Mountain Stream Budo is a unique martial arts school specializing in karate, kobudo, and ju jitsu.  You have the option of choosing to study any one of these arts, or to round out your martial arts knowledge by studying two or even three of them.

We are the only martial arts school in Westchester and Putnam Counties that offers these three distinct arts under one roof.

* NO CONTRACTS or LONG-TERM COMMITMENTS * NO START-UP FEES *
* UNLIMITED MONTHLY TRAINING * YEAR-ROUND CLASSES (no sessions) *
* NO OUT-OF-SCHOOL TOURNAMENTS OR COMPETITIONS *

* Self Defense * Fitness * Discipline * Focus * Strength * Flexibility * Coordination *
* Confidence * Goal Orientation * Inner Peace * Improved Self-Esteem *
* Improved Gross & Fine Motor Skills * Balance * Physical and Mental Reflexes *
* Aerobic Exercise * Weight Loss *
* Japanese Culture, Language, and Etiquette *

Children's martial arts training often results in improved grades and in improved behavior at home and at school ~ Children and adults will train in a positive environment with a constructive, uplifting atmosphere among healthy role models, which they will eventually become themselves.

Our karate program consists of a unique hybrid of traditional Okinawan Shotokan and Japanese Goju-ryu styles.  Our system was established by Shihan Louis Stanishia in 1967, and we have since had the pleasure of training tens of thousands of students as the system grew over the following four decades from the small Blue Diamond Karate School through its subsequent incarnations: Triangle Karate, Sankaku Kyokai, Lou Stanishia Martial Arts, The Mohegan School of Martial Arts, and the Yorktown School of Martial Arts.

Our kobudo program is one of the only New York State branches of the Okinawa Kobudo Doushi Rensei-kai organization.  Mountain Stream Budo is the only school in Westchester/Putnam counties to offer traditional Matayoshi-ryu kobudo (a martial art that consists entirely of traditional Okinawan weapons) as a fully-formed, separate martial art.  Sensei Noah Mitchell and Sensei Carol Mitchell are themselves students of Kyoshi Neil Stolsmark, the president of the North American Headquarters of the OKDR.  As a kobudo student, you will become a member of this worldwide organization, which is headed by Yoshiaki Gakiya-sensei, 8th dan, in Okinawa.

Our ju jitsu program, which incorporates jujutsu, judo, and aikido curriculum, is a branch of the San Yama Bushi-ryu jujitsu organization.  Sensei Ken Manse, Sensei Noah Mitchell, and Sensei Carol Mitchell all study ju jitsu under Shihan Gary Gione, owner & chief instructor of Elite Defensive Tactics, who himself is a student of Shinan Hector Negron, 10th dan.

Police Tactics Ju Jitsu - Police and corrections officers who enroll in our program will train with a modified Police Tactics curriculum, which will include additional gun defenses, gun retention and prevention techniques, nightstick techniques, handcuffing techniques, come-alongs and other relevant categories.

Please visit our dojo, meet the instructors, and try a free class any time.  No need to call in advance.

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