I trained in American Kenpo at Aurora Martial Arts for 5 years through middle and high school. This was both my second family and my safe space - I studied, made close friends, worked, volunteered and trained here. The owners and instructors are an amazing group of people that really understand how to help someone grow holistically through mutual respect, patience, physical activity and tight-knit support from everyone both on and off the mat. I moved away from Corvallis after college, and have investigated a few other schools in the Portland area, but always find myself comparing them to Aurora, which set the bar very, very high.
I trained in American Kenpo at Aurora Martial Arts for 5 years through middle and high school. This was both my second family and my safe space - I studied, made close friends, worked, volunteered and trained here. The owners and instructors are an amazing group of people that really understand how to help someone grow holistically through mutual respect, patience, physical activity and tight-knit support from everyone both on and off the mat. I moved away from Corvallis after college, and have investigated a few other schools in the Portland area, but always find myself comparing them to Aurora, which set the bar very, very high.