Karate Lessons for Kids

When you enroll in our kids karate classes, you’re signing up for proactive, professional instruction with teachers who invest in your children to help them develop goals, skills, and a personal best. Meeting students on their level is our specialty. We carefully construct classes according to skill, age, and rank, and work with parents to build a individualized program that produces lifelong benefits.

Ninjas Karate Classes (ages 4-6)

Ninjas classes use karate basics to actively teach motor skills, focus, and healthy habits. Our instructors work with parents to develop students’ balance, coordination, concentration, and agility. Classes are energetic, focused, and fun, resulting in a positive, productive classroom experience for younger children.

Because preschoolers are becoming aware of others in their environment, they also learn about safety strategies, teamwork, integrity, and leadership. Developing these capabilities leads to confidence, self discipline, and indomitable spirit that sticks with them as they grow. Find our ninja karate class schedule here, or sign up here. 

Youth Karate Classes (ages 7-12)

Our youth karate classes develop personal strength, stamina, self-awareness, and teamwork in a fun, engaging way. We add calisthenics to our technical training, so students gain the athleticism (strength, coordination, flexibility, and agility) they’ll need to advance.

The study of Wado Karate is based on respect, integrity, humility, and perseverance. Students learn to discipline their minds and bodies, and overcome challenges. Belt promotions are earned as each student progresses in their personal training. 

Training Wisely

We train our students to use their skills of awareness, redirection, and avoidance before resorting to physical combat. Our curriculum covers defensive strategies for all forms of confrontation: verbal, single/multiple attackers, and ground defense. The dojo (classroom) represents life on a smaller scale, cultivating each student’s best effort and attitude as they set their bar high and build confidence to handle themselves in any situation.

Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced classes provide tailored training at each skill level. Students learn to lead by example as they advance to the head of each class. Find our kids’ class schedule here, or sign up here.

Schedule Your Free
Private Lesson

Karate Testimonials

I couldn’t be happier with New Visions Dojo. My son loves it and has grown in so many ways since he first enrolled. His Senseis demonstrate the perfect balance of fun, discipline, and patience.
Stephanie Ott
I’ve been enjoying lessons here with my wife for over a year. I used to take martial arts for a number of years, and after moving away for college I had a hard time finding a good dojo again.
New Visions is a warm and welcoming community, great for both kids and adults.
Mathew Ostrander
There’s something in this dojo for everyone ~ whether you enter at 5 as a little ninja or a tween/teen who wants to participate in competitions or a 57year old woman ( me ) who wanted to learn self defense, lose some weight and feel stronger in body/mind/spirit. For me, this has been a wholistic approach to exercise.
Melissa Jones
I have been training in martial arts for 26 years in multiple styles. Mr. Guillemet is one of the best martial artist I have ever had the privilege of training with. Just know you are in the right hands at New Visions.
Tommy Lindsay
Sensei Ryan and Sensei Chelsie have cultivated a very welcoming, encouraging, and joyful environment in their dojo. They have a great group of older sempais in class to help encourage and guide the younger children, and they are always mixing up the activities in class to keep the kids excited. We look forward to seeing our son growing even more in this wonderful community of people.
Angela Florence
Hands down best dojo in Middle Tennessee!
My daughter and son LEARN karate here. We have reviewed several other schools. None are like New Visions Dojo.
Mitchels Photography
Ryan and Chelsie are excellent instructors, committed to teaching good karate, creating great athletes, and molding respected valuable citizens. The karate market is saturated with commercialization and mediocrity. However the Guillemet commitment to excellence clearly sets them apart. As a very skeptical consumer, I highly recommend the Guillemet dojo for the best karate experience.
Great staff kids love it.
Graham Walsh
Being a woman and having a male and female Sensei has created a more balanced approach to my training. If you have the good fortune of training with the Guillemets – with effort on your part and their care and expertise – you will become a good martial artist and more importantly a more fulfilled, joyful and grounded human being.
Melissa Jones
Great teachers! Martial Arts for body and mind, where you learn not only the techniques, but how and why the body responds as it does, and also about the philosophy behind these practices.
Cristina Curatolo
I highly recommend this dojo! My sons have a great learning experience here. Very thankful that we found this place!
Brian Eckert
This dojo is superb in every sense of the word. I have trained with the Guillemets for the past 12 years. They provide excellent training in a clean, challenging and wholesome environment. They are 2 of the most dedicated, respected and passionate senseis around with decades of teaching and training experience. They are generous with their time and and individualized support.
Melissa Jones