5,000-year-old martial arts training and modern sports medicine comprise a calorie-incinerating hour of kickboxing

Instructors lead one-hour classes in tai chi and yoga to boost physical strength and mental balance

Class helps women deflect attackers with basic defense techniques, such as strikes, the bear hug defense, and choke hold breaks

Lessons, games, crafts, and snacks during five-day camps for boys and girls

Competition-winning teachers and actively competing college-age athletes educate beginners in the foot- and bladework of fencing

Self-defense and fitness classes teach students the street-fighting techniques of the Israeli martial-arts system Krav Maga

Students study boxing or the powerful kicks and quick handwork of muay thai as taught by professional muay thai fighters

Former Secret Service officer and 10th-degree black belt teaches self-designed system for hand-to-hand combat

Professional fighter demonstrates techniques to channel leverage over strength during jiu-jitsu & kickboxing classes

Fighting system melds Brazilian jujitsu with judo and wrestling, with sessions offered in self-defense and bullying prevention