Welcome to Urban Kempo!

Located in the heart of Clarendon, we teach a self-defense system called Shaolin Kempo to adults and children.

Our classes emphasize intense body-weight or light resistance movements that are cardio-based. The result is a leaner, more agile, conditioned body that is conducive with the movement style of the arts.

Both of our full-time instructors have over a decade and a half of training experience each and have been teaching in the industry for most of that time together, while our two part time instructors grew up in our dojo as kids prior to becoming instructors. You will notice the family-oriented vibe immediately (see the our lineage).

While most of our students are local, some travel from the District, Bethesda, Mount Vernon and Woodbridge to train with us. We believe that we are the best at what we do, not merely in the DC area, but in the country.

Thank you for visiting our site and we look forward to meeting you.