Time is short. Live with intent.

Take a Self-Defense Class in Richmond VA

  • Open to adults and teens (with parent/guardian in attendance).

  • 100% free — no gimmicks, no pre-registration required.

  • Tues/Thurs from 6 - 7 PM outdoors year-round

  • Wear weather-appropriate clothing you don’t mind getting dirty!

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Enroll in a Distance Learning Program

We offer study-at-home programs in

  • Self-Defense

  • Fitness

  • Nature Appreciation & Survival

  • Spiritual Development

We’re looking toward the future while preserving the wisdom of the past.

 

Heritage Arts, Inc. is a federally recognized 501(c)(3) educational charity providing four unique programs — all donation-based and 100% free to those who cannot afford them.

Choose your path — Self-Defense, Nature Appreciation & Survival, Fitness, or spiritual development — or pursue all four:

  • Heritage Self-Defense is a pragmatic, western martial art incorporating boxing, wrestling, and the Rough ‘n’ Tumble fighting methods of the American frontier, including walking stick and knife.

  • Heritage Wildwood is step-by-step train-at-home program designed to deepen your relationship with nature, prepare you for the unexpected, and engage you in the outdoors like never before. Learn wild edibles, tracking, and more.

  • Heritage Fitness is based on the idea that fitness should be about capability and adventure, not about looking good in a swimsuit or counting calories. Train solo, face group challenges, or start your own training circle.

  • St. Barachiel’s of Richmond promotes spiritual development via videos on meditation, contemplation, prayer, and sacred reading, through lectures, blog posts, virtual church services, etc.

 

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