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Instinct Defense Academy offers martial arts, self-defense, and functional fitness training, including specific training in Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu and Ninjutsu. The program includes kids martial arts classes, adult martial arts classes, Karate classes for adult beginners, a women’s self-defense course, and a Black Belt Master Class. Instinct Defense Academy states that its goal is not only to teach people how to fight, but how to live.
• Ages: 5–18 years old
• Schedule: 24-hour (Monday – Sunday)
Instinct Defense Academy provides practical, reality-based self-defense and functional fitness training through four different courses. The Women’s Self-Defense – Empower Her course is designed for teens and women of all ages, and the Black Belt Master Class is exclusively for black belts. The kids martial arts classes are described as fun and structured, and adult martial arts classes are available for adult beginners at all levels. Training is led by 15th Dan Shihan Peter Kramer, and the academy has been teaching martial arts in the larger Portland region since 1991. The organization recently changed its name from “Bujinkan Family Dojo” to “Instinct Defense Academy” to reflect its expanding services, and it emphasizes that Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu has absolutely no sport application.
Last updated April 14, 2026.
• Ages: 5–18 years old
• Schedule: 24-hour (Monday – Sunday)
Instinct Defense Academy provides practical, reality-based self-defense and functional fitness training through four different courses. The Women’s Self-Defense – Empower Her course is designed for teens and women of all ages, and the Black Belt Master Class is exclusively for black belts. The kids martial arts classes are described as fun and structured, and adult martial arts classes are available for adult beginners at all levels. Training is led by 15th Dan Shihan Peter Kramer, and the academy has been teaching martial arts in the larger Portland region since 1991. The organization recently changed its name from “Bujinkan Family Dojo” to “Instinct Defense Academy” to reflect its expanding services, and it emphasizes that Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu has absolutely no sport application.
Last updated April 14, 2026.
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