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Woo hoo! Mrs. Garcia will be teaching a regular FREE women’s self defense class at Gold Vibe Kombuchary on the last Wednesday of every month. Classes start September 25th and are from 6:00pm to 7:00pm. Come learn some basic self defense and stick around afterward for a cold refreshing class of kombucha!

Our next free women’s self defense seminar is scheduled for August 24th, 2024 from 9:00am to 12:00pm. Our mission is to provide women and girls with the will to build confidence, resilience, and self-worth through violence prevention education and self-defense. Over the last decade, Mean Girl Self Defense has provided over 600 seminars worldwide and has trained hundreds of instructors … Read More

We are in a new location and open after a long hiatus due to Covid restrictions. We have streamlined our classes so there is not much of a break in between. Most of our classes will be held on Mondays and Wednesdays. We share our building with other groups that have meetings on Tuesdays and Thursdays and since we are … Read More

We are no longer accepting new students at this time. We are truly sorry for this inconvenience. Please use the “contact us” form for more information. Jakki Garcia

As of December 2017, Grass Valley Kenpo Family Karate will be offering women’s self defense workshops. They will be held once a month on Saturdays from 9am to 11am. Jakki Garcia and Cynthia Soszka will be showing escapes from common attacks such as grabs, bear hugs, kicks, and punches. Get fit and confident. Keep up to date with our calendar. … Read More

My Journey to Black Belt I started Kenpo Karate in December of 2011 at the age of 34. That may not seem old to some, but after dancing 5+ days a week, for 10 years of my childhood, my body sure felt old. After I stopped dancing at age 18, I also stopped exercising, gained a bunch of weight, and … Read More

Students and Parents: Grass Valley Kenpo Family Karate will be experiencing some changes coming in May, 2017. First of all, we will be changing the schedule. The schedule we have now was originally enacted to afford Mr. Garcia more time to spend with his family. It was an experimental schedule, and allowed all ranks to participate in the same class, … Read More

Hello everyone. Grass Valley Kenpo Family Karate is gearing up to have a great 2017! We’ve already attended our first tournament of the year and our first seminar of the year. We were very successful at Scott Halsey’s Karate Championships bringing home many trophies and medals. Brandon Hubbard of Hubbard’s Kenpo Karate hosted Senior Master of the Arts, Richard “Huk” … Read More

On Saturday, October 22nd, Grass Valley Kenpo Family Karate will celebrate our 6 year anniversary. We went from teaching two students on our backyard deck to over 40 men, women, and children in our 1500 square foot dojo. The 6th anniversary BBQ and potluck will be held at the dojo from 3pm to 6pm. Mr and Mrs Garcia will provide … Read More

On September 30, Grass Valley Kenpo Family Karate will be hosting our first Parent’s Night Out. Parents and caregivers can drop off their kids from 5:45 to 6:00 pm in our safe dojo environment and be secure in the knowledge that their children will be having fun while they can enjoy a night off. The evening will start off with … Read More