About Falcon 1 Karate

The Falcon 1 Karate Difference

Learn the Falcon One 7 core concepts of self defense for the modern age. Effective and easy to learn. These 7 concepts have been selected from only the most practical, dynamic and tested self defense strategies.

The Falcon 1 concepts of self defense can be learned and used by anybody. We are currently enrolling men, women, teenagers, and children.

We teach at 7 local Tuscaloosa elementary and preschools, including: Rock Quarry, Verner, ACA, Holy Spirit, Tuscaloosa Academy, North River Christian Academy, First Presbyterian preschool, Noah's Ark Preschool and Arcadia, as well as our main facility on McFarland Blvd in Northport. We are also happy to have a time slot for homeschool students in the morning at our facility for students who are looking to expand their physical education to include martial arts.

Meet our Instructors

Sensei Michael Lander is a San Dan (Third Degree Black Belt) in Isshin-Ryu Karate. He began his martial arts instruction under Master Jon Lee (Rokudan in Isshin-ryu karate, 6th Degree) at 15 years old. Sensei Michael has been teaching karate lessons to the youth of Tuscaloosa for over 19 years and has a passion for helping young people fulfill their potential as future leaders of the community.

Sensei Michael Lander

Coach Jared Smith

Jared Smith has been a student of Taekwondo for 15+ years including 2 years as an instructor in that art. He is currently pursuing his Shodan (1st degree black belt) in Isshinryu Karate.

Aside from martial arts, his passions include exercise science, power lifting and dad jokes. He is a font of martial arts knowledge and enjoys passing his knowledge on to his students.