Cry in the Dojo. Laugh on the Battlefield.

Strength in Stillness. Power in Motion.

ZenForce Power Skating isn't a one-and-done clinic. It's a continuous development path — real coaching, AI-powered video analysis, and a progression built to follow every athlete's growth season after season.

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The ZenForce Philosophy

Why "Cry in the Dojo. Laugh on the Battlefield."

It's the oldest idea in martial arts, and it's exactly how we build hockey players.

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The Dojo

Where the Struggle Happens

In a traditional martial arts dojo, training is deliberately hard. Reps are demanding, corrections are constant, and athletes are pushed past what's comfortable — because that discomfort, done safely and repeatedly, is what actually builds skill.

Our clinics work the same way. Stations are dense, feedback is immediate, and technique gets rebuilt rep by rep. It's not always fun in the moment — and it isn't supposed to be. This is where the real work gets done.

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The Battlefield

Where the Skill Shows Up

The "battlefield" is game day — the shift, the race for a loose puck, the one-on-one at the blue line. It's supposed to be the fun part. But it only feels easy if the hard work already happened somewhere else first.

Athletes who've cried in the dojo don't have to think about their edges or their first step in a game — the mechanics are automatic. That's what frees them up to actually play, compete loose, and enjoy the moment instead of surviving it.

That's the whole point of a continuous program instead of a one-off clinic: one hard session builds one skill. It takes a real path — dojo after dojo — before an athlete stops thinking on the ice and starts playing on it.

Not a One-And-Done Clinic

A Path, Not a Single Session

Most power-skating clinics end when the ice time does. ZenForce is built differently — every session feeds into the next, with real follow-up on every athlete's progress.

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ABCs of Power Skating

Levels A, B & C build the foundation — edges, stride, stops, and balance, in any order.

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Shogun's Path

The advanced track — three progressive levels of conditioning, correction, and competition speed.

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Sharpening the Blade

Standalone clinics that keep graduates — and advanced skaters — refining detail year-round.

Every athlete is tracked across sessions, not just within one. Progress from each clinic carries into the next — so coaches always know what an athlete has mastered, and exactly what to build on when they step back on the ice.

The Program

Three Tiers. One Continuous Curriculum.

84 stations. 252 drills. Every level builds on the one before it — full drill-by-drill detail, run by coaches who know exactly where each athlete left off.

Foundation

ABCs of Power Skating

The first step on the warrior's path. Levels A, B, and C build edge control, stride power, stopping, and balance — no required order.

Levels A–C 36 Stations
  • Level A — 3 × 1 hour
  • Levels B & C — 3 × 90 min each
  • Enter at any level, any order
Advanced Track

Shogun's Path

Heat the Steel, Strike the Hammer, Hone the Edge — three sequential levels that forge speed, correction, and competition-ready detail.

Levels I–III 36 Stations
  • Must be completed in order
  • 3 × 90 min sessions per level
  • Final session doubles as test-out
Ongoing

Sharpening the Blade Clinics

The warrior's final polish. Standalone clinics for Shogun's Path graduates — or advanced skaters at coach discretion — to keep sharpening year-round.

Stand-alone 12 Stations
  • Take in any order, any time
  • 3 × 90 min sessions
  • Built for continuous return
62°
Knee Bend
+8%
Stride Power
A–
Edge Quality
Every Clinic, Every Athlete

AI Biomechanics Analysis Built Into Every Session

At the end of every clinic, athletes are recorded on the ice and run through AI-powered biomechanics analysis — the same category of technology used in elite performance labs, applied at the youth and competitive level.

  • Objective measurement of stride mechanics, edge angles, balance, and power — not just a coach's eye.
  • A personalized focus — every athlete leaves knowing exactly what to work on before the next clinic.
  • Progress that's tracked clinic over clinic, so growth is visible — not just felt.
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Max Instructor-to-Athlete Ratio
Small Groups, Real Coaching

No More Than 7 Athletes Per Instructor

Power skating breaks down in the details — knee bend, blade pressure, timing. None of that gets fixed from across a crowded rink.

Every ZenForce clinic caps groups at a strict 1-to-7 instructor ratio, so every athlete gets seen, corrected, and coached — every session, not just occasionally.

Reserve a Spot
3
Program Tiers
84
Coaching Stations
1:7
Instructor Ratio
100%
Clinics With AI Analysis
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Growth Doesn't Stop When the Ice Time Ends

Book your athlete's first clinic and start a program that actually follows their progress — session after session, level after level.

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"Strength in Stillness. Power in Motion."