3850 Balfour Rd m, Brentwood
Thu 5:30 - 8PM
5.0
★★★★★
3 reviews
“Traditional Okinawan Shobayashi Shorin-ryu karate for all ages with 60+ years experience. If you're like us, when looking for a martial art for our then-7 & 8 year olds, all those accolades sound just fine but until you know, you hear the same from everyone ?♀️ We yhiught to ourselves, "is "traditional Okinawan Shobayashi Shorin-ryu karate" really THE BEST for my kids?" The short answer was that that was not why we chose Tosh Karate Academy, although a case could easily be made to persuade someone that...We chose Tosh for (1) affordability: all 4 of us (adults, too) can afford to train for LESS than what other places would cost just for the 2 kids!;(2) EXCELLENT ratio of teachers to students -- consistently 3-5 teachers (all black belt and higher) for each class we've been to;(3) discipline of the dojo following rules of respect and tradition with WHY always being explained for every move and every tradition;(4) all ages (except KinderKarate) and belt levels train together;(5) atmosphere is focused on learning and humility, not on tournaments and trophies (although tournaments aren't DIScouraged either, just not an emphasis);(6) experience of the Grandmaster which is also displayed along the walls of the dojo;(7) the traditional values steeped in a long, traceable history that we are now learning.If you're looking for a flashy place to show off trophies earned at tournaments, keep searching (although tournaments aren't discouraged). If you're looking for humble SKILLS, this is your place. Come give this place a try!”
