They are great with kids and they teach well and the benefits in regards to the discipline are top notch! I would highly recommend them for young ones! read more

Looking for a great Chinese martial arts experience for your young ones? Legend Kung Fu Academy will incorporate training self defense, discipline, and traditional wushu techniques for kids as young as 5. Give their trail class a go and see for yourself! We have been attending the academy for about 2 years now and have been satisfied with our experience so far. There are some painpoints but they aren't unique to Legend. Legend follows a traditional belt promotion structure where students will start from a white belt, then continue to promote to yellow, yellow black, green, green black, purple, purple black, blue, blue black, brown, brown black, red, red black, red double black, black, black red, then finally black double red. Each promotion requires with an increasing amount of skills and typically a new series of hand and weapon forms and sequences. Promotions are typically held once a month and students deemed ready are invited to participate. The promotion events are quite interesting as each student will take the floor to perform their sequence, gain feedback from the instructors, and compete at times for higher ranks (for small little prizes like medals, trophies, sweets or toys). It's a wonderful experience for the students to build confidence and surround themselves with other like-minded students driven toward the same goal of moving up to the next level. For students who are looking to participate in local, national, and international competitions for kung fu or wushu will have the opportunity to elevate themselves into Legend's competition team. This group focuses on building skills and techniques necessary to compete at a high level against other schools. Students in this team would also typically have additional classes that may be longer than the normal non-competitive group. The class structure for the typical student can be challenging to master the techniques without regular practice outside of class. Each class is about 45 minutes long and over half of it is spent on warm ups, stretches, games designed to improve footwork and speed, and fundamental skills like jumping, rolling, blocking, kicking and punching. The remainder of the time is split among all the different sequences. To add, the class ratio can sometimes be abysmal but other times can be fair. Realistically, your child may get 2 to 3 minutes of dedicated instruction for their routine. If only attending class once a week, practice for that routine will need to be heavily subsidized by outside training in order retain the knowledge and promote incremental improvements. It's mostly recommended to attend twice a week for best results but the cost can rack up quickly. An alternative to growth is to sign up for their summer camps which tend to focus solely on their routine for a whole week. By the end of the week, theoretically the student should have enough experience to get promoted to the next level. They have full and half day programs during the summer so check them out! One thing Legend does do really well is incorporate fun into their programs. The kids certainly have a great time and have ample opportunities to bond with their classmates and instructors. The academy also participates in local community events and performs at local schools to promote the art of wushu so there are plenty of opportunities for your child to get exposure in a public performance setting. In addition, given that a few of the instructors (Shifu Li and Shifu Zhou) speak Mandarin fluently, upon request, they may be able to provide instruction in Mandarin for your Mandarin learners. Otherwise English will be used. Overall, if you're looking for a well balanced physical activity for your child with the opportunity to learn some self protection and body control, Legend Kung Fu Academy is a great institute to consider! read more

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Great instruction. I have been doing private lessons for sometime and feel the instruction is exceptional. Clean environment and great staff. read more

My daughter started going here after we saw then perform at loca fremont parade and realize some of her classmates go there. She had been there for over 4 months now and really love it! read more

Master Li is a very patient and nice teacher, treat all students very fairly and friendly. His classes teach kids how to be disciplined, show respect and gain confidence in public settings. My daughter started going when she just turned 5 and now she has advanced her levels twice in 6 months. Highly recommended! read more

Legend Kung Fu Academy - Martial Arts Near Me - Newark, California

My son has been with Legend since he was four years old. Shifu Li and Shifu Zhou are a wonderful couple that runs this business. They have the ability to find a balance between making sure that the kids are having fun and when to be firm if needed. My son always enjoys going to class and leaving with a smile! We've been there for almost three years, and we plan to keep him there until he reaches his full potential. read more

Best Kung Fu school ever. My kids have been to two other martial arts places for trials, one of which had my kids running out in tears in the first ten mins. We went to Legend and it was night and day difference. The instructors treat the kids with respect while maintaining boundaries and rules to keep them on track. I am so grateful they have outdoor classes and hope that never goes away. My kids confidence has increased so much and they look forward to Kung Fu all week. We are moving away in a few months and will be most sad to not have Legend for our kids. read more

My kids have been going there for 4 months. This place is ran by a couple. They are firm with the students, my kids respect them and love going to their classes read more

My kids started practicing at Legend Kungfu Fu Academy since they were 5 years old. Great place. Great people.

Since my daughter practices this Wushu, she is more discipline, very confidence and her health also improved. Highly recommend this Kung Fu school to kids with all ages. The teachers are very friendly and well experienced with young kids, so they will have a good time. read more

Shifu Li and Shifu Zhou are so dedicated to teaching young kids! Their classes are fun and effective. My son started to take Kungfu classes at Legend since he was 4 years old. In addition to regular classes, he also participates in the Wushu team training. Legend KungFu is like a big family, both kids and parents make friends here. Legend organizes a lot of kungfu performances throughout the local communities, which is a very good way to help their students to build confidence and team spirits. read more

Legend Kung Fu just keeps getting better and better. All the kids absolutely love Sifu Li and the coaches. They're all having so much fun while getting their exercises and learning kung fu. Even though my son's classes is done for the day, he loves to stay to watch the older kids do their routines and play with the other younger kids, and we ended up staying till their closing time, which I prefer over watching tv or playing ipod touch and computer games at home. We're staying with Legend Kung Fu for a very, very long time! Parents should bring their kids there to check it out themselves. read more

I am very glad we chose Legend Kang Fu for my son. My son has grown a lot confident and disciplined since he joined this academy. The teachers are very attentive and professional. Great place for quality martial arts. read more

Shifu and staff very professional, warm, lot of patience and love to kids. The place is bright, clean and spacious. My two boys were improved physically, mentally, and in discipline. read more

Both of our kids are students here. 5 and 9 year old. We have been here for the past year. The teachers are very friendly. Our kids have been much more self-confident since then. We love Chinese Kung-Fu, it's good for kids to start learning Kung-Fu at young age. They have Belt exam every half year as well, to recognize and encourage kids. Kids have lots of fun as well. Highly recommended!! read more

Sifu Li and Sifu Qin (the owners) are very good coaches. They are great at teaching Kung Fu. I would like to give this place a 5-stars , but there are things that prevent it: 1. Studio is slightly smaller. Kids are unable to practice their forms properly because there is not enough space. Often time, it gets really crowded. 2. Sifu Li and Sifu Qin allows their daughter to run around and imitate during class. First of all, it's not professional, secondly, this creates a dangerous situation for both the student and their daughter when they stumble/crash to one another. Thirdly, I found her presence in the training studio very disruptive for students. 3. Sometimes, Sifu talks to the parents while the student practice their forms. If Sifu is busy talking that means he/she is not paying attention to the student. I would suggest Sifu to talk to parents when he/she is not teaching so the student get all attention they deserved. read more

My son is 7. He's been coming here for about 4 months. We attended Wu is Santa Clara for 1-2 years. The Shi Fu's and coaches here are very good instructors and encourage the children while still being demanding enough to have them learn discipline and respect. My son enjoys the classes. This is better exercise than most other sports. I don't see this as a smaller workout area that other real Wu Shu in the area. It is clean and professional. read more

My 12 year old son loves his lessons. He's been learning Kung Fu for about 3 years. Sifu Li and the coaches are very good at maintaining and keeping the interest in the classes.. the kids have a lot of fun and get a great workout. If I did not have knee problems, I would try out the adult classes for myself as well. Highly recommended - your kid (or you) will like it... read more

My 4 year old loves his Kung fu classes, Shifu Li and the coaches are great with kids. Great work out and fun activity for kids. read more

My son have been w/ Shifu Li since he was 4. Shifu Li is a great teacher. My son love him and always have fun in class. I'm glad that they open a new location. read more

My son is 10 years old, and he currently practices at Legend. The Legned Kung Fu Academy is the school that our family proud to be part of it. 1. It is a very safe environment. 2. All of the instructors are very patients. Students enjoy the classes, students think it is fun but they have learned the discipline, determination, and focus by developing simple, foundation movements through the classes without any pushing. 3. The Legend Kung Fu just like a big family with lots of the love and care not just only from the instructors, but also from other parents and other fellow students. In training or competition the older students will help and watch the younger students automatically without asking. Also, parents and students will cheer for each other. With 5 of award winning instructors and joyful environment, I conceive and my son agreed, have my son for getting classes at "Legend Kung Fu Academy" is the best gift that I have made to him. read more

My kids joined Legend Kung Fu Academy almost a year ago. They have been making so much progress and learned a lot. Their physical health and self confidence have improved so much. My daughter especially is doing better at her elementary school after she joined Legend Kung Fu. Sifu Li is really good with kids. All the other instructors are really good. It's a really kid friendly place. They have fun. They make friends. They grow together like a big family. read more