Fourth Form Martial Arts Studio

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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
February 27, 2023(6 events)

6:00 am: Morning Karate by Appointment


February 27, 2023

9:00 am: Monday Uechi-Ryu Karate


February 27, 2023

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 Karate


February 27, 2023

All ages welcome

4:00 pm: Afternoon Karate by Appointment


February 27, 2023

5:00 pm: Monday Uechi-Ryu Karate


February 27, 2023

All ages welcome

6:00 pm: Monday Uechi-Ryu Karate


February 27, 2023

February 28, 2023(4 events)

4:00 pm: Afternoon Karate by Appointment


February 28, 2023

5:00 pm: Tuesday Uechi-Ryu Karate


February 28, 2023

6:00 pm: Tuesday Uechi-Ryu Karate


February 28, 2023

7:00 pm: Tuesday Weapons


February 28, 2023

Weapons class - application focused and open-ended. Open to teens and adults.

March 1, 2023(5 events)

6:00 am: Morning Karate by Appointment


March 1, 2023

9:00 am: Wednesday Uechi-Ryu Karate


March 1, 2023

All ages welcome. An open-floor class to work on rank skills.

4:00 pm: Afternoon Karate by Appointment


March 1, 2023

5:00 pm: Wednesday Uechi-Ryu Karate


March 1, 2023

6:00 pm: Wednesday Uechi-Ryu Karate


March 1, 2023

All ages welcome, but advanced students and black belts encouraged to attend!

March 2, 2023(4 events)

4:00 pm: Afternoon Karate by Appointment


March 2, 2023

5:00 pm: Thursday Uechi-Ryu Karate


March 2, 2023

6:00 pm: Thursday Uechi-Ryu Karate


March 2, 2023

7:00 pm: Thursday Weapons


March 2, 2023

Weapons class - application focused and open-ended. Open to teens and adults.

March 3, 2023(4 events)

4:00 pm: Afternoon Karate by Appointment


March 3, 2023

5:00 pm: Evening Karate by Appointment


March 3, 2023

Call or email to schedule!

5:00 pm: Women's Self-Defense Series


March 3, 2023

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 Karate


March 3, 2023

All ages welcome, but advanced students and black belts encouraged to attend!

March 4, 2023(1 event)

10:30 am: Saturday Karate - Open Floor


March 4, 2023

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
March 6, 2023(6 events)

6:00 am: Morning Karate by Appointment


March 6, 2023

9:00 am: Monday Uechi-Ryu Karate


March 6, 2023

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 Karate


March 6, 2023

All ages welcome

4:00 pm: Afternoon Karate by Appointment


March 6, 2023

5:00 pm: Monday Uechi-Ryu Karate


March 6, 2023

All ages welcome

6:00 pm: Monday Uechi-Ryu Karate


March 6, 2023

March 7, 2023(4 events)

4:00 pm: Afternoon Karate by Appointment


March 7, 2023

5:00 pm: Tuesday Uechi-Ryu Karate


March 7, 2023

6:00 pm: Tuesday Uechi-Ryu Karate


March 7, 2023

7:00 pm: Tuesday Weapons


March 7, 2023

Weapons class - application focused and open-ended. Open to teens and adults.

March 8, 2023(5 events)

6:00 am: Morning Karate by Appointment


March 8, 2023

9:00 am: Wednesday Uechi-Ryu Karate


March 8, 2023

All ages welcome. An open-floor class to work on rank skills.

4:00 pm: Afternoon Karate by Appointment


March 8, 2023

5:00 pm: Wednesday Uechi-Ryu Karate


March 8, 2023

6:00 pm: Wednesday Uechi-Ryu Karate


March 8, 2023

All ages welcome, but advanced students and black belts encouraged to attend!

March 9, 2023(4 events)

4:00 pm: Afternoon Karate by Appointment


March 9, 2023

5:00 pm: Thursday Uechi-Ryu Karate


March 9, 2023

6:00 pm: Thursday Uechi-Ryu Karate


March 9, 2023

7:00 pm: Thursday Weapons


March 9, 2023

Weapons class - application focused and open-ended. Open to teens and adults.

March 10, 2023(3 events)

4:00 pm: Afternoon Karate by Appointment


March 10, 2023

5:00 pm: Evening Karate by Appointment


March 10, 2023

Call or email to schedule!

5:00 pm: Women's Self-Defense Series


March 10, 2023

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.
March 11, 2023(1 event)

10:30 am: Saturday Karate - Open Floor


March 11, 2023

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
March 13, 2023(6 events)

6:00 am: Morning Karate by Appointment


March 13, 2023

9:00 am: Monday Uechi-Ryu Karate


March 13, 2023

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 Karate


March 13, 2023

All ages welcome

4:00 pm: Afternoon Karate by Appointment


March 13, 2023

5:00 pm: Monday Uechi-Ryu Karate


March 13, 2023

All ages welcome

6:00 pm: Monday Uechi-Ryu Karate


March 13, 2023

March 14, 2023(4 events)

4:00 pm: Afternoon Karate by Appointment


March 14, 2023

5:00 pm: Tuesday Uechi-Ryu Karate


March 14, 2023

6:00 pm: Tuesday Uechi-Ryu Karate


March 14, 2023

7:00 pm: Tuesday Weapons


March 14, 2023

Weapons class - application focused and open-ended. Open to teens and adults.

March 15, 2023(5 events)

6:00 am: Morning Karate by Appointment


March 15, 2023

9:00 am: Wednesday Uechi-Ryu Karate


March 15, 2023

All ages welcome. An open-floor class to work on rank skills.

4:00 pm: Afternoon Karate by Appointment


March 15, 2023

5:00 pm: Wednesday Uechi-Ryu Karate


March 15, 2023

6:00 pm: Wednesday Uechi-Ryu Karate


March 15, 2023

All ages welcome, but advanced students and black belts encouraged to attend!

March 16, 2023(4 events)

4:00 pm: Afternoon Karate by Appointment


March 16, 2023

5:00 pm: Thursday Uechi-Ryu Karate


March 16, 2023

6:00 pm: Thursday Uechi-Ryu Karate


March 16, 2023

7:00 pm: Thursday Weapons


March 16, 2023

Weapons class - application focused and open-ended. Open to teens and adults.

March 17, 2023(3 events)

4:00 pm: Afternoon Karate by Appointment


March 17, 2023

5:00 pm: Evening Karate by Appointment


March 17, 2023

Call or email to schedule!

6:00 pm: Friday Uechi-Ryu Karate


March 17, 2023

All ages welcome, but advanced students and black belts encouraged to attend!

March 18, 2023(1 event)

10:30 am: Saturday Karate - Open Floor


March 18, 2023

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
March 20, 2023(6 events)

6:00 am: Morning Karate by Appointment


March 20, 2023

9:00 am: Monday Uechi-Ryu Karate


March 20, 2023

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 Karate


March 20, 2023

All ages welcome

4:00 pm: Afternoon Karate by Appointment


March 20, 2023

5:00 pm: Monday Uechi-Ryu Karate


March 20, 2023

All ages welcome

6:00 pm: Monday Uechi-Ryu Karate


March 20, 2023

March 21, 2023(4 events)

4:00 pm: Afternoon Karate by Appointment


March 21, 2023

5:00 pm: Tuesday Uechi-Ryu Karate


March 21, 2023

6:00 pm: Tuesday Uechi-Ryu Karate


March 21, 2023

7:00 pm: Tuesday Weapons


March 21, 2023

Weapons class - application focused and open-ended. Open to teens and adults.

March 22, 2023(5 events)

6:00 am: Morning Karate by Appointment


March 22, 2023

9:00 am: Wednesday Uechi-Ryu Karate


March 22, 2023

All ages welcome. An open-floor class to work on rank skills.

4:00 pm: Afternoon Karate by Appointment


March 22, 2023

5:00 pm: Wednesday Uechi-Ryu Karate


March 22, 2023

6:00 pm: Wednesday Uechi-Ryu Karate


March 22, 2023

All ages welcome, but advanced students and black belts encouraged to attend!

March 23, 2023(4 events)

4:00 pm: Afternoon Karate by Appointment


March 23, 2023

5:00 pm: Thursday Uechi-Ryu Karate


March 23, 2023

6:00 pm: Thursday Uechi-Ryu Karate


March 23, 2023

7:00 pm: Thursday Weapons


March 23, 2023

Weapons class - application focused and open-ended. Open to teens and adults.

March 24, 2023(3 events)

4:00 pm: Afternoon Karate by Appointment


March 24, 2023

5:00 pm: Evening Karate by Appointment


March 24, 2023

Call or email to schedule!

6:00 pm: Friday Uechi-Ryu Karate


March 24, 2023

All ages welcome, but advanced students and black belts encouraged to attend!

March 25, 2023(1 event)

10:30 am: Saturday Karate - Open Floor


March 25, 2023

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
March 27, 2023(6 events)

6:00 am: Morning Karate by Appointment


March 27, 2023

9:00 am: Monday Uechi-Ryu Karate


March 27, 2023

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 Karate


March 27, 2023

All ages welcome

4:00 pm: Afternoon Karate by Appointment


March 27, 2023

5:00 pm: Monday Uechi-Ryu Karate


March 27, 2023

All ages welcome

6:00 pm: Monday Uechi-Ryu Karate


March 27, 2023

March 28, 2023(4 events)

4:00 pm: Afternoon Karate by Appointment


March 28, 2023

5:00 pm: Tuesday Uechi-Ryu Karate


March 28, 2023

6:00 pm: Tuesday Uechi-Ryu Karate


March 28, 2023

7:00 pm: Tuesday Weapons


March 28, 2023

Weapons class - application focused and open-ended. Open to teens and adults.

March 29, 2023(5 events)

6:00 am: Morning Karate by Appointment


March 29, 2023

9:00 am: Wednesday Uechi-Ryu Karate


March 29, 2023

All ages welcome. An open-floor class to work on rank skills.

4:00 pm: Afternoon Karate by Appointment


March 29, 2023

5:00 pm: Wednesday Uechi-Ryu Karate


March 29, 2023

6:00 pm: Wednesday Uechi-Ryu Karate


March 29, 2023

All ages welcome, but advanced students and black belts encouraged to attend!

March 30, 2023(4 events)

4:00 pm: Afternoon Karate by Appointment


March 30, 2023

5:00 pm: Thursday Uechi-Ryu Karate


March 30, 2023

6:00 pm: Thursday Uechi-Ryu Karate


March 30, 2023

7:00 pm: Thursday Weapons


March 30, 2023

Weapons class - application focused and open-ended. Open to teens and adults.

March 31, 2023(3 events)

4:00 pm: Afternoon Karate by Appointment


March 31, 2023

5:00 pm: Evening Karate by Appointment


March 31, 2023

Call or email to schedule!

6:00 pm: Friday Uechi-Ryu Karate


March 31, 2023

All ages welcome, but advanced students and black belts encouraged to attend!

April 1, 2023(1 event)

10:30 am: Saturday Karate - Open Floor


April 1, 2023

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
$ 20 Class
  • Cash only
  • Drop-in anytime
  • Try any class - karate or specialty
  • Credited toward your first month if you decide to enroll in one of our monthly memberships

Regular Membership

For Reduced Rates
$ 45 Monthly
  • Recurring payment set up through Square
  • Reduces drop-in fees for karate class to $5 (Reg. $20)
  • Free specialty classes
  • No contract required, cancel at any time

Unlimited Membership

Just Like it Sounds
$ 100 Monthly
  • Recurring payment set up through Square
  • No drop-in fee
  • Free specialty classes
  • 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.