My wife and I have been blessed taking gentle yoga classes from Joe Perry. We've been attending the…read moreMonday 8:30 class for several years, from our late 70s into our early 80s. Because of this training we stay strong and flexible and move around very well. Our other aged friends aren't getting around as well as we do. Gentle Yoga is our secret!

I studied under master Joe Perry for 14 years and I have never seen a better instructor of…read morechildren, teens, and adults. I have studied under other teachers and nobody compares to master Perry. He is a humble master and therefore creates humble students who know their strengths and weaknesses. Master Perry adapts his instruction to each student to maximize their natural talents and to create the best martial artist they can be. He also knows how to maximize the effectiveness of stomach crunches by telling jokes as the class tries to keep up. Crunching while laughing is extremely difficult and my core has never been stronger because of it. My kids also loved working with master Perry and it gave them something that really builds self-esteem - accomplishment. It also gave them some humility and patience. Master Perry's good attributes rub off on his students too.

Ricky Lindell used to run this place. He moved to Las Vegas a couple of years ago. He is an…read moreexcellent instructor and now trains world class mma fighters. He does have an affiliate gym in Lindon, Utah called University of grappling. Anything associated with him has to be really good.

Ok place to learn tae kwon do I did it when I was a kid and enjoyed it. The place is still there…read moreand still same martial art teachers as well.

I love the mixture of tae kwon do, jiu jitsu, self defense and weapon training. The small classes…read moreare awesome and you get more one on one training here than most other schools. Royal west makes learning fun.

They have a shiny facade, with a rotten core…read more While they show off the trophies, newspaper mentions, and boast about their lengthy history, it's actually hiding a group of people that aren't all that invested in people now that they've made enough money. During the summer camp they offer, if your child doesn't bring enough water, they either make you pay for it, refuse the child water, or make them drink from the bathroom sink. (The drinking fountain they have by the bathroom is actually broken, but they don't tell you that when you tour.) They also let employees work on site before they have gotten the fingerprint check back, which is just dangerous, and illegal. The might be skilled in martial arts, but they only thing on their mind now is the money you give them.

Amy's treat you great as long as you are enrolled. They will…read moremake special deals with you to keep your children enrolled if for some reason you try to quit. Once you disenroll those special deals went away and any merchandise you bought from them will not be given along with reimbursements for private lessons that were not used. I tried multiple times to get in touch about a pair of shorts that was ordered before we left and not even so much as a response. I had to do a charge back with my bank to get my money refunded. Their response to that charge back was a lame apology. Stating sorry for not following through. My bank accidently did two chargebacks. One for an item I actually did receive and Amy's was calling, leaving voice messages, texts and sending emails all within 5 minutes of each other because they were due money. Otherwise when asking them a simple question about a reimbursement to me they don't even bother to respond. Same situation as the shorts. Long story short as long as you are paying them money they communicate well but if you are no longer paying them money they don't care about you or your questions. Keep the money. Your true colors really shined through.

This is Ricardo. Bobby Lawrence Karate teaches kids and adults how to do karate. It also teaches…read moreother things like self-discipline, self-defense, confidence, etc. Overall it was a really good experience and deserves a 5 star review

From the owner: Bobby Lawrence Karate - Orem is not just a "karate school". It is a Leadership Academy. We teach…read moreour children leadership skills through the discipline of martial arts. We teach our students to rely on the Pillars of Success; Leadership, Attitude, Excellence, Discipline, and Respect, to assist them with making good choices and helping them grow up to be the happiest, healthiest, safest version of themselves possible. Coupled with our comprehensive curriculum that offers Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (Carlos Machado), kickboxing, sport karate, traditional weapon study and more, we offer a very broad and deep system of self-defense that appeals to both beginners and experienced martial artists alike. Also, the Orem school is currently the only Bobby Lawrence studio that offers the Trailblazer Leadership University; a program for those who are serious about their martial arts training and wish to become instructors who will go on to help others.

Justus is a crook and a fraud…read more We took our 4 year old son here to help with his focus. Justus told us how much karate would help his focus. After signing the contract things went south and fast! First they told us our son would have someone to help on his first day. Nope, some how they forgot and he was terrified in his class. They said they would have someone for his second class. Nope. We watched the receptionist twice record in her notes that he needed a shadow and never received one. This was the first issue. The next issue came when they told us they need MMA gloves. They could only be bought through them at 35 bucks. A month later they still haven't ordered them but they were more than happy to take our money. That was the second issue. Our contract states that the agreed monthly tuition was to be taken out on a specific day. Randomly we were charged $149. We called and Justus claimed he has no records of him taking any money but said he would quickly resolve this. Then he kept coming up with excuses and then stopped taking our calls. He started ignoring our calls and then would screen our calls through the receptionist. Justus doesn't even have the guts to talk to the people he STOLE money from. We decided this was fraud and contacted our attorney. She stated that with them taking money out outside of the agreed amount and date, this was a breach of contract and therefore it is void. Upon telling Justus this, he he told us that his contract holds up in court. He never apologized or tried to fix this issue. This is fraud and he has stolen money right out of our account with no explanation. The last issue is the school isn't taught by Justus. It's taught by a bunch of high school kids who seem to have no patience at all. Our son was having focus issues and this is the main reason why we put him in Karate. He had teachers roll their eyes and were short tempered with him. Unbelievable. I urge anyone who is thinking about using Bobby Lawrence Karate team Justus to run away as fast as you can. Like I stated before. He is a fraud and a crook. His business skills are awful and should not be allowed to own a business. Lastly, we went to our bank to dispute the $149 charge. The teller told us how she used to work for Justus. She told us that things like this happened frequently and there was a lot of shady business done there. She said she was so uncomfortable with how Justice did business she left. So please, STAY AWAY FROM BOBBY LAWRENCE KARATE TEAM JUSTUS!!!!!!

Our son is apart of the Team Justus Provo location and we love what we have seen in this past year…read moreand a half! He is gaining great karate skills, but more than that he is learning life skills as well. We feel very supported and that BLK really cares about our sons progress and character. They push him to do his best but not in an over-bearing way. We love the whole Lawrence crew