Legacy Martial Arts of Scottsdale
About
Legacy Martial Arts on North 100th Street
Legacy Martial Arts of Scottsdale sits on North 100th Street in north Scottsdale, offering energy-packed Kenpo Karate programs combining martial arts technique, self-defense training, and character-building lessons. The school structures classes across four tightly age-separated tiers from preschool through adult.
Kids Martial Arts Programs
The school splits children into preschool, elementary, and pre-teen tiers, with convenient class times Monday through Friday. Programs include:
- Kids Karate, ages 4-6 (preschool intro Kenpo)
- Kids Karate, ages 7-12 (full elementary-age Kenpo curriculum)
- Extreme Teen Karate, ages 13+ (high-intensity teen training)
- Adult Martial Arts (continued ranks for parents)
- Paradise Valley Kids Martial Arts (sister location)
- Weekday convenient class times for beginners
What's Included
- Kenpo Karate as primary discipline (American martial art with blend roots)
- Four tightly age-separated tiers from age 4 through adult
- Extreme Teen Karate program (high-intensity teen tier - rare offering)
- Weekday class times Monday-Friday for schedule flexibility
- Character-building lessons woven into the curriculum
Experience
The dedicated Extreme Teen Karate tier is meaningful - most martial arts schools merge teens into adult classes, losing the developmental fit. Kenpo's American-blended style gives kids exposure to a system that draws from Japanese karate, Chinese kung fu, and self-defense application rather than a single traditional lineage. Pattern fits north-Scottsdale families wanting their kid in a structured age-tiered school with a high-intensity teen pathway.