About 10 students gathered around Adam Cuddyer as he stood in front of a large blue bag in the practice space of Alliance Martial arts. After watching Mr. Cuddyer demonstrate a kick, the students lined up to practice what they’d just been taught.

   ”My parents enrolled me in Tae Kwon Do, and I just stuck with it,” Mr. Cuddyer, who began learning Tae Kwon Do at age 4, said. “It’s great for building confidence, for building discipline and structure.”

   ”That’s really the goal of martial arts,” he added. “What they learn from the martial arts is something they can use outside (of it).”

   Alliance Martial Arts is the first school Mr. Cuddyer opened in Hillsborough, and it builds on 20 years of practicing martial arts for Mr. Cuddyer, and about 12 years of teaching two forms —Tae Kwon Do and Krav Maga, an Israeli martial art.

   Located on South Branch Road, the business opened March 20, and offers classes for children and adults. The school also offers family discounts if multiple members of a family enroll in the school.

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