Morrissette Martial Arts is proud to accept Arizona’s Empowerment Scholarship Account funds. Every K–12 student in Arizona is eligible — and martial arts training qualifies as an approved educational expense.
Arizona’s Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) is a state-funded program that puts your child’s education tax dollars directly into your hands. Instead of those funds going to a public or charter school, parents manage them through a dedicated account and use them on the educational services that work best for their family.
Since the 2022 universal expansion, every Arizona student in grades K–12 is eligible — regardless of household income, neighborhood, or whether they currently attend public, private, charter, or homeschool. Preschool students with disabilities are also eligible.
Over 100,000 Arizona families are now using ESA funds to customize their children’s education — and martial arts training is one of the most powerful ways to invest those funds.
Apply through the Arizona Department of Education’s ESA portal at azed.gov/esa. Applications are open year-round — no deadline, no waitlist. Most are processed within 30 days.
Once your ESA is approved, give us a call at (623) 223-4693. We’ll walk you through which programs fit your child best and how the funding process works on our end.
Use your ESA funds to cover tuition through ClassWallet. Your child starts training, building skills, and earning belts — all funded through the program designed to give your family that flexibility.
We’re happy to walk you through how ESA works with our studio. Call us at (623) 223-4693 or contact the Arizona Department of Education ESA office directly at (602) 364-1969 or visit azed.gov/esa.
Students learn to follow instructions, stay focused under pressure, and push through challenges. These habits transfer directly into the classroom and beyond.
The belt system gives students clear, measurable goals. Earning each rank through real effort builds genuine self-belief that carries far beyond the dojo.
Every class begins and ends with respect — for instructors, peers, and self. Students build communication and teamwork in a structured environment with peers of all ages.
Coordination, balance, flexibility, and fitness improve with every class. Skills they’ll carry for life — built into the foundation of how they move.
Master Erik Morrissette is a 7th Degree Black Belt with over 50 years of martial arts experience. He has trained hundreds of students — from three-year-olds taking their very first class, to adults discovering martial arts later in life. His method is built on patience, structure, and genuine investment in every student.
For ESA families specifically, our studio offers something invaluable: a real curriculum, measurable progress through the belt system, and an instructor who has spent decades understanding how to bring out the best in kids of every personality and ability level.
Whether your child has a 504 plan, an IEP, or simply needs a structured environment to grow in, Morrissette Martial Arts is built to serve them. We’re experienced with neurodivergent students, sensory-sensitive kids, and children who haven’t found their fit elsewhere.
No pressure, no commitment. Come see what martial arts training with Master Morrissette is all about.
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