Best. Karate. Ever. Whether you are looking for traditional…read moreor sports karate, this place has it all. Sensei Dhawan is a true professional that has put in countless hours into practice and research. You can see the fruits of his labor when he and his students demonstrate. If you want real, authentic karate, this is it.

am so disappointed that I am here to write a negative review. My spouse and I were so excited to…read morestart our new journey here at JKA WF Chicago Karate institute. Dhawan the owner at the downtown aurora dono, seems not too professional or motivated to welcome others in. My spouse had called about a month ago looking to start Karate, he is a amateur fighter, and just wanted to broadin his horizon in the art of fighting. My spouse was so optimistic to start Karate here, he had reached out via phone to be told to stop on in, and that we did. We wanted to right then and there make payment and set up when we would start coming into the dojo. Mr. Dhawan didn't seem so enthusiastic about having us start just yet and told us to wait two weeks when they come back from a tournament in Texas, which the date to start us in his dojo would be April 7th. We had called that day didn't receive a call back, my spouse then call today, again no answer. Since my spouse was excited to start our new journey drove in person to see the owner, there were a few parents waiting in the front room and session was at a end, there is NO SIGN that state DO NOT ENTER UNLESS etc..so my spouse walked in with payment in hand to see when we could start training..in response my partner was greeted with coldness anger and bitterness..in front of CHILDREN at that. no respect or honor. My man had to be the bigger person and walk away. He had $900 in hand for us to start there, looks like we will be going to Phantom kickboxing in Plainfield. Axel Arellano is a real multiple world champion professional fighter with honor and a code of discipline but he's also very soft and welcoming when it comes new people and hes the best in the area and we are happy to be there instead. Thank you for showing your true colors Dhawan.

Since 2019, I've done kickboxing classes as an adult and couldn't be happier. I'm being challenged,…read morebut also shown patience in learning technique. Every trainer has made me feel very comfortable and worthy of their time and attention. The level of training that I'm receiving is outstanding. Thank you!

My boys (ages 5 & 7) absolutely love coming to Rocky's Dojo. They are having a lot of fun working…read morewith Master Rocky and Sensei Chris, and the higher - level students who come to help out are great, too. It's been good experience for them all-around, and fun to see their excitement when they bring new skills home and practice even on their off days. They especially love coming to the bonus sparring sessions on the weekend!

Ms Choice is a terrific instructor!!! She is great with private lessons and birthday parties too!read more

This place is great! My twin cousins go here and are enjoying every visit. They are 14 and love the…read morevarying age groups! I've noticed great changes in them and they are excited to go each week!

My daughter started classes here two months ago. She absolutely loves it. They give great…read moreindividual attention and a super flexible schedule. It is affordable and I can choose from 4 different time slots each week to bring her. A couple of weeks after she started lessons I broke my ankle and couldn't drive her to her two classes a week so she was going sporadically when my husband or father could drive her there. They have allowed us to make up the missed classes with no penalty. I highly recommend Karate for Kids to all parents!

This has been the best activity we have enrolled our son in. He has something positive in his life…read moreand looks forward to class every time. It's improved our entire family. We love it!

Top notch school & instructors! You want your kids to learn the meaning of martial arts, be able to…read moredefend themselves & make siome friends too. This is the school for You, your son or daughter. Give it a look its worth it!

Our three children have been going to World Martial Arts Academy for a few years. They are learning…read moreShotokan karate, and Filipino martial arts (Arnis). The owners & staff are both very professional, respectful and highly skilled. They have a great balance in knowing how to encourage and help the students really excel. Our kids feel like they are part of a team. The environment is hard to beat - the staff sets the tone and other students (children, teenagers and adults) are friendly and encouraging. I notice the more experienced students are happy to share with the new students. I recommend World Martial Arts Academy for any age, gender or skill level. There are opportunities to compete. We've also hosted a family birthday party here, which was a blast. The kids and the adults learned new things and had a great time. I hope to do it again.

My friends and I signed for a beginners women's self defense class. It runs for 8 weeks on…read moreThursday's. They did move locations in January and some of the gps platforms have not updated their address yet. Make sure to grab their address from their welcome email. Two women teach the class and they are very informative. They also have multiple Bobs where you perform the moves on. The instructors help you walk through each movement. We learned a lot on Day 1 and I'm excited for what's to come.

The school is clean. The owner is fair. Prices are reasonable for similar schools in the area.read more

Simple AWESOME!! Master Jung has the most amazing way with the kids, and his instruction is simply…read moreamazing. We've been coming here for 4 years and I watched my daughter go from crying in her first class at the age of 3, to now being a black belt and telling her friends she can't play because She's going to TKD. I would and do recommend this place to everybody. I can't praise them enough...

I had my son join Tae kwon Do so that he can learn how to defend himself. After paying $139 a month…read moreand an additional $60 every 2 months (to pay for the belt test, which did not make sense, whether they learn the kata's or not they give them the belt so the parents are PAYING for the belts instead of the kids EARNING THEM) i quickly noticed that the kids are not learning self defense. When i questioned Master Jung about this his response was that Tae Kwon Do was not for self defense but that he teaches self confidence within a kid and how to make them feel good about themselves. Well for $139 a month i can pat my son on the back and tell him he is great but that is not going to help should he get in a fight. The so called black belts looked as though they could not fight there way out of a paper bag. Making the kids FEEL GOOD is great but how are they going to feel when they find themselves in a place were they have to defend themselves and they get beat up! that burst of bubble will have the kids questioning everything else in there lives. When i sent the email that my son will no longer attend his dojo, i still got charged the following month, even though my son had not attended. I also received an email that i will be charged an additional month as they had a two month cancel policy. So they charge me $279 for a kid who is not even attending the school. Tae Kwon Do is a Korean martial art. It combines combat and self-defense techniques with sport and exercise. For a Master to tell me its NOT used for self defense but only for self confidence REALLY made my head spin. I took 2 years of karate in college and i learned more in my first month than my son did in the time he was at this school. If you want your kid to FEEL all warm and snuggly inside this is the school for them, but if you want your kid to actually LEARN something about SELF-DEFENSE then i would look else were. BYT when i asked about the 1980's trophy and if they actually do have sparring with other dojo's so that the kids can actually practice what they learned the master again said NO not really as that is not what they teach....REALLY! Very unhappy mom

this place is great! I am a fellow student from the kids class. We learn very important life skills…read moreand Martial arts. I defiantly recommend this place for children and adults! Something else is that you can have a free week trial to test it out

Both of my boys, ages 4 and 6, just completed their free 2 weeks of class and we are very excited…read moreto sign our 6 year old up! Adam has a great group on kids in his Monday class and his patience with them is remarkable. He expects success from these kids and encourages them to be the best they can be! In all of the sports and activities we have done with our kids, this has got to be the most motivating and rewarding class yet! My kids walked out of there feeling a sense of pride, confidence, and accomplishment. I am looking forward to joining the Victory family!

I enrolled two of my kids, 11 year old and 3 year old in October. We love Eagle Academy! They are…read moreour second family. Myself, my 11 year old and 18 year old have been taking regular classes. My 3 year old turns 4 soon, so we'll try him again in spring. Can't wait!!!