The father and son duo GGM and GM Ichikawa are incredible with kids of all ages at this remarkable…read morefamily owned studio. Their genuine compassion, kindness and patience for each student demonstrates their devotion to the art of American Tang Soo Do. Below is a review by my son Mustafah, whom is currently enrolled: The T.O Westlake karate academy school is really great. The teachers at this school help out a lot and teach you new things to protect you. My brother and I go to this studio it is the best studio I every been to.I would recommend this school since they help out a lot and they are very nice and kind. Thank you a lot T.O Westlake karate school.

We love that studio! What a gift this family owned business truly is. The Ichikawas and their…read moreamazing staff do such a fantastic job with all the students. It's a true joy to watch the teachers train the kids and adults. Our daughter started last year and what a delight to watch her thrive thanks to TO Westlake Karate!!

Pure Self Defense Academy is incredible for kids and adults. My 6 year old son has been going for…read moreover a year and he is thriving. Shockingly, I went tonight to a women's self defense class and I am in awe of the coaches and how much they care. I have always thought "I should take a self defense class one day", and I just never came around to it. LADIES... WE ARE NOT PREPARED TO BE ATTACKED. Plain and simple. Every female should take as many self defense classes as you can. Even if it's just one. Make it your goal for 2023. After the very first class, you will be glad you did it.

I've recommended this program to quite a few people. Self defense is more than a blow to a tender…read morearea. The owner, Brandon knows his subject very well and teaches both an effective first response and how to proceed from there, depending on the dynamic situation. The course is highly practical and each move taught is potentially useful if you should ever need it. Brandon offers a lot of support in class and often provides additional coaches in class to offer even more personal support. Brandon and his team of coaches clearly care about the students and demonstrate a high level of integrity. Again, it's been an excellent experience, and if you are interested in learning self-defense, this is a great place to go!

As someone who had a kid that was directly in the black belt group discussed below I can very…read moreconfidently say that that review couldn't be more off. I have been at this studio 4-5 times a week with both of my kids since 2021. It has been a place where my kids went during a horrible chapter of their life and found a sense of strength, community, support and so much more. Mr. B is fair. Period. You earn your advancement at this studio. You have good days and you have bad days and he makes you earn everything. Watching my kids and how they've grown and matured here is so special and so much of that is because of Mr. B and how much he cares. He does not need to do this - but every single day he shows up for all the kids that come here. It's no coincidence he has a perfect yelp score outside of one person. Imagine leaving the studio, going to another so your kid could get fast tracked to a black belt and then well over a year later still coming back to yelp to try and damage a business and reputation of a person. This place is better without people like that. Good riddance. Could not recommend this place more. Send your kids here and reap all the benefits of something very special.

The rating for this review is based on service received from here between May 2023 to April 2025…read more We were here since 2016 but I am talking about a huge change of quality of service. If you are anybody "like me", the dominating actors here are asking you to look for karate else where. Inclusive? A joke. Unlike the cowards who can't even show their face when writing reviews targeting me, you can check my name and general information to have some idea of me. My definition for people like me: a serious parent who send kids to a karate school to learn karate excellence, which includes its skills and philosophies, with clear goal of getting to the black belt, and only from people who are properly certified to do so. We left this place because there was no longer karate, and in its place favoritism, mediocrity and even bullying. To the minions who wrote reviews to defend their supreme leader: thanks for validating my points and I took your names down so I know who to avoid. Those who support remarks like "this place is better without you" are the same ones who define the new culture here: a hang out for the main instructor and his inner circle to bond together and play domination and bully anybody that goes against them. Karate? That's just a tool. I have no intention for any parent who read this to find out and go to where my karate kids went. Their current karate school doesn't need any promotion. I am writing this to tell you, a real reader, this place has been a nightmare for my family since May 2023. If I were a new parent looking for karate for my kids as an extracurricular activity, I would have turned away based on the reviews alone: focus is not karate and too much "cheese". On May 4th, 2023, my son, who was a "fast tracked" "junior black belt" took a regular class here and ended up with two broken bones, while I was present. I can still hear the cracking sound to this day. The drill that lead to the injury was reckless and there was no safety measures whatsoever. Besides the many things that were going for my child from school we also had invested thousands in a big karate tournament that was coming up too--all wasted. My child went through extreme pains, a long time for physical recovery and an even longer time for mental recovery after consistently being reminded that was just an " accident" by the management. Can something that is easily avoided be called an accident? I don't think so. My child forgave the main instructor who was not the acting instructor that caused the injury and who appeared nice to my kids at the time. But he was the management who didn't have safety guardrails in place. The drill was never done again. But this was consequence not accountability. My son is a true karate practitioner who only wanted to learn more karate after recovery. But nothing much was taught for the next three years towards the next belt level. My daughter who is three years younger was up to testing for the "junior black belt", also "fast tracked", but was told she would test with two other kids who were a whole belt level lower( favoritism), surprisingly in a few months' time. She didn't want the belt. The test never happened because as my last bit of trust for this place was running thin the main instructor decided to completely shift his focus to his own importance. Classes are constantly interrupted by the interactions between the main instructor and his inner circle on the bench. Kids are usually left hanging and waiting for what to do. It was a colossal waste of time, money and energy for me and my kids. To add insult to the injury, the main instructor decided to try and brain wash my daughter to think people who have the same religion as him are more important. It's way out of line. I gave feedback in private and it was not accepted well. Up to this day, zero acknowledgement of any wrongdoing was made by the main instructor. People change, we accept that, and we can just leave. Cancellations are supposed to be easy, but the management decided to set up a meeting with me and my youngest in attendance just to show me how upset and frustrated they were and perhaps to guilttrip and humiliate me. Professional? I don't think so. I now know it takes time to see the real sides of people. This place is nowhere close to perfect. Reviews are biased. Some reviewers here post their reviews on their social media to ask for "likes" as self-validation and to gain favor. Real people I know don't do any of this. If you are looking for a good karate school that's not just for dress up or ego boost, look into all instructors' credentials, and quality of their intermediate to advanced class, and how the management handles critical feedback( reputation). If you are like me, run like this place is the plague.

The instructors are so great with my son! We absolutely love the discipline he is getting out of…read morethis program. He's been there for two years and can't say enough good things!

So happy that we ended up with this dojang after trying out many others. The Masters have mastered…read morethe fine balance between disciplinary leadership and heartfelt compassion towards kids. It's a huge bonus that it's always incredibly clean and airy inside. Best place in town for martial arts, in my opinion.

Lacombe karate is so amazing my daughter LOVES ALL her classes. We have seen her mature and gain…read moreself confidence. LACOMBE KARATE ROCKS XOXO

We love PMA! Master Lacombe is great with the kids and keeps them engaged while he teaches martial…read moreart. The studio is adorable and we have had a great experience working our way through the belts!

Incredible family business run with passion and care for martial arts . I am so grateful to have…read morefound this place for my family . They truly care about their students and my kids have advanced so much . Thank you

Fantastic , well educated staff, instructors patient and informative, and the way Master Flame…read moreincorporates life lessons out of karate instruction extends beyond my highest expectations. I highly recommend them!

All Star Martial Arts deserves 10 stars. My kids (ages 5 and 7) have been students for about a…read moreyear now, and I couldn't be happier with the results. I've watched them not only grow in physical strength, balance, and athleticism, but also in confidence and respect for themselves and others. Every week my kids can't wait to go to martial arts class and see what new skills they will learn. Master Ryan is an amazing instructor who really cares about all his students. He brings knowledge, patience, and humor to his martial arts training, and the classes are equal parts fun and educational. Master Ryan fosters a safe and encouraging environment, which in turn enables the students to thrive and support each other. And he has an excellent group of black belts, including Mister Will and Miss Allison, who he has trained to be outstanding instructors as well. All Star Martial Arts has been a great asset not only to my kids, but to the entire Oak Park Community. We look forward to continuing our martial arts journey with Master Ryan, his staff, and all the wonderful members of the All Star family.

I can't believe I didn't write a review sooner. My 4 year old twin boys have been in the Little…read moreKickers class for the past few months, and it has been a game changer. The boys constantly talk about Master Ryan and the values he teaches. I love that they're learning martial arts, but more than anything, I appreciate the values and discipline they're learning. And, of course, they have fun! We go 3 days a week, and the boys insist that we schedule our plans around this class. They LOVE it.

My daughter has been coming here for a year and 1/2 and absolutely loves it. I wish I would have…read moreenrolled her earlier but everything works out the way it's supposed to. The Sensei's at this school are truly awesome. My daughter doesn't just learn how to defend herself, she learns respect, discipline, honor, control and ultimately has fun. Did I mention it's great exercise too? She is so proud coming here and nothing we have ever exposed her to keeps her interest and drive like Z Ultimate. Thank you to all the Sensei's! You guys rock!! 6 stars if I could!

What a wonderful resource that is part of the a Thousand Oaks community! Four teenage girls and I…read moreattended the 2 hour Self-defense class for women. Johnny was a wealth of information and very patient and kind while empowering women to protect themselves in many different circumstances. I highly recommend this complimentary class as well as any services that are offered at this location.

We have had such a great experience at Moorpark Karate & Krav Maga! My son has learned so much in a…read moreshort time, and after every class he's excited to go back for the next one. The instructors have found the perfect balance of being fun, kind, and patient while also being firm and helping students build strong fundamentals and skills. They know exactly how to encourage kids so they feel successful while continuing to challenge them to improve. I've already seen my son's confidence and motivation grow, and we're so happy we chose this school. I highly recommend Moorpark Karate & Krav Maga to any family looking for a positive, supportive place for their child to learn martial arts.

I grew up learning Martial Arts myself, so when I was asked to drop by and watch Christian earn his…read morePurple Belt, I jumped on to this opportunity. Tang So Do is a Korean style Martial Arts but this school is no different, the values, tradition, culture and patriotism is integrated in the lessons they teach. Yes, I too learned this way at Shotokan, an Okinawan Karate and has similar instructional styles and practices, that dates back centuries. I've never seen Christian so respectful, measured and focused during his lessons here, he is attentive, laser focused and seems to be breathing and absorbing every aspect of GM Flame's instruction. During my visit, the classroom was full of students, different belt levels and skills but the most important here, is its inclusivity and highly- interactive styles of teaching. The Black Belts are also actively supporting the instruction but having them engage each other in sparring and hand to hand takedowns was enlightening and inspiring to watch. Meanwhile, I hope that they find a better and bigger landscape to teach these skills and practices to our children, they need a bigger space to be able to comprehensively inculcate the skills and talents this school is trying to articulate. Overall, I had fun and watching them engage each other, took me back to my old Shotokan days, where I would do the same routines and still enjoys watching the weapons being used and the tactics that built personal values and self-confidence of our children. Great job, GM Flame .... , I know that our little Christian has a great mentor, sensei and friend, we are confident that he will also grow into a very molded and responsible American warrior as he continue to learn these values!

Clean, space, light and it has such an awesome feeling when coming into space! The awesome guys…read morerunning the Karate studio have so much experience and it is apparent that they take pride in teaching all ages and abilities of students!!

We LOVE Frank and Phil! We have been going there for almost 4 years and our little girl loves it!…read moreHer confidence is up and her skills and balance have helped her with other sports ! We are so happy we found them and can't wait to continue her journey with these amazing role models!