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The 2026 Summer Camp Sessions:
#1 – Amazing Race + Sparring Camp | June 15-19
Activities: Get ready for the ultimate adventure! Our Amazing Race summer camp turns every day into an exciting new challenge! Campers will work in small teams to solve clues, overcome obstacles, and race to the finish line each day. With teamwork, exploration, and high-energy activities at the heart of the experience, kids will build confidence, make new friends, and work together to race for the ultimate prize!
Training: Point sparring is a fast-paced, competitive game that relies on speed, accuracy, and a keen sense of timing. This year’s camp will focus on developing these key skills plus many more. Aside from the martial art components, sparring demands a deep reservoir of endurance, agility, and general flexibility to aid in the student’s success during competition. Great for all ages and experience levels, this week of practice, drilling, and matching will culminate in an exciting inter-camp tournament!
#2 – Builder’s Blast + Forms Camp | June 22-26
Activities: This week is all about building and construction challenges! We will experiment with a variety of materials – cardboard, paper, clay, foam, plaster, wood, and more. Build models, tabletop terrains, planes, bridges, towers, forts, and armor. Who can make the biggest, strongest, tallest creation? Come test your skills and innovation to find out!
Training: As humans, movement is something we often take for granted in our day-to-day lives. Rarely do we focus on how our bodies are moving through space, the cadence of our breathing, or the intensity of our focus. Martial forms are a detail-oriented study in the mechanics of motion, fluidity, and power generation through a choreographed sequence of techniques. Once the basic movement pattern is learned, the participant then seeks to develop the power of expression and performance on their way to mastery. Forms are a methodical journey of mindfulness and meditation in action!
#3 – Myths, Magic, & Legends + Weaponry Camp | July 13-17
Activities: Come embark on a magical journey full of adventure and fantasy! This week, we will explore tales of mythical beasts, enchanted lands, and legendary heroes from around the world. Craft mystical artifacts, solve ancient riddles, and tackle magical team quests in a mystical week of fun. Discover the magic of folklore while building confidence, teamwork, and a sense of adventure.
Training: Get ready to duel! This exciting camp is one of our many fan-favorites. Armor up for a high-speed week of precision arts that challenge the student’s focus and composure as they train to become one with the sword. This camp will build from beginner to advanced concepts in basic matching, etiquette, and technique. As a supplement to foam sword matching, we will also be practicing weapon forms using the ssangjyel bong (nun-chucks), jang bong (long staff), and mok gum (wooden sword).
#4 – Get In The Game! + Grappling Camp | July 27-31
Activities: Come enjoy a week of game design and play with us! Try out all different kinds of games – board games, indoor and outdoor sports, and team games, with plenty of opportunities for fun and working together! Kids will also design their own game, individually or in a small group, and try the games the rest of the campers create!
Training: The art of grappling is a mentally strategic and physically technical sport akin to a one-on-one chess match. Beginners will work to master the fundamental aspects of takedowns, control, positions, and pins, while intermediate and advanced practitioners will build on this foundation with throws and submissions done in a controlled and safe manner. Combined with a strong focus on calisthenics and cardiovascular conditioning, this camp will provide ample hands-on experience with a winner-take-all tournament to cap the week off!
#5 – Science Explorers + Self-Defense Camp | August 10-14
Activities: Blast into a world of curiosity and discovery with our science-themed summer camp! Transform into a hands-on scientist with exciting experiments, field explorations, and demonstrations. Explore colorful chemical reactions, work together to solve creative STEM challenges, and investigate our natural world through the wonderful lens of science.
Training: Along with understanding the psychological aspects of de-escalation and being poised, Hwa Rang Do offers a limitless variety of potential techniques that deal with personal safety and self-defense. This exciting camp will be a workshop in Ilbo Daeryun (one-step sparring) and Hoshin Sul (joint lock manipulations) techniques, with the ultimate aim of being able to defend, takedown, and submit an aggressor quickly and effectively.
#6 – Fight Scene Choreography Camp | August 24-28
Activities & Training: The Grand Finale! Our most popular camp is back again. Last year’s performance was the highlight of the summer, and this year’s will be even better! Fight scene choreography allows our students to let their creativity and performances shine as they develop, perfect, and display their martial skills for their fellow students and family members with an end-of-camp show! Instructors will help guide the students in crafting a technical, well-rehearsed presentation that includes dialogue, stunts, and martial art action! No previous martial art experience is needed, but we are calling all super stars – see you there!
Frequently Asked Questions
Frequent questions and answers about our youth summer camp martial arts program:
We find that our students become more confident to stand up to bullies and have more humility and kindness to others through their martial arts lessons.
Respect and courtesy are a big part of our culture!
Don’t stay for camps. Since our sessions run from 9am to 5pm, it is a full day of activities and training. Just drop off and pickup, and we will take care of the rest. (For working families, early drop-off available at 8:30am, last pickup must be by 5:30pm)
Please note that we do find that parents who get involved with their kids martial arts lessons truly build a solid connection. They see their child grow in confidence and skill as they progress through their belt ranks. Building strong family units is important to us at the Hwa Rang Do Martial Art Academy for our Twin Cities community so if you are interested in training too, just chat with our staff to begin the journey!
- Make sure to wear comfortable clothes your child can run around in.
- Bring a water bottle.
- Bring a lunch! We only provide morning and afternoon snacks, not lunches.
- No electronics or valuables.
- Real shoes for outside play, no flip-flops please.
No previous experience necessary! Current students, new students, family, friends, and the public are all welcome to our amazing summer camps!
Just need to be K through 8th Grader during the next school year to participate.
We will break things up in small groups for the younger Little Tigers and older Juniors depending the training or activity when necessary.
*All Current Active Members Of Our School Receive A Discount Bonus On Our Camps!
Each camp is super fun for the kids, as we focus on a different martial art workshop each week. The training is designed to really boost the kids skills in the topic of the week. We will start with some beginner fundamentals, and then get into more advanced combinations of skills as the kids progress throughout the week.
Along with the martial art training, we also have a cool theme, and there are a number of activities that the kids will participate in which are insightful and fun.
We also like to get some outside time in with archery down at the Minnehaha Creek or a trip running around Pearl Park.
Each day is filled with action and fun!
Not at all. You will find that martial arts classes are the PERFECT sport for kids who are not good at other sports or haven’t gelled with team sports. Kids martial arts classes really are an individual activity, that they do in a group environment.
The journey from white belt to black belt is different for each student. But what is the same…. They improve co-ordination, balance, motor skills, focus and discipline. Plus, they make lots of great friends!
Our instructors are highly skilled in teaching martial arts for kids. It’s their PASSION!
This is probably the BEST kids activity for children who sit a lot!
Getting them active, without them realizing they are learning, is our skill. Kicking and punching pads is such a great stress relief, that kids blossom in all areas – because of their martial arts training.
Many Twin Cities parents find that once their kids start martial arts classes, they see a happier, more social child develop right before their eyes. You’ll be glad they started classes!
PLUS…. Most kids LOVE being ninjas!