What We Teach at Satori

Hapkido

Hapkido is a versatile Korean martial art that combines powerful strikes and kicks with sophisticated joint locks and throws to neutralize the attack. By emphasizing circular motion and fluidity rather than brute force, Hapkido provides students of all sizes with a highly effective system for practical self-defense and internal balance.

Saturdays 1-3pm

Kali/Escrima

Kali and Escrima are dynamic, weapon-based martial arts from the Philippines that focus on using sticks, blades, and everyday objects to develop lightning-fast coordination and practical self-defense skills. Designed to be intuitive and highly adaptable, these arts allow beginners to start with rhythmic patterns that quickly translate into effective, real-world movement and confidence.

Sundays 1-3pm

Jeet Kune Do / Jun Fan Gung Fu

Jeet Kune Do and Jun Fan Gung Fu represent the evolution of Bruce Lee’s personal martial arts journey, focusing on the core philosophy of being "like water"—fluid, adaptable, and direct. In this practice, you move beyond the rigid patterns of traditional styles to embrace a system that prioritizes speed, and efficiency to stop an attack before it even lands. By training in these methods, you develop a highly personalized approach to combat that uses whatever is useful and discards what is not, building a foundation of elite and explosive movement.

Wednesdays 6-7pm

Jun Fan JKD Grappling

Jun Fan JKD Grappling integrates the foundational wrestling and submission techniques developed and refined by Larry Hartsell, (one of Bruce Lee's direct students) emphasizing the transition from striking to close-quarters combat. Unlike styles that focus solely on groundwork, this class teaches you how to effectively bridge the gap, utilizing takedowns, joint locks, "trapping to grappling", and close-quarter combative sequences to maintain control in a fight. By training in this method, you will develop a functional awareness of leverage and body mechanics, and learn to neutralize threats on the ground while staying true to the JKD core principles of efficiency and directness.

Wednesdays 7-8pm

Kokoro Shorin Ryu Karate

Kokoro Shorin Ryu Karate is a traditional family style of self defense. The system was founded by O'Sensei Kenneth Keegan who studied karate in Okinawa during his service in the the Vietnam War. It includes blocking, striking and grappling techniques that develop personal awareness and self control. The training starts with single techniques out of set positions and progresses into combinations and movement. The philosophy of the system is expressed and practiced through kata (a specific sequence of techniques and movements). Traditional karate weapons and weapons katas are also part of the curriculum. With the knowledge of karate and self defense comes the responsibility of being ethical and kind. Kokoro Karate is complete system with a depth that offers a lifetime of study and development.

Saturdays 10am-12pm

Satori Instructors

Arlo Welty

What He Teaches at Satori:
Hapkido: 6th Dan blackbelt
Kali / Escrima: Full Instructor
Jeet Kun Do / Jun Fan Gung Fu: Full Instructor
Jun Fan JKD Grappling: Full Instructor

Arlo started his martial arts training in 1992 in Shotokan Karate. Since then, he has trained in Kokoro Shorin Ryu Karate, Hapkido, Aikido, Eagle Claw King Fu, Kung Fu San Soo, Japanese Jujitsu, Chi Gong, Kali, Arnis, Escrima, Jeet Kune Do, Jun Fan Gung Fu, Tai Chi Chuan, Brazilian Jujitsu, Silat, Shoot Wrestling, Wing Tzun, and Chin Na to name a few.

He instructed the Indiana University Hapkido/Self Defense club from 2003-2012, taught Martial Art Academic classes 2004-2021, and started Satori - Integrated Martial Arts in 2015. He has also taught seminars and classes at UCLA, Inosanto Academy of Martial Arts, as well as many United States Hapkido Federation and Global Hapkido Association seminars. Arlo also published a book entitled, “The Art of Joint Locking” in 2012 highlighting the effectiveness of joint locking and cataloging joint locks for the Hapkido practitioner.

Arlo holds the rank of 6th Degree black belt with the Global Hapkido Association, full instructor in Jeet Kune Do, Kali, and Full Instructor in Larry Hartsell’s Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do Grappling Association. Arlo also holds rank in TKD, Karate (Shotokan & Shorin Ryu), and Pekiti Tirsia Kali.

Scott Larson

Kokoro Shorin Ryu Karate: 3rd Degree Black Belt

Sensei Scott Larson was born and raised in Southern Indiana. He has studied Kokoro Shorin Ryu Karate for 22 years under Sensei Todd Allen and O'Sensei Kenneth Keegan. He has been teaching since 2015.

Owner / Head Instructor

Karate Instructor

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