We are Martinsburg's longest running martial arts establishment. We have helped generations of local residents improve their mind, body, and spirit through traditional training and we hope we can help you as well. Hoover Martial Arts teaches a combination of empty hand self defense (karate) and weapons combatives (kobudo).
The curriculum is a healthy mixture of exercise, pre-arranged forms (kata), sparring, history, and mindset development. Karate is an empty hand life protection method derived from the island of Okinawa, off the Southern Coast of Japan. Karate involves a combination of strikes, holds, trips, throws, and hand grappling.
The curriculum is a healthy mixture of exercise, pre-arranged forms (kata), sparring, history, and mindset development. Karate is an empty hand life protection method derived from the island of Okinawa, off the Southern Coast of Japan. Karate involves a combination of strikes, holds, trips, throws, and hand grappling.
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Welcome to a tour of the Hoover Martial Arts Facility, located in Martinsburg, PA (about 30 minutes outside of Altoona). We offer a wonderful facility that is clean, professional, and spacious. We utilize a wide array of supplementary training tools, ideal to meet the needs of each student and his/her personal goals.
Words of support from students, families, and individuals from the community are very important to us. Browse some of the testimonials below to get a better sense of what we offer at our martial arts school. I was looking for an activity that would improve my physical fitness and also challenge me mentally.
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Oct 03, 2019
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Large dojo. Great instructor. Tons of equipment. He teaches karate(Okinawa kenpo) and weapons(Kobudo). This is the only real Karate school in the area. They emphasize tradition, and are part of the International Karate Kobudo Federation (IKKF). Most of the other schools in the area teach Korean martial arts such as Tae Kwon Do, Tang Soo Do, or Hapkido. If you want to learn real Karate, go here.
