"The principle of growth lies in human choice."  
     
   
Programs

We offer two separate martial arts programs: one for children, and one for teens and adults. Regardless of your age or ability, we start everyone with three free beginning classes. You can choose from day and or evening classes so it will fit into your schedule. These free lessons give the student a chance to learn about our teaching philosophies and what we have the ability to teach; at the same time we evaluate your strength, co-ordination, flexibility, and desire so we know what kind of training you should follow up with.

Following this introductory program we have guaranteed belt curriculum classes for men, women, and children with special prices for family memberships. A guaranteed belt program simply means you will train until you reach the rank you have purchased, regardless of how long that takes. With this type of program, if you cannot attend your classes (because of vacation, illness, etc…) it will not affect your membership. Classes start as early as 10:00 a.m. and as late as 8:00 p.m. A student should attend class at least once a week to ensure satisfactory progress.

Once you have enrolled in our belt curriculum program, you learn to defend yourself as you are developing true confidence which is built through knowledge of the mind, honesty of the heart, and strength of the body. Short term and long term goal setting concepts and a positive mental attitude are major components of our Martial Arts training. Our instructors are second to none and are dedicated to helping you reach your goals.

Please feel free to call or stop in our school for additional information or to arrange for your three free introductory lessons.

Children's Martial Arts Program

The Children’s program is for ages up to 12 years old. Their Karate skills are taught by certified Black Belt instructors personally trained by Master Phil Morgan.

The program is designed to teach a child physical skills as well as life’s skills such as good manners, etiquette, and morals. We believe and have proven that these skills increase a child’s self-confidence and self-discipline and is noticeable to parents almost immediately. Most parents report improvement in concentration which results in better school grades.

There are many kinds of goal setting concepts and awards for the children that can be earned such as Academic Team, Attendance Award, Physical Fitness Award, Demonstration Team, Competition Team and our S.W.A.T. Team (Special Winning Attitude Team).

We teach the children how to set goals. Mostly short term goals at first, so they can be reached on a weekly basis which will create a positive motivation system which helps the child to learn “Stick-to-it-iveness.” We help them understand the more short term goals they accomplish, the closer their long term goal becomes a reality.

Our Goal: To make children goal-setters, trend-setters, achievers and leaders of our community.

Teen/Adult Martial Arts Program

Our Teen/Adult program is for ages 13 years old and above. They are taught by Master Phil Morgan and certified Blackbelt instructors personally trained by Master Morgan.

We have found that our students’ reasons for taking the Martial Arts is as varied as the age groups in the classes. Some people desire the physical workout and fitness that it provides. Some people attend for the self defense and or the self control and the self discipline the Martial Arts creates through mind and body control. Our Martial Arts program is designed to allow students to work out at their own pace and are never compared to other students or made to do things they don’t feel comfortable with.

Some of the benefits you will experience in the Teen/Adult classes is the body toning and weight loss through exercising nearly every muscle in your body. This also causes a great tension and stress reliever for those who are under a lot of daily pressure. Martial Arts is actually recognized as the best exercise by the President’s Council on Physical Fitness.

Shorei Goju Ryu Ranking System

Our style of karate, Shorei Goju Ryu, uses a system of colored belts to recognize a student's accomplishments. Each student is given a log book that explains the skills and knowledge they must demonstrate to promote to the next rank. When a student successfully demonstrates these skills, he or she is presented with a new belt. Following is a list of our belts and ranks:

Belt Color Rank
White 10th Kyu
Gold 9th Kyu
Yellow 8th Kyu
Orange 7th Kyu
Green 6th Kyu
Blue 5th Kyu
Purple 4th Kyu
Brown 3rd Kyu
Brown 2nd Kyu
Brown 1st Kyu
Black 1st Dan, Learning to Teach
Black 2nd Dan, Learning to Teach
Black 3rd Dan, Instructor's Degree
Black 4th Dan, Instructor's Degree
Black 5th Dan, Instructor's Degree
Black/Red&White 6th Dan, Master's Degree
Black/Red&White 7th Dan, Master's Degree
Black/Red&White 8th Dan, Master's Degree
Black or Red 9th Dan, Grand Master
Black or Red 10th Dan, Grand Master

For more information about our classes, please e-mail us, call us at (317) 839-USA, or stop by. We are located at:

Phil Morgan's World Championship Karate USA
2412 E. Main
Plainfield, IN 46168
Phone: (317) 839-8USA (8872)
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