Our Philosophy

The core philosophy of Shim Shin Do® is “To Compete With One’s Self.” This means that we focus on doing and becoming our personal best in all the things that we do. Our members work together and help each other to achieve success as a community. Here at Ellenton Martial Arts we believe by strengthening theses qualities we will bring good people together and strengthen their community safety and more.

Our tenets are associated with and reinforced by each of the different levels in the art. The  tenets of Shim Shin Do® are: Respect, Courtesy, Integrity, Discipline, Persistence, Determination, & Indomitable Spirit.

Our Instructors are carefully trained to teach with compassion and understanding rather than violence and anger.

Our Classes

Every one of our instructors are trained and certified by the United States Shim Shin Do Martial Arts Federation and is dedicated to providing the highest quality martial arts training available.

Energetic and compassionate our team members will make sure to care for each students success as they progress through the Shim Shin Do® curriculum. We will keep you motivated doing new and challenging training practices in every class.

Classes are held in the evenings between 4:30pm and 8:30pm

Your instructor is always ready to push you to achieve your personal best in all aspects of life Sung Ni! – (Victory!)

What We Teach Our Members

Our students are carefully taught proper stretching and exercise patterns. These training practices will help maintain healthy blood flow, muscles, and joints.

Classes offer a mixture of intense workouts, reaction training, self defense tactics and so much more!

The self defense techniques taught at our academy include kickboxing, joint-locks, legs sweeps, throws, and takedowns. Students are taught to fight only if they fear for their lives, but if they have to fight, they are encouraged and trained to fight by any means necessary.