Welcome to Dragon Gate Martial Arts Academy in Oakdale, NY

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Welcome to the official website of Dragon Gate Martial Arts Academy located in Oakdale. Dragon Gate is owned and operated by Shihan Mike Iannone and has been providing Exceptional Martial arts Instruction to the Oakdale/Bohemia community since 1999. We provide Training in The Styles of Kempo Taekwondo, Kempo Tai-jitsu, Combat Cardio, and Women's Self Defense. We Run Classes for Children, Teens, and Adults.

Shihan Mike Iannone's Vision is to provide the community with a fun and safe environment. Where anyone can learn to get in shape, Learn Self Defense, and learn life skills and character that when taught right martial arts instlls. We believe in values like Courtesy, Patience Respect, Self Control, and integrity.

Shihan Mike Iannone will also help you achieve Self Discipline, High Self esteem and an attitude that refuses to give up. The values and life skills that you will learn will lead to incredible improvements in Academics, Careers, and Relationships, literally making our community better one Dragon Gate Black Belt at a time.

We hope you enjoy our website and will stop by and visit us if you are in the area. This site is designed to give you information about our facility, Our styles of Martial arts, our Instructors, and also to provide you with information on how to contact us as well.

Oakdale Self-Defense

Shihan Mike Iannone has over 20 years of experience and holds Black Belts in Three Styles of Martial arts. Dragon Gate Martial Arts Academy in Oakdale, NY incorporates a combination of techniques found in Shihan Mike Iannone's 20+ years of training. The Primary Disciplines Shihan Mike Iannone is Skilled in include Kempo Taekwondo, Kempo Tai-jitsu, Modern Farang Mu sul, Kickboxing, Mixed Martial Arts and Submission Grappling. Techniques from all these styles are incorporated into the Dragon Gate Curriculum to provide our students with a challenging curriculum and realistic self defense for a modern world.

Our Self Defense System is designed With This concept in mind “ Meet the Attack With and attack” Move to early and the attacker can change their technique, Move to late and you will be hit. Move at the last second and they will not be able to counter it.

Fitness is a Goal

No matter what your age, whether your 3, 33, or 63 Strength, conditioning and flexibility are all benefits that a student can expect to receive at Dragon Gate Martial Arts Academy. Every Muscle group will be strengthen and defined with specific exercises, movements, techniques and Drills that were incorporated into our curriculum. You will feel stronger every day as we increase your cardio vascular training. All these physical benefits on your body will be felt in you daily life and activities increasing your energy and confidence.

Application of Knowledge = Success

Learning to Remember things is great. But memorization is the first step of learning. In life the people who are successful are the ones who can take the lessons they learn and apply them to every day life. Martial arts can be used every day. It could be as simple as walking taller because of the confidence you gain from feeling stronger each day. It could be the increase in your energy that allows you to get more done at work or at home. or it could be your child coming home with better grades this quarter. Either way Shihan Mike Iannone will teach you how to take the techniques and philosophy you learn and apply them to every day life.

Mission Statement

At Dragon Gate Martial Arts Academy, Our goal is to provide the most comprehensive confidence building martial arts training programs available on the market today. The phrase “I Can’t” does not exist. We strive to show our students how they can carry overt their training into every day life. Dragon Gate Martial arts Academy is a place where martial arts is truly for everyone.

Why is Dragon Gate Different

Shihan Mike Iannone Created Dragon Gate with the purpose of helping people. Today to many people give up very quickly. People are very fast to say they Can’t do something. Shihan Mike Iannone really believes Henry Fords phrase “ Weather you think you can or you think you can’t you are absolutely right”

We will show our students that with consistent effort and a never quitting attitude that they can accomplish anything! Martial arts is not just a after school activity. Baseball, Soccor, football, gymnastics are all great activities. But they will not teach you how to train your body, and how to use your mind to its fullest potential.

In our school we do not give out belts quickly. We do not give out belts to keep you from quitting. You must test and earn every belt that is in our art. Today you have a lot of schools that hand out belts very quickly. We believe in building confidence but we do not believe in building false confidence. A Black Belt no matter what the age should be able to defend themselves. We are not asking that they fight or even win. But we do expect them to have the confidence and skill to fight back.

What we will do for you

Through Training your mind and body together you will build the skills necessary to not only defend yourself. but you will understand how to train your body. My Instructor Shodoshi Ed Gross use to say that “ No Two People Move Alike” it is with that saying and principle that Dragon Gates Curriculum is designed around. Our Forms, Strikes, Self Defense Techniques are all designed so you can make them work for you. What works form me might not work for our students. Different body styles excel in different areas of Martial arts. One student may be a great kicker while another student may be great at fighting. We will find out what your strengths are and work with them. But we will also find where you are weaker and build that up and make you stronger.

On August 28th 2010 We will be hosting A Kick Drugs out of School Seminar. This is a Free public service and everyone is welcome to attend please give us a call at

631-750-6202

to reserve your spot

Or Copy and paste this link to register

http://www.dragongatemartialarts.com/landing/kick.html