Hiruko is an innovative educational system that uses holistic, integrative principles to transform people’s lives by making health, vitality, and wellness a possibility for life.

Healing Martial Arts (HMA)

The Healing Martial Arts™ (HMA) curriculum is inquiry driven and it integrates principles and practices of traditional Tae Kwon Do, healing Qigong, Positive Coaching, and transformation-based frameworks. The HMA curriculum is based on implicit assumptions of interconnectedness and wholeness, and it gives you a complete workout: physical, mental, spiritual, creative, social, and emotional.

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Marilyn Anderson, San Jose, CA:
“I started at Hiruko in 2005 because I wanted to exercise and learn a martial art. I began as an adult student who had not been physically active for a long time. At first, I found I was in worse shape than I thought. I was stiff, out of shape, and lacking in balance. Then, slowly but surely, I began to gain strength and flexibility. My instructors are always patient and encouraging…”

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Hiruko has moved to Palo Alto. Please join us as we celebrate our community of families, friends, partners, supporters, and staff. Grand Opening: Jan 30, 2010.

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