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Pacific Martial Arts

4.7 (15 reviews)
Open 7:00 am - 10:00 pm
Updated 1 month ago

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Andrea T.

It has taken me weeks to be able to write this without breaking down. Pacific Martial Arts broke our trust, put my child in danger, and continuously neglected him. My son had been training at PMA for over a year, and never "earned" a stripe on his white belt, because most of the coaches and especially the owner (Matt Smith), never pay attention. Matt proposed a "great opportunity" for a tournament for first timers. He pushed the tournament after each practice and assured us that it was a great time to get our white belt child into tournaments so we agreed to have my son participate, placing our trust in the school and the coaches. On the day of the tournament, my 7 year old son weighing 54 pounds was moved from the category for 6-7 year olds at 55 pounds and below, to a higher category for 8-9 year olds from 55-65 pounds. That should have been the first red flag for me, but I don't know the sport and let the coach know that I was placing my trust in his decision after I asked him to move my son back down to the correct category. He refused and said that he needed my son in the higher category to make the numbers even, which was the second red flag I ignored, once again placing the trust on the coach and the school we had been a part of for over a year. During the first round he went against a 9 year old boy that was clearly over 10 pounds heavier (see the reference photo below that compares the size and shows the shoulder line to emphasize the size difference, my son on the left). Luckily for PMA, my son was not seriously injured, but our trust was completely broken. NO COACH that he had ever trained with was there during the rounds coaching him through it, while the other school had multiply coaches. That last red flag and final straw; To not support your student during their first tournament and dismiss the fact that they were purposely placed in the wrong category is dangerous and unacceptable. Lastly, my son went back yesterday to finish the month and mostly because I, as the parent, talked to him about it and he wanted to go back so I saw it as an opportunity for him to feel powerful and brave for stepping back into the environment that caused us so much harm, and to no surprise, Matt was there, along with the other coaches from the day of the tournament, and NO ONE acknowledged him, not one coach talked to him about his effort in the tournament, not one coach checked in to see if how he was feeling after the tournament and if everything was okay, nothing at all, which sadly wasn't surprising and makes me wonder how we lasted there so long. PMA should be ashamed and should not have classes for kids if they don't have the care and passion to coach each of them properly.

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Great place for jiu jitsu! My kids have been attending for almost a year and absolutely love it. The instructors are very knowledgeable and patient. Recommended for anyone starting out.

Women's class- Wednesday 7:30pm

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Many years of skill and knowledge combine to provide a great place to learn. The grappling partners make it fun too,

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The best gym. There's not one time where I ever disliked or hated going to the gym. I love every moment being there.

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I am writing this review as a parent who has signed my daughter up for their karate program. Adult…read moreclasses are available, but this review is specifically from my experience for the youth program. My daughter has been going to Guido's Martial Arts Academy for almost 6 months now. I can confidently say signing her up was one of the best decisions we made for her. She has grown immensely in her confidence. Her school life has improved. Her focus has improved. Guido's has helped shape and build her to become a strong, confident young lady. I'm excited to see her continue to grow. The program is very hands on and I love the set up of the structure. The program allows you to attend as many scheduled classes as you'd like in the week. We always strive to attend at least two classes a week, but try to take her more often is possible. All of the instructors are excellent and have very unique characteristics they bring to each session. Shihan is always around and available to offer any assistance needed for the children or the parents. We had a school situation with our daughter that popped up. I spoke with Shihan about the situation and asked if he could speak with my daughter and he did. It was the perfect conversation she needed to hear from an amazing role model to help guide her back to the right behavior. We are so thankful for Guido's and I'm literally counting down the days until my youngest turns 3 and we can sign her up as well. Thank you Guido's team!

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