Friendly, inclusive traditional karate instruction with a convenient location near Uptown,…read moreOakhurst, Plaza-Midwood and Eastland. I started adult classes after a brief time training in another style. The teacher and students have all been very welcoming and patient. Highly recommend if you are looking to learn a martial art for fitness and/or self-defense! Their kid class look great, too. First class is free, so check it out.

From the owner: Specializing in: - Self Defense Instruction & Equipment…read more- Martial Arts Instruction

Traditional Japanese Karate. Adult, Kids, and mixed classes. 4th Dan Sensei Randell brings years of…read moreexperience, diversity, and enthusiasm to each and every class. I highly recommend this school because there is something here for everyone!! Hope to see you there soon. OSU!

I want to thank Sensai Randall for saving a woman from getting kidnapped by a violent criminal. You…read moreare a hero, and I hope the young people you instruct realize that. I'm not from the area, but I wish great things for you and your business.

Very professional! Warm greeting and vey knowledgeable!!! We cannot wait to go back again soon.read more

Apex is truly a wonderful, kid-friendly, and caring martial arts center. I am so glad that I found…read morethem to work with my daughter! She looks forward to attending each session. Regina J.

I go here it is a fun place Mr Winkler makes things so much easier I love this place please come.read more

Great family friendly place to train and learn. My son has been attending for 5 years…read more Judo program on Mondays and Saturdays

Been training here for about a year and I can safely say that it has been one of the best decisions…read moreI've ever made! Everyone is super friendly and you'll get an amazing workout every time.

Ricky and Edie Smith are the owners of Sidekick. They put Excellence in the rating of excellent…read more Karate taken at Sidekick has been the best thing my grandson has ever done. His attitude his performance his attention to instruction has improved 1500%. The disciplines learned with Sensei Ricky's guidance have made my grandson look at life differently. He now strives to excel in all ways of life. His cooperation and wiliness to share with his sister and the rest of the family has improved. I wholehearted recommend Sidekick Karate to everyone at any age. This weekend I watched 4 Senior Citizens (65+) perform in a Tomoe which tested the skills they have learned as new karate students. They all performed successfully. It's never to late..

Edie is one of the owners of Sidekick Karate! She is absolutely awesome. She remembers everyone's…read morename and face, and always greats me with a smile and in a very energetic manner. Sidekick picks up children from their elementary schools and buses them to sidekick for karate after school. If your children need to stay longer after karate is over, there's a separate room with desks, a white board, a game system, a tv, changing rooms and bathrooms. On wednesdays they order pizza from dominos and feed the kids dinner and then around 6pm they go to a local church. This gives parents extra time to work or maybe time to run an errand before picking up their children. My son has learned a lot since he's started going to sidekick. The owners have absolutely thought of everything in terms of accommodations for children after school. You can tell that the owners truly care about the children in our community. We are lucky to have them as part of our community. I highly recommend sidekick karate for lessons, or for lessons and after school. It's well worth the money, and your children will learn impulse control, better judgement, overall discipline and they will get to socialize and be somewhere where you don't have to question whether they are cared for or not. I would 100% recommend Sidekick!

"Let me start off by saying ATA Karate Denver is my first experience with any formal martial arts…read moreschool for my children and I find them to be a 1 1/2 star school thus far. So how do I come to this decision with nothing to compare it to? How can I be so arrogant as to what should be the expectation? One of my children started back in March of this year and the teachers have been patient, encouraging and joyful to be around. However, one of my issues is the turn over of the teachers on the staff. Through the course of 7 months I have personally seen 6 different teachers come through the school and it's aggravating and disappointing for my children and for myself. How does one build a rapport and trusting relationship when teachers come and go? ATA Karate Denver also has issues with equipment orders and getting the correct size for children. When my child started back in March, he was given the wrong size headgear from the start and we had to wait about 2 months before we purchased our own headgear for him. We took our son out of the school because of other obligations and since we were under agreement the school let our daughter take his place. For my daughter who started 2 months ago we're currently still waiting for a chest protector. I find these incidents totally unacceptable and not the proper way to operate a school when safety is an issue. We've also dealt with less than ethical contractual agreement issues with respect to outright lying. When we decided to enroll our son into the school we spoke with some type of manager. He played well in getting my son excited about Karate and wanting to become a black belt. When it came time to discuss cost of tuition and length of contract time things became muddy and dishonest. We were told that the only option available was a 3 year agreement and what the tuition would be. It sounded off but what did we know? So again we asked him was a 3 year agreement the only option available and we were told yes, so reluctantly we signed up. After about a month we found out we were lied to because we talked to other people signing up with less than 3 year agreement and we brought it up to management. At that point we're told that there are agreements less than 3 years and the main office set us up with a satisfactory agreement that we could be comfortable with. So there you have it, that's our experience. Many issues to deal with and our contract will be up soon. Can I say this has been a learning experience? Yes. Can I say we will repeat it? No!, ATA Karate of Denver needs to become more honest, organized and consistent and have instructors stay for more than a couple of weeks. This has been extremely frustrating and I only speak for my family but I assure you that other parents feel the same. Could I recommend this school to you in good faith and honesty? No, look elsewhere and if you have any recommendations please let me know."

We have just enrolled with ATA Denver NC and are all exited to move forward with the program. The…read moremanager and instructors have encouraged discipline and a healthy lifestyle. My children are learning more respect through the classes and I have seen advancement in their confidence as they take pride in themselves when they "suit up" each week. It is a commitment on the parents part, as well. When I was approached by who seemed to be a recruiter, I was impressed with the assertiveness and self confidence of this young individual. Although I did not sign up immediately, there was no problem in communicating with the management to further understand the program. ATA Karate helps promote current, positive lifestyles for children and also assists in potential future endeavors for participants of all ages. Keep up the great work!

This place is like your neighborhood mini YMCA. They have cardio equipment, a weights and machines…read moreroom, racquetball courts (you have to bring your own equipment and goggles), two indoor swimming pools and group fitness classes. I haven't had a chance to attend any classes here yet, but the rooms look nice and spacious. The indoor pools are heated so no more excuses about pools being closed in winter. The place does smell very strongly of chlorine though -- I hope the water doesn't have more chlorine than needed. The cardio equipment is upstairs, in a long hallway-like room, and the weights room is more open. They have a visiting personal instructor (not sure how much he charges) and they have swimming classes. In the group exercise classes they have yoga, pilates, Zumba etc. The people here seem real nice too. Bonus: They have group fitness classes for kids and also, Silver Sneakers, which are classes for the elderly (chair yoga etc). Not too expensive either. Probably even more affordable than the Y.

Not a good experience..kids are not closely monitored.. my kid gulped a lot of water while the…read moretrainer and the lifeguard were preoccupied.. such an incident happened previously with another toddler too in-front of our eyes..manager of the facility is not prompt to take any actions..earlier it was much better but off late it has deteriorated a lot Response to the message in google- 1. The lifeguard wasn't in his place when the incident happened. The incident happened on the backside of the trainer and i am not convinced that the gulping happened for 4 secs. So there was a lapse in safety. 2. There is no emergency contact to report or talk to. Academy following paper and email approach but when a kid is shocked and stopped talking for quite sometime, you should have a proper communication mechanism with the manager or owner which isnt there. 3. I wasnt sugary to the front desk since i was very agitated but neither i used any unparliamentary words neither i was unruly.. aggressive approach isnt the right phrase..The lady at the front desk was rude. Instead of calming a parent she just shrugged off her responsibilities by giving a pen and paper. So training issues there. 4. Email from the manager was really really unacceptable. Next step I shall post that email to different forums to show how inconsiderate you are. 5. You asked not to accompany my kid which is unrealistic.. baseless allegations of past unruly behavior was cited with front desk when I literally spoke in length with the front desk person for the first time..

It's a great place for those who think they can achieve their better self. Expand their bodies and…read moreminds into something they would other believe impossible. The instructors are patient and understanding to your needs. You give your best then you accomplish what only a few dream of becoming, being the best.

MVCK is an excellent Dojo for the entire family. My wife,myself and my four kids attend class here…read more Master Armstrong is a very talented teacher and wonderful with kids. He instucts his students in a fun, respectful manner that teaches them to discipline there body and mind while learning useful self defense techniques as well as competitive sport karate instruction. There is also a great core of Black Belts that assist during class making sure the students are always getting one on one attention during class. Whether you're a beginner looking for a great teacher or an experienced martial artist looking for a new dojo to train at Mountain View Karate Centers is the place to come.