Martial Arts Academy in Lafayette, Louisiana is a martial arts school offering instruction in Aikido, Judo, Karate, Jujitsu, and Aikijujutsu. Led by instructor Dan Gabus, a 9th degree black belt in Aikijujutsu with nearly 60 years of martial arts experience and more than 45 years of teaching experience, the academy teaches Sannamiwa Aikijujutsu, a system that blends striking, throwing, grappling, and Aikido-based non-aggression principles for physical fitness and self-defense. The school offers children's and adult classes; children's instruction emphasizes self-defense, self-discipline, honor, compassion, and responsible use of martial arts skills, while adult classes teach the full Aikijujutsu system.