World Martial Arts Academy · Hazelwood & Florissant

Programs

Four programs. One set of standards.

A seven-year-old and a seventy-year-old do not train the same way — so we do not teach them the same way. What stays constant is what we are actually building: confidence, focus, discipline, respect.

Ages 5–9 · Both locations

Kids Martial Arts

Real self-defense, taught alongside the life skills that make the rest of their week easier — focus, discipline and respect.

Belt goals do quiet work here. A kid who has felt what it is like to grind at something for three months and earn it stops treating hard homework as a wall. That habit is the actual product.

  • Self-defense they can actually use

  • Focus that carries into schoolwork

  • Respect for adults, teammates and themselves

For parents

Their first class is free

  • No experience and no uniform needed: comfortable clothes are fine.
  • You watch the whole class from the seating area.
  • Classes are matched to their age: 5–9 and 10–17.
  • The first class is at our Hazelwood studio. Once enrolled, they can train at either location.

Ages 10–17 · Both locations

Teen Martial Arts

Fitness, self-defense and a room full of people who are pleased to see them. For a lot of teens that last part is the whole thing.

It is also the rare screen-free hour they choose for themselves. We do not lecture anybody about their phone — we just build something more interesting than one.

  • Strength, conditioning and flexibility

  • Practical self-defense and situational awareness

  • Friendships outside of school cliques

Ages 18–64 · Both locations

Adult Martial Arts

A workout that never feels like a workout, practical self-defense, and a room that notices when you miss a week.

Zero experience required, and we mean it — most adults who start here have never thrown a kick in their lives. Plenty begin after months of watching their kids from the seating area, which is a completely respectable way to start.

  • Full-body conditioning without the treadmill

  • Self-defense grounded in real situations

  • Train alongside your kids if you want to

Ages 65+ · Hazelwood only

Seniors Martial Arts

Low-impact training built around the things that actually matter at 65 and beyond: balance, mobility, and staying steady on your feet. Runs at our Hazelwood studio.

Nothing here is a scaled-down version of the adult class. It is its own program, run at a pace you set, with no jumping, no sparring you did not ask for, and no one half your age setting the standard. Sit a technique out and nobody says a word.

Most people arrive because a doctor mentioned balance, or because a friend fell. They stay because it is an hour with people who notice when they are not there.

  • Balance and fall prevention you can feel

  • Joint-friendly strength and mobility work

  • Practical, realistic personal safety

The seniors class runs at Hazelwood only. Check with your doctor first if you are managing an injury or a heart condition — and tell your instructor about it, so the class can work around it.

At a glance

Which program, which location

ProgramAgesHazelwoodFlorissant
Kids Martial Arts5–9YesYes
Teen Martial Arts10–17YesYes
Adult Martial Arts18–64YesYes
Seniors Martial Arts65+Yes—

Class times vary by term and fill up at different rates. Call (314) 921-9000 or book below and a coach will walk you through the current timetable.

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