I've been wanting to enroll my son into BJJ for the last couple years but didn't know where to…read morelook. Someone I know recommended Gracie Barra gym and I was fortunate to find one so close by to home. My son has been here for almost a month now and he is loving it! The owner and coaches have been great with providing structure and have been patient while my son grasps what he is being shown. He has a lot to learn but I believe this place has all the tools and support he needs to get where he needs to be.

My 5 year old son loves it! Coaches are the perfect combination of firm, patient and kind. The way…read morethey are able to instruct a group of such young kids is amazing. I am so glad we chose this gym for our son. He looks forward to his classes every week and we love watching his abilities grow. Highly recommend!!

If you're bored working out at a regular gym, come here and learn some self-defense and get a good…read moreworkout while doing it. It is a great place to workout, learn, and make friends. There are different levels to every curriculum. From beginners, intermediate, and advance. It is a constructed system that would help the learning process fast. The physical training part of each class is a great way to stay fit. Beginners is introduction. Once advancing to intermediate, you can go to different classes like Jiu Jitsu, Judo, Muay Thai (kick boxing). Advanced level is designed for a tactician level or Art specific. I've been training here since 2013 and I'm still in this academy training. The staff and people that are here who wears the New Breed Patch are friendly and approachable. The environment is very friendly, warm, and welcoming to new people. I highly recommend people to come and train here for fitness, challenges, and friends.

The staff is amazing, kind and understanding with schedules. My son was very shy at first but…read moreeventually got comfortable and eager to learn. The place is very spacious and a nice gym parents can use

This is a place where one can learn about life. It taught my child and us parents about being…read moreresponsible and accountable for our actions. My child has a well -earned black belt after years of training and dedication. Kudos to the masters and the staff for their persistence and patience and commitment to train their students. We would've continued here have we not moved. 5 stars to Ahn's US Tae Kwon Do Center!!!

I own a business in the same shopping center as this place. Tonight, one of my staff ran inside…read moretheir studio because a couple of guys were catcalling and being sketchy while she was trying to lock up. Two of their staff dropped what they were doing and escorted her over to lock up and get to her car safely. It's one thing to train martial arts, and it's another to be willing to actually use it to defend someone. 5 stars in my book. Thanks guys!

Great instructors, family, and classes. Our 5 y/o son joined about three months ago and it was a…read moregreat decision. He enjoys the class structure and activities. Signing up was easy. The Kang family is professional and kind at all times. I'd encourage anyone with children to join. "Eye focus, mind focus, and body focus."

Master Kang is great with the kids I was so impressed how he…read moreincorporated humor, respect and attention to all his students My 9 year old son walked in hesitant.. after a little groveling and bribe deal to try this once.. he fell in love with the art of karate You can tell the Master has a passion for this. I'm doing 20 months for my white belt little one.

My son has learned so much in just the last four months of training. He looks forward to every…read moreclass, and we've seen his confidence grow tremendously both on and off the mats. Coach Art is incredible with kids. He takes the time to build genuine relationships not only with his students but with every family who walks through the doors. You can tell he truly loves what he does and is passionate about helping each child succeed. We are so grateful to have found this gym and highly recommend it to any family looking for a supportive, encouraging, and positive environment for their kids.

My boys 7/4 have been coming here for a couple months and they have grown and have gotten so good…read more The coach, Art, is amazing and has a ton of patients. It's impressive and all the kids love him. Definitely recommend if you want your kid to learn not just jiu jitsu but discipline and respect

I've been here for a few months, it's a great pleasure being part of this team. Coach Maurice is an…read moreamazing teacher, and everyone there is very friendly and helpful, they have helped me improve my self-defense. All of them have a lot of patience with my training. I can't wait to keep improving with the help of Coach Maurice, thank you for the help!

I have been taking twice weekly fitness kickboxing classes with Mr. Maurice for over two years. He…read morechanges the workouts so it doesn't get boring. He is very helpful and motivates all of us. Highly recommend!

This is a new location of JKA Los Angeles. This dojo is very clean and easy to find parking…read more Teachers are very professional and caring. They are serious about their karate training. My child definitely learn a lot here and gain a lot of self confidence and experience by going to karate tournaments with this dojo. Price is very reasonable. I highly recommend it if you are looking for a place to learn karate.

I love this place! Please do not read the negative reviews from the other people, chuck the owner…read moreis a little eccentric with the adults, but he is awesome with the kids! Honestly that is all that matters! I don't feel like he cares about the money, so that is why he has these insane deals, but he honestly cares more about the kids and the art of karate. In a matter of two weeks, my sons attitude, self esteem, has shot up 100 percent. He also gives amazing parental advice, if you are open minded and can listen to him. He knows what he is talking about! He knows shotokan, he cares about teaching, and passionate about it, and with that the kids love him, respect him and wants to learn. There are no gimmicks, no contracts, chuck is straight up. The best part is that, you can drop the kids off and then head over next door for your own kick ass workout and mike seril fitness! Come try it, I am there, and I will tell you the truth! If you are looking for someone to help your kids gain self esteem, self respect, self discipline this is the place to bring them!

I can't comment on the effectiveness of this place in training aspiring martial artists. I have no…read moreinterest in martial arts, and I'm personally pretty okay with that. This review is mostly about how the guy who owns and operates this place is a complete and total unprofessional asshole with boundary issues. He pulled me, my brother and my boyfriend into his shop with a plea to "give us a flyer" so he could "promote his business." First off, if you'd like to promote your business, a great idea would be to replace the sign that says "CARPET OUTLET" with a sign that says, idk, "Whittier Shotokan Karate"? Shady shady. I seriously thought we were gonna get a pitch for carpet samples 'til we got handed fliers with a bunch of karate dudes on it. So his initial sales pitch was okay. Something about two months for a hundred bucks, with a free uniform. Whatever. We were gonna nod and be polite and leave, but he wouldn't let us. He targeted my brother, who lives in Whittier, and said "I guarantee you can lose 40 pounds." To me and my boyfriend, he said, "You don't need to lose weight. You don't need to lose weight. YOU need to lose weight." Uh, we didn't ask, dude. Crazy rude. He went on to tell us not to "run off" while he went to grab yet more fliers about another deal he has going. When he came back, I had an awkward smile on my face, because I was pissed. This was clearly turning into a hard-sell pitch, and I was feeling defensive of my bro. When this dude (whose name is, I guess, Chuck) saw the smile on my face, he started lecturing me. Seriously? He was all "What's with the smile on your face? You're smiling at me like something's funny. What do you think?" I told him I didn't think much. His attention got turned to my boyfriend, after I mentioned he had done martial arts. He was all "You don't have to tell me. I can tell." Buuuullshit. He spent like five minutes guessing the form he'd done, and asking unnecessary questions. It was seriously invasive and a waste of time. I finally sacked up and was gonna make the standard excuse-- "Oh it's really late (it was past 9pm) and we have to get back to Huntington Beach" but he cut me off and didn't even let me finish the sentence. He literally told me to stop, because my boyfriend "wasn't finished" and was still listening to him. If my boyfriend had said anything in the past solid minute, I might have agreed, but it was just Chuck talking about his "extensive history" in martial arts. So I corrected him, and said that we were, in fact finished. Chuck had the nerve to challenge me, speaking over me and completely ignoring what I'd said to say "She tells you when you're finished!?" Oh my god, fuck this guy. I've never heard anything so rude from ANYONE, much less a business owner who was trying to sell us some needless service. At this point I was definitely angry, but I had a smile glued on my face. I said goodnight and was trying to steer my guys out the door, but Chuck wasn't letting go and kept trying to engage them. He asked my boyfriend if he always lets women tell him what to do. When we finally got out the door, my boyfriend and I split up from my brother, and Chuck followed my brother out the door. My brother's not as ballsy as me. He's reluctant to be even the slightest bit rude to someone. So he was gonna stand there and listen to the pitch AGAIN even though he was being blatantly insulted. So I went over, and Chuck was telling him yet again that he needed to lose weight. I said, "He's fine. *Goodnight*" (for the fifth time!) and literally had to put myself between Chuck and the guys before he would let us leave. He even went as far to ask why I was being protective-- if I was his sister. I said yes. He asked if I was the big sister. I said "No, little." And that was it. Little sister is not to be fucked with.