Sun Dragon Seido Karate and Self Defense, NFP

03/14/2026

As is our tradition, the dojo we'll be closed during spring break from Sunday through Friday, March 15-20th. Classes will resume on Saturday, March 21st. Please note that we will be open both Saturdays that bookend Spring break, the 14th and the 21st!

03/10/2026

💙 THANK YOU for Making an Impact! 💙

🎉 Amplify Austin Day: We Did Great—Thank You! 🎉
Thanks to the generosity of our community, Sun Dragon had a strong Amplify Austin Day. Whether you donated, shared our message, or cheered us on, your support made a real difference.
This year, we raised $2,740 from 21 donors — with additional corporate matching funds on the way (not included in that total!).

Those funds will support:
✅ Five free Empowerment Self‑Defense classes
✅ Twelve months of karate class scholarships
✅ Ten free safety classes for local kids

These programs help build confidence, skills, and safety across Austin. We’re grateful to everyone who supported Sun Dragon and helped make this impact possible. 💙

03/05/2026

🚨 Amplify Austin is LIVE—act now! 🚨

We have just 3 more hours to raise $8,000 to support Empowerment Self Defense and empowerment through martial arts, including protest safety training, back-to-school safety, and martial arts scholarships.

These skills help people show up prepared, confident, and grounded—creating safer, calmer spaces when our community gathers.

Give now, share widely, and help us reach our goal before time runs out:

I’m ready to support Sun Dragon Seido Karate and Self Defense, NFP on March 4, 2026 during Amplify Austin Day 2026. Learn more about Sun Dragon Seido Karate and Self Defense, NFP and all the other organizations participating in Amplify Austin Day 2026.

03/05/2026

🚨 Amplify Austin Day starts NOW! 🚨

For the next 24 hours—until 6pm tomorrow—you can support Sun Dragon and over 700 local nonprofits during the biggest day of giving in Central Texas.

With a gift of $5 or more, you can help support Sun Dragon and fuel what we do best:
🥋 Empowerment Self-Defense classes that build real-world confidence and safety skills
🎓 Scholarships for martial arts students so training is accessible to more of our community

Together, we’re building a safer, stronger Austin—empowering people with tools to respond to and prevent violence and bringing the benefits of martial arts and self-defense to all ages and abilities.

✨ Help us spread the word: Share our mission + donation page so your friends can join in, too.

💥 Double your impact! Your employer may match your donation (or have an Amplify team), helping your gift go even further. Every dollar counts—let’s amplify change together!

We've already raised almost $1000 of our $8000 goal!

Every dollar counts. Let’s amplify change together. 💛
Donate here: https://www.amplifyatx.org/organizations/sun-dragon-martial-arts-self-defense-nfp

01/12/2026

We celebrated the New Year with Kagami Biraki ("opening the mirror") this past Saturday. Here's a quick highlight reel!

12/17/2025

Hope you all have a great winter break!

11/12/2025

This weekend is the Circle C Holiday Market! It runs from 9:30-4 and will feature the Sun Dragon Bake Sale, along with assorted local artisans and small businesses. Check out the market and buy some delicious Sun Dragon treats this weekend!

11/10/2025

Thank you to everyone who supported us during Kickathon 2025. Whether you donated, raised money, helped organize, wrangled food, participated in the demonstration, cooked something for the potluck, baked for the bake sale (or you're going to), designed the t-shirt, kicked, came and watched the kicking, whatever you did, we thank you. The kids get their thank you party Friday night (and a couple of hours of freedom for their parents?), but I want you all to know how much we appreciate you. In addition to all the normal things we finance through Kickathon, we were also able to raise enough to cover our new HVAC system.

We currently have almost $49,200 raised, with more trickling in and the big Circle C bake sale this weekend. I feel confident that we'll clear $50,000 when all is said and done. Y'all are truly The Best!

10/25/2025

Congratulations to our intermediate youth make-up tester!

10/25/2025

Congratulations to our youth make-up tester!

10/07/2025

Congratulations to Tasca!

Congratulations to Tasca Shadix, who is now an NWMAF Empowerment Self-Defense Certified Instructor!

Tasca is a volunteer instructor with the Violence Prevention Program at Sun Dragon Seido Karate and Self-Defense, NFP in Austin, Texas. She received her black belt in Kyokushin karate under Sun Dragon's founder, Sensei Suzanne Pinette, who also introduced her to both the NWMAF and the concept of Empowerment Self Defense in the late 1990's -- two life-changing experiences! Tasca finds deep satisfaction in promoting the values of empowerment-based, research-supported, trauma-informed instruction in both her life and work. A mother, writer, teacher, and current student of Seido karate, she has served as NWMAF Secretary since 2023.