Ages 3-5
Mini Ninjas
Playful first steps into jumping, rolling, climbing, balance, and class confidence.
- Body awareness
- Guided play
Movement arts center · Salida, Colorado
Be a force of nature.
Acrobatics, parkour, martial arts, and circus arts taught with discipline, creativity, and character. E5 helps kids and families build capable bodies, clear minds, and the confidence to move with purpose.
Find your class
Start where you are. Train toward what you can become.
Most undecided families begin with NinFit because it builds strength, coordination, parkour, tumbling, and confidence. Aerial and martial arts remain clear entry points for students drawn to those disciplines.
Recommended · Ages 5-12
NinFit
The clearest starting point for parkour, tumbling, obstacle movement, and confidence.
- Beginner levels 1-3
- Intermediate levels 4-6
Specialty · Ages 8+
Aerial Silks
An independent aerial pathway for strength, grace, spatial awareness, and expression.
- Technique and conditioning
- Performance skills
Youth, teens & adults
Elemental Martial Arts
Integrated training in practical self-defense, striking, grappling, and movement.
- Traditional roots
- Practical training
How E5 works
Grow strong. Find your people.
E5 classes are built around purposeful progress. Students learn real skills, practice safely, and develop the character to keep showing up when the work gets difficult.
Train the body
Strength, mobility, coordination, balance, power, and control are developed through clear progressions.
Build the skill
Students learn movement patterns in steps, with coaches guiding technique, effort, and readiness.
Shape the person
Character is not a side lesson. It is part of how students listen, try, lead, recover, and encourage others.
The five elements
MORE THAN MOVEMENT.
At Elemental 5, the five elements describe how students build structure, adapt, bring presence, stay aware, and integrate these qualities into the way they train and grow.
Earth
StructureStrength, stability, clear expectations, and the base that makes every skill safer.
Water
AdaptabilityFlow, coordination, and finding the right path when a plan needs to change.
Fire
PresenceEnergy, courage, voice, and conviction to bring focus and momentum to the room.
Air
AwarenessObservation, timing, communication, and seeing the whole room.
Community
Community events and updates
Find announcements about community events, student showcases, and other Elemental 5 updates in the newsletter.
New facility
The next home for Elemental 5 is projected to open January 2027.
Elemental 5 is expanding into a new 6,000 sq ft facility directly behind the current location, with room for the complete E5 model: acrobatics, circus, martial arts, fitness, performance, and adult movement.
Built for the work ahead.
- Competition-grade spring floor for tumbling and acrobatics.
- High ceiling rig points for aerial silks, lyra, and rope work.
- Dedicated trampoline, hot bed, fitness, and dojo zones.
Coaches and families
Led by people who care how students grow.
Families come to E5 for movement. They stay because the coaching is personal, attentive, and grounded in character.
Actual coaches. Actual care.
Students are coached by people who know their names, notice their effort, and help them progress with confidence.
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"There are not enough incredible words to describe the Lobecks and Elemental 5. They are truly awesome and passionate individuals and that pours into all those who get to learn from them."Melissa Deemer
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"My grandsons love Elemental 5! They have fun and work hard. Mat chats focusing on a word of the week is a great element of the classes too."Sue Granger
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"Elemental 5 is amazing! Joe, Lexee and Josh make the kids feel welcomed and seen. Thanks for providing a fun, safe space for the kids of Chaffee County!"Brittany Tognacci
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"The coaches were so patient, funny, and instantly made her comfortable. They cater each skill to each kid to help them learn at their own comfort level."Raimi Kaan
Begin training
Find the class that fits your student.
Explore the current program pathways, then use the schedule and Student Portal when you are ready to take the next step.