Before your first class

Kids' classes are for ages 6 to 12, teens train at 13 to 17 in their own class, and adult classes are for ages 18 and up.

Yes. Parents and anyone thinking of joining can sit on the bench by the mat and watch any class.

A plain t-shirt, shorts or loose trousers, and a water bottle. Take off jewelry, tie hair back and leave shoes off the mat. Gloves and shin guards to borrow are at the front desk, and a coach helps you fit them.

We warm up, drill one technique slowly, work with a partner on pads or on the mat, and cool down. A coach explains every drill before you try it.

Level 1 is drills and pad work only. Level 2 adds light rounds with a partner your size, called by a coach. Level 3 adds longer rounds when you and your coach agree you are ready. A tap or the word stop ends a round at once.

Kids, teens and adults train in their own classes. A family plan puts everyone under one agreement, and on Saturday mornings parents and kids can train at the same time in separate groups.

No. All fitness levels start here. Warm-ups run at an easy pace, and a coach shows you how to scale each drill.

Tuition is set by the program, the lane you train in and how many classes a week. Adult plans start with three months, then run month to month, and kids' plans are month to month. You cancel in writing with 30 days' notice. The membership page has the rest.

Come to another class at your level that week. If you need to pause for travel, illness or an injury, tell the front desk.

Competing is optional. Some students enter and many never do, and the coaches talk it through with anyone who is curious.