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About Tiger's Claw Martial Arts, Inc. in Hillsdale, NJ

Welcome! Since 1973, Tiger’s Claw Martial Arts has been providing expert instruction for children & adults in Isshin-Ryu Karate, Self-defense, and the Martial Arts. Our Hillsdale, NJ school was opened in 1999 by husband and wife team Professor Ronald Allan Mertz and Master Maureen Mertz. Our Black Belt staff is highly trained and proficient with over 140 years of combined training under the direct supervision of Professor Ronald Allen Mertz, 10th Degree Black Belt. We are proud that our school and instructors have won many awards including the American Isshin-Ryu Dojo of the Year, Platinum Lifetime Achievement Award and Isshin-Ryu Children‘s Instructor of the Year. Tiger’s Claw is home to the award winning Little Tiger’s Program, founded by Master Maureen Mertz in 1999. It is also the headquarter dojo for the Tiger Karate Society granted by its founder Grand Master Richard Mrofka.

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Programs at Tiger's Claw Martial Arts, Inc. in Hillsdale, NJ

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Little Tigers Ages 3 1/2 – 6 1/2

In 1999 Master Maureen Mertz founded the award-winning Little Tigers program. She was honored with the Isshin-Ryu Children’s Instructor of the Year in 2005 and the Isshin-Ryu Founders Award in 2006. Our Little Tigers are introduced to the basics of our Isshin-Ryu Karate system while improving learning and motor skills. Classes are taught in a “Kid Friendly, Innovative and Creative Way.”

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Kids Karate Ages 6 1/2 – 9

Children will get a great introduction to the Martial Arts. Students attend class for 45 minutes once weekly.

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Elite Karate Ages 6 1/2 – 12

Elite Karate is our most popular program and is designed to teach dedicated students classical Isshin-Ryu Karate. This program is geared to bring students to the Jr. Black Belt and Black Belt levels. Students attend classes 45 minutes twice weekly.

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49B Prospect Place, Floor 2, Rear Door, Hillsdale, NJ, 07642