Lansing ATA Black Belt

At Faett's ATA Black Belt Academy, we offer several programs for students from age 2 to 82, of all shapes, sizes and athletic abilities. We strive to help each individual student achieve their personal and physical goals. Please check out our different programs for more information:

We welcome you to come try out one of our classes for free. We are confident that we have a program that you will enjoy and benefit from and would like to welcome opportunity for you to come find out for yourself. We offer classes six days per week throughout the day to accomodate even the busiest schedule. You can download our current schedule to see which class you would be interested in trying out.

We offer what we believe is the best martial art in the world. Taekwondo is an exciting and powerful martial art known for its dynamic kicking and hand techniques. Although these martial art techniques are centuries old, our programs are always evolving to keep pace with the rapidly changing world.

We realize that each student possesses different physical abilities. Size and strength vary with each individual. Once you have acquired a strong foundation in the basics, our program will enhance your physical capabilities and maximize your self-defense skills. You will understand exactly what it takes, mentally and physically, to defend yourself or your loved ones should the need ever arise.

At the ATA Black Belt Academy, we are not interested in just teaching self-defense, we are interested in the complete personal development of each student. Individual attention is a feature of each and every class, allowing all students to progress quickly and confidently toward their personal goals. Our instructors take their responsibility seriously as role models for younger students, teaching them the importance of strong character, leadership and good values.

The teaching curriculum at the ATA Black Belt Academy is based on two concepts: "positive mental attitude" and "high goal setting." We feel so positive about this program that we promise to give you and your family the most professional, well supervised and the highest quality classes available in any sport or art.

There are many reasons for kids to become involved in the martial arts. We have developed a program based on traditional Taekwondo for kids called Karate for Kids. The Karate for Kids system is based on a lifetime learning concept in addition to technical skills. The building blocks for our system are monthly themes such as:

In addition to monthly themes, our system includes the unique victory patch. Kids are rewarded special " Victory Stars." These different colored stars are rewarded for outstanding performance in karate class, school, home or at a tournament competition. Kids may receive the following stars for the following deeds:

Gold	Straight A’s, honor roll, or significant improvement
Silver	Special performance awards
Blue	Monthly themes, weekly lessons, classroom performance
Red	Tournament participation

Four different colored Victory Patches are available to accommodate all the stars that can be earned by a high achieving Karate Kid:

Tiny Tigers

In addition to our internationally recognized Karate for Kids program, we offer the Taekwondo for Tiny Tigers program. The Tiny Tiger program was developed specifically for preschool age children ages 2 through 6. This program offers children a strong foundation in essential character qualities such as courtesy, respect, and discipline. In addition, the program is designed to improve children's motor skills and enhance their ability to pay attention and follow directions. All classes are taught using the most safe, fun, and exciting instruction methods available for this age group. This program works in conjunction with the Karate for Kids program, thereby emphasizing the same important monthly themes and value system.

Just like in the Karate for Kids program, Tiny Tigers have their own unique victory patch and "Victory Stars." Stars are earned in the same way as the Karate for Kids program, with slight modifications in recognition of the preschool age of the child. Four different colored victory patches are available to accommodate all the stars that can be earned by a high achieving Tiny Tiger. Except for the logo, the four victory patches are the same as the Karate for Kids patches.

XMA (Xtreme Martial Arts) is a combination of techniques, methods of movements and philosophies from all martial arts styles. It is a mixture of virtually all martial arts styles blended together with high-flying acrobatics and gymnastics and the hottest Hong Kong “Chop-Saki” action. It is what the kids are seeing on TV, in the movies and on the Internet. The goal of XMA is to take the skills our students have and take them to the Xtreme level and to challenge the students to become better than they thought possible.

Mike Chat, creator of XMA, describes his program as: “The ability to perform highly skilled moves and also the ability to perform basic moves and make them look spectacular!

This is why XMA is not only for the elite level athletes and competitors, but also for beginners at the entry level as well. It is the look in one’s eyes and position of one’s body that tells the story. It’s not only about punching and kicking, or jumping and flipping, but more, showing strength through the mind as well as the body. To stand planted with your feet on the ground and command the attention of the audience without sound or movement, using only the look in your eyes and the strength of your stance, actually shows more power than any punch, kick or flip. That’s Xtreme!

With XMA we train and condition our bodies to test our physical limits, but at the same time, through this training, we also develop mental strength and tenacity to aid in overcoming physical challenges. Life presents us with many obstacles on all different levels, and XMA is here to help you feel more confident in dealing with these challenges, mentally, physically and emotionally.”

XMA is open only to members of our leadership program. The class meets every Monday night from 6:15-7:30 pm . If you are interested in becoming part of the XMA program contact your instructor TODAY!!!

Our women's self-defense programs focuses on realistic and effective self-defense tactics. All of our instructors are certified to teach Pressure-Point Control Tactitcs (PPCT), gun retention, knife self-defense, ground fighting and basic ATA self-defense tactics.

While the classes are geared towards women, the tactics taught are effective for people of all strengths and sizes. We teach moves and tactics that allow people of any size body-frame to effectively defend themselves. Our programs focus on rape and harassment prevention. In addition to the physical training, our training program includes methods to verbally deter potential attackers as well as learning to stay in control of potential situations.

All of the adult and teen classes include the training of these self-defense tactics in addition to the Tae Kwon Do training and philosophy. In addition to the regular class schedule and training programs, Faett's ATA Black Belt Academy offers special classes for the self-defense training. We offer courses on-site and will come to your location at your request. These programs are great for women's groups, schools, sororities and anyone interested in improving their self-confidence and safety.

Classes are generally scheduled before 3pm during the week and during the afternoon on the weekends. Rates are negotiable and course content is flexible. For more information please contact Mr. Faett via email or by calling (517)321-6664 during regular business hours.

Take the steps to improve your personal safety today! Contact us to learn more about our program and setup a consultation.