Highly recommend HERO!!!…read more I don't see karate as an extra-curricular. I see it as a tool in my son's empowerment journey.....the approach at Hero is one of patience, while maintaining fundamental discipline of karate. Video games, after school Art, stuff like that, I see as extracurricular. My son's drive to hit the mark and do the right thing and exercise discipline when in Michael's presence is mind blowing. Outside of karate, he lacks focus, self discipline, etc.. Once he steps on that, mat, I've never seen him so focused and dedicated. Glad to have him at HERO. THEY are amazing at what THEY do and I appreciate THEIR hard work,dedication and patience with my kiddo..

What a wonderful dojo! Sensei Michael is the best there is. We are so grateful to have Sensei…read moreMichael and they Hero family in our lives--I wish I could give them 10 stars!

Central Florida Tang Soo Do and Master Matthew Hutchinson relocated their studio to expansive new…read morequarters at the new Cooper Palms Sports Center (www.cpssportsplex.com) in Apopka, FL in Jan 2016. As a proud parent of one of Master Hutchinson's students, I encourage you to visit their new studio and watch a class. You or your child may enjoy a free lesson.

I 100% recommend Winter Garden Karate. This year Winter Garden Karate has been a great way for my…read moreson to meet new friends,create special memories, overcome obstacles and grow confidence within himself. All sensei's take pride in working with all kids from all different age groups. They all connected with my son in a way that made my son feel welcomed as well as eager to come back to class. Thank you for the commitment you give my son every single day he steps foot in the dojo.

Great family owned organization. They are caring while teaching discipline and confidence in our…read morechildren. Highly recommend this karate for after school pickup and night classes.

They are great with my 3.5 y/o!! They've gotten him really excited about martial arts. Great with…read morekids.

Our kids love it here. They have positive, well trained staff members who hold the students to a…read morehigh standard while pouring into them and building them up. They teach them discipline while also having fun with them.

PICK SOMEONE ELSE FOR YOUR CHILD!!!!!…read more Update: After reading my review, Frank Nelson sent insulting and confrontational text messages to my personal cell phone. He also texted our friend asking for information about our family. I am appalled. See review below for our experience: I have had my 7 year old daughter in training with Master Nelson for a few months now. We originally were invited by her friend and the location is super convenient for us. Despite what I am about to describe, she did have fun with her friends and when "Big Dave" was teaching her instead of Master Nelson. I'm honestly quite shocked to be the first One Star rating for this establishment. Master Nelson is well trained, and absolutely knows his craft well. It's a shame he's not a better teacher and person. In a class with children no older than 12, (most about 6-9 years old) I have witnessed first hand him belittling, mocking, pointing and laughing at, singling out, hitting (no I am not exaggerating, yes, hitting or what looks like a light spanking? Both with his bare hands and with a padded target), screaming inches from kid's faces, smacking giant sticks on the ground, do I need to continue? In the next breath he will tell the same child he loves them and then kiss them on the top of the head. I have had to do so much unteaching for my daughter as we leave. I have had to say to her "Master Nelson pointed and laughed at that boy and called him the Pillsbury Dough Boy, why is that wrong?" "How did you feel when Master Nelson screamed at your friend next to you for having her hand on the wrong hip?" "When he told the class and parents that the boy has some screws loose, do you think that was kind or unkind?" (This particular child is clearly special needs) I could go on and on with these lessons we've had to have after going to class. Then. I see his very public Facebook page, and the puzzle starts to come together. I won't write out any posts or opinions he has shared here, but suffice it to say that as member of the LGBTQ+ community, I feel utterly hated and unwelcome in Frank Nelson's establishment after having learned how he feels about people like me. I am completely disgusted and mortified to have paid this person to teach my child anything at all and feel it necessary to warn as many others away from him as possible. What I've learned after Frank Nelson's response on BBB.org: After reading my one star Google review, he texted me an insulting and confrontational message and subsequently texted another parent in the class looking for information about our choices. I chose to block his phone number to avoid further harassment. Yet here has made my reviews very personal and named my daughter on the internet and by his own admission has asked the other parents in class about me. He is a liar. There are more than one bold faced lies in his response. Just to name one, 5-6 times in class in an egregious understatement. He is ok with allowing random people to do his job for him without proper employment protocols. Now I have no idea if the one teacher I liked at this place was ever safe to be around my daughter at all. I'll be calling DCF next to see if there is anything they can do to help. Neither Frank Nelson nor his LLC has an active license to conduct business in the city of Orlando, with fines having been assessed as of the time this post was made. Frank: I will not be responding again. If you have anything further, I'd be happy to provide contact information for my lawyer.

The extent of my knowledge of martial arts is watching Cobra Kai on Netflix so that's why I'm…read moreframing this the way I'm about to. Master Nelson is totally Kreese's backstory (military, still in touch with his teachers) but then he has Johnny Lawrence's attitude towards the kids (he can be hard on them, but from a place of care and compassion and truly having their backs). My kid is shy and I was really hoping this would help him come out of his shell a bit and get to know some other kids. It took him almost 2 weeks to actually participate in class, but the whole time the instructor and the other students were GREAT about trying to motivate him but not pushing too hard. Now my son looks forward to class, participates very well, and is learned a ton. It's everything I hoped for AND more.

What a great place!! A place to take your kids to, boys and girls, to learn about life. Yes, life…read morewith its lessons and different situations. It is not all about martial arts and learning how to protect yourself. It is very much about how to encounter people, how to be a better version of yourself. I love listening to Mr. Quartin teaching the kids how to make good choices, how to learn overcome obstacles, how to be a good person, responsible and disciplined. Mr. Roman and Mr. Carter are amazing too! All of them are great mentors physically and mentally!

Love this place especially this location. My son needs to work on self-confidence and he doesn't…read morelike to perform in public. He cried on stage when performing at school. After joining victory, he's a lot better. He can perform in front of classmates and parents. He also took leadership class that teach him to be respect, obedient, patient , etc. It's a lot more than just kicking and punching. Staffs are very nice and pay attention to detail. From my experience though the tournament that all kids from different location will compete, my son did everything right when some kids in same rank or higher cannot do. I'm sure the staffs here teach my son well and right. Most importantly, I never force him to go practice. He likes to go on his own and enjoy the class.

BEST KEPT SECRET?? Not really. (A reference to my 2023 posting)…read more After almost 3 years of my high school age son taking lessons here he was suddenly and unexpectedly placed into a class of about 18 children about 6-7 years old. When I spoke with the owner about it that same day, and again with my wife and I the next morning (today) we asked that our 15-year old son be moved back into a class that was age appropriate. Our son is 6 feet tall and 190 lb by the way. When the facility owner continued to try to justify the new program that resulted in this and repeatedly REFFUSED to place him back into his old age appropriate class (that was also training that same day) we told the owner we would have pull him from the class if he could not train and attend his normal practices WITH HIS OWN AGE GROUP, The owner responded by saying, "Then pull him from the program". So we in fact did that just moments ago. I have more I could, say but will reserve those negative concerns as I don't want to pile on, but clearly have an overall different opinion of this venue now that I have been able to see things over a longer course of time. Not to mention the other parental stories I have heard. Thus, I felt the need to clarify my first posting, which has obviously changed. The positive....., the facility is nice! Dennis Warren, Longwood

Happy to report that Champion Karate is strong as ever. A couple of favorite instructors have moved…read moreon to accomplish various personal goals but the new ones who have stepped in are excellent too. My daughter is still enjoying her classes as a blue belt and just moved up to the Elite Leadership program where there is a formal plan in place for her to earn her junior black belt (if she sticks with the program) by the time she is 12-in about 3 more years. For comparison's sake, you need to be a minimum of about 16 y/o with maximum proficiency (on demand) in a documented list of about 150 skills, forms and techniques to earn an adult black belt in Kenpo Karate in this program. I have seen other programs advertised locally where you receive a black belt in 3 years. I have a hard time believing that any child would have the life-skills to achieve such a lofty goal especially after seeing the work that everyone puts in here. The students work hard because things aren't dumbed down for them and they like the challenge, the instructors push in a healthy way while holding everyone accountable for strong, technically proficient techniques while at the same time making things fun.

Sifu is an absolute awesome and amazing teacher I learned a lot from him and his classes are…read moreamazing if your looking for the best Ving Tsun in the world go to him I highly recommend it

I am now a two-year practitioner of wing Chun. Under the tutelage of Sifu Kenny Mak I have been…read moreprivileged to learn authentic VT wing Chun. If you are truly looking for an opportunity to learn, true kung fu for mind, body and soul, then Sifu Kenny Mak is the one that will help you achieve your goals. -Gene Centeno