United Studios of Self Defense is a national franchise with over one-hundred loctions. Since 1968, our students have studied USSD’s unique system of Kempo-style martial arts from the finest instructors in the United States. Chief Instructor: Mr Andrew Stebbins Andrew has spent the last 30 years involved in or teaching movement based modalities finally settling on Shaolin Kempo as the most effective way to learn how to move your body, defend yourself and stay healthy. Andrews’s background includes being a certified Feldenkrais practitioner, Chen taiji practitioner and trained in many martial and health benefitting Taoist yoga and meditation techniques. Growing up in South America and Europe Andrew is well versed in different cultures, points of views of which is useful in teaching the diverse population in the bay area. Andrew likes to describe his method of teaching as the abc’s of moving with a goal for each students to learn not only the skills to be a good martial artists but skills that can be applied and improve their performance and enjoyment of any other sport.