• AMA Bryant : 206-528-3737

    AMA Bryant

  • AMA Capitol Hill : 206-322-1433

    AMA Capitol Hill

  • Len Kovar, age 90, talks about martial arts

Alpha Martial Arts has 2 great Seattle neighborhood locations to serve you! Celebrating it’s 12th year, AMA Byrant is 1 block North of the University Village. Our newest dojo, AMA Capitol Hill, is 2 blocks East of Trader Joes.

Located in Seattle, Washington Alpha Martial Arts is dedicated to helping people improve their lives through martial arts. We are a Black Belt School developing students that are not only physically fit and can defend themselves, but who are, most importantly, outstanding members of the community. We achieve this by teaching life skills through blocking, […]

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Winter Holiday Schedule

December 21, 2014

2014 Holiday schedule (Week of 12/22 and week of 12/29): We are OPEN M&TU both weeks with a modified class schedule. We are closed W&TH both weeks (x/c for 1 big CrossFit class on 12/31!). We are open on F&SA both week with a modified schedule. Our regular Winter Class schedule will resume on Monday […]

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Alpha Martial Arts provides safety presentations and workshops as a community service for groups in Seattle.

April 2, 2010

Alpha Martial Arts provides safety presentations and workshops as a community service for groups in the Seattle including, preschools, K-12 schools, colleges, brownies, girl scouts, cub scouts, boy scouts, church groups, businesses & non-profits. Presentations can be tailored to your group’s specific needs, space & time requirements. Safety topics include: Stranger Danger / No-Go-Yell-Tell Bully-Proof […]

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Let the Alpha Martial Arts Demo Teams (AMA Wolfpack & AMA Blackout) fire up your next event!

April 2, 2010

Let the Alpha Martial Arts Demo Teams fire up your next event! Our Junior Demo Team, AMA Wolfpack, is made up of local students ages 6 & up. Our Senior Demo Team, AMA Blackout, is made up of local students & staff ages 15 to 17.  Both teams have performed at big & small community […]

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February POWerful Word – LOYALTY – Week 4

February 23, 2015

When we are loyal to the people, places and causes we care about, we keep our promises and commitments to them. What do keeping promises have to do with showing your loyalty? What promises have you made to your parents or other family members? If you keep those promises, how does your family respond? If […]

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February POWerful Word – LOYALTY – Week 3

February 18, 2015

Friends, brothers and sisters often share secrets that they don’t share with anyone else. Do you sometimes know things about your friends and family that nobody else knows? Some secrets can be fun– like when you are planning a surprise party for your parent, getting a present for a friend, or when your sibling is […]

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February POWerful Word – LOYALTY – Week 2

February 18, 2015

We are faced with loyalty dilemmas throughout our life. So let’s concentrate and think through these situations and determine which choice is the right one: (1) You are a loyal friend but one friend keeps making promises to you and then breaks them. What would you do? What does breaking and keeping promises have to […]

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February POWerful Word – LOYALTY – Week 1

February 18, 2015

In order to be able to relay, depend or count on anyone, there must be loyalty. When you hear the word loyalty, what comes to mind (i.e. you trust them, they are there for you)? Can you have a strong friendship or relationship with someone if the people involved aren’t loyal, don’t stand by each […]

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Coach’s Corner: Looking Ahead to the New Year

December 10, 2014

New Year’s Resolution season is almost upon us! And as your coach, I want to spend the next few weeks leading up to New Year’s Day addressing how to strategically approach your resolutions and set yourself up for success. Every December, we look forward to the clean slate a brand new year provides, and we […]

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Coach’s Corner: Calories Are Complicated

November 18, 2014

Because we live in a very harmful “diet” culture, I need to discuss calories. The way most people understand it, weight loss is a matter of basic math: burn more calories in the gym than calories eaten and the weight will come off. I am here to say that this is inaccurate. If only the […]

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Women’s Blog #4 – Half the Battle

November 13, 2014

“Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it” – Helen Keller   A big incentive for my dad when I joined karate was my personal safety.  At 8, I thought nothing of that.  I just wanted my giant gi pants to fit and wanted to be allowed […]

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