My son's been a part of Black Tiger for two years and absolutely loves it. The instructors have…read morehigh expectations but are also patient and caring. I appreciate the emphasis on focus, discipline, and hard work. There is also great communication with families. My son has participated in two local tournaments and an inhouse tournament, and the instructors made sure he was prepared.

We are loving this place. The teachers are patient and kind, with great energy and really engage…read morethe kids. Safety is a priority and they take it seriously both general safety and Covid safety. The classes are when I'm at work and I love that I can watch on Facebook and see my kid having a great time. I'm so happy we found the studio and my daughter is really enjoying her experience. This is definitely a business run on respect and integrity.

Very recommend this school. Teachers unreal. Price is fair. They gave me 45$ price for 1st month…read more My son loves so much this classes. School works at holidays too. If you at the home and don't travel any where. Kids all ages, very friendly, evening classes. Highly reccomend.

We have been coming to Koo's for over 4 years and I can't be thankful enough to for the confidence,…read moreperseverance and discipline Master Koo & his staff have taught my kids. At the San Ramon location, Master Olson & Master Smith are the perfect balance of kind & serious. We are so happy to be part of this amazing academy!

My son now 12 has been going to ABK with master Lerma since he was 5. He was very shy and not very…read moreconfident with sports. He has learned many lessons physically, mentally and emotionally thu the years with master Lerma. He is able to engage with the little to keep them wanting more and self engage future life lessons. Would highly recommend ABK for young and older ages. He teaches a women's class that my mom took also & highly recommend.

Years ago, I was in the adult class with Tony Lerma instructing. I found him to be rude and…read morecondescending. His "my way or the highway" style didn't work for me. Listening to him put people down in hopes of motivating them just doesn't work for me. He has a giant chip on his shoulder, no thanks.

The environment is strongly, toxic, and not tolerant of neurodivergent, children and adolescence…read more The manager, Josh, who has been there managing the dojo for a few years, has made it obvious that he does not reward children on the autism spectrum who try just as hard as Neurotypical kids. my son adores most of the coaches there - they are good people and great coaches, however, due to the blatant discrimination, I've felt I had to pull my son from their facility and I'm currently looking into other jujutsu dojo's in the Danville area. There are a few kids that go there whose parents are also members that seem to get extreme favoritism - unfortunately I gave this dojo a fair shot and almost canceled it three times-- however, my son really loved a couple of the coaches so I kept hoping the culture would get better -- unfortunately, it did not. Most recently I asked if my son could attend the teen and adult kickboxing classes. He told me that it was only for teens and adults, after my son went a couple times. My son is 11 years old and he was enjoying the kickboxing classes a lot. after a few months I called Josh again and asked him if he could rejoin and Josh said he can rejoin if he doesn't 'have any more tantrums or is disruptive in the class'. However, I was there each time he was in the class as well as my friend Lisa and we never saw any tantrums or disruptions -- what we did see was a lot of questions because they were new to kickboxing, Enzo went there with one of his friends to learn about kickboxing and to participate, and they really loved it. After they were kicked out of the class, I didn't want to make a big deal about it, however I asked again if he could rejoin it, and he said he was too disruptive and throwing tantrums, which was a blatant lie. That was the final straw for me. All my communication has come From Josh , no one else. I also found out that stripes, which are progress awards, are only given to the k kids who attend on 'Gi' days, after attending that dojo for 3 years no one took the opportunity to convey that information to me after i inquired how stripes were given out. Again, all this was with my 1-1 communication with the manager - Josh. Apparently the owners are not involved at all and live in Idaho??? So trying to reach out to other management has been impossible. I'd appreciate any recommendations for a local Brazilian Juijitsu dojo - thx

This is a hard one for me because most coaches (Marty, Ripper) are good people, the families are…read moregreat, and my son liked it here. One man ruined it for us. He believes it's OK to whisper in an 11 year old's ear "quit f#@*ing around" and "if you do that again I'm going to slap the s#!% out of you". This man should not be working around kids. When I confronted him he said," yeah I guess my mouth gets me in trouble sometimes. Thanks." Maybe some parents are OK with that. I'm not. We went to Mineiro BJJ in Alamo and wish we'd have found it sooner. Thanks Coach Marty and Coach Ripper for investing in our son, we'll miss you guys.

This is the place to be if you want to learn martial arts…read more Very professional and organized.

Awesome people and awesome teaching, but careful with private classes…read more I liked my experience there as of a martial arts and technique standpoint since everyone is so helpful and skilled, but their approach to private classes and events are difficult and unfair. If there's money involved I rather they say it up front than to hype you up and then come with "it's $150 to sign up" at the front desk. I know everything involves money and they need to earn their share, I feel like private classes once a month is fair, but they can be pushy and that's not cool.

Mr. V rocks! Our son (7) has never been more enthusiastic and responsive to anyone or…read moreanything-including his Playstation! Mr. V is great with both kids and adults and also offers a killer cardio kickboxing class- you won't be disappointed!!! A+++

We love Mr. V! Our son has been learning TaeKwonDo with Mr. V for 2 years, and it is the best…read morething we have ever done for our family. Mr. V commands the perfect balance between fun and seriousness. Our son walks away with amazing knowledge and respect for the sport, AND he is having a blast. He is focused and respectful at home and school, too. Mr. V is amazing!!

Now that my son has advanced to the Black Belt Club, I wanted to share some feedback regarding the…read moreinstruction quality. I believe the classes would be more productive if Master celina were more directly involved in teaching, especially since she selects the teachers. Unfortunately, the current teachers and assistants, particularly those teaching the Wednesday 5:30 PM class, do not seem adequately prepared to work with children. The lack of correction and engagement has been noticeable, and many of the children quickly lose focus. It feels as though the instruction style is more suited to adults than young students, which is frustrating given the level of commitment and cost involved. I'm sharing this in the spirit of support and improvement, as we truly value the program and want to see the children thrive.

Understandably so, everyone's experience with a business varies. However, in our opinion, MAA San…read moreRamon deserve at a minimum this 5 star rating based on OUR experience. Master Celina Hespen and the other instructors appear to be skilled and of course, patient... not just with our child, but as we observed, with the other students as well. We transitioned our then 6yo son to MAA San Ramon in mid-May because the original studio he was taking basic martial arts lesson from was in Castro Valley (CV) and we live in San Ramon. - We initially enrolled our son in the CV martial arts because it was his classmate's Dad's studio. Unfortunately, due to the CV studio's location, our son was only able to attend on a Saturday and when we have weekend plans or he's sick, he was unable to make up the missed class on a weekday due to the classes' availability. After exiting the CV martial arts studio, we began our search for a new martial arts studio closer to home. We saw a Facebook ad for MAA San Ramon and after browsing their website, we selected a $25 special (3 classes plus a uniform included in the package). We selected this offer because we weren't sure how our son would take to the instructors and the regimen. Lo and behold, our son loved it! Although he was 6yo at the time, Master Celina felt he was ready and would do well in the Basic Class for 7+ year olds, and you know what? She was absolutely right! Our son not only thrived with Master Celina, but he truly flourished. He was able to participate in more than one class a week, and he followed instructions, routines, etc. well. Master Celina and the other instructors also made sure to correct in a firm but appropriate manner all of the students when they weren't paying attention, not following instructions, not being respectful, etc. We simply can't say enough great things about MAA San Ramon, Master Celina, Master Nathan, Master Zaak, Master Alexander, Master Sammy (pardon the spelling if it's incorrect), and all of the remaining staff who are in some type of leadership program (we think it's called the Certified Instructor Training ("CIT") Program). Also, we recently had our son's 7th birthday party here with approximately 34 participants, and all of the 1st grade kids loved the activities (a few of the kids were in higher grades who don't go to our son's school, but they also loved it). The parents were also impressed with MAA San Ramon and we are more than happy and proud to have been a small part of it. The kids had a blast and even spoke about the party at school the following day. Surprisingly enough, even a few 2nd graders and Kindergartners from school heard great things about the activities from the party (we're honestly not sure how that happened). MAA San Ramon kept the energy up, the activities were fluid, and pizza/cake time after was a blast :) Needless to say, we're extremely happy with them and it sounds like Master Celina is a new owner of MAA San Ramon (and MAA Pleasanton). We're adding this tidbit since it looks like the other Yelp reviews are old and has outdated information.

I'm happy to say that thanks to Coach Roman and Tornado Martial Arts our son finally found a sport…read morethat he loves. From a young age we tried all sort of sports and activities out there- from swimming, to gymnastics, to ice skating, to soccer and even ballroom dancing and NONE of them peaked his interest as much as Taekwondo. Coach Roman was able to ignite the fire that was in him and reveal a true passion for something other than screen time ;-). In all seriousness, I never thought that our son would willingly train for hours 5 times a week and compete on a national level not because we "make him" but because he truly wants to. Thanks to Tornado our son also made lifelong friends and all of the parents at the school make it feel like we are all a big family. We train together, travel together, cheer on our kids together and celebrate all wins as each child is our own. I can't recommend Tornado enough, it's really a life changing place!

The owner of the place comes with Soviet background of government-sponsored sports. He is great…read morewith combat martial arts. He has authoritarian vision on training and not tolerating other coaches. He is focused on competitive fighting. Injuries are considered natural part of it. Twisted ankles, injured knees, groin kicks, etc are common in the trainings. This place used to be more fun diversified with 2nd and 3rd coaches, but not anymore. Kids can quickly get bored. Now it is geared more for goal-oriented fighters. Overall if you willing to spend good chunk of your life and money on professional kicking and punching, this is the right place for you. Otherwise there are plenty other martial arts places around providing fun environment for kids and adults.