MARTIAL ARTS
ILLINOIS SHOTOKAN KARATE
Illinois Shotokan Karate Club is Chicagoland’s premier karate school taught under the instruction of John DiPasquale, a four-time National Champion, US National Coach, and President of the US National Karate Federation. Karate helps develop flexibility, strength, and coordination, and offers a good mix of strength training. Classes are offered for children and adults.
Uniforms and belt-testing are made available through the ISKC instructor.
Please note that the Youth Parent/Child and Adult classes may train together. Beginner students will not be permitted to register for the current session after the second class has met. Registration for continuers – advanced students will be accepted after the start date but the full class fee is required.
PRE-KARATE
4-7 year olds
Young children develop flexibility, strength, and coordination in fun, yet disciplined activities.
Pre-Karate is specifically designed for growing minds and bodies to enhance memory and agility. Watch your child’s confidence blossom and their skills improve.
PARENT/CHILD
7 years+
Spend quality time with your child while conditioning muscles, developing coordination, and improving cardiovascular fitness.
YOUTH KARATE
14-18 year olds
Children get in touch with their bodies and get a good mix of strength training with cardiovascular and flexibility exercises. Children increase their coordination, agility & poise, as well as learn lasting personal safety skills. They also benefit from the mental stimulation of learning the choreographed moves of the kata and the discipline of conforming to the class rules.
ADULT KARATE
15 years +
Release tension, develop total body fitness, build stamina and overall productivity.
In addition to self-defense skills, karate increases flexibility,
cardiovascular endurance, and muscle tone, all while improving core strength.
LEVELS & BELTS
B/A = Beginner/Advanced (white-black belt)
B/C* = Beginner/Continuer (white-orange belt)
B/C** = Beginner/Continuer (white-yellow belt)
Inter. = Intermediate (yellow-green belt)
I/A = Intermediate/Advanced (blue belt & up)
Adv. = purple belt & up
PROGRAM MANAGER
Kristin Woodbury
Recreation Manager
p: 630.483.30731
e: kwoodbury@spdcares.com
WAVE MARTIAL ARTS
Dedicated to changing the lives of people one person at a time, through martial arts, education, and coaching. We strive to provide a safe, comfortable, and welcoming atmosphere for all students and family members. We take pride in creating an environment for individuals to achieve, develop, and succeed in their personal goals.
We strongly believe that martial arts can be for everyone, regardless of age, gender or experience level. Throughout all of our programs, students will not only learn the necessary skill sets to protect themselves, we stand behind our realistic and practical approach, confident it will enable every member to achieve greatness and live their best life.
Wave Martial Arts is renowned for martial arts classes in Streamwood for preschool, kids, teens, and adults. You will find a number of fun-filled classes including:
- Preschool Martial Arts classes
- Kids martial arts classes
- Teens martial arts classes
- Adult martial arts classes
- Birthday Parties
- Summer Camp
Wave Martial Arts mixes a great blend of fitness, discipline and self defense into their lessons, that make this the perfect activity for all ages.
Keeping fit and having a regular stress relieving endeavour is critical these days. Being able to combine that, with learning valuable skills that can save your life, makes martial arts classes a necessity. Many students and instructors say that they can go into their martial arts lesson feeling one way, but they always leaving feeling full of energy and happy. Because they had ‘FUN’ during their class.