Jason and Jesse are the best.Worked out with Jason recently.Very knowledgeable,patient and…read morecaring.Great assets to have in this line of business.Did not skimp on the time .Place is spotless.I highly recommend it.

I decided to get smart about how I go about exercise and for me that means working with an expert…read moreto optimize strength, flexibility and metabolic efficiency. After doing a lot of research I became very interested in the StrongFirst method and was happy to find that a local expert, coach Jason Giles, has a gym nearby. Jason provides more than you would find in a traditional gym facility. He is extremely knowledgeable not only about the StrongFirst method but also how to adjust to the many variables that come into play when dealing with and overcoming structural challenges from past injuries. Training sessions are varied and well planned out in an intelligent and thoughtful manner. I highly recommend!

great instructor to learn self-defense; Great customer service as well :))…read more It's also Very close the train station

First off, I'll say that this is a fantastic school in terms of the quality of teachers and…read moreinstruction. Deep knowledge of the craft and great classes. This review has to do with the administration of the school, which I have had an absolutely horrendous experience with, so much so that I feel the need to write a review to make other people aware of the way they have dealt with me - which is borderline immoral. At the start of this year I postponed my year long martial arts training (billed monthly) by 3 months because I was going to be out of the country. I got a written confirmation email from the school stating that they could honor this request and would not charge me while I was away. A couple weeks before I came back to New York, I had a seizure while still traveling, which also caused a shoulder dislocation while I was unconscious. Needless to say, I cannot practice martial arts for the foreseeable future. I requested to cancel the remainder of my one year training contract for medical reasons. NYMAA said they would not be able to do this without a medical note from a doctor. This is despite them telling me when I signed up initially that the year long training could be cancelled at any time - this is predatory business practice #1 - locking you into getting charged every month for a year, while telling you you can cancel anytime but not planning to honor that. I sent them a letter from my Doctor, clearly saying that after being evaluated I should not be participating in martial arts and should have my remaining months cancelled (they charge $207/month for JKD training). Not only did they refuse to acknowledge the letter because it was missing an official letterhead (something they neglected to mention they needed when first asking for the letter), but they also began asking me for proof of my travel, all of a sudden investigating the past, despite having agreed via email before I left to postpone my payments while I was away. I sent them a new letter with the requested letterhead from my doctor, as well as my travel itinerary, and then they went radio silent, despite repeated follow ups. In that time, I noticed that not only was I charged for the month of May, but there were also three attempted charges for the three months I had been away, trying to be retroactively billed to my card. Absolutely INSANE. I called, and upon speaking to someone in person it was clear that she didn't know that this had happened and was generally unaware of the new charges, but she did say that they still wouldn't accept my new letter, without giving a clear reason why. At this point this feels like a SCAM. I have provided everything asked, and they keep coming up with bullshit reasons why they can't cancel my membership, AND are trying to retroactively charge me for months that they agreed IN WRITING not to charge me for. No one can clearly or cohesively explain to me why any of this is happening. It's a shame that such a great school of martial arts is being run like so unscrupulously. At this point I've gotten my credit card company involved, but the whole situation been a nightmare. Forget about the lack of basic decency on display; treating someone who has medical proof of a seizure like an investigation subject. Sign up for a membership with these guys at your own risk. All I can say is be 100% sure you plan on using your membership and won't need to alter or cancel it for any reason because this company has demonstrated that they have no moral issue with charging your card on file however they see fit. Absolutely pathetic business practices.

This review is of the chiropractic work of Kathy Dooley…read more Kathy is very skilled at the assessment work of chiropractic, though I've since found a chiropractor whose work in this area I prefer, so I won't readily recommend her for this. I can't speak to Kathy's hands-on work as she did not adjust me during our session. Where Kathy's work is dearly lacking is in her interpersonal skills and her ability to communicate clearly with clients, which in my view, are an equally important aspect of effective health care. After my first session with Kathy, which went well and during which we had gotten along great, I did my exercises for a month. She had not adjusted me during the first session, leaving everything to the exercises. This was fine with me and I thought everything was going well until my low back started acting up. I became incapacitated by pain and reached out to Kathy for advice. This is where the professional relationship began to fall apart. First, she was dismissive of my fear around the pain, which had never quite gone away since our first visit and was new to me. She merely told me, literally, "don't be afraid just keep doing the exercises," with no further explanation or reassurance that doing the exercises would in fact alleviate the pain eventually. The next unfortunate development came when I asked her a clarifying question about one of my exercises. I was forced to ask for clarification several times because she never actually answered my question. She became obviously frustrated by this and instead of considering her answers and attempting to be more clear, she began including passive aggressive statements in her emails to me to the effect of "I'm explaining this but you're not getting it." She very obviously made no attempt to adjust her own response for clarity or even consider that it could be anyone's fault but mine. And finally, after a few back and forth emails of this nature, without any prior warning or requests from her for different behavior from me, she ended our relationship. I felt abandoned and betrayed, frankly, by someone to whom I had entrusted my health and who was so quick to refuse to see me again simply because she could not manage some questions. I did make the effort to reach out with one final email to offer my willingness to overcome the misunderstanding and continue our work together, to which she never responded. Kathy's behavior with regard to my care was unprofessional and childish, demonstrating a clear inability to self-reflect or set personal boundaries. I would have been happy to cease emailing her or to continue the conversation at an office visit if she had requested it but she chose to refuse to see me again instead. Luckily, she referred me to Urban Wellness (the one thing for which I am grateful to her). Additional issues I had with Kathy include: The worksheet of exercise explanations she gave contained language like, "DO NOT posterior pelvic tilt and lose lordosis to gain glute contraction" and was obviously not written for lay-people, which seems to be a pattern with her communication. She charged me for my session a full month after we met, without letting me know in advance. For many freelance artists living in New York, it is important to know when I'm going to need to have $250 available in my account for a transaction and an unexpected one throws off my monthly budget. Yet another failure to communicate or consider the needs of others. If you are a professional athlete who wants minimalist attention and needs little explanation or follow-up, you're likely Kathy's ideal type of client. But if you are a lay-person with chronic pain who needs a chiro who will explain your exercises in detail in a way that you can understand and know how to reassure you when you're frightened about your pain, I would look elsewhere. I didn't work with Kathy long enough to speak to the efficacy of her practice, though I do believe it is likely effective. I will say, however, that after leaving Kathy's office, I felt no better than I did when I'd entered, and after a month of doing her exercises, I entered a low-back crisis. Whereas, I went into the Urban Wellness clinic with debilitating low back pain and walked out feeling 1000x better, in addition to going home with exercises to do, as well as postural advice that lead to immediate relief of my low back, guidance for inquiring into my thyroid health, a follow up appointment scheduled, my bill clearly paid, and an explicit request to follow up with any questions, via email or phone, at any time of day. A truly great chiro understands that pain can be emotional and that excellent care is of the whole person and not just the muscles, bones, and tendons.

I seriously don't know where to start with this place, so I'll just say this: if I could give…read moreCatalyst all the stars in the known cosmos I would, but this platform limits me to five. If you are considering going here but hesitating due to price/other factors, I would advise you to stop waffling and sign up immediately. Honestly, it would be worth it at twice the price. My one regret in joining this gym is that I didn't do it earlier. This is an elite facility and it will make you strong as a freaking ox. More importantly, the trainers here focus on breathing, alignment, quality movement and function--and THEN heavy ass weights and feats of strength. This is training that will make you strong for life, not strong for Instagram (though you will still get jacked). The semi-private training is ingenious, and gives you a level of consistent and in-depth personal training that would cost thousands of dollars each month at any other high-level gym in the city. All for the price of an Equinox membership. Personally, I'll take being a brick s*&% house over mint scented towels, but maybe that's just me. As far as program design goes, Jason is an evil genius. Each of the trainers is as good as they come, and the fact that you will rotate between different trainers means you will get multiple perspectives on each of your lifts--these guys mean business. And I've trained with some really high-level coaches over the years--I'm not amazed at these guys because I've spent the last five years eating tootsie rolls at a Planet Fitness. I'm amazed because they're amazing. But most importantly, this place has helped take me from chronic, debilitating pain to once again moving, training and feeling strong. The rehabilitation services here are the best you'll find. Kathy Dooley is a chiropractor like the Space Shuttle is an airplane--she is on a completely different level and will actually work to get the root of your dysfunction. Trust me--I spent a year of terrible pain and thousands of dollars looking for someone who would just listen and understand. Well, she's that person. After only a couple of months here I feel like a different human being--I can only imagine what things would be like if I'd signed up a year ago.

Tom was very welcoming made it easy to do a drop in. Workout was great and the drop-in pass…read moreallowed full day access to the gym for which he has a basement area that includes more racks and machines and you can work out while other classes are going on. Will be back in November!

I dropped in the for the week, while in NYC for work…read more The owner, and coaches were awesome. The classes were welcoming and a lot of fun. I highly recommend this spot for a home gym, or a drop in if you're visiting.

Jeff is one of the best instructors I've ever trained with. He is super detailed and very patient.read more

Repost from Google Reviews…read more If you're looking for an inclusive or family friendly place to learn, I highly advise against this school (both locations). They are elitist, disrespectful, unprofessional and do not follow the principles that I believe Martial Arts represents. When I attended this gym, I was fairly new to the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu/Martial Arts community and unfortunately I was not welcomed here. I was met with hostility by the owner, Mila, throughout every interaction, who doesn't carry herself as if she's running a professional business. The first time I met her, she tried to pop my cauliflower ear with her bare hands, and when I expressed that I preferred she didn't because my fiancé and I make decisions about our health together, she questioned who he was and tried to grab my ear again stating, "but I'm a doctor. Is he a doctor?" Several of their instructors exhibited unprofessional behavior on multiple occasions as well. I felt uncomfortable with their main instructor, Jeff Kim, specifically due to the numerous times he mentioned bringing in "hot girls" to attract more customers to their business. Moreover, Jeff and another teacher, Kyle, both continuously questioned my preference to only train with women (with the exception of my fiancé) and crossed my boundaries by touching me after I explicitly asked not to be touched. I do realize that BJJ is a contact sport, however I believe in the power of choosing your training partners. It's the simple concept of consent that, for some reason, the adults running this facility do not understand or respect. Outside of my individual experience here, my fiancé who has been training for several years was met with the same negative, toxic behavior. When he mentioned the racial undertones he was experiencing, the owner, instructors and several students verbally attacked us. We are extremely disappointed that they didn't do the right thing.

Amazing class! The instructors were so patient and encouraging. This was my first intro but…read moreeveryone made sure I didn't feel intimidated. Julie worked with me a lot and she was incredible! She is a true teacher in every sense- present, patient, observant and encouraging. I walked away already wanting to do another class! I can't recommend this place enough- whether you want to switch up your workout or truly learn and master the craft.

My now 10 and 8 year old children have been coming here for 3 years. We tried other schools, but…read moreNorth Sky is unique because they offered weapons training (staff, sword) from day 1. Teachers are very friendly and teach through encouragement rather than strict discipline.

I took a trial class and they tried to pressure me hard to get the membership, just like a used car…read moresalesman. Their martial art is not authentic and does not actively spar. Functions more like a cash cow trying to charge $150 for doing a belt test, then when someone fails, they charge $300 the second time. The instructor/sifu runs this place like a business, is a good businessman, but not a good person. Created a belt system for kung fu when there isn't supposed to be just to milk their students for all their money. Avoid.

I know that today's society is filled with immediate satisfactions, the latest Groupon/Yelp/Living…read moreSocial/Google/KGB blah blah blah deals, and get-in-shape-quick schemes. I know that many people here expect fast results in a results-oriented metropolis, and all in a New York minute. Kung Fu is not like that. I chose Kung Fu because I am a person that believes in long term investments, and it has become an integral part of my life. I believe that it was partially fate that brought me to Bo Law Kung Fu. Before I started, I was a young, untamed, and very brash individual, and yes, admittedly unhealthy and out of shape. As I have grown over time, under the tutelage of Sifu Paul Koh, I feel that I have improved myself dramatically. I have gotten into better shape, gained much more confidence about myself, learned a lot more through Kung Fu about my own heritage as a Chinese-American, and learned to discipline myself across all facets of my life. All along the way, Sifu Koh was there to knock me down a couple of pegs when my ego got too big. One of the best parts is that it challenges me mentally; it never, ever gets boring because there is so much to learn. I highly encourage everyone to come try it out.. Whether you're sick of the boring gym and want a more mentally stimulating workout, or if you're ready to take the next step in your life.

Spring is a rebirth in nature and a reset for humans and every year I look forward to the annual…read moreSpring retreats as a way to awaken the mind, body, and soul towards movement after coming out of the Winter. The itinerary is always well planned, the food is nourishing, and the cabin accommodations really help to round out the weekend experience! This type of retreat would normally cost so much more to experience but Darshana tries really hard to make it as affordable as possible in order to be able to reach more people in the community. Matt and Regina make you feel like family while you are there and their yoga community of instructors really care about their students. Many walk into the experience as total strangers and walk out as friends! Give yourself this immersive experience in order to help fill your cup back up so that you can be of service to others in a more complete way...

An absolutely wonderful yoga retreat experience. Everything was thoughtfully done -- from the…read morepeaceful atmosphere and beautiful setting to the inspiring classes and welcoming community. I left feeling relaxed, refreshed, and reconnected with myself. Truly a special experience and I would highly recommend it!