Empowered Martial Arts

Empowered Martial Arts is a martial arts school in Greenville, SC, offering classes for preschoolers, kids, teens, and adults. Programs cover self-defense, Taekwondo training, and personal development, with instruction built around focus, respect, discipline, and confidence. The school serves families across Greenville and describes its classes as challenging without being intimidating, in a supportive and structured environment.

Master Olson, an 8th degree black belt, has trained in Taekwondo for over 30 years and has owned his own schools for the past 20. He founded the SafetyNET Kids program in 2003, along with Bullying, Better Focus Better Grades, Confidence, and Leadership programs that have been used in classrooms, Taekwondo schools, and homes across the country. Diagnosed with Parkinson's in 2013, he credits his training and teaching with helping him fight back against the disease. Elizabeth, a senior 3rd degree black belt, has trained in Taekwondo for over 20 years and graduated from the University of Tennessee with a degree in business marketing. She created an instructor training program used daily in each class, and teaches with an emphasis on compassion and building student trust.

The school's preschool, kids, and teen programs are structured so that students improve focus, self-control, discipline, and social skills, with parents welcome to watch and participate. Adult classes combine fitness with practical self-defense, and students progress toward Black Belt at their own pace. Instructor training is offered to teens through a Jr. Instructor class.

Empowered Martial Arts sits on Orchard Park Drive, about a tenth of a mile from the Terrain at Haywood neighborhood and roughly two-tenths of a mile from Pelham Road and Haywood Road. Capstone school is about two-tenths of a mile away.

Greenville families looking for Taekwondo instruction for a preschooler, a teenager, or themselves will find a program here built on decades of teaching experience and a stated belief that martial arts can be for everyone, regardless of age, gender, or experience level.