SMA - Swanson's Martial Arts

The tournament was a huge success. Tournaments are a valuable part of martial arts training. They allow us to face our nerves, perform under pressure and walk away feeling proud - win or lose. These events help students stay focused, and push themselves beyond their comfort zone. These competitors will always remember this experience.

Thank you to everyone who competed, judged, or assisted with this great event. Great competition and great sportsmanship!

Kick the Couch Habit — Train Like a Champion! 🛋️🥋💥

This summer, get your child off the couch and into action! At Swanson’s Martial Arts, we turn "I'm bored" into training time—with high-energy classes that build strong bodies and stronger minds.

Whether your child is full of energy or lacking motivation, martial arts will help them:

✅ Build confidence
✅ Improve focus
✅ Stay active and engaged
✅ Learn respect, discipline, and perseverance

No more boredom. No more endless scrolling. Just real skills, real growth, and real fun!

🌟 First-time students welcome — no experience needed!
🎯 Special summer offers available now!

📍 Swanson’s Martial Arts | Lincoln, NE
🌐 swansonsmartialarts.com
📞 Call 402-405-5964 or message to reserve your spot today!

Ready to go! It's the quiet before the storm.

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Congratulations everyone!

🌟 Join Us for the Ultimate Women's Self-Defense Workshop! 🌟
Trained, Ready, and Unafraid! Empower yourself with the skills and confidence to protect yourself in any situation!
📅 Date: Sunday, June 8th
🕒 Time: 1:30 - 3:30 PM
What You'll Learn:
-How to Be a Tough Target: Make yourself less appealing to potential attackers.
-Situational Awareness: Stay alert and aware of your surroundings.
-Voice Inflection: Use your voice to assert dominance and deter threats.
-Kicking and Striking: Learn powerful techniques to defend yourself.
-Distraction Techniques: Create opportunities to escape.
-Balance Disruption Techniques: Gain the upper hand by throwing your attacker off balance.
-Breaking Away: Effective methods to free yourself from grabs.
-Joint Locks: Masterful techniques to immobilize an attacker.
-Use of a Force Multiplier: Utilize everyday objects for self-defense.
If you want to have the confidence that you can protect yourself if needed, this workshop is designed for women of all ages and fitness levels. Our expert instructors will guide you through each technique, ensuring you leave feeling empowered and unafraid.
👟 What to Bring: Comfortable clothing and a water bottle.
💪 What to Expect: Hands-on practice, supportive environment, and a newfound confidence.
Spaces are limited, so reserve your spot today! Registration at:
https://cp.mystudio.io/e/?=SMA/3029/692837//1748365533
Let's come together and make safety a priority. See you there!

Women's Self Defense Being a tough target.  Learn the mindset of how to avoid situations that could put your at risk

Dad's are our hero. Special class just for Dad's and their children!
Taekwondo class and games, plus Dads will earn their camo belts and we will also have photos and snacks at the end of the event.

Please register under your child's name in the app or at this link: https://cp.mystudio.io/e/?=SMA/3029/713544//1748118308

In honor of Memorial day, SMA will be closed on Sunday, May 25th and Monday, May 26th

Just a couple of weeks away now! Will you be taking home gold?

Capital City Martial Arts Championships.

Saturday, May 31st
Lincoln Christian, Scheel's Center

https://cp.mystudio.io/e/?=SMA/3029/675450//1744907483

CPR and first aid training today. SMA remains committed to delivering exceptional training in the safest possible setting.

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✔️ Striking
✔️ Kicks
✔️ Joint Locks
✔️ Ground Defense
✔️ Weapons Defense
This crew does it all.

Our annual tournament is coming up fast.

Saturday, May 31st

We encourage all students to participate in this event. No regular classes on this day!

If you’re new to the idea of tournaments, think of this as "game day " for martial arts—just like soccer has matches or basketball has games, tournaments give students the chance to compete and apply what they’ve been learning in class in a supportive, exciting environment. Since this tournament is hosted by SMA, all of our instructors will be there to help the kids throughout the day and there will be many friendly faces of fellow students and families. It's the home field advantage.

We will have competition in forms, weapons forms, sparring and padded stick sparring at our tournament. The two main events students students should compete in are forms, and sparring. All divisions are split up by age and rank so that students compete against others that are the same or very similair belt rank and age. This keeps everything fair and safe.

For the forms competition students are giving a score between 1 and 10 from each judge based on power, balance, accuracy and overall presentation. The top score gets first place, and so on. For sparring, points are awarded for light contact with kicks or punches to the body, or to the helmet area. Matches are two minutes long and the person ahead in points at the end of the match is the winner, or once one competitor leads by 5 points they are declared the winner. In sparring we use a tournament bracket system so the winner goes on to another match until we have the winner for that division. Medals are awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place for each age and rank group for each event.

We also have the opportunity for students in the weapons class to compete in weapons forms and all student are welcome to jump in on the padded stick sparring for a fun additional event.

Tournaments are a great way to build confidence, test skills, and celebrate their progress alongside their peers.

The tournament is open to all ranks and ages, and we strongly encourage participation—especially for those who have never done one before! It's time to use that courage and get out there!

👉 Event Date: Saturday, May 31st
👉 Location: Lincoln Christian School, Scheels Center
👉 Time & Registration Details: Registration and check in 8:30 to 10 am, Weapons forms 9 am, Main Events at 10:30 am.

We have invited schools from across the state to participate in our tournament, we want to make sure we have maximum participation by SMA students.

Don't forget about Sparring Class on Friday nights at 7 pm, its a great way to help prepare for the our tournament and other events.

This experience is always rewarding. Let’s show off all that hard work on the mat!

Please let us know if you have any questions—we’re happy to help.

Registration is available online at this link: https://cp.mystudio.io/e/?=SMA/3029/675450//1744907483

See you at the tournament!

Wow! Awesome Mother's Day class yesterday. So cool to have all these Moms out on the mats with their kiddos.