Summer Leadership Academy
for high school students
July 31 - August 11, 2023 | M-F: 2-5:30pm
Leadership, Community, Opportunity
Make friends, connect with mentors, and develop the skills and mindset to achieve your goals and dreams, whatever they may be. Oh yeah- you’ll also learn awesome martial arts in a non-competitive setting!
Cost: $550.
Full scholarships available for qualifying students!
About the Program
Martial arts and Leadership?
Yes! Budo (a category of martial arts) was developed hundreds of years ago to train leaders and build community. We combine Budo with modern approaches to leadership training to make it more awesome.
Our high-school program is modeled after our Aikido & Leadership course offered at UC Irvine (college-level academic course), but you can totally handle it!
Open to:
High school students in Orange County
Scholarships available for qualifying students
No martial arts experience required
Program held at Ikazuchi Dojo in Irvine.
Need transportation? Please apply and let us know if you need a ride. We will organize carpools and can likely get you to the program!
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Juliana
“Here, I was able to find a new community that welcomed my desire to learn and grow as a person. Because of the confidence I gained in the program, I’m now the co-captain of my school dance team.”
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Nevaditaa
“My parents weren’t born in America so our family doesn’t have the kind of network some others do. As someone interested in a career in medical research, I’ve been able to connect with a research scientist who ran programs at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Without Budo Accelerator, I never would have had the opportunity to meet her.”
FAQs
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Monday, July 31.
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Monday-Friday from 2-5:30pm. If you want extra martial arts training, you’re welcome to stay for our 6:30pm classes after the program.
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We have discussions, small group activities, and guest speakers focused on leadership. We also do non-competitive martial arts training that reinforces the leadership concepts we teach, and is just very cool to do.
You’ll also get a membership to Ikazuchi Dojo in Irvine, where you can practice aikido up to 7 days a week. You can level up your martial arts skills and meet lots of interesting people from all walks of life.
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We cover topics such as resilience, empathy, communication, collaboration, and critical thinking. We teach how to engage with mentors, manage time, regulate stress, navigate conflict, and how to generally be a better human.
Most importantly, you’ll not only learn the theory, but you’ll get to observe and practice these things in high pressure interactions through martial arts training. (Don’t worry, it will be fun and safe!)
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The program is open to high school students in Orange County, CA.
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It’s great if you can get a ride. If you want to join the program but don’t have a ride, please apply anyway. Many of our students carpool and we may be able to help coordinate one for you.
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We’d love to chat! Send us an email at hello@budoaccelerator.org and we’d be happy to answer your questions.