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About Our School
Welcome our CLMA website and we appreciate the opportunity to serve you and your family. Our instructors and program directors are standing by to assist you on enrolling into a program that is the perfect fit!
Changing Lives Martial Arts is located in Virginia Beach and Chesapeake where there is plenty of training space for each class. Changing Lives Martial Arts offers, pre-school karate kid classes, elementary aged karate kid programs, family martial art classes, and Krav Maga classes and certification.
Changing Lives ATA Martial Arts owners Ms. Rambow, Mr. and Mrs. Guse are passionate about helping community members.
As certified Martial Arts Instructors in both Chesapeake and Virginia Beach they are working hard to Change Lives and bring the martial arts awareness with members within our community their team has become a City Wide “Partners In Education” with the public school system.
Thank you for visiting the CLMA website and we hope to see you soon!
The Changing Lives Martial Arts Team
LainaLee Rambow
Owner/Chief Instructor
Laina Lee Rambow started her martial arts career in 2008 after her father passed away. It changed her life. She fell in love with the art and is determined to give others the opportunity to as well. She is a 5th degree black belt. She is very committed to helping her students reach their goals and has goals of her own of becoming a Master in the ATA. As our chief instructor, she creates a curriculum that engages and challenges each student in a different way.
Meet Our Instructors
Why Choose Changing Lives Martial Arts?
World-Class Instructors!
For our kid students: Most parents who choose an activity aren’t even aware that most kids activities can damage kids self-esteem, are taught by part-time people or parent volunteers, and don’t really teach anything beyond physical activity. We always offer a full-time professional staff, classes 5 days a week, and a curriculum that is based on making the individual succeed all while learning life skills like respect, discipline and communication.
For our adult students: Adults have a wide variety of goals when they start here. Some want to lose weight, some want to get in incredible shape, some want to learn self-defense and others want all of it! The instructors at Changing Lives Martial Arts work with you individually so that each of these goals can be met. The requirements for instructor certification are 10 times more stringent than what a personal trainer at the gym has to endure so our staff can get you where you want to go!
It’s Easy and FREE To Get Started!
If you are like most people, considering a martial arts program is a completely new idea. Sure, you may have seen a lot of Jackie Chan or Bruce Lee movies, but to actually DO IT? That’s why offer free information on getting started and you can even get a starting package of classes for free right here on the website just fill out the form on this page! You’re going to discover it’s a safe and fun environment that will build confidence, develop discipline, get you (or your kid) fit and safe however, frankly you need to do it to find out!
Our Martial Arts Team Takes Great Pride In The Reviews We Receive
See What Our Community Members Say About Our Programs
I started in the Krav Maga program and loved it so much I signed up for the Taekwondo as well. Instructors are 1st class and create a great atmosphere! Each student gets one on one focus to make sure they are progressing towards their next belt test. The classes are fun and energetic while still teaching discipline. I highly recommend Taekwondo with this organization!
Our son began his Tae Kwon Do training at the age of 5. Football was my first choice...wife said, "no!" Chief Master Thomas's instructors at the time, which included Mr. C. Gunsel, did not coddle him or baby him. Instead, the black belts immediately built in our son a strong foundation comprising of self-discipline, respect, and confidence through positive reinforcement. Once he stepped onto the mat; he never looked back. Five years later, he is a 2nd degree black belt and a junior instructor. This achievement required dedication and sacrifice from a young kid; such as skipping the Ipod/TV after school, instead study and finish the homework in order to make it to Tae Kwon Do class on time. It also required active participation, dedication, and financial sacrifice from the parents/guardians. I'm an old school martial arts student and I thought that my son was too young to teach others; that he received his black belt too fast and too early. Each day that I get the chance, to watch our son assist the newer students; to watch him practice the art; and to have him compete in tournaments.....he proves me wrong in ever thinking he wasn't ready. ATA Changing Lives Martial Arts can provide martial artists the ability to obtain an effective skill set that transcends outside the dojang.
The professional and friendly staff takes a very personal interest in the development of all students and knows their names by the end of the first workout. The reality-based Krav Maga classes are fun and challenging for students of all skill and fitness levels. After only three months I've lost 22 pounds and, more importantly, I feel more energetic and confident in my ability to use what I've learned and my surroundings to my advantage if the need presents itself. I strongly recommend CLMA to anyone aiming to boost their physical fitness and feel great about themselves.