Martial Arts. TaeKwonDo. Self-Defense.
For nearly forty years the Workout Place has been the place where Rockland and Bergen County residents have come to enjoy martial arts and fitness programs taught by master instructors that understand and respect the individuality of each student.
Workout Place director, Dr. Arnold van Deuren, has been training students in the martial arts for over fifty years. In addition to a 9th degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do, Dr. van Deuren has a PhD in Organization Development and graduate degrees in education and school supervision and administration. His extensive academic training coupled with his more than forty years of professional teaching experience make for a martial arts program that is quite unique.
More than just teaching students how to punch and kick, Dr. van Deuren helps students develop the skills and attitudes needed, not just to overcome bullies but, more importantly, to overcome whatever challenges life may bring. Under his mentorship students learn to harness the power of the mind-body connection as the basis for achieving happier, healthier and more productive lives.
The results are often quite dramatic: For children, grades improve, behavioral issues dissipate and students acquire a new-found sense of confidence and self-esteem. For adults, the gains in fitness, cognitive functioning and emotional well-being are also, often, life-changing.
If you are looking for a different kind of karate program, one capable of transforming the quality and trajectory of your or your child’s life, then we invite you to schedule a free, no-obligation, trial class in our Children’s TaeKwonDo or Teen-Adult TaeKwonDo program.
And, for those seeking the ultimate in simple, practical and effective self-defense, we offer CounterStike Self-Defense. Developed by Dr. van Deuren, this 1 and 1/2 hour workshop arms participants with the street-smart personal safety strategies needed to avoid victimization and the self-defense skills needed to fight back and win. No special skills or abilities needed.
