I basically grew up in this Dojo. I trained with my mother and my sister since I was 6 years old. I…read moream now 26. I simply cannot imagine where I would be without the skills, discipline, and confidence that I gained training here. The Whiteleys are amazing instructors, and the dojo community is wonderful. I have continued trained in martial arts into adulthood, and it has been one of the most fulfilling pursuits of my life. Whenever I talk to friends with kids, I always encourage them to try karate because it is entirely responsible for how great I turned out :) Being confident in your ability to defend yourself is such a potent ingredient for self-assuredness later on in life, and the philosophical lessons within the practice are such good lessons for kids: hard work, discipline, steeling your nerves for competition, trust and respect when working with other people... I could go on and on.

Absolutely outstanding martial arts school that is (properly) run as a community by the terrific…read moreWhiteley family. This is not a tournament school, but a dojo where the goal is not just learning and refining technique but to "go deep" into the martial arts and integrate the spirit and mental practices into everyday life. The resident sensei is one of the most outstanding teachers of any subject or skill that I have ever encountered. This should be the new "go-to" martial arts school for adults and children in Bernardsville and surrounding communities.

Attended this school for a few months and its extremely slow moving and it seems the instructors…read morewant to be somewhere else. Also they will hold you to your contract, which I will never sign another one ever again. Wanted to train in an adult atmosphere or an 18 and older school which was what the adult class was. Two months in there were 12 yr olds on the mat.

I found this place through their Open Houses on Friday nights for tae kwondo (to possibly sign up…read moremy 4 year old daughter), not knowing they have cardio kickboxing in this place. Gina who is a very active member of this martial arts center gave an inspiring speech about her family going here for tae kwon do and her going here 4 x a week for cardio kickboxing and lost a ton of weight. So, I took a free trial class and liked it alot....sweat alot to rocking music! I was surprised we do not wear shoes to do cardio kickboxing, just your feet. What is the cardio-kickboxing routine? Stretching for say 10 minutes and cardio kickboxing for 25 minutes , a 2 minutes water break and 15 minutes working on the pads and crunches and another 8 minutes for stretching. My daughter on the other hand wasn't crazy about tae kwondo but I think it's because of the discipline. I saw her and she was pretty good at it. I think this place is great for kids to build self-esteem and do some martial arts moves. You may be concerned that if kids learn this, they may do some violent moves on others. That is not the case as I was interviewing several parents at the place. If anything, it made the child more confident and respectful to others. They could defend themselves if necessary. The instructors or Masters we call them are gold Olympians on tae kwondo and teach cardio kickboxing classes. They train some serious black belt tae kwon do students for future Olympians if you want to go there. You don't mess with these guys...they're good what they do. Don't be intimidated, they are really nice Korean guys....English is so-so but you can understand what they're saying. It's a family owned business practically. One of the Masters is a father of 2 boys, one 3 years old and one about 20 months old. His wife works all the marketing, administrative and accounting work. They're such a cute family. The place is relatively clean as everybody who enters into this place must take their shoes off and place them on the shelves. Price is $99 unlimited attendance or $60 a month for a month once a week. That's me as the only time I could make this class is 8-9am on Saturday mornings before my crazy schedule of classes with my 4 year old. You could bring your child to have him or her watch you kickbox. I did this but felt uneasy as part of me is watching her behave nicely on the sidelines and not concentrating on the kickbox moves.

Started my son first and now my daughter is there. Master Kwon is great with the children! My kids…read moreare learning confidence and how to Defend themselves. Highly recommended!!!!!

My girlfriend and I recently started going here. The workers keep the place very clean and the…read morebathrooms very accommodating to the members. For example hair ties for members with long hair, deodorant wipes and sprays etc...We also love the instructors there. We have seen Gianna, Lawrence, Jermel and Whitney. All there classes have very different styles which we enjoying and have a great workout. They are all welcoming and friendly and know you by name.

Dimitri is an amazing training. I've never worked so hard! TRY IT!!!!…read moreClasses are crazy good!!!

I've been a member of this Y for over a year. A lot of the issues reviewers mention about…read moreconstruction are over. The main exercise area is newly renovated and has an EGYM circuit which is like regular machines except it knows where you are in training and sets the weights automatically. Best I've seen anywhere. Conventional machines available too. Lots of treadmills, ellipticals, bikes and rowers. With som flexibility there is no waiting off peak and even at peak wait is not a problem. Free weights are in a separate area as is a smaller area for TRX and stretching. I haven't used the pools, classes or courts but are all first rate. Parking, especially close to the door is limited, but hey you're going to the GYM. Haven't had much to do with the staff. No complaints. No towel service anymore. Locker room is ok and has a sauna. There is a physical therapy practice located within the Y too. Overall highly recommend.

For an organization that "prides" itself on following rules, and sends a NO PHONE USE campaign,…read moretheir own trainers cannot follow rules. Then said trainers "reprimand" members on following the rules. IE, Trainer Andrew Paulus uses his cell phone often to video tape himself doing Olympic lifts in the weight room. But then Andrew will get frustrated with teens who don't put weights back after their workout. Andrew, we are all frustrated with you breaking the rules while you yourself get frustrated over members breaking the rules themselves.