They kicked my son and out and refused to continue with classes due to my daughter breaking up with…read moreKenny, the owner. It's not a good way to conduct business. A customer is a customer, and my son and I did not even live together with my daughter, She had her own life, and I had mine. Horrible customer service, but hey, his loss of money. You must separate business from acquaintance. I took my money elsewhere, but very unprofessional of Kenny.

Great place. Mr Baez is a great instructor. My son loves going every Wednesday and Saturday to his…read moreclasses.

The overall demeanor of the staff was very rude and unwelcoming, which made an already frustrating…read moresituation even worse. I had a very disappointing experience with this jujitsu studio. I called ahead and spoke to a woman who told me to come in on Thursday for an assessment class for my son. When we arrived (30 minutes early), I was told it was a misunderstanding, and he could only watch, not participate. I had already scheduled a babysitter for this, so it was extremely frustrating. On top of that, I had to ask multiple times to speak with someone, and when I finally spoke with the main coach, he was incredibly short with me, showed zero patience, and dismissed us without any real explanation or flexibility. For a business that works with children, I would expect much more understanding and adaptability. The entire experience was unpleasant, and I will not be returning or recommending this studio to others.

I love this place started Im March 2020 and both my kids attend here, they love it. And professor…read moreCarlos and Wilson are the best!! Wilson is strict but as he should be ! My kids love him. Here they also learn discipline and respect ! Highly recommend!!! FYI while the class is going of course they can't stop to answer the phone just leave a message they are great answering back and via email too.

Great academy with an instructor that actually cares about teaching the students. Offers a variety…read moreof age group classes as well as homework help/after school program. Reasonably priced and Located in a plaza with plenty of food choices to stop in to either after class or during if you'd like to have a cup of coffee while you wait or order dinner to go. Very friendly staff and the students truly enjoy themselves!

Absolutely love this academy! For the past two years I've questioned whether or not to start…read morejiujitsu. I've known about Trillo for quite some time, as someone I know used to go there and mentioned how much she loved it and was going for so many years. After manifesting and understanding that this is extremely necessary for my future career, I felt that it'll help me grow, be stronger, and build character. This academy fell nothing short of those expectations. I was pretty nervous going into my first class (which he offers as a free trial btw), but upon arrival, I knew I was right where I needed to be! Without knowing absolutely anything about jiujitsu or martial arts at all, Sensei Freddy made me and my friend feel right at home with his sense of passion for the art. Everyone that goes there have such good vibes, that it's almost impossible to feel awkward for not knowing what most of them already know. On the contrary, everyone helps each other out and have so much patience. I've been in the academy for a little over a month now and I can say that the money is 100% worth every dollar and I plan on investing a lot of time to learn and grow my techniques with everyone!

I could not believe no one has writen a review for this school. What a great school. Head…read more instructor Mr Goulbourg is a wonderful instructor, and the kids love him. I think its his personality. I have been too several Karate America were he has been, and I always look forward seeing him. If you live in the Miami Lakes area and you a considering taking karate lessons, stop in, watch or even take a class, you won't be disappointed. This is a great school for you and your children. Most of the instructors from the other schools were here tonight, and doesn't seem to matter which school they are from are some of the nicest people I have had the pleasure of being around. Tonight they had a special event. Max Van Eck, an ATA world champion, with multiple titles came down from Detroit to do a couple of classes for the kids. He was excellent and the kids were excited to be able to participate.

I finally found out that these folks are in dept and just want you to purchase their own cheap foam…read morehead gear and gloves for training. "Karate America" in Miami Lakes would not allow my son, a black belt in Gojo-Ryu Karate, to fight with his 'Top Ten" head gear which is used in the Olympics. He used this gear in all of his tournaments and got 4 "National Grand Champion" with it in NASKA. I refused to allow him to fight with their cheap ass equipment let alone buy it. I asked them to prove me wrong on the head gear and they couldn't. I asked to speak to the manager by the name of Silva but it is much easier to reach Obama than to speak to her. I apologized to my son for wasting his time not learning anything new. I then apologized to myself for allowing these thieves to take my money and by me signing a contract with a penalty for quitting. Beware of the timer that they use for every second that you child is in class. God forbid that they give you one extra minute. This place should be called "Karate for Fools".

Excellent people, great environment, and phenomenal sensei. Definitely a school I will enroll my…read morekids to learn techniques of self defense.

Great bootcamp, I've been working out here for about two months and the workouts are intense and…read morekeep me in shape. The instructor comes up with new workouts and shows us exactly how to do it right. We use a variety of weights and resistance bands as well as ropes and dumbbells.

The school has been voted best martial art school for 10 years straight. The family friendly…read moreatmosphere is there and quality of service is top notch. You have world class champion instructors and coaches. The ability to train 7 days a week is possible with the schedule. Classes are separate for beginners and advanced students.

Updated review: Typically people only leave initial…read morereviews. I've decided to leave an "extended stay" review, as I feel some users would like to see if the quality is still there for the reviewer. This is my 3rd year at START, and it only gets better with time. Just yesterday, I attended a "black belt" advanced class (which is open to higher belt holders), and the mats were filled with high level bjj practitioners. It always is, but yesterday was special in my mind. On one end, I had my professors, who are in a class by themselves, along with one of the best brown belt competitors in the world, and everything in between. That's the thing, BJJ is like a rubix cube, that you never really finish solving. I watched one of my professors, experiment with a movement he wanted to figure out. How many people at such a high level, allow others into their world, and figure things out. That kind of humility is commendable, and just reinforces the kind of people I want to be around, and I want my kids learning from. This is just a sample size of the kind of vibe at the school, but I welcome people who have young kids (as my oldest is enrolled, and the younger wants to begin as well), or folks who have walked away from the mat..to come..you won't be disappointed.

Evellio is one of the best teachers I've ever had I attended his classes for around 3-4 years with…read moremy friends. I have nothing but good words for this man he was like a second father to me treated us like one of his own kids. I learned a lot in those 3-4 years got up to green belt woulda been higher but I missed a couple gradations. Attended my first tournament and got third place! The classes where a blast and the bond that those classes made where amazing. Nothing but love for this guy

Excellent Judo school Sensi Evellio is incredibly patient and knowledgeable in Judo. He truly cares…read moreabout his student and his main concern is that they come train and learn. In addition he also has some very skilled black belts that help instruct at this school. They have been at this location for over 40 yrs and have a very strong children and adult program. They train traditionally 1.5 hr classes they are a non profit and extremely reasonably priced. I am not your average parent giving a review, I have been involved in martial arts (karate, Full Contact and Jiu Jitsu) since I was 6 and have trained with many professional martial artist. Today I am in my 50's and still compete in tournaments. My daughter currently trains here and she has learned a lot in a short period of time. Your child will learn real self defense judo here and as an adult you will too. Great training atmosphere at this Dojo

My son has been attending this academy for years. The core values have been immensely helpful with…read morehis behavior. The staff has always been patient and firm with him. I have seen a great improvement in school, with his peers and at home. Thank you Chungs! Keep Up the good work!

Signed up my son under their " no contract " rate and we were really motivated until we experienced…read morethe belt testing. Many kids were not following basic directions and because their parents paid, they were moved to next color, not how it should be done based on skill and discipline. Decided this wasn't for us and stopped attending, they have copied my credit card info and charged my credit card without my authorization 2x for months he has never even attended and when I have requested to be refunded I've been given the run around, been told it processed, showed up and no one is ever available that can address these issues. Had to file a dispute and open investigation with my credit card company. They are scammers and only interested in $$$ NEVER GIVE THEM YOUR CREDIT CARD INFO!!!