Hattori Kempo

Universal Kempo Karate Schools – Hendersonville Branch, operated by Hattori Kempo Karate LLC, offers martial arts and self-defense training in Hendersonville, Tennessee, serving the nearby Gallatin area. Its program teaches Chinese Kempo Karate, an eclectic system combining elements of karate, judo, jujitsu, grappling, weapons training, and boxing. The curriculum is designed to adapt to students of different sizes, strengths, and abilities, while building practical skills for personal safety.

Classes are available for children, teenagers, and adults, with options including Pee-Wees, Juniors, adult sessions, and an all-ages family class. Training emphasizes physical fitness, safety awareness, discipline, respect, confidence, leadership, and character development. The school also offers private one-on-one lessons focused on self-defense skills and technique, as well as scheduled self-defense sessions suitable for women, workplace team-building, or groups of friends. Head instructor Hiroko H. Holland is a second-degree black belt with more than 20 years of teaching experience in Japan and the United States. The Hendersonville branch offers a free trial class and welcomes inquiries about its programs.