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In modern history the interest of East Asian martial arts for Western Civilization dates back to the 19th century, mostly to do with trade realtions with China and Japan. Few people at that time in the United States were practicing the arts, seeing it as more of a performance art. The first known demonstrations were performed by Asians, which contributed greatly to the perception of Martial Arts to be only a performance art. As influence of the West grew in Asia, a much larger number of military personnel spent more time in China, Japan, and Korea, which lead to soldiers seeing the value of Eastern martial arts other than a performance art. By the time of the mid to late 1900's Karate and Judo were a household name. Appearing in movies and TV shows, martial arts had gained mainstream popularity and a few martial arts schools could be found in major cities. Today martial arts are still used as a performance art, although, it is also used as a combat method as well as a sport for competition.
It is often said that the purpose of martial arts is for self-defense, and not injuring one's opponent is the highest expression of the art. There are several different styles of martial arts today. Some styles are meant to use an opponent's attack against them, block the attack, or even disable the opponent completely. As training progresses, the individual is taught position (stance), balance (control of position), coordination (control of blance and position in technique), form (performing correctly), Speed (increase the rate of performance without loss of form), Power (strengthing technique), reflex (technique becomes a natural movement), and conclusion (it is important that progression is not rushed, but developed). Although, the original creation of martial arts was created for combat, the main principles that are still taught today are: self improvement, truth, willingness, respect, and self-control. As lessons are taught, many students of martial arts have learned that martials arts can be used not only for combat or sport, but also as a way of life.
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Aikido Kinokawa
930 North 4th St, Allentown, PA 18102 Map
610 439-8655
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5531 Memorial Road, Allentown, PA 18104 Map
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3239 Hamilton Blvd, Allentown, PA 18103 Map
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1850 West Allen St, Allentown, PA 18104 Map
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1715 Butler Pike, Ambler, PA 19002 Map
215 628-0638
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3219 Concord Road, Aston, PA 19014 Map
610 494-1122
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1782 South Main St, Bechtelsville, PA 19505 Map
610 367-1641
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2231 Galloway Road, Bensalem, PA 19020 Map
215 639-7779
Ed Samane's Karate Institute
300 W. Swedesford Road Berwyn, Berwyn, PA 19010 Map
610 722-9690
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1 Spring St, Berwyn, PA 19312 Map
610 651-5966
Main Line Martial Arts
511 Old Lancaster Road, Berwyn, PA 19312 Map
610 296-7474
Bethlehem Kung Fu Center
819 Broadway, Bethlehem, PA 18015 Map
610 691-5750
Lehigh Valley Tae Kwondo
25 East 4th St, Bethlehem, PA 18015 Map
610 865-5350
Kwak Byung Yul Tae Kwon Do
1510 Dekalb Pike, Blue Bell, PA 19422 Map
610 277-7771
Chang's School of Martial Arts
141 West Front St, Bridgeport, PA 19405 Map
610 277-2919
American Karate Studios
2583 West Chester Pike, Broomall, PA 19008 Map
610 353-4767
High Level Fitness
19 North Merion Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 Map
610 520-1680
KIm's Karate
63 W Cheltenham Avenue, Cheltenham, PA 19012 Map
215 549-0100
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63 Cheltenham Avenue, Cheltenham, PA 19012 Map
215 635-0560
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Champions Martial Arts Studio
234 West Baltimore Avenue, Clifton Heights, PA 19018 Map
484 461-8898
Amkor Karate Institute
2221 East Lincoln Highway, Coatesville, PA 19320 Map
610 380-2090
Aikido Asahi Dojo
50 West 3rd Avenue, Collegeville, PA 19426 Map
610 489-6281
AmKor Karate
130 W. Main St., Collegeville, PA 19426 Map
610 489-7786
Knight Flower Martial Arts
821 Cassel Rd., Collegeville, PA 19426 Map
610 409-0197
American Karate Studio
2950 Advance Lane & Rte. 309, Colmar, PA 18915 Map
215 361-2467
Saboten Ryu
2950 Advance Lane, Colmar, PA 18915 Map
215 997-7900
Destolfo's Tae Kwon DO
1950 Main Avenue, Conshohocken, PA 19428 Map
610 834-8533
Dyer's Karate
1112 Macdade Blvd, Darby, PA 19023 Map
610 237-3937
Action Karate
442 Town Centre, Doylestown, PA 18901 Map
215 348-7110
Cha's Tae Kwon Do Academy
800 North Easton Road, Doylestown, PA 18902 Map
215 340-9112
Cheng's Martial Arts School
2316 Garrett Rd., Drexel Hill, PA 19026 Map
610 622-5260
MKA Karate
4800 Drexelbrook Drive, Drexel Hill, PA 19026 Map
610 394-3040
Maximum Impact Karate
161 North Main St., Dublin, PA 18917 Map
215 249-3532
Eagleville Tae Kwon DO
6 North Park Avenue, Eagleville, PA 19403 Map
610 630-8272
Northern Shaolin Academy & Tai-Chi Center
619 South Trooper Road, Eagleville, PA 19403 Map
610 631-9200
Superior Martial Arts Supplies
2550 Blvd Of The Gen Suite 310, Eagleville, PA 19403 Map
610 631-2743
TOMA Martial Arts
2828 West Main St, Eagleville, PA 19403 Map
610 631-2310
Family Tree Karate Inc
3601 Nazareth Road Suite 2, Easton, PA 18045 Map
610 515-1110
Lehigh Valley Martial Arts
544 Jubilee St, Emmaus, PA 18049 Map
610 966-2234
Round 1
10 North 3rd St, Emmaus, PA 18049 Map
610 965-3150
Ephrata Martial Arts
248 West Fulton St, Ephrata, PA 17522 Map
717 738-2244
American Karate System
802 Macdade Blvd, Folsom, PA 19033 Map
610 532-5425
Martial Arts - Fort Washington
River of Life Martial Arts & Wellness Center
321 Morris Road, Fort Washington, PA 19034 Map
215 542-0102
Kwon's Black Belt Academy
1573 East Philadelphia Avenue, Gilbertsville, PA 19525 Map
610 369-7785
USA Karate
1100 Grosser Road, Gilbertsville, PA 19525 Map
610 473-9650
East Coast Karate Institute
485 Baltimore Pike, Glen Mills, PA 19342 Map
610 361-9442
Glenside Shotokan Karate Club
43 South Easton Road, Glenside, PA 19038 Map
215 885-4290
East West Academy of Martial Arts
31 South Eagle Road, Haverford, PA 19041 Map
610 789-7271
Siu Lum Studio
29 East Eagle Road, Havertown, PA 19083 Map
610 789-1119
Hazelton Black Belt Academy
244 East Broad St, Hazleton, PA 18201 Map
570 455-7474
Korean Martial Arts Institute
747 West Cypress St, Kennett Square, PA 19348 Map
610 444-1800
Lawler's Kenpo Karate
406 West State St, Kennett Square, PA 19348 Map
610 444-6036
Martial Arts - King Of Prussia
Destolfo's Tae Kwon DO
431 West Valley Forge Road, King Of Prussia, PA 19406 Map
610 265-7005
Bradley Karate Studio
820 1st St, Lancaster, PA 17603 Map
717 393-0052
Kim Studio Lancaster Inc
1659 Old Philadelphia Pik, Lancaster, PA 17602 Map
717 392-7100
NYE'S KICKBOXING & BOXING GYM
1130 Marshall Avenue, Lancaster, PA 17601 Map
717 299-9650
Parker Self Defense
1000 Rohrerstown Road, Lancaster, PA 17601 Map
717 295-3000
The Lancaster Tang Soo Do School of Karate
1140 Elizabeth Ave, Lancaster, PA 17543 Map
717 397-1093
Amerikick
2038 East Old Lincoln Highway, Langhorne, PA 19047 Map
215 757-5717
Tri State Martial Arts Academy
670 Woodbourne Road, Langhorne, PA 19047 Map
215 741-7041
Modern Combat Academy
810 West Main St, Lansdale, PA 19446 Map
215 855-1189
A Spike Karate & Fitness Inc
720 East Lehman St, Lebanon, PA 17046 Map
717 270-6556
Kim Studio of Karate at Lebanon Inc
1640 North 7th St, Lebanon, PA 17046 Map
717 274-5686
Lebanon Isshinryu Karate School
970 Isabel Drive, Lebanon, PA 17042 Map
717 272-9890
Asian Martial Arts Academy
1221 Oakland Avenue, Levittown, PA 19056 Map
215 547-4051
Haidong Martial Arts
1142 Bristol Oxford Valle, Levittown, PA 19057 Map
215 946-2500
Tri State Martial Arts Academy
1323 Lincoln Highway, Levittown, PA 19056 Map
215 949-9989
Lititz World Tang Soo Do Inc
400 N Cedar St, Lititz, PA 17543 Map
717 626-1111
Aikido Suimei
520 Lancaster Ave. Unit #4, Malvern, PA 19355 Map
610 639-1967
Ed Samane's Karate
446 Lancaster Avenue, Malvern, PA 19355 Map
610 644-1968
Martial Arts & Fitness Center
400 E. King St., Malvern, PA 19355 Map
610 640-9232
Bodyworks Karate Center
135 East Baltimore Avenue, Media, PA 19063 Map
610 566-6280
Martial Arts - Montgomeryville
Tiger Schulmanns Karate Center
640 Cowpath Road, Montgomeryville, PA 18936 Map
215 393-7403
Asian Institute of Healing Arts
315 Pocono Blvd, Mount Pocono, PA 18344 Map
570 839-1898
Action Karate
220 East Lawn Road, Nazareth, PA 18064 Map
610 759-4221
Action Karate
442 Towncenter, New Britain, PA 18901 Map
215 348-7110
Center Club at Newtown Inc
2132 South Eagle Road, Newtown, PA 18940 Map
215 579-7600
Little Gym
2849 South Eagle Road, Newtown, PA 18940 Map
215 579-2786
East Coast Karate Institute
4833 West Chester Pike, Newtown Square, PA 19073 Map
610 325-8120
Ed Samane's Karate
3609 Chapel Road, Newtown Square, PA 19073 Map
610 355-1960
Kwon's Black Belt Academy
3626 Winding Way, Newtown Square, PA 19073 Map
610 356-5112
Aikido of Lower Providence
2506 West Main St Suite A, Norristown, PA 19403 Map
484 250-7073
Valley Forge Martial Arts
2808 Audubon Village Drive, Norristown, PA 19460 Map
610 676-0691
Zhang-Sah
579 East Lafayette St, Norristown, PA 19401 Map
610 277-4099
I E F Martial Arts Academy
100 North 2nd St, North Wales, PA 19454 Map
215 699-7590
Yang's Martial Art School Inc
127 South Main St, North Wales, PA 19454 Map
215 661-1884
Golden Tiger Karate
1926 Main St, Northampton, PA 18067 Map
610 262-1524
Ninja Masters
1767 Main St, Northampton, PA 18067 Map
610 261-2558
McCormick Karate Academy Inc
357 North 3rd St, Oxford, PA 19363 Map
610 932-8870
Oxford Karate Institute
2233 Baltimore Pike, Oxford, PA 19363 Map
610 998-0044
Dynasty Karate Inc
468 Delaware Avenue, Palmerton, PA 18071 Map
610 826-4400
AMAT
709 West Oregon Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19148 Map
215 468-1111
Aikido Kokikai
43 North 3rd St, Philadelphia, PA 19106 Map
215 829-1777
Aikido of Center City
722 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19106 Map
215 922-4311
American Karate Studios
8500 Henry Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19128 Map
215 483-1800
Amerikick Karate Studios
6826 Bustleton Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19149 Map
215 708-2467
Counterstrike Kenpo Karate
11000 Roosevelt Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19116 Map
215 677-5425
Diamond's Mixed Martial Arts Academy
421 North 7th St # 116, Philadelphia, PA 19123 Map
215 923-8700
East Coast Karate Association
222 South 45th St, Philadelphia, PA 19104 Map
215 222-9382
Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Training Associations of Philadelphia
6443 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19135 Map
215 338-1620
Karate Kickboxing & Boxing Center
3144 Willits Road, Philadelphia, PA 19136 Map
215 676-8177
Lee & Minger's Tae Kwon Do
3003 Byberry Road, Philadelphia, PA 19154 Map
215 637-3132
MOY YAT VING TSUN
117 North 10th St, Philadelphia, PA 19107 Map
215 238-9066
Martial Arts Lifestyle Center
756 South 11th St, Philadelphia, PA 19147 Map
215 629-2939
Maxercise Sports / Fitness & Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy
707 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19106 Map
215 928-1374
Montero's Taekwon-Do - Northeast-Philly 215-332-Gold
7410 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19136 Map
215 332-4653
Muhammad's Martial Arts Academy
4517 Wayne Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19144 Map
215 849-2325
Ott's United Taekwon-Do Association
740 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19102 Map
215 332-4653
Philadelphia Aikido
3901 Conshohocken Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19131 Map
215 877-6304
Philadelphia Mixed Martial Arts Academy
1321 South Juniper St, Philadelphia, PA 19147 Map
215 467-1008
Philadelphia Uechi Ryu Karate Do Academy
7147 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19119 Map
215 248-4855
Red Tiger Taekwon-Do
1912 Welsh Road, Philadelphia, PA 19115 Map
215 969-9962
Robinson Academy of Martial Arts
908 West Godfrey Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19141 Map
215 924-4532
Seven Mountains Spirit Fist Kung Fu
723 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19106 Map
215 564-1714
TKJR Martial Arts & Fitness
4730 Oxford Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19124 Map
215 537-1830
The Martial Artist
9 Franklin Mills Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19154 Map
215 632-9500
Tiger Schulmann's Karate Centers
2053 Cottman Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19149 Map
215 722-2467
Zhang-Sah
3901 Conshohocken Av, Philadelphia, PA 19131 Map
215 452-0222
Martial Arts - Plymouth Meeting
Action Karate
1001 Germantown Pike, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462 Map
610 277-9770
Pottstown Karate Club
21 North Hanover St, Pottstown, PA 19464 Map
610 327-1321
Teller's Robert Okinawan Karate Academy
1400 Industrial Highway, Pottstown, PA 19464 Map
610 323-2007
Driscoll Institute of the Martial Arts
21 North Centre St, Pottsville, PA 17901 Map
570 622-5059
Quakertown Kung-Fu Center
213 West Broad St, Quakertown, PA 18951 Map
215 536-6911
Can Do Karate Academy
3208 Kutztown Road, Reading, PA 19605 Map
610 685-4344
Eastern Arts and Holistic Health Academy
2212 Perkiomen Avenue, Reading, PA 19606 Map
610 370-1999
Master Moyers Isshin Ryu Karate & the Kickboxing Factory
31 Catherine St, Reading, PA 19607 Map
610 775-4417
Next Level Martial Arts
4205 Perkiomen Avenue, Reading, PA 19606 Map
610 779-7678
Tri-Star Karate
2242 Dengler St, Reading, PA 19606 Map
610 406-9400
Kung-Fu Academy I
138 Morton Avenue, Ridley Park, PA 19078 Map
610 522-8446
Dragon Star Martial Arts
10 Kugler Road, Royersford, PA 19468 Map
610 495-4777
Action Karate
590 East Broad St, Souderton, PA 18964 Map
215 723-4402
K A M P Karate Llc
3443 Bethlehem Pike, Souderton, PA 18964 Map
215 723-8900
Tiger Schulmann's Mixed Arts
1045 Bustleton Pike, Southampton, PA 18966 Map
215 355-7274
Samurai Kids
3807 Schuylkill Road, Spring City, PA 19475 Map
610 792-1132
Spring City Karate
600 Yost Avenue, Spring City, PA 19475 Map
610 948-9140
Medina Kenpo Karate
151 South State Road, Springfield, PA 19064 Map
610 543-0544
Easton Tae Kwon Do
55 Main St, Stockertown, PA 18083 Map
610 759-7021
Little River Kung Fu
554 Main St, Stroudsburg, PA 18360 Map
570 424-5285
Peaceful Warrior Kung Fu Academy
554 Main St., Stroudsburg, PA 18360 Map
570 730-9744
Usa Martial Arts
118 East Broad St, Tamaqua, PA 18252 Map
570 668-0565
Bushi Budo Kan
4304 Bethlehem Pke, Telford, PA 18969 Map
215 703-0711
World 1 Karate
5306 Allentown Pke, Temple, PA 19560 Map
610 939-1339
Keen's Martial Arts Academy
601 Upland Av, Upland, PA 19015 Map
610 872-4814
Amkor Karate Institute
8915 West Chester Pike, Upper Darby, PA 19082 Map
610 446-6650
Hwang's Tae Kwon Do Institute
7914 West Chester Pike, Upper Darby, PA 19082 Map
610 446-8119
Martial Arts Studio
575 West Uwchlan Avenue, Uwchland, PA 19480 Map
610 280-0873
Chang Karate School Inc
495 East Country Line Road, Warminster, PA 18974 Map
215 443-7711
East West Karate
328 York Road, Warminster, PA 18974 Map
215 441-8100
Black Belt Academy
325 Westtown Road, West Chester, PA 19382 Map
610 431-0866
McCormick Karate Academy Inc
840 East St Road, West Chester, PA 19382 Map
610 399-9200
Rock School-West
1510 Paoli Pike, West Chester, PA 19380 Map
610 431-4321
Zentokukai of Chester County
317 Westtown Road, West Chester, PA 19382 Map
610 436-0965
Aikido Masters Self Defense Academy
2008 Eberhart Road, Whitehall, PA 18052 Map
484 245-0567
Hoover Karate Academy
4128 Springmill Road, Whitehall, PA 18052 Map
610 261-2872
Wild Samoan Professional Wrestling Training Center
521 2nd St, Whitehall, PA 18052 Map
610 435-1666
American Karate Studios
319 Easton Road, Willow Grove, PA 19090 Map
215 659-2467
Amerikick Karate
319 Easton Rd, Willow Grove, PA 19090 Map
215 355-7255
Tiger Schulmann's Karate
164 Park Avenue, Willow Grove, PA 19090 Map
215 657-5425
Weninger Kung-Fu Tai Chi Center
160 East Moorestown Road, Wind Gap, PA 18091 Map
610 759-5810
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