I have been bringing my son to SI Karate from South Shore of Staten Island for 4 years because it is worth it. Myself having grown up in a mean 'hood and having been in a few nasty dust-ups I can tell the real deal when I see it. Here you will see no ceremonial BS, no fun station kind of activity, either. Just a lot of hard physical training, self-defense drills and sparring. At the end of each class sweat is dripping off the kids faces ( boys and girls alike ) but they look happy for their accomplishments.
The school seems to have built very loyal following. I talk to other parents since we all have been coming here for years and they all see it pretty much the same way I do. If you are a parent whose child needs to build up attention, discipline, confidence and self-defense skills come here and talk to any parent yourself. read more