Did you know that right here in the Doral community there’s a place where children can go to increase concentration and memory capacity? They can also increase physical agility, learn history, geography, safety, and most importantly become so confident that they will be able to say NO to drugs, gangs and any negative influence that comes into their lives. This place is called Anta’s Fitness and Self-Defense and it’s located right in the pavilion of Doral Park Country Club, 5001 NW 102 Ave. It is a Martial Arts school committed to making our students the best citizens they can be. 

Our program not only teaches children our Kung-Fu style and Child Safety Awareness, but also incorporates the importance of discipline. This is a concept lacking in our society. Children in our school learn that in order to succeed they must use discipline in their body, mind and spirit. They are especially taught that the word “can’t” does not exist. They are all champions, and can achieve their goal if they just concentrate and tell themselves, “yes I can.” Today they might use their discipline to stay in a 5-minute horse stance, even though their legs hurt. Tomorrow they might be using that same discipline to say no to drugs, even though they want dearly to be part of a “clique.” In our classes there are many self-defense techniques children learn in order to defend themselves from a stranger or a predator. This is extremely important because even though we live in a peaceful community, studies show that people that harm children do not wear a black cape or look like a monster, they look like the average “nice” person. A stranger is simply someone they do not know and children must be aware of this and know exactly what to do if they find themselves in that situation. 

Most importantly, we teach our students how to resolve conflicts without violence, instilling respect in themselves and others. We show children how to deal with anger constructively instead of destructively. This is extremely important since violence is infiltrating even our schools, where homicide is the third cause of death in children. Everywhere you look – in movies, music, video games and through peer pressure – children are shown that violence is the only way to release anger or to resolve a conflict. Here we offer children a place where their intelligence and wisdom will outweigh the strength of their opponent. The best part of our program, from the children’s point of view, is just how much fun the classes really are.

Now don’t think this is only a place for children; here we also offer classes for adults. Adults can learn traditional Kung-Fu and Street Smart Self Defense. Street Smart Self Defense builds the fighting spirit and transforms the students to respond both mentally and physically in time of need.

Lastly, we offer Fitness Kickboxing classes; these are open to everyone. They are self-paced for beginners and challenging to the most advanced. We will guide you through positive suggestions and visualization to a journey that sculpts your entire body and burns more fat than anything you’ve tried before, while learning how to defend yourself!