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A2 Martial Arts is the premier martial arts school in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Formerly known as Dexter School of Martial Arts, A2 Martial Arts offers superior instruction in our state-of-the-art 5000 sq ft facility located at 82 Aprill Drive, Suite C, Ann Arbor (next to Xtreme Bounce Zone). Our new location off of Jackson Road is larger and now supports four sparring rings. Classes are offered in Tae Kwon Do starting with 3 year olds in our Little Ninja Program. Children's classes are offered five days a week. Adults can choose Tae Kwon Do or Hap Ki Do-Han Ki Do (self-defense) -- a powerful, revolving martial art.

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At A2 Martial Arts, we are dedicated to providing our members with the most professional, high-quality martial arts training atmosphere possible!

Here's what we specialize in:

Highly Trained Staff - At A2 Martial Arts, we select only the most motivated people to go through our comprehensive STAFF DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. Each staff member has cutting-edge training and experience to generate results on the mat!

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Results-Driven Curriculum - Each of our programs are AGE-SPECIFIC to target the stages of development of each student. Our programs include extensive research of growth and development so that the results are attainable and at the same time, measureable.

Quality Guarantee - We only accept quality in our service and training. We firmly believe if we focus on providing the best training in the best atmosphere possible, our customers will be part of the A2 Martial Arts Team indefinitely.

A2 Martial Arts Triumphs at World Level

Martial arts students from Ann Arbor Martial Arts (formerly Dexter Martial Arts), seized the opportunity of a lifetime, bringing home an astounding 40 medals from the 8^th Triennial World Hap Ki Do Championship Games, which were held in Battle Creek from August 5-8.

Grandmaster Hee Kwan Lee, owner of Battle Creek’s Korean Martial Arts was honored that his bid to host this event was accepted, as this marked the first time in history that these World Games were held outside of South Korea.

Athletes representing over 14 countries and 8 states competed in 9 events over the course of three days. There was at least one athlete from Ann Arbor Martial Arts competing in each event, and every student from the dojang won at least one medal while facing world class competition.

In the 10 year-old and under division, Gavin Wink earned a bronze medal in sparring, James Jordan III captured golds in sparring, forms, and breaking, and Jack Porte won silver in forms.

Among 11-13 year-olds, Mitchell Houghtaling took home a gold medal in sparring, Jenna Jordan won a pair of gold medals in sparring and breaking, as well as a bronze medal in forms. Alex Porte earned a silver medal in forms, and Ian Bejster finished first in sparring, forms, self-defense and precision kicking.

Representing the 14-17 year-old division, Rhyan Guthrie brought home a silver medal in sparring and a gold in self-defense. Alexander Desai won gold in sparring and silver in self-defense. Katie Burrage earned gold in sparring and forms.

In the 18 year-old and older division, Candice Wiesner captured silver medals in self-defense and precision kicking. Also winning silver were Jennifer and Patrick Porte in a competitive self-defense division. Tim Sanders fought hard to capture gold in sparring. Carol Stimpson also secured a gold medal in sparring. Thomas Winebrenner emereged victorious, winning gold in his Black Belt division of weapons form competition.

The Ann Arbor Martial Arts demo team, comprised of 12 students of widely varying ages and belt levels, proudly brought home bronze medals for each athlete as well as a 3^rd place cup for the school. The team was led by its captain, David Skaff, and included the following members: Philip Ray, Thomas Winebrenner, Jennifer Porte, Patrick Porte, Alex Porte, Jack Porte, Carol Stimpson, Alexander Desai, Candice Wiesner, Ian Bejster, and Ackra Krishnamra-Krairiksh.

Ann Arbor residents have the opportunity to see the A2 Martial Arts demo team as they will be performing at the Westgate Festival August 28^th in the Westgate Shopping Center.

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