Adapted Martial Arts

All people have special, personalized needs. This program starts with that premise and sets no limits on what our students achieve. Verbal, non-verbal, with arms or without, with emotional dysregulations and more significant behavior challenges or not, we will work to find the right program for you. We teach all to Personal Victory and greater confidence and balance as an individual who is part of a bigger, international team of martial artists. Instruction is informed by lived experience, behavior therapy standards, and social emotional learning to improve coping skills. Instructors have trained over a thousand people who are living and thriving with: · Autism Spectrum Disorder – Classic to Low-Impact (ASD) · Attention Hyperactivity Deficit Disorder (ADHD) · Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) · Pervasive Developmental Delay (PDD) · Emotional Dysregulation · Asperger’s Syndrome · Down’s Syndrome · Blindness · Amputee and Missing Limbs · Cerebral Palsy · Epilepsy Hard-of-Hearing · Speech and Communication Delay · Schizophrenia and other Mental Health Challenges · Neurological or Cognitive Impairment · Low Muscle Tone · Processing Disorders Bright Star has graduated countless black belts and provided engaging classes for more kids with severe to mild challenge than any other martial arts school. We are unique in what we do in providing a road to personal victory for the broadest number of people. Our leadership program now teaches has our youth teaching other kids how to balance emotions, and our instructor training program now includes basic American Sign Language instruction, Social Emotional Learning, and positive behavior techniques. Bright Star and Adapted Martial Arts focuses on fun...rewiring the brain for transformational wellness. Come Join Our Family!