless of racial or ethnic background, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or fitness level. Camp Kokoro offers a scholarship fund. Pre-registration online is not required. The center is closed for Thanksgiving on Thu Nov 26 and Fri Nov 27, 2026.

Last updated November 8, 2026.