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Tamashii Black Belt Academy - Black Belt Testing Week

Tamashii Black Belt Academy

5.0(3 reviews)
19.0 mi

We absolutely LOVE Tamashii Black Belt Academy!!! They have a fabulous adaptive needs martial arts…read moreprogram that children of ALL abilities can succeed in!!! Best part however is that everyone there is like family. :)

What is the definition of "budō"? It is a modern term in today's martial arts, however historically…read moreit refers to a way of life encompassing physical, spiritual, and moral dimensions with a focus of self-improvement, fulfillment, or personal growth. "Bugei" refers to the adaptation or refinement of those tactics and techniques to facilitate systematic instruction and dissemination within a formal learning environment. My son (Matthew) began his martial arts education at 6 years of age. After about a year and a half, we realized that the dojo he trained at was only looking for name recognition, and not to instill values and knowledge taught in true martial arts. My son was sad to take this temporary leave from the karate world, but the owner was not the type of person we wanted as a mentor to our son. Approximately a year later, we were introduced to Tamashii Black Belt Academy, aka Tamashii Karate. Here we met the most amazing group of people. Everyone, from the students, to their families, to the instructors and most importantly the owner, Linda Hanson. The lessons taught come from the top, and trickle down from there. Daily I am thankful for this organization! Many people have come and gone, as happens with all organizations, but Kyoshi Linda has continued to maintain the integrity of the Japanese art of Shotokan karate while also providing knowledge in other martial arts to her students. She has the most amazing Senseis who happily come in daily to support her, the art, and the students they teach. My husband and I get many compliments from people regarding the amazing children we are raising. We believe one of the reasons our son is so amazing is due to the knowledge of the art of karate combined with the gentle discipline, criticism he has received from the most ethical owner and dojo in the Kansas City/Lee's Summit area. At the tender age of 13, my son is now a 2nd degree black belt. I encourage everyone to come in and visit this dojo. Here your children will be taught "budō" and "bugei". For those with busy schedules, they also offer after school karate that includes picking your child up from school, a snack, homework time, and a karate class.

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Lockes Karate Academy

Lockes Karate Academy

2.0(5 reviews)
30.0 mi

I trained in Tang Soo Do at Locke's Karate Academy from April of 2011 to June of 2014, was a member…read moreof the Black Belt Club from Brown belt to Black/White belt and the seamstress for students uniform patches and repairs. I would not recommend this business because the owner does not follow his own business rules and policies or the values of the United Tang Soo Do Federation. I understand learning Tang Soo Do comes with a level of physical contact and instruction expected in a martial art, I also have an expectation of professionalism and respect as a student, as a parent, as an adult and as a seamstress. Locke's Karate Academy did not meet my expectations.

Business owner went against their own business/academy rules and policies and against safety by…read morephysically abusing my child (by stepping on her back with his entire weight leaving her unable to catch her breath and fearing of what he has going to do next), he re-directed the blame to my child, and disrespected my child and us as the customer. He also kept the 8 months of our pre-paid amount of service which were never rendered because the child/customer chose not return to the academy out of fear of the abusive owner. Only after the 5 efforts on our part to communicate with Locke for a resolution, did we finally get a certified letter giving us the insulting two options of: 1) giving us back only 37% of our prepaid 8months of classes-never rendered, or 2) transfer our full pre-paid amount to someone else in his school upon his approval. Those options only reaffirm Locke's lack of integrity. We were told by his mother that he would not be teaching the children because the children were scared of him. Parents do your research-ask questions. Throughout this process we found out other families who have had similar experiences.

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PRIDE Martial Arts

PRIDE Martial Arts

4.0(3 reviews)
7.2 mi

My daughter loves doing taekwondo. The instructors are the best. so fun and great exerciseread more

My son has been attending here since last year. He signed up for Bully Prevention. We are very…read morehappy with it. He's 10 now. First, the main teacher, Mr. Palmer is really impressive. He always remembers all the kids names. There can be like 20 kids and 3 new kids and he will call all their names out like he's known them forever. Palmer is great with the kids. They love him. He can speak their language. There are times he is correcting my son's moves and my son won't even get mad about it. When I try to correct them it's an ordeal. So, I really appreciate his connection with the kids. There are other students and teachers in the class getting trained to teach by Palmer. They are all very patient and help with over flow. Palmer recently had a child, so he's had to transition some of his classes and it's all gone smoothly. He is still there most of the time though. He seems to really love his job. I wasn't really looking for some serious martial arts place for my son to attend. I just wanted to try it and see if he was even interested in the first place. Some could say these classes aren't super strict or they let the kids get away with not having moves perfect, just little details, before moving them further. I really don't care about that. The kids are having fun, there are some very young and have all the moves memorized. So what if a foot isn't bent correctly or if a leg isn't completely straight or bent in certain stances. We are talking about 3-5 year olds here. If my son wants to continue with another teacher in the future to learn a more strict routine, then that's up to him. Right now he's learning some amazing moves, defense, and self pride. He loves going, he loves his teacher, and at the end of the day he is getting a lot of exercise and discipline. Saturdays are nuts! They work those kids. Every student pushes themselves to better themselves at their own pace and Palmer communicates that. All he really asks that you memorize your routines and moves, paractive, keep a good diet, be confident, and be respectful. Also, I wanted to add, they have a toddler room with toys, so if you have to bring a really small one to practice there is a place to sit with them and entertain them, if needed.

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