Located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Fourth Form Martial Arts Studio specializes in instilling greater confidence and focus through the teaching of Uechi Ryu Karate. Whether you’re looking to become a black belt in our style or just stay in shape, we’re here to support you and help you meet your goals. Focused on community building, we strive to create a safe, positive environment for all of our members to learn and grow. We hope to see you at one of our classes soon!
Current Specials
New Year Special: Free gi (karate uniform) with purchase of an unlimited membership! Let us help you meet your fitness goals!
Not sure if karate is right for you? Contact us to schedule a free, one-on-one introductory class with our business owner, Sensei Allison!
Open House and Women's Self-Defense Demonstration
Come and meet our instructors for our upcoming Women’s Self-Defense series and get a small taste of what we teach! This event is free, but registration is requested since light refreshments will be provided. If you’d like to register, send us an email or give us a call!
Women's Self-Defense Series
Led by women, for women! This six-week series focuses on applied self-defense, from wrist grabs to weaponry. The series begins on February 3rd and runs through March 10th from 5pm-6pm. Cost is $10/session or $50 for the entire series. Space is limited, so sign up soon by contacting us via email or phone!
Events in March 2023
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February 26, 2023
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February 27, 2023(6 events)
6:00 am: Morning Karate by Appointment6:00 am: Morning Karate by Appointment – 9:00 am: Monday Uechi-Ryu Karate9:00 am: Monday Uechi-Ryu Karate – All ages welcome. A more formal class in which we cover the entirety of the curriculum up to the highest-ranked student. 12:00 pm: Monday Uechi-Ryu Karate12:00 pm: Monday Uechi-Ryu Karate – All ages welcome 4:00 pm: Afternoon Karate by Appointment4:00 pm: Afternoon Karate by Appointment – 5:00 pm: Monday Uechi-Ryu Karate5:00 pm: Monday Uechi-Ryu Karate – All ages welcome 6:00 pm: Monday Uechi-Ryu Karate6:00 pm: Monday Uechi-Ryu Karate – |
February 28, 2023(4 events)
4:00 pm: Afternoon Karate by Appointment4:00 pm: Afternoon Karate by Appointment – 5:00 pm: Tuesday Uechi-Ryu Karate5:00 pm: Tuesday Uechi-Ryu Karate – 6:00 pm: Tuesday Uechi-Ryu Karate6:00 pm: Tuesday Uechi-Ryu Karate – 7:00 pm: Tuesday Weapons7:00 pm: Tuesday Weapons – Weapons class - application focused and open-ended. Open to teens and adults. |
March 1, 2023(5 events)
6:00 am: Morning Karate by Appointment6:00 am: Morning Karate by Appointment – 9:00 am: Wednesday Uechi-Ryu Karate9:00 am: Wednesday Uechi-Ryu Karate – All ages welcome. An open-floor class to work on rank skills. 4:00 pm: Afternoon Karate by Appointment4:00 pm: Afternoon Karate by Appointment – 5:00 pm: Wednesday Uechi-Ryu Karate5:00 pm: Wednesday Uechi-Ryu Karate – 6:00 pm: Wednesday Uechi-Ryu Karate6:00 pm: Wednesday Uechi-Ryu Karate – All ages welcome, but advanced students and black belts encouraged to attend! |
March 2, 2023(4 events)
4:00 pm: Afternoon Karate by Appointment4:00 pm: Afternoon Karate by Appointment – 5:00 pm: Thursday Uechi-Ryu Karate5:00 pm: Thursday Uechi-Ryu Karate – 6:00 pm: Thursday Uechi-Ryu Karate6:00 pm: Thursday Uechi-Ryu Karate – 7:00 pm: Thursday Weapons7:00 pm: Thursday Weapons – Weapons class - application focused and open-ended. Open to teens and adults. |
March 3, 2023(4 events)
4:00 pm: Afternoon Karate by Appointment4:00 pm: Afternoon Karate by Appointment – 5:00 pm: Evening Karate by Appointment5:00 pm: Evening Karate by Appointment – Call or email to schedule! 5:00 pm: Women's Self-Defense Series5:00 pm: Women's Self-Defense Series – Planned and instructed by women, our women's self-defense series aims to empower with applicable self-defense techniques, from wrist grabs to knife threats.
Cost per session: $10 for non-members, $5 for members, free for unlimited members
Cost for entire series: $50 for non-members, $25 for regular members, free for unlimited members Topics for each session:
2/3 - Posturing, distance, boundaries, general tips. This session is dedicated to practicing how not to look like a victim in the first place, how to make others aware of your boundaries, and how to be more alert in public.
2/10 - Wrists, arm grabs, shoulders. This session is dedicated to anything involving your arms/shoulders.
2/17 - Bear hugs, chokes, hair. This session is dedicated to situations such as hair pulling, bear hugs, and chokeholds (both from the front and from behind).
2/24 - Groundwork. This session is dedicated to protecting yourself if you're taken to the ground.
3/3 - Weapons. This session is dedicated to what to do in the face of a knife or a gun. We’ll also cover how to use common objects as improvised weapons.
3/10 - Practicum. This is a 2-hour session dedicated to practicing everything we’ve learned over the course of the last 6 weeks. Please note that this session will be focused on review and application rather than instruction.
6:00 pm: Friday Uechi-Ryu Karate6:00 pm: Friday Uechi-Ryu Karate – All ages welcome, but advanced students and black belts encouraged to attend! |
March 4, 2023(1 event)
10:30 am: Saturday Karate - Open Floor10:30 am: Saturday Karate - Open Floor – Come and work on what you'd like to work on! Less of a formal class and more open floor time. Open-ended. |
March 5, 2023
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March 6, 2023(6 events)
6:00 am: Morning Karate by Appointment6:00 am: Morning Karate by Appointment – 9:00 am: Monday Uechi-Ryu Karate9:00 am: Monday Uechi-Ryu Karate – All ages welcome. A more formal class in which we cover the entirety of the curriculum up to the highest-ranked student. 12:00 pm: Monday Uechi-Ryu Karate12:00 pm: Monday Uechi-Ryu Karate – All ages welcome 4:00 pm: Afternoon Karate by Appointment4:00 pm: Afternoon Karate by Appointment – 5:00 pm: Monday Uechi-Ryu Karate5:00 pm: Monday Uechi-Ryu Karate – All ages welcome 6:00 pm: Monday Uechi-Ryu Karate6:00 pm: Monday Uechi-Ryu Karate – |
March 7, 2023(4 events)
4:00 pm: Afternoon Karate by Appointment4:00 pm: Afternoon Karate by Appointment – 5:00 pm: Tuesday Uechi-Ryu Karate5:00 pm: Tuesday Uechi-Ryu Karate – 6:00 pm: Tuesday Uechi-Ryu Karate6:00 pm: Tuesday Uechi-Ryu Karate – 7:00 pm: Tuesday Weapons7:00 pm: Tuesday Weapons – Weapons class - application focused and open-ended. Open to teens and adults. |
March 8, 2023(5 events)
6:00 am: Morning Karate by Appointment6:00 am: Morning Karate by Appointment – 9:00 am: Wednesday Uechi-Ryu Karate9:00 am: Wednesday Uechi-Ryu Karate – All ages welcome. An open-floor class to work on rank skills. 4:00 pm: Afternoon Karate by Appointment4:00 pm: Afternoon Karate by Appointment – 5:00 pm: Wednesday Uechi-Ryu Karate5:00 pm: Wednesday Uechi-Ryu Karate – 6:00 pm: Wednesday Uechi-Ryu Karate6:00 pm: Wednesday Uechi-Ryu Karate – All ages welcome, but advanced students and black belts encouraged to attend! |
March 9, 2023(4 events)
4:00 pm: Afternoon Karate by Appointment4:00 pm: Afternoon Karate by Appointment – 5:00 pm: Thursday Uechi-Ryu Karate5:00 pm: Thursday Uechi-Ryu Karate – 6:00 pm: Thursday Uechi-Ryu Karate6:00 pm: Thursday Uechi-Ryu Karate – 7:00 pm: Thursday Weapons7:00 pm: Thursday Weapons – Weapons class - application focused and open-ended. Open to teens and adults. |
March 10, 2023(3 events)
4:00 pm: Afternoon Karate by Appointment4:00 pm: Afternoon Karate by Appointment – 5:00 pm: Evening Karate by Appointment5:00 pm: Evening Karate by Appointment – Call or email to schedule! 5:00 pm: Women's Self-Defense Series5:00 pm: Women's Self-Defense Series – Planned and instructed by women, our women's self-defense series aims to empower with applicable self-defense techniques, from wrist grabs to knife threats.
Cost per session: $10 for non-members, $5 for members, free for unlimited members
Cost for entire series: $50 for non-members, $25 for regular members, free for unlimited members Topics for each session:
2/3 - Posturing, distance, boundaries, general tips. This session is dedicated to practicing how not to look like a victim in the first place, how to make others aware of your boundaries, and how to be more alert in public.
2/10 - Wrists, arm grabs, shoulders. This session is dedicated to anything involving your arms/shoulders.
2/17 - Bear hugs, chokes, hair. This session is dedicated to situations such as hair pulling, bear hugs, and chokeholds (both from the front and from behind).
2/24 - Groundwork. This session is dedicated to protecting yourself if you're taken to the ground.
3/3 - Weapons. This session is dedicated to what to do in the face of a knife or a gun. We’ll also cover how to use common objects as improvised weapons.
3/10 - Practicum. This is a 2-hour session dedicated to practicing everything we’ve learned over the course of the last 6 weeks. Please note that this session will be focused on review and application rather than instruction.
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March 11, 2023(1 event)
10:30 am: Saturday Karate - Open Floor10:30 am: Saturday Karate - Open Floor – Come and work on what you'd like to work on! Less of a formal class and more open floor time. Open-ended. |
March 12, 2023
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March 13, 2023(6 events)
6:00 am: Morning Karate by Appointment6:00 am: Morning Karate by Appointment – 9:00 am: Monday Uechi-Ryu Karate9:00 am: Monday Uechi-Ryu Karate – All ages welcome. A more formal class in which we cover the entirety of the curriculum up to the highest-ranked student. 12:00 pm: Monday Uechi-Ryu Karate12:00 pm: Monday Uechi-Ryu Karate – All ages welcome 4:00 pm: Afternoon Karate by Appointment4:00 pm: Afternoon Karate by Appointment – 5:00 pm: Monday Uechi-Ryu Karate5:00 pm: Monday Uechi-Ryu Karate – All ages welcome 6:00 pm: Monday Uechi-Ryu Karate6:00 pm: Monday Uechi-Ryu Karate – |
March 14, 2023(4 events)
4:00 pm: Afternoon Karate by Appointment4:00 pm: Afternoon Karate by Appointment – 5:00 pm: Tuesday Uechi-Ryu Karate5:00 pm: Tuesday Uechi-Ryu Karate – 6:00 pm: Tuesday Uechi-Ryu Karate6:00 pm: Tuesday Uechi-Ryu Karate – 7:00 pm: Tuesday Weapons7:00 pm: Tuesday Weapons – Weapons class - application focused and open-ended. Open to teens and adults. |
March 15, 2023(5 events)
6:00 am: Morning Karate by Appointment6:00 am: Morning Karate by Appointment – 9:00 am: Wednesday Uechi-Ryu Karate9:00 am: Wednesday Uechi-Ryu Karate – All ages welcome. An open-floor class to work on rank skills. 4:00 pm: Afternoon Karate by Appointment4:00 pm: Afternoon Karate by Appointment – 5:00 pm: Wednesday Uechi-Ryu Karate5:00 pm: Wednesday Uechi-Ryu Karate – 6:00 pm: Wednesday Uechi-Ryu Karate6:00 pm: Wednesday Uechi-Ryu Karate – All ages welcome, but advanced students and black belts encouraged to attend! |
March 16, 2023(4 events)
4:00 pm: Afternoon Karate by Appointment4:00 pm: Afternoon Karate by Appointment – 5:00 pm: Thursday Uechi-Ryu Karate5:00 pm: Thursday Uechi-Ryu Karate – 6:00 pm: Thursday Uechi-Ryu Karate6:00 pm: Thursday Uechi-Ryu Karate – 7:00 pm: Thursday Weapons7:00 pm: Thursday Weapons – Weapons class - application focused and open-ended. Open to teens and adults. |
March 17, 2023(3 events)
4:00 pm: Afternoon Karate by Appointment4:00 pm: Afternoon Karate by Appointment – 5:00 pm: Evening Karate by Appointment5:00 pm: Evening Karate by Appointment – Call or email to schedule! 6:00 pm: Friday Uechi-Ryu Karate6:00 pm: Friday Uechi-Ryu Karate – All ages welcome, but advanced students and black belts encouraged to attend! |
March 18, 2023(1 event)
10:30 am: Saturday Karate - Open Floor10:30 am: Saturday Karate - Open Floor – Come and work on what you'd like to work on! Less of a formal class and more open floor time. Open-ended. |
March 19, 2023
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March 20, 2023(6 events)
6:00 am: Morning Karate by Appointment6:00 am: Morning Karate by Appointment – 9:00 am: Monday Uechi-Ryu Karate9:00 am: Monday Uechi-Ryu Karate – All ages welcome. A more formal class in which we cover the entirety of the curriculum up to the highest-ranked student. 12:00 pm: Monday Uechi-Ryu Karate12:00 pm: Monday Uechi-Ryu Karate – All ages welcome 4:00 pm: Afternoon Karate by Appointment4:00 pm: Afternoon Karate by Appointment – 5:00 pm: Monday Uechi-Ryu Karate5:00 pm: Monday Uechi-Ryu Karate – All ages welcome 6:00 pm: Monday Uechi-Ryu Karate6:00 pm: Monday Uechi-Ryu Karate – |
March 21, 2023(4 events)
4:00 pm: Afternoon Karate by Appointment4:00 pm: Afternoon Karate by Appointment – 5:00 pm: Tuesday Uechi-Ryu Karate5:00 pm: Tuesday Uechi-Ryu Karate – 6:00 pm: Tuesday Uechi-Ryu Karate6:00 pm: Tuesday Uechi-Ryu Karate – 7:00 pm: Tuesday Weapons7:00 pm: Tuesday Weapons – Weapons class - application focused and open-ended. Open to teens and adults. |
March 22, 2023(5 events)
6:00 am: Morning Karate by Appointment6:00 am: Morning Karate by Appointment – 9:00 am: Wednesday Uechi-Ryu Karate9:00 am: Wednesday Uechi-Ryu Karate – All ages welcome. An open-floor class to work on rank skills. 4:00 pm: Afternoon Karate by Appointment4:00 pm: Afternoon Karate by Appointment – 5:00 pm: Wednesday Uechi-Ryu Karate5:00 pm: Wednesday Uechi-Ryu Karate – 6:00 pm: Wednesday Uechi-Ryu Karate6:00 pm: Wednesday Uechi-Ryu Karate – All ages welcome, but advanced students and black belts encouraged to attend! |
March 23, 2023(4 events)
4:00 pm: Afternoon Karate by Appointment4:00 pm: Afternoon Karate by Appointment – 5:00 pm: Thursday Uechi-Ryu Karate5:00 pm: Thursday Uechi-Ryu Karate – 6:00 pm: Thursday Uechi-Ryu Karate6:00 pm: Thursday Uechi-Ryu Karate – 7:00 pm: Thursday Weapons7:00 pm: Thursday Weapons – Weapons class - application focused and open-ended. Open to teens and adults. |
March 24, 2023(3 events)
4:00 pm: Afternoon Karate by Appointment4:00 pm: Afternoon Karate by Appointment – 5:00 pm: Evening Karate by Appointment5:00 pm: Evening Karate by Appointment – Call or email to schedule! 6:00 pm: Friday Uechi-Ryu Karate6:00 pm: Friday Uechi-Ryu Karate – All ages welcome, but advanced students and black belts encouraged to attend! |
March 25, 2023(1 event)
10:30 am: Saturday Karate - Open Floor10:30 am: Saturday Karate - Open Floor – Come and work on what you'd like to work on! Less of a formal class and more open floor time. Open-ended. |
March 26, 2023
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March 27, 2023(6 events)
6:00 am: Morning Karate by Appointment6:00 am: Morning Karate by Appointment – 9:00 am: Monday Uechi-Ryu Karate9:00 am: Monday Uechi-Ryu Karate – All ages welcome. A more formal class in which we cover the entirety of the curriculum up to the highest-ranked student. 12:00 pm: Monday Uechi-Ryu Karate12:00 pm: Monday Uechi-Ryu Karate – All ages welcome 4:00 pm: Afternoon Karate by Appointment4:00 pm: Afternoon Karate by Appointment – 5:00 pm: Monday Uechi-Ryu Karate5:00 pm: Monday Uechi-Ryu Karate – All ages welcome 6:00 pm: Monday Uechi-Ryu Karate6:00 pm: Monday Uechi-Ryu Karate – |
March 28, 2023(4 events)
4:00 pm: Afternoon Karate by Appointment4:00 pm: Afternoon Karate by Appointment – 5:00 pm: Tuesday Uechi-Ryu Karate5:00 pm: Tuesday Uechi-Ryu Karate – 6:00 pm: Tuesday Uechi-Ryu Karate6:00 pm: Tuesday Uechi-Ryu Karate – 7:00 pm: Tuesday Weapons7:00 pm: Tuesday Weapons – Weapons class - application focused and open-ended. Open to teens and adults. |
March 29, 2023(5 events)
6:00 am: Morning Karate by Appointment6:00 am: Morning Karate by Appointment – 9:00 am: Wednesday Uechi-Ryu Karate9:00 am: Wednesday Uechi-Ryu Karate – All ages welcome. An open-floor class to work on rank skills. 4:00 pm: Afternoon Karate by Appointment4:00 pm: Afternoon Karate by Appointment – 5:00 pm: Wednesday Uechi-Ryu Karate5:00 pm: Wednesday Uechi-Ryu Karate – 6:00 pm: Wednesday Uechi-Ryu Karate6:00 pm: Wednesday Uechi-Ryu Karate – All ages welcome, but advanced students and black belts encouraged to attend! |
March 30, 2023(4 events)
4:00 pm: Afternoon Karate by Appointment4:00 pm: Afternoon Karate by Appointment – 5:00 pm: Thursday Uechi-Ryu Karate5:00 pm: Thursday Uechi-Ryu Karate – 6:00 pm: Thursday Uechi-Ryu Karate6:00 pm: Thursday Uechi-Ryu Karate – 7:00 pm: Thursday Weapons7:00 pm: Thursday Weapons – Weapons class - application focused and open-ended. Open to teens and adults. |
March 31, 2023(3 events)
4:00 pm: Afternoon Karate by Appointment4:00 pm: Afternoon Karate by Appointment – 5:00 pm: Evening Karate by Appointment5:00 pm: Evening Karate by Appointment – Call or email to schedule! 6:00 pm: Friday Uechi-Ryu Karate6:00 pm: Friday Uechi-Ryu Karate – All ages welcome, but advanced students and black belts encouraged to attend! |
April 1, 2023(1 event)
10:30 am: Saturday Karate - Open Floor10:30 am: Saturday Karate - Open Floor – Come and work on what you'd like to work on! Less of a formal class and more open floor time. Open-ended. |
Drop-In
For Individual Classes-
Cash only
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Drop-in anytime
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Try any class - karate or specialty
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Credited toward your first month if you decide to enroll in one of our monthly memberships
Regular Membership
For Reduced Rates-
Recurring payment set up through Square
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Reduces drop-in fees for karate class to $5 (Reg. $20)
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Free specialty classes
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No contract required, cancel at any time
Unlimited Membership
Just Like it Sounds-
Recurring payment set up through Square
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No drop-in fee
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Free specialty classes
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No contract required, cancel at any time
All pricing is per person, but discounts are available for families looking to register two or more students. Please contact us to discuss.
Fourth Form Martial Arts Studio is located in the L&G Center -1590 44th St. SW Wyoming, MI 49509.