& Motion
Teaching Decision Making & Problem Solving Through Athletics
Parkour - Martial Arts - Fencing
Coming Soon!!!
Check Back Soon for Summer Day Programs!
(We are offering some Private Lessons in the Meantime)
Expect After-School and Evening Programs To Start in the Fall: Adult Jujitsu, Youth Parkour, Fencing and Martial Arts. Youth Strategy & Decision Making to Begin Jan 2026
When you attain the way of strategy, there will be not one situation that you cannot understand. You will see the way in everything.
-Miyamoto Musashi
Think Fast - Move Smart
Strategy & Motion teaches Strategy using various Martial Arts as a fast-paced strategy game and Parkour as a blend of problem-solving and athleticism.
Musashi's quote above refers to how people can apply Strategy whenever there are obstacles between them and a goal, or opponents adapting to their moves and counter moves.
Strategy is a process of envisioning and enacting a chain of events that will achieve a goal despite obstacles and opponents. Psychology and physics apply to most everything we do in life, so the process of envisioning and adapting chains of events - the Art and Science of Strategy - has universal aspects.
Regardless of the context in which a student of Strategy learns the subject, as Musashi is saying, Strategic Skills can be applied not only to Martial Arts, but to every endeavor in Life.
Strategy without Tactics is the Slowest Path to Victory. Tactics without Strategy is the Noise Before Defeat.
-Sun Tzu
Frequently Asked Questions
Will you offer courses other than what is listed on the schedule?
More Offerings Are in the Works! This web page is not being updated regularly right now (start up is a very busy time...), but feel free to e-mail info@ASM-Louisa.com with any questions about a particular course, and if you and enough other people have an interest that is not yet on the list, maybe it will even get a bump up in priority!
What Martial Art(s) do you Teach?
It depends on the course.
The Ju Jutsu program teaches both traditional and modern sport (BJJ) methods. Traditional ju jutsu is the parent of modern BJJ / sport jiu jitsu. The modern version honed in on ground fighting, developed rules for competition, and often focuses on training to win within the sport rule-set. In traditional ju jutsu you will find more standing and striking skills, as well as methods for maneuvering when confronting multiple opponents. In addition to the broader array of methods offered, traditional schools usually explain not just techniques, but the principles that underly them, which enables students to better adapt to unforeseen situations. ASM, in particular places emphasis on the biomechanics that make the techniques effective, and we use the modern situational drilling into randori training system developed for judo, which BJJ schools refer to as "rolling."
The youth martial arts courses cover ju jutsu, judo and folkstyle & catch wrestling, and incorporate skills from kickboxing, Muay Thai and boxing. Plus they bring the agility and spatial awareness development (and fun!) that comes with staff, stick and sword training, and the problems solving and planning involved in navigating multiple attacker situations.
Do all the Course teach Strategic Thinking?
While parkour involves split-second decision making, and the martial arts and fencing require tactical decision making and offer many analogies for strategic situations, only the dedicated "Strategy & Motion" course offers a comprehensive Strategy curriculum.
Physical Conditioning
Our training environment is optimized for skill development and overall fitness. We foster a supportive community that encourages growth and progress.
Strategic Life Skills
Planning effectively in stress free environments is easy for students who have become skilled at analysis, decision making and deft action in time-compressed, high-adrenalin situations.
Life-Long Mobility
Our training methods promote joint and muscle health to enable life long mobility to complement students' well-developed mental capabilities.
Self-Defense & Bullyproofing
Engage in high-intensity mental and physical training to enhance your endurance, strength and agility along with your situational awareness.
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