Connelly's Academy of Taekwon-do and Hapkido Many Chicago Park Districts and neighborhood YMCAs offer quality affordable classes. Degerberg Academy Located in the Lincoln Square Mall, this progressive school offers 500 classes a month encompassing 20 different styles of martial arts in one of the most impressive facilities in town. N. Lincoln Ave. Chicago Kendo Dojo Think part samurai, part fencing. They've been around since 1964 and meet every Tuesday and Friday from 8 p.m.-10 p.m.
Beginners are welcome to drop in and see what they are all about.
If you're not a screamer, the fluid forms of Tai Chi may be more your speed. Pamela Hsuan is a Chicago freelance writer. Originally published Jan. 18, 2001.