MKA Karate is fantastic. Part of the community for over 20 years Sensei Terry is a master of…read moreseveral arts. He teaches to all age groups and abilities. I am proud to be a student and instructor at this school. It is great for students both young and more seasoned. Students learn self defense, confidence, coordination, fitness, and best of all, develop meaningful friendships.

Great personal attention by knowledgeable staff. Owner is a dedicated high-degree black belt in…read moremultiple styles. More than just a karate school- it's life skills you'll be learning.

We've been taking our 6yo son here for about a year and wish we were able to start sooner. It's…read morereally helped him grow and develop as a person. He really loves it. The teachers, especially Tariq, are very kind and great with kids. Looking forward to being part of the Action Karate fam for years to come.

A review from my son, age 9: I started karate three years ago by being inspired when my sister did…read moreit. It was surprisingly hard, but after a while I got used to it. I go to karate two times a week on Mondays and Wednesdays. Going to tournaments was scary at first but now it's just hard. Karate has helped me make a lot more friends. I cannot tell if I'm regretting becoming a black belt. My mother says I have to do some sport and this is the only one I want to do right now.

I wanted to do something new but active but also potentially useful...a Google search Led me to…read morethis business. When I first joined there was a deal going where you could attend 3 classes or so for around $50. I don't even think I had officially signed up for this online yet but the next day someone called me to connect. Eventually I did purchase it and went to the classes. Mind you, this has been my experience as an adult (there is also a lot of programming for children but I'm not familiar). But from what I've seen, if I had a kid, I would enroll them here. The place is definitely family friendly. I liked the structure of each 45-50 min class, it seemed to be divided into thirds where you spent a portion learning a new self defense technique, one portion learning a Kata and another portion doing HIIT (high intensity interval training) type work kickboxing style...with punches and kicks...i felt like I was getting an amazing workout. As I committed to the program, before you can get your white belt, you have to memorize a creed (it seems to be their creed as we repeat it in almost every class) and recite it in front of the class...Im an adult but I can see why this is included especially for kids to build confidence. Every few months there is belt testing to graduate to the next belt - you're observed on your enthusiasm, knowledge of the self defenses...and your cardiovascular strength...whew. That last part was unexpected for me and was definitely the hardest part. As far as building confidence, this seems to be one of their primary goals, encouraging you to be loud and high energy while also disciplined. They also have "lessons of the week". there are a few Instructors, all extremely friendly, welcoming, knowledgeable and helpful...also interestingly they are at different levels of their black belt journey and ages (actually I will say the group of instructors is very pleasantly diverse). The primary instructor, I believe, is Mr. C. I saw another review mention the "YES SIR/MA'AM" military style and being turned off by it, for me, I think it's cute (if you can call karate cute, lol) and I see why they do it BUT it can feel infantilizing at times, maybe it's because the instructors so often deal with young children...or perhaps it's just my personality. I believe the expect you to commit to 2 classes per week and they definitely mark attendance. Every week they send an email with the calendar of sessions and you're expected to sign up...you definitely get a check in text if you sign up for a class but don't attend. (they say the number of spots per class is limited but I've never seen them reach the limit). All in all, I've been enjoying my time and plan to stick with it. It does however seem like the class structure is changing a bit so there is less of a dedicated HIIT section and it's just woven throughout the class instead. I'm not a fan which is why I removed a star. I definitely feel like I'm getting less of a workout - this may not matter to some but fitness was part of why I joined. Also, as far as quality control goes, I definitely have a more robust experience with certain instructors over others.

Love all their specialty classes out in nature. Yoga in tulips or sunflowers always a great event…read more Relaxing and restorative

Loved the "Bee Balanced" Class with Danna. She took the time to review the fundamentals of some…read morepostures that we forget over time and lead to bad postures or worse...injuries. The gentle flow class with unpretentious environment is just what the doctor ordered!! Medicine for the body and soul... Loved it!!!

http://www.amysyoga.com/ Ashtanga Special Class with Christine Hoar…read more Primary Series. Great Stuff. Namaste.

I have never been to such a refreshing yoga class. The teacher, Amy, has such a positive energy…read morethat you always leave the class feeling good. Hands down the best place for Ashtanga Yoga in the Main Line.

After trying a few karate schools for my son, we are more than glad that we finally found Yi's…read moreKarate. Truly, my son is learning from the best and gained a lot over the past few months such as positive attitudes, confidence, respect, strengths, as well as being a member of a new family. He loves going there for his classes and is very motivated. I greatly can recommend this place and I appreciate everything he learned at Yi's Karate in Woodbury Heights,NJ.

I've been training there for about 11 years, great place to learn Martial Arts!! Stop in and give…read moreit a try at any age. I'm still training at 56 years old.

I had stopped my yoga practice about 14 years ago for various reasons and have been wanting to get…read moreback into it for the last several years. I've talked myself out of it each time the thought entered my mind. With many life changing events that have occurred recently my mind, body and spirit have been completely misaligned. I decided that I was no longer going to allow my negative self talk get in my way of taking care of myself and to give myself permission to take the time I need to heal. With that I started researching yoga studios close to my home. One Monday evening I decided to take a ride to Seeds of Love Yoga to "check it out". By chance, or Devine intervention, Kristin happened to be there even though at that time they typically wouldn't haven been open. When we started talking the energy in the room was just right. I felt a connection immediately and just knew this is where I wanted to start. Kristin was so warm and welcoming. She has a way of making you feel supported and understood. After we talked, I went home and signed up for a Saturday morning class and that class ignited a fire within me and I could feel all the negative energy leave my body. It was almost like a spiritual cleanse for me and I felt like I was home again. There are a lot of options for payment and they are all super affordable. You can pay for a membership with a portion of the membership cost going to help those in difficult financial situations be able to take yoga classes they otherwise wouldn't be able to. If you don't want to pay for a membership there is just an $8 suggested donation. A week in and I've taken two more classes and both were amazing. I'm looking forward to all the physical, spiritual and emotional healing that's to come. Thank you, Kristin, for creating space for all at Seeds of Love Yoga.

Finally made the time to check out this space. So glad I did! Kristen and her space are warm,…read moreinviting, and relaxing. This restorative class ended with acupuncture by Tara in the famous salt room in a zero-gravity chair. I found HEAVEN! Ladies, thank you from the bottom of my heart. Best Sunday Funday ever! Namaste

My son attended a free online trial class with Mr Brenner at the beginning of summer and then…read moreadvanced to the White a Belt Challenge and finally as a regular student. Around 9 months currently, with my son advancing to yellow, then orange and now purple. The format of the white-red kids class: Bow in Mention of life skill they are focusing on (confidence, leadership, etc) Quick warmup Learn or review a specific skill or self defense skill Story that relates to the life skill of the week ( Kata practice (everyone is learning a nunchuck kata which is really cool to see). Sometimes this is only for the advanced/black belt leadership students but they nunchucks for everyone recently. Announcements Bow out The class moves quickly which is great for my son, it keeps him really engaged. Some other classes we tried had a really long warm up which was hard for him to engage in. Also, Action has at least two instructors on the Zoom if not more. If the class is hybrid (online and in person) there are instructors in studio who demonstrate for both the zoom and in class students. There are also a set of instructors that are remote and focus on the Zoom students. For the zoom students they will spotlight different kids so that the instructors can give comments and also give the kids some confidence (my son tries his best when he's spotlighted!). Action seems to also be tweaking this recipe based on feedback, I think separating the remote students from the in person so each group has more focus from the instructors. The focus on life skills like motivation, confidence, helping your family, etc is really great for kids, it's a nice well rounded approach and also breaks up the time into different chunks. We are in California, so the timing is a bit difficult since the classes range from 1pm pacific to 335 pacific pacific depending on the weekday. Our current remote school schedule ends synchronous instruction around 2pm so we are currently able to attend 3 classes a week. My son really enjoys Action Karate and I've seen good changes in him over the past 9 months

On behalf (and as an extension) of the Ramsdell Family, I have to give Mr. Brenner and Mr. McQuade…read morethe biggest high five and Bao Quan. As a fellow educator, I'm not whistling Dixie when I say these gents are the real deal. They mastered a huge class of kiddos (seemed to be about 40-50 wee ones), all of whom were rapt with attention and respect. They knew each individual student, addressed them by name, and paired them well for exercises. They obviously had a clear lesson plan going into the class, and executed it seamlessly. Each student was motivated to work diligently for their own advancement, and you could tell that they all wanted to make their instructors proud. They also nailed the more intimate adult class that followed, with the help of one super awesome playlist of tunes. They are also both very personable gents. Mr. Brenner came up to me the moment he saw me. He was welcoming, made direct eye contact, offered a firm hand shake, and was sincere. Mr. McQuade is cool, calm, and collected. Friendly chap. And both even made the time to come to my niece's show that afternoon. Lastly, I was blessed to witness a Belt Ceremony, which happened to be for a rather shy student. Mr. McQuade was nurturing and encouraging as he helped the young man recite their motto, and everyone - students and parents alike - ushered the lad into his White Belt stage in supportive, celebratory cheering. It really doesn't get better than this welcoming, warm, encouraging school offering quality education and self-discipline. Any age and body type are welcome, without judgment. Sign up now!