Escondido is well-established and one of the oldest cities in San Diego. It sprawls from the 15 freeway to the well-known San Diego Zoo Safari Park. The City of Escondido is home to more than 34,000 families, which keeps the city bustling with businesses and activities.

When it comes to martial arts training, Escondido families prefer the excellent standard of facility, training, and instruction of SwiftKick Martial Arts.

Brian Cowell, the Founder and Owner, has designed the most comprehensive martial arts training programs that perfectly blend the unique techniques drawn from several styles within martial arts including Krav Maga, MMA, Kickboxing, Wrestling, Boxing, and Jiu Jitsu. The programs at SwiftKick are uniquely designed for various age groups to ensure training is relevant and practical for all students. Brian’s personal journey within martial arts, as a student and a master instructor, drives his desire to see every Escondido family benefit from the best martial arts training available.

Our instructors are hand-picked, with many having started with SwiftKick earlier in their martial arts journey. Every instructor supports Brian's vision to reach Escondido with the encouragement necessary to realize the full benefits of martial arts training. SwiftKick continues to connect within the Escondido community, providing as many opportunities as possible for people to find them and join the SwiftKick family. Two permanent studio locations, Rancho Bernardo and Carlsbad, make it easy to find class times that work for busy lives and offer after-school and summer programming.

SwiftKick’s Module Method Designed for Training Success

The Module Method at SwiftKick is thoughtfully designed to set clear expectations for student progress and allow every individual to set personal goals and work towards them. Goal setting is incredibly valuable and strongly encouraged by SwiftKick instructors. Each module equips Escondido students to grow in strength and confidence that translate on the mat and in life. Training at SwiftKick is the complete package, with training grounded in the tenets, history, and foundation of ancient martial arts. The three modules for Escondido martial arts students are as follows:

• The Boxing Module—This module focuses on footwork, punching techniques, blocking, and defensive moves. Boxing techniques strengthen awareness and improve reflexes, helping students with balance and coordination.
• The Kicking Module—This 8-week module includes techniques from Kickboxing, MMA, Tae Kwon Do, and Muay Thai to Karate and kung fu. The focus is on delivering purposeful and powerful kicks and using kicking to keep an attacker at a distance.
• The Grappling Module: Grappling is when Escondido students put into practice what they have learned. Grappling is a necessary tool when learning martial arts and self-defense. It teaches students to neutralize an opponent and builds stamina and body awareness. Many students find that grappling is when they experience how to manage the adrenaline that comes with a serious confrontation.

Escondido Residents Train in Self-Defense

The most popular request from Escondido residents is learning self-defense, and that is why SwiftKick offers so many opportunities for people to train. We understand how busy life gets, and the expansive class schedule and different specialized self-defense classes make it easy at one of our two locations in Rancho Bernardo or Carlsbad. SwiftKick has classes for women’s self-defense, girl power workshops, private self-defense training sessions, and more. If you live in Escondido, want to learn self-defense, or want the whole family to train together, we have you covered. SwiftKick offers something for everyone in Escondido.

Self-defense looks different for young children than it does for adults. SwiftKick incorporates practical and relevant self-defense skills at each level. Students as young as three can train with peers and learn about situational awareness and how to use their voices to scare off a potential attacker. As children grow up and enter school, the skills and confidence that come with training at SwiftKick carry into the classroom. SwiftKick’s founder, Brian Cowell, began training at three years old and feels strongly that there is much to learn from martial arts, even at a young age. Teenagers, young adults, and seniors all have a place at SwiftKick, where everyone is family, and we partner with them to help Escondido students succeed!