Welcome to Kin-Tora Martial Arts and Fitness Center! This guide is designed to familiarize you with the different martial arts styles available at Kin-Tora and to help you decide which style (or styles) is right for you or for your child.
If YOU are interested in martial arts. but do not know the difference between the various styles, this guide will give you an introduction. You are welcome to come and speak to any of the teachers, and watch their classes at no charge, ask questions, and get a feel for each style.
If YOU are interested in a general fitness program. our chief aerobics instructor, Anita Hawley, can help you design a personal workout program suited to you and your needs. This could consist of just one, or a mix of aerobics, weight training, and martial arts. Anita is uniquely qualified to help you design a personal program. Herself a 20 year veteran black belt in Judo, and currently studying Aikido, she is certified to teach aerobics, and also pre-natal and post-partum aerobics classes. Contact Anita at 871-1260. Different people have different goals, and different body types, Anita will help you design your personal workout program free of charge. It's like having your own personal trainer.
About Kin- Tora:
Kin- Tora is somewhat unique compared to other martial arts schools in that it offers several different styles of martial arts rather than iust one, and in addition, has aerobics classes and a weight room. There is also a lending library of videotapes and books. It is run more in the style of a club, rather than a solely for profit business.
The typical martial arts studio in the Western New York area charges $90 or more per month to learn one style of martial art. Kin-Tora is priced at $55 per month and offers four different styles. A student can participate in 1, 2, 3, or all 4 styles if they choose, plus aerobics and weights, all for one price.
The owners, brothers Tony and Marty Grisanti, began studying Judo in 1963. Soon Judo became a family affair, a core activity for the large and close knit Grisanti clan of parents, brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews, etc. Everyone in the family participated, with many earning their black belts, and consistantly winning tournaments. Tony and Marty became black belts 9 years later and began to teach. Then they created Kin-Tora in 1974 out of their love for Judo and their desire to share it, as well as to have their own club where Judo could be taught and practiced. A club with a family atmosphere. Soon, Jujitsu, Aikido, and Tae Kwon Do were included, and the aerobics classes were added. Most students have the time and energy for only one martial arts style. However, there are several enthusiasts who participate in 2 or 3 styles. Also, there are parents who bring children to one class while they themselves do another class or do the aerobics program.
Click on the style you are interested in: