(253) 363-0183
9717 160th Street E, Puyallup WA 98375
Menu TAEKWONDO · BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU · KICKBOXING
For kids, teens & adults.
Pinnacle Martial Arts teaches Taekwondo, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and Kickboxing to kids, teens, and adults in Puyallup, Washington. Start with two weeks for $29, including a uniform, and find a class that fits your age, goals, and schedule.
2 weeks for $29. Free uniform. No automatic renewal.
THERE’S A REASON YOU’RE LOOKING
Sometimes the goal is bigger than learning to punch or kick. It’s helping your child face a difficult day. Making time for your own health. Finding people who expect your best and help you work toward it.
Maybe your child hangs back, gets distracted, or worries about being picked on. You want them to feel capable without having to pretend they’re fearless.
Here’s where we start: a manageable new skill, clear instructions, respectful partners, and another chance to try. Students practice listening, speaking up, and staying with a challenge.
See how kids train →
Adults about themselvesIt’s hard to stay consistent when exercise feels like one more chore. Learning a skill gives you something to work on beyond the clock or the calorie counter.
Give your effort a purpose: learn a combination, improve your footwork, or solve a grappling problem. Train alongside people who are learning too.
Explore training with purpose →FIND YOUR STARTING POINT
Choose by age and the kind of training you enjoy. Learn what each program involves, check the schedule, and start with the $29 trial.
Movement, listening, taking turns, and a positive first experience in martial arts.
Explore Lil Warriors →
Kicks, strikes, forms, and focused practice. Beginner and All Belts options.
Explore Taekwondo →
Grappling, escapes, and positional control. Think, adapt, and keep working.
Explore Jiu-Jitsu →
Punching, kicking, footwork, defense, and partner drills. Fitness with a purpose.
Explore Kickboxing →
OUR STUDENTS. OUR ACADEMY.KIDS MARTIAL ARTS IN PUYALLUP
Confidence grows through experiences: learning something unfamiliar, working with a partner, and recognizing progress that took effort.
Students listen, watch a demonstration, practice, and receive feedback. Repetition gives them opportunities to work on focus and follow-through.
Taking turns, controlling movement, and treating partners well are part of training, not just words on the wall.
Tell us what your child is facing. We can discuss confidence and self-defense goals, and how a class may fit. Training complements the support of parents and school staff.
AGES 6+ · PUYALLUP
For students who enjoy kicks, striking, forms, and the challenge of refining a movement.
Stances, hand techniques, kicks, combinations, and forms. Students practice balance, coordination, accuracy, and control as they develop the fundamentals.
A technique becomes a task you can work on. Instructor feedback gives you a specific correction. Consistent practice helps you see what is improving and what needs more attention.
Our beginner classes welcome new students ages 6 and older. All Belts classes welcome white belts too. As students progress, they can discuss sparring and competition interests with the instructors.
AGES 4–5 · PUYALLUP
A young child’s first class should have room for learning how to learn. Lil Warriors introduces movement, listening, taking turns, and following directions through age-appropriate martial arts activities.
Start with a positive experience and a simple routine. Let our team help you decide whether your child is ready for the group.
AGES 6–12 · PUYALLUP
Our Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu classes for kids ages 6–12 introduce grappling through technique, partner practice, and clear instruction. Young students learn in the Marcelo Alonso Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tradition.
Kids practice positions, escapes, and controlled partner drills while learning to listen, take turns, and respect their training partners.
Build coordination, confidence, and practical grappling skills. Each class gives kids opportunities to solve problems, manage challenges, and keep working with a partner.
Youth BJJ is for ages 6–12. Teens ages 13+ train in our teens and adults program.
PARTNER PRACTICE. REAL PROGRESS.FOR THE PERSON BEHIND THE PARENT
Train for a stronger routine, new skills, or the satisfaction of doing something difficult. Beginners don’t need to arrive fit or experienced. They need a place to start.
TEENS & ADULTS · AGES 13+ · PUYALLUP
Our Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu classes for ages 13+ bring teens and adults together to learn practical grappling skills. Beginners are welcome in our Marcelo Alonso Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu program.
Practice positions, escapes, and controlled partner drills. Learn how timing, position, and technique help you respond to a physical challenge.
Develop movement, conditioning, and self-defense skills through regular practice, instructor feedback, and time on the mat with training partners.
AGES 13+ · PUYALLUP
Learn punching and kicking technique, footwork, and defense in a high-intensity class. Partner drills give your training a purpose beyond repetition alone.
Build your conditioning while working on timing, accuracy, and control. Sparring is part of the training offered as students develop; discuss readiness and equipment with our team.
Tuesdays & Thursdays7:10 PM · Teens & adults
Ask about gloves, shin guards, and first-class requirements before attending.
FAMILY MARTIAL ARTS · PUYALLUP
Your PMA membership lets you train across our different programs. You do not need to choose just one martial art. Mix Taekwondo, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and Kickboxing as long as you meet each class’s age requirements.
Family members can build different routines around their interests and schedules. Kids can explore striking and grappling, while teens and adults can add Kickboxing to their training.
Plan your training around your membership’s class allowance and the current schedule.
See Class Times →PLAN YOUR FIRST VISIT
Review these class times, then purchase your trial and choose your start date. Contact PMA to confirm class placement, holidays, and schedule changes.
Ages 4–5
Tuesday & Thursday · 4:15–5:00 PM
Ages 6+
Tuesday & Thursday · 6:00–7:00 PM
Ages 6–12
Tuesday & Thursday · 5:00–6:00 PM
Teens & adults · Ages 13+
Monday–Thursday · 6:00–7:00 PM
Teens & adults · Ages 13+
Tuesday & Thursday · 7:10 PM
White belts are also welcome in All Belts Taekwondo. Contact PMA for additional class times and help enrolling.
HOW WE HELP YOU MOVE FORWARD
At Pinnacle, progress comes from clear instruction, consistent practice, and challenges you learn to handle. We help kids, teens, and adults turn training into skills and habits they can use beyond the mat.
Tell us what brings you in: confidence for your child, practical self-defense, or a workout with purpose. We help you find an age-appropriate starting point. No experience needed.
Watch a clear demonstration, practice the basics, and get specific corrections. From a first stance to a partner drill, we teach technique alongside control, respect, and care for others.
Repeat the movement, work with a partner, and try again with feedback. Consistent training gives you opportunities to handle frustration, solve problems, and recognize improvement you have earned.
A sharper technique. A challenge you no longer avoid. The patience to keep working. Recognize those wins with your instructors, set your next goal, and practice those same habits at home, school, or work.
MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR
Master Erick Larson is the owner and head instructor of Pinnacle Martial Arts in Puyallup. A 6th Dan Taekwondo black belt and third-degree Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt, he brings more than 25 years of martial arts training to the mat.
He earned his Taekwondo rank under Grandmaster Richard Na and his Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu rank under Professor Marcelo Alonso, of the Carlson Gracie team. His experience includes the 2010 USA Taekwondo Demo Team, a medal at the World Hanmadang in Korea, and Northwest championship titles in kickboxing and MMA.
Since opening Pinnacle in 2009, Master Larson has helped kids, adults, and families in Puyallup, Graham, and Spanaway build practical skills alongside respect, confidence, and integrity. His teaching pairs clear instruction and steady practice with traditional martial arts etiquette.
ROOTED HERE. GROWING TOGETHER.
Pinnacle has served Puyallup, Graham, and Spanaway families since 2009. Martial arts brings us onto the mat. The people beside us give us more reasons to keep showing up.
A child finds the courage to try again. A parent makes time for their own growth. A teammate stays to help with one more repetition. These are the everyday moments that make an academy feel like your place.
At PMA, we teach practical martial arts alongside a shared responsibility: respect your partners, bring your effort, and help the people around you grow.
Find your place at Pinnacle →FIND YOUR PEOPLE
A first class can feel like a big step. Here, you learn beside people who remember their own first day. Partners practice together, instructors guide the next attempt, and familiar faces become part of your week.
CELEBRATE THE WORK
A promotion represents the days a student showed up, listened, struggled, and tried again. Families and training partners get to celebrate that effort together. Seminars and competitions offer new challenges to work toward.
BELONG BEYOND CLASS
From community open houses to Trunk or Treat, PMA makes room for neighbors to connect. Respect, patience, and care for others belong beyond the mat, too. That is the kind of community we work to build.
PARENT & STUDENT REVIEW EXCERPTS
“He is really good with kids.”
Mike Coll · Review excerpt
“Both of my kids train here”
Alissa Metcalf · Review excerpt
“This place is outstanding, welcoming, and well run”
David Izbicki · Review excerpt
YOUR NEXT STEP CAN BE SIMPLE
Experience the classes, meet the instructors, and see how Pinnacle fits your family.
$29 per person · one-time trial
Choose your start date in Wix. Your trial is valid for 15 days from that date. Purchase a trial or membership before booking. After purchase, contact PMA to register participants and arrange classes. Ongoing membership is a separate choice.
See ongoing membership options ↗BEFORE YOUR FIRST CLASS
Ask about your child’s needs, your own goals, or which class fits your schedule.
(253) 363-0183 ↗Taekwondo emphasizes kicks, strikes, and forms. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu emphasizes grappling, escapes, and positional control. Kickboxing develops punching, kicking, footwork, and defense in a high-intensity format. Lil Warriors is designed for ages 4–5. Use Help Me Choose or call us to discuss the best starting point.
Yes. Talk with us about what helps your child feel comfortable and follow instructions. Clear routines and repeated practice give students opportunities to work on attention and confidence. The trial helps you see how your child responds. Individual experiences vary.
Classes offer structured opportunities to practice listening, movement, and focus. They are not treatment for ADHD or a substitute for professional care. Tell our team about your child’s needs so we can discuss whether our class format is a suitable fit.
Tell us what is happening and what you hope your child will learn. We can discuss confidence, control, and self-defense goals. No class can guarantee that bullying will stop. An ongoing situation also needs support from responsible adults and school staff.
Beginners are welcome. You don’t need previous martial arts experience to ask about a beginner class. Talk with the instructors about your fitness, experience, and any training limitations to find an appropriate starting point.
The trial expires without automatically renewing. If you want to continue, you choose an ongoing membership separately. Review the current options, prices, and terms before enrolling.
Bring water and comfortable athletic clothing. Your trial includes a uniform; ask about pickup, sizing, arrival instructions, and any required waiver. Kickboxing students should also confirm gloves and other equipment requirements.
FROM “MAYBE” TO YOUR FIRST CLASS
ON THE CALENDAR · AT PINNACLE
Community gatherings, special training, and milestones worth celebrating. See what’s coming up at your academy.
COMMUNITY · FAMILIES WELCOME
October 24 · 4:00–6:30 PM
Costumes, decorated trunks, and an evening with the PMA community. Bring your family, meet the instructors, and explore the academy.
Event Details & RSVP →
BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU · $50
November 14 · 11:00 AM–1:00 PM
Learn with Professor Marcelo Alonso, sharpen your grappling skills, and celebrate the next step in our students’ Jiu-Jitsu journeys.
Seminar Details & RSVP →Our next events are being planned. Text PMA to find out what’s coming up.
PINNACLE MARTIAL ARTS · 9717 160TH STREET E, PUYALLUP · ALL TIMES PACIFIC
COME MEET PINNACLE
Serving Puyallup, Graham, and Spanaway families.
