• Martial arts schools in the Philippines are at their busiest during summer.karate image by schaltwerk from Fotolia.com
  
  Martial arts schools are popular in the Philippines, especially for children and teens. A number of schools involve both local and foreign martial arts systems, including the Filipino kali, Japanese aikido and Chinese kung fu. Martial arts schools are at their busiest during school vacation from March to May, when students enroll in sports and arts courses. Adults also enroll in schools of martial arts, particularly if they have a new-found interest in sports and self-defense skills, or at least want to be physically fit.
  
  

Rapido Realismo Kali

• Rapido Realismo Kali is a local advocate of Filipino martial arts amid the many popular foreign martial arts systems in the Philippines. With branches in various areas of the country, the school provides training courses in native Filipino martial arts, including kali, sikaran and bunuan. It also offers the Basic Instructor Certification Course to prospective instructors.
  
  Rapido Realismo Kali aims to utilize the human body's natural reaction to aggression as starting point for self-defense skills. The training method emphasizes self-preservation techniques needed in emergency situations. It teaches hand-to-hand combat, weapon-based systems, boxing techniques and self-defense stances.
  
  Rapido Realismo Kali Cavite
  Block 19, Lot 19 Brgy. Anahaw, Phase 1-A
  Silang, Cavite 4118
  Philippines
  +63-46-8902544
  angelfire.com/art2/rapidorealismo
  
  

Karate Association for the Artistic Proficiency

• Karate Association for the Artistic Proficiency (KAAP) has been teaching traditional and sport karate since May 2008. A member of the International Shotokan Karate Federation, this karate school with a main branch in Paranaque City helps students and martial arts enthusiasts increase their physical fitness, self-defense skills and self-confidence while promoting good behavior, family involvement and values. Courses include Sports and Traditional Karate Training, Karate Summer Sports Clinic in various areas of the country, Basic Self-defense Training and Home-based Karate Training.
  
  KAAP also features its own set of merchandise. Karate Sparring Gear includes a mouth guard with case, mitts, shin guard with instep guard, tournament shirts, jackets and karate-KAAP patches.
  
  Karate Association for the Artistic Proficiency
  ROMVI Moonwalk, Paranaque City 1116
  Philippines
  +63-2-3452047
  kaap-karate.weebly.com
  
  

Kiryukan Dojo

• Located in Metro Manila, the diverse and busy commercial area of Quezon City, Kiryukan Dojo is a popular aikido school for students of all ages. From young practitioners to mature aikido enthusiasts, this dojo, or training school, provides year-round lessons and training in specific skills. All lessons incorporate the Japanese martial arts training of aikido, a form of self-defense practiced to strengthen mind, body, and spirit.
  
  The dojo is affiliated with the Hidaka Dojo led by Kenji Kumagai Shihan (7th dan) in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. The two dojos conduct an exchange program to deepen the Filipinos' level of technical expertise with this Japanese martial art. Kumagai also holds a seminar in Manila each year, and the senior black belts in Kiryukan have the opportunity to undergo intensive training in Japan. Kumagai suggested the name Kiryukan, which means "house where ki flows" in Japanese.
  
  Kiryukan Dojo
  126 10th Ave.
  Cubao, Quezon City 1109
  Philippines
  +63-2-4388180
  kiryukan.com