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Grey Heron Martial Arts · North Van

Programs

What we teach

Eight programs, three arts, one standard: control before contact, always. Pick your room below — every program offers a free trial class.

Kids — ages 4 to 13

Three age bands so a six-year-old is never drilled like a twelve-year-old. Every kids class ends within sight of the parent bench.

The kids programs in depth
Instructor in a white gi kneeling behind a smiling young girl, helping her tie an orange belt in a bright dojo Ages 4–6 · 30 min

Little Herons

Thirty quiet, busy minutes: balancing, tumbling, listening, and the very first karate shapes. Karate foundations · Movement & balance Five smiling kids in white karate gis standing arm in arm on the mat after class Ages 7–9 · 45 min

Young Herons

Karate technique gets real, gentle grappling begins, and focus gets trained like a muscle. Karate · Intro grappling Student in a white gi bowing deeply on interlocking mats while younger classmates kneel in the background Ages 10–13 · 60 min

Juniors

A real curriculum across karate and BJJ, with light contact introduced slowly and by consent. Karate · Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Adults & teens 14+

Foundations is the designed first step; BJJ and kickboxing are where it leads. Sparring is always optional, everywhere.

The adult path in depth
Row of adults in white gis kneeling in a quiet line on a red mat at the start of class Ages 14+ · 60 min

Adult Foundations

The designed first class for adults and teens: striking and grappling from zero, no sparring, no ego. Karate · Kickboxing basics · Grappling basics Jiu-jitsu coach in a white gi demonstrating a guard technique on a training partner while the class watches from the mat Ages 16+ · 75 min

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Gi and no-gi jiu-jitsu with all-levels technique and separate advanced rounds — chess you can sweat to. BJJ — gi · BJJ — no-gi Kickboxer in red gloves extending a straight punch into a coach's curved striking pad in a dim gym Ages 16+ · 55 min

Kickboxing

Pads, bags, footwork, and conditioning. All-levels classes never include head-contact sparring. Kickboxing · Conditioning Grapplers in gis working through positions together on blue mats during an open training session Members 14+ · 90 min

Open Mat

Sunday morning, unstructured. Drill, roll, ask questions, or just stretch — a coach is always on the mat. All disciplines

Women & girls 14+

A rolling six-week self-defence cycle taught by our women coaches — awareness first, technique second, fear nowhere.

The self-defence cycle in depth
Woman practising a controlled elbow-and-wrist escape on a training partner during a self-defence class Women & girls 14+ · 60 min

Women's Self-Defence

A rolling six-week cycle taught by our women coaches: awareness, voice, escapes, and simple techniques that work under stress. Practical self-defence · Situational awareness

The only offer we run

Try a class. Pay nothing. Decide slowly.

Any program, any trial-marked class on the schedule — no card, no contract, and an honest chat with the coach afterwards about whether this is your right room.

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