Main Street Martial Arts

Main Street Martial Arts is a non-profit family community center and cultural arts organization dedicated to enriching lives in the Providence, Rhode Island area through the practice of martial arts and other related disciplines. Our organization is built on the principles of martial arts training leading to personal transformations, and we strive to create an inclusive and nurturing environment of mutual respect that maximizes this transformation process.

Our Vision

Our vision is to provide a platform for individuals of all ages to embark on a journey of self-discovery and personal growth through martial arts training. We believe that the relentless and rigorous pursuit of martial arts training, combined with inclusive and nurturing environment, can lead to positive impacts on our lives, relationships, and communities. Our training includes a range of martial arts disciplines, including Aikido, Olympic Taekwondo, Okinawan Karate-Do, Knife Defense, Swordsmanship, and Yoga, which we believe can enhance overall health, foster a better understanding of how our actions affect others, and promote personal responsibility and connectedness to the world around us.

Our Principles

Our principles are centered around the sincere and joyful practice of martial arts. We believe in integrating martial arts training into our daily lives, allowing us to grow and develop as individuals across our physical, mental, spiritual, and social dimensions. We continually challenge ourselves to deeper personal growth by advancing our training and augmenting it with related martial disciplines, particularly those derived from Iaido and Zen meditation practices. We also engage in healing and restorative arts such as Yoga, walking, and appreciating nature.

Our Instructors

Our martial arts chief instructors and Yoga guiding practitioner all have 25 to over 50 years of experience working with people of all ages. Our staff and instructors work on a year-round basis to ensure that your experience at Main Street Martial Arts is the best that it can be. All staff members and instructors are approachable at any time, to guide you on your personal journey, to answer your questions about the school, to address any concerns that you may have, and to support you in every way possible.

Our Services

We offer a range of martial arts programs and classes, including Self Defense, Traditional Aikido, Original Olympic Taekwon-Do, Original Okinawan Karate-Do Self Defense, Traditional Iaido Japanese Katana Swordsmanship, Unravel Yoga, Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), and Wooden Weapons: Sword (Bokken), Spear (Jyo), and Knife (Tanto). We welcome local professional Providence martial artists interested in offering new programs at our location. If you are interested in creating a new program, please contact Michael L. Werth Sensei, Head of School (Dojo-Cho) of Main Street Martial Arts.