School Recommendations for San Fernando Valley and LA Area

[Zepp]

I just moved back to the northwest San Fernando Valley (Chatsworth to be specific) and I'm in need of a new martial arts school. Got any recommendations for me?

Don't worry too much about what style- I'm open to a lot of things. Please let me know the prices of a place, if you know. (You send any info. to me by PM if you'd rather not post it.)

For those who aren't familiar with the geography, Chatsworth is about as far northwest as the city of Los Angeles goes. It's essentially part of the same "town" as Northridge, Granada Hills, Encino, Van Nuys, etc. In traffic, it can take about 40 minutes to an hour to make it to downtown Los Angeles.

 

[Gray Phoenix]

I belong to a school in Northridge that teaches Mushin Ryu Jujitsu.

www.valleyjujitsu.com for more info.

 

[TigerWoman]

I think Schankybampo has a great lead on a cardiokicks class. She's in Van Nuys. I was trying to remember Chatsworth, yeah that's where my old aerobics class was. There's got to be something around there! Why don't you pull up all the possibles and then people can weed them out?? TW

 

[ppko]

Here is a list of California schools don't know if any are near you

California
Doug Arndt
1850 Circle "B" Road
Paso Robles, CA 93446
805 239-9401
[email protected]

Tom Cole
PO BOX 18791
Encino, CA 91416
818-342-1934
[email protected]

Ray Cota
16248 Twilight Circle
Riverside, CA 92503
714-832-5480
[email protected]

Mark T. Gerry
20885 Redwood Rd #222
Castro Valley, CA 94546
510 886-3499
[email protected]

Professor Wally Jay
2055 Eagle Ave.
Alameda, CA 94501
510-523-8949

Cotton Marks
MX Fighting Arts
790 Cobble Creek Way
Templeton, CA 93465
[email protected]
(805) 610-9380

Song T. Park
2342 Shattuck Ave. 882
Berkeley, CA 94704
510.717.2196
www.kiaijitsu.com
[email protected]

Sonora
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FWAI
Apprentice Instructor: Steve Tripp

13760 C Mono Way
Sonora, CA 95370
Ph: 209-532-6155
Email: [email protected]

Contact Sifu Eddie Solis

Address
1169 23rd St., San Pablo, CA 94806

Telephone
(510) 235-6565

Fax
(510) 235-1504

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E-mail
[email protected]
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Contact Prof. Christopher C. Rapacon
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Telephone (707) 5542022
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E-mail [email protected]
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Contact Sensei Jose E. Bueno

Address
12554 Scott Grant Rd. Marysville, CA 95901

Telephone
(530) 749-1855

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E-mail
[email protected]
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South Lake TahoeCAUSA530 541-6082[email protected] South Lake TahoeCAUSA530 314-9365[email protected]3775 Alameda Ave. Suite E
Oakland, CA
(510) 522-0299
Website: http://users3.ev1.net/~leichel/ascj/
Instructors:
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• Professor Lee Eichelberger (Hachidan - Black Belt 8th Degree) (SCJ Professor)
• Sensei Janice Okamoto
• Sensei Bonnie Oviatt
• Sensei Robert Hodge

others as available
3298 Lakeshore Avenue
Oakland, California
Website: http://www.UIOSD.com
Instructors:

• Jim Hundon (Yondan - Black Belt 4th Degree) (SCJ Instructor)
  email: [email protected]
  1200 West Hillsdale Blvd
  San Mateo, California 94403
  (650) 212-3147
  Instructor:
  • Robert Gale (Sandan - Black Belt 3rd Degree) (SCJ Instructor)

There is DKI, Modern Arnis, Kombatan, and Small Circle Jujitsu hopefully one of these are near you


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[ppko]

here is a ryu-te school

Robert Bryner
11554 Santa Monica Blvd.
W. Los Angeles, CA 90025
310-445-0080
email homepage

 

[Zepp]

The entire LA area, especially the Valley, is saturated with martial arts schools. For me to give a list of everything near here would be pointless. I was hoping people could give me some recommendations that would narrow my search down from the triple digits to about 10 or so.

The Valley Jujitsu link looks helpful. Thanks Phoenix.

ppko, thanks for the recommendations too. A couple of those are near me.

 

[kelly keltner]

Chatsworth is a neat little town not far from the Regean library and Simi valley.
dragonfist AKA sid lives in Northridge and runs classes.
kell

 

[ppko]

The entire LA area, especially the Valley, is saturated with martial arts schools. For me to give a list of everything near here would be pointless. I was hoping people could give me some recommendations that would narrow my search down from the triple digits to about 10 or so.

The Valley Jujitsu link looks helpful. Thanks Phoenix.

ppko, thanks for the recommendations too. A couple of those are near me.

which schools I would check them out if I were you to see if you like any of them. All the schools that I have named are by very good instructors and organizations.

 

[JKD_Silat]

You might want to check out the Magda Institute in Reseda. Cass Magda was Dan Inosanto's (Bruce Lee's best friend, and top student) assistant for 5 years, teaching Jeet Kune Do, Phillipino, and Indonesian arts across the U.S., and Europe. www.cassmagda.com, or 818-342-2455.
7255 Canby Avenue, Reseda CA, 91335.

Best Wishes!