My son started at Spivey Karate when he was 12 years old. He not only achieved 4 different black belts, he learned discipline that boosted his self esteem and confidence. I’m so thankful for the things he learned while training at Spivey Karate. After taking time off from training, my son is now 32 years old and back in the dojo and working on advancing. My 8 year old grandson is following in his uncle’s step foot and has been training at Spivey Karate more than a year now and loves it.
December 2025
We are raising our grandson, Jaxson. We lost Jax’s Dad, our son four years ago. Jax’s only parent. It was devastating. Jax was broken. We put him in karate hoping he’d have an outlet, something of his own and a way to channel some anguish. From Day 1 Mr Spivey seemed to know what Jax needed. Jax wanted to return and we’ve been going since. His first visit I remember thinking he looked like a wet dish rag. That he was not going to want this but he looked at me and asked “ how’d I do?” I told him “ I was amazed at you, this is your thing… do you want to come back?” He’s been coming back, getting better and learning lessons far more than karate for... read full review
December 2025
I am writing this reply, not as the son the the Instructor and Founder of Spivey Karate, but as a black belt. It is unfortunate that Ms. Rogers, who was a very promising student and worked very hard at both karate and kobudo, would write such a posting. I think if everyone looked in the mirror, we can all find something wrong with something or someone. Spivey Karate is a mission field in the Dade City area. It is also not a black belt factor. As our culture slides into coddling children and rewarding participation over achievement, this instructor and system of karate instills hard-work, patriotism, patience, endurance, loyalty and the application of the techniques learned... read full review
My son started at Spivey Karate when he was 12 years old. He not only achieved 4 different black belts, he learned discipline that boosted his self esteem and confidence. I’m so thankful for the things he learned while training at Spivey Karate. After taking time off from training, my son is now 32 years old and back in the dojo and working on advancing. My 8 year old grandson is following in his uncle’s step foot and has been training at Spivey Karate more than a year now and loves it.
We are raising our grandson, Jaxson. We lost Jax’s Dad, our son four years ago. Jax’s only parent. It was devastating. Jax was broken. We put him in karate hoping he’d have an outlet, something of his own and a way to channel some anguish. From Day 1 Mr Spivey seemed to know what Jax needed. Jax wanted to return and we’ve been going since. His first visit I remember thinking he looked like a wet dish rag. That he was not going to want this but he looked at me and asked “ how’d I do?” I told him “ I was amazed at you, this is your thing… do you want to come back?” He’s been coming back, getting better and learning lessons far more than karate for... read full review
I am writing this reply, not as the son the the Instructor and Founder of Spivey Karate, but as a black belt. It is unfortunate that Ms. Rogers, who was a very promising student and worked very hard at both karate and kobudo, would write such a posting. I think if everyone looked in the mirror, we can all find something wrong with something or someone. Spivey Karate is a mission field in the Dade City area. It is also not a black belt factor. As our culture slides into coddling children and rewarding participation over achievement, this instructor and system of karate instills hard-work, patriotism, patience, endurance, loyalty and the application of the techniques learned... read full review