Aim High Martial Arts is the largest martial arts studio in Hillsboro, Oregon. They feature a martial arts curriculum based on Taekwondo and Muay Thai Kick Boxing, with Brazilian JuJutsu and Filipino Escrima. They are also working on becoming the only indoor training center for Parkour and Freerunning on the west coast.


Index:

Curriculum
Main
JiuJutsu
Beyond Kicks and Punches
Staff
Instructors
Extra Programs
Jiu Jutsu
Tricking
FreeRunning
Body Combat
Parent's Night Out
Summer Camps
Location

Curriculum

Main Curriculum
Aim High has a curriculum based mostly on Taekwondo and Muay Thai kickboxing. As the students progress through belts, they are introduced to techniques and philosophies from Brazilian JiuJutsu and Filipino Escrima. The goal of the martial arts taught at Aim High is to make sure the students can defend themselves in any situation given.

Beyond Kicks and Punches
To progress through the ranks, an Aim High student not only needs to learn the techniques and philosophy behind the kicks and the punches, but they need to understand the nature of a true martial artist. A martial artist does not train to fight, but like the old cliche goes, they train so they won't need it. In advanced belt ranks, leadership projects are required. For instance, students can set up donation programs for their favorite charity, or possibly volunteer their time themselves. One student opened donations for stuffed animals to give to police officers to carry in their cars. Often times when a parent is being questioned by officers, it can scare the children. The stuffed animals are for the officers to give to the child in order to comfort them. In a wonderful example of how these projects truly help the community, one of the students of Aim High was in a situation in which they received the stuffed animal given to the police by the student that set up the donation program in the first place.

Staff


SBN Dan Sikkens (Owner/CEO/Instructor/Punching Bag)
BKJN Jeremy Smith (Head Instructor/Demo Team Leader)
BSBN Lucinda (Front Desk/Instructor)
CGN Sam Gregg (Program Director/Instructor)
CGN Cara Chandler (Lil Dragons Instructor)
John Wright (Instructor)
Jonn Nishiguchi (BJJ Instructor)
Anthony Tran (BJJ Instructor)
Kili Marti (Body Combat Instructor)
Cyrus Cross (Program Director/Tricking and Freerunning Instructor)

Extra Programs

Brazilian Jiu Jutsu Instructors Jonn Nishiguchi and Anthony Tran teach a twice a week Brazilian Jiu Jutsu specific class. They actively participate in all excercises and drills in class, and roll with the students for a real hands on approach.

Group Fitness Class ( Les Mills )
This unique class run by world coach and Nike Elite Instructor, Kili Marti, is modeling the Les Mills Style of BODYCOMBAT and BodyFlow with addition group style classes mixed in. This class is concidered the best of it's class and is taught by an instructor with a huge following. Childcare is provided at no additional cost.


Tricking
Tricking has been called "an aesthetic blend of martial arts, gymnastics and breakdancing." It is a relatively new activity, and can be traced back to the early nineties when sport karate forms started incorporated even more flash techniques and gymnastics moves. It is now seen in movies such as Ong Bak or the Protector, and competitions called Battles similar to breakdance battles are commonplace among trickers.

FreeRunning/Parkour
Free running is a physical art, in which participants (free runners) use the urban and rural areas to performance movements through its structures focused on freedom and beauty.
Parkour (sometimes abbreviated to PK) or l'art du déplacement[1] (English: the art of displacement) is an activity with the aim of moving from one point to another as efficiently and quickly as possible, using principally the abilities of the human body.

These disciplines stemmed from the same group of people in France, and are at the base level very similar. Aim High is currently building equipment to make Aim High easily transformable into the only indoor Freerunning/Parkour training center on the west coast.

24HOUR Fitness Facility
As part of membership at Aim High members are allowed an all access pass to a fully funcational weightroom, tanning bed, cardio machines and more by SNAP Fitness. Passes are allowed to members at no additional cost.

Parent's Night Out
At least once a month, Aim High hosts a parents night out event. The goal of the event is to provide care in an environment already trusted by the families of the studio, with trusted instructors hosting the events. The times are such that the parents can go enjoy an evening out without paying for an expensive babysitter. Some examples of parents night out include Nerf Night, where tons of Nerf toys are used to handed to the children with bouncy houses and protective goggles. Obviously rules are put in place for safety concerns. Other examples are Ninja Night, Video Game Night and Tricking Night.

Summer Camps
Each summer Aim High hosts day camps for the children with themes that are usually long term versions of the Parent's Night Out events.

Location

Aim High is located in the Heart of the Silicon Forest, within a mile of Intel, Yahoo and Lattice.

www.aimhighma.com
5373 West Baseline Rd
Hillsboro Oregon 97123
503-640-8628
info@aimhighma.com
Aim High's Website