Welcome to the Hickory Academy of Martial Arts 


Our Instructors
About us.....

  The Hickory Academy of Martial Arts started over five years ago in a two car garage. Fast forward a few years and you will discover a full time professional school in a 5,000 foot modern training facility complete with a parents observation room, kids playroom, pro-shop, and workout room. We pride ourselves on our large fully matted and equiped training floor, the largest in the area! 

We are commited to helping all of our students reguardless of age, or limitations better themselves through martial arts training. We believe in instruction with a purpose, and lessons that will last a life time and reach far beyond the mats we train on.

Our school is also proud to have been ranked a top ten sport karate school in the world by Sport Karate Magazine, and to have trained 8 Sport Karate Fighting World Champions on the SKI, NBL, NASKA, DOJO, and MATT tournament circiuts, in addition to forms, weapons, and breaking champions as well. 


PICTUREINSTRUCTOR INFO
Sensei Page
Sensei Joshua Page is the Senior instructor here at the Academy. As well as being the head instructor Sensei is also a member and the head coach of Team Academy, our schools national competition team.

hickorymartialarts@hotmail.com

Sensei Ryan Frye
Sensei Frye is an accomplished martial artist an outstanding coach and competitor for Team Academy.

ryanfrye@hickorymartialarts.com

Miss Pam
Miss Pam is one of Sensei's first blackelts and has been with the school from the start. Miss Pam stays busy teaching, competing, and coaching.

pam@hickorymartialarts.com

Bradley Norris
Bradley is a Six time SKI World Champion, NBL Continous Fighting World Champion and one of our Junior Instructors. Bradely is a great young man both inside and out of the Dojo, and a wonderful role model for young children.

bradley@hickorymartialarts.com

Grisha Smirnov
Grisha is a five time SKI World Champion and is and outstanding junior instructor. Grisha is a very hard worker and loves working with the kids in our program.

grisha@hickorymartialarts.com

Jason Parsons
Sensei Jason is an experienced martial artists with a background in several different styles of martial arts including Karate, Judo, and Jiu-Jitsu. Jason is an instructor in our mixed martial arts class.

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Anna Hudson
Anna is a Brown Belt at our school, and is a wonderful assistant in our kids, and adults karate class, as well as our ladies cardio kickboxing class.

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