Martial Arts Schools near Northford

“Awesome one on one with my little one. He had great patience and works well with kids.“

“Master Ross does an amazing job of instilling confidence in his students. My son is not a fan of team sports, but I wanted him to learn the value of hard work and discipline. He is definitely getting this with each class at Shaolin Kempo Academy.“

“My son (14.5 yrs old) has been training with Coach Mike at Performance Combat MMA for a little over 2 years now. He started with the Kids MMA program and now also trains with the adults in BJJ, Boxing, Kickboxing, and Muay Thai. While he had some previous BJJ experience, he has improved so much in this time and he’s gained a lot of confidence in his abilities. He now competes regularly in BJJ competitions and has a kickboxing match under his belt with another on the horizon.My son loves it here! He’s found his sport and loves the crew he trains with here. Everyone is great, personable, and there’s a fantastic sense of camaraderie here. No egos and everyone helps each other out. Awesome gym atmosphere!Coach Mike is very knowledgeable and great with both the kids and adults, from training in the various disciplines, correlating techniques to self-defense vs competition, to fighter preparation and really knowing the regional fight scene. He has some great fighters competing out of the gym now and several promising up-and-comers in the wings.“

“My daughter started in July and absolutely loves JC Karate!! Master JC is so special and has an incredible way of making learning and personal growth fun! The other instructions we have had the pleasure of working with are also great and bring their own added value to my child’s practice. The monthly “homework” is a great way to bring conversation surrounding the values that the students are taught in karate into the home. I have loved having these thoughtful conversations with my daughter and now having mutually shared language to bring/reinforce these awesome values into our home. My daughter also has a new found sense of confidence and sense of belongingness, which is invaluable! We cannot recommend JC Karate enough!“

“Not only learning about martial arts, master Han is teaching them the importance of discipline, respect and honesty among other things.“

“Junior and senior are great! My daughter loves it there. I love how they expect everyone to do their best. No excuses. Extremely reasonably priced!“

“Just had the pleasure of speaking to my good friend Master Ziwak this past Friday. Both my daughter and I had the absolute privilege of training with him back from 1998 and 2001 before we moved out of state. Although both involved in martial arts since moving, we definitely would not have progressed the way we have, either in martial arts or our lives, without the amazing instruction and inspiration that Master Ziwak provided to us. He was the foundation! More importantly, this human being has had such an incredible impact on the lives of so many people. Bravo! Well done friend!“

“One of the best Grand Masters with passionate masters! Very family friendly classes!!!“

“My kiddo loves her Sensei, and looks forward to Aikido more than anything else on the schedule! It's a wonderful learning environment, fun, and terrific for her self-esteem!“

“Amazing Hapkido school. Master Gary teaches old school Hapkido based on Daito-ryu. Hapkido is THE martial art for anybody. Such a family friendly and welcoming atmosphere.“

“It was always there. Not the best but, certainly not the worst. I say 'was' because I walked over there because I wanted to say 'Hi' to the Sensei but, my heart dropped when I saw the building was empty through the window.R.I.P AOK.“