Step Up For Students Martial Arts & Homeschool PE in Lakeland, FL
Approved Step Up For Students provider. PEP, FES-UA and homeschool families can use scholarship funds for martial arts.
We’re an Approved Step Up For Students Provider
Karate Beyond is proud to be an approved Step Up For Students provider. Eligible scholarship families can use their funds for martial arts classes, which Step Up counts as Physical Education (P.E.). Voted Best Martial Arts School in Lakeland by The Ledger’s Community Choice Awards 2026, Karate Beyond has served Lakeland families since 2018 under Master Jae Choe.
Who It’s For
Personalized Education Program: Florida home education students using a PEP scholarship.
Family Empowerment Scholarship for Students with Unique Abilities.
Not sure if your scholarship covers martial arts? Call us at (863) 354-5467 and we’ll help you figure it out.
With or without a scholarship, looking for homeschool PE in Lakeland and Polk County.
How to Use Your Scholarship With Us
- Call us at (863) 354-5467 to pick the right class for your child’s age and schedule a visit.
- Log in to EMA (Education Market Assistant), your Step Up scholarship account.
- Find Karate Beyond in the EMA Marketplace. Go to “Marketplace,” then “Find Providers,” and search for Karate Beyond. Approved providers can bill your scholarship account directly.
- Pay through EMA direct pay. Karate Beyond bills your scholarship through the EMA Marketplace, so you don’t pay out of pocket. Review and approve the request in your EMA account when it comes through.
- Prefer reimbursement? Where Step Up’s rules allow it, you can pay us directly and submit a reimbursement request in EMA with your receipt. Ask us for an itemized receipt.
Funds and eligibility depend on your scholarship type and account balance. Step Up makes the final decision on every purchase, so please check your scholarship’s purchasing guide.
Homeschool Families Welcome
Homeschool and Step Up students train right alongside our other students on our regular class schedule, grouped by age. There’s no separate homeschool class, which means your child gets the same instruction, belt testing and friendships as every Karate Beyond student. Kids & Teen classes run Monday–Thursday afternoons and evenings, and teens and adults have their own class. Call us for the class that fits your child’s age.
Programs
Using Step Up for after-school or summer camp? Ask us about after-school and camp.
Coordination, listening and confidence through fun martial arts games.
A core curriculum blending karate, taekwondo and kickboxing, grouped by age.
Its own class for older students.
Monday–Friday pickup, homework time, then martial arts training.
2027 dates coming soon.
Start With a Trial Class
New families can start with our $49 trial class, which includes a uniform and belt. Call (863) 354-5467 to book.
Program details and scholarship questions: please call (863) 354-5467.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. Karate Beyond is an approved Step Up For Students provider, and Step Up lists martial arts classes as an eligible Physical Education expense. Eligibility depends on your scholarship type, so call us at (863) 354-5467 and we’ll help you get started.
PEP and FES-UA families can typically use their funds for martial arts as Physical Education. Other scholarship types may also qualify. Check your scholarship’s purchasing guide in EMA or call us for details.
No. Homeschool and Step Up students join our regular classes based on their age group, so they train alongside all of our students.
Karate Beyond bills your scholarship directly through the EMA Marketplace (EMA direct pay). Find us under “Find Providers” in EMA. Reimbursement may also be possible under Step Up’s rules.
Ask us about after-school and camp. We’re confirming those programs with Step Up, so call (863) 354-5467 for the latest.
Families can start with our $49 trial class, which includes a uniform and belt. Call (863) 354-5467 to book.
Please call us at (863) 354-5467 for program details and pricing.