Welcome to Oakstrong Martial Arts in Felton, California – a unique community of practitioners who enjoy their pursuit of personal excellence, self-defense, and getting a great workout.

Our experienced instructors teach traditional “hard-style” karate, artistic “soft-style” karate, along with self-defense psychology to keep you safe – and real-world techniques to get you out of trouble. Weapons? Yes, we teach traditional and modern weapons. Every class is different and every class is serious fun.

Classes and workshops for teens and adults. Serving the community since 2015.

Aspects of our Teachings

Martial Energy

Traditional Karate

Dynamic karate energy – refined and taught to a new level of understanding and effectiveness  Explore…

Street Smart

Self-Defense

Strategy, psychology and practical techniques to enhance your safety and move fear to caution  Explore…

Enhanced Defense

Weapons

Furthering the discipline by capturing the energy of movement and traditional armaments  Explore…

Classes & Workshops

Oakstrong Martial Arts has offerings for each of the different aspects of Tang Soo Do karate taught using positive, modern methods. Enjoy exceptional instruction and the energy of a karate class in a safe, non-aggressive environment. Not brawling, not a children’s activity – martial arts and self-defense at its finest.

Sharpen the mind   –   Fortify the body  –  Build safety
Strengthen the will   –   Achieve greater awareness

Our self-defense workshops focus on enabling you to be street-smarter, safer, and better able to defend yourself. Learn vital psychology and strategies – not just karate techniques. Our workshops are open to individuals or customized to the specific needs of your team and the situations they face. For women, teens, community workers or any small group.

Instructor

Neville Loberg

Honing his craft in the martial arts since 1982, Neville Loberg has dedicated his training and teaching to uphold traditional methods while instilling a sense of enjoyment and personal accomplishment –  bringing the best possible for each student unto their own ability.

Contact Information

Call or email to discuss the range of public classes, school classes,
and private self-defense workshops available in the Santa Cruz region.
We look forward to hearing from you.

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