After receiving a promotion online for Tiger's Schulmann's that states reopening special free beginner class and clearly states $50 off 1st month membership, I signed up and received a call and pay $30.00 as a deposit for us coming in on Saturday with the intention of enrolling my two boys, Liam 4 years old and Julius 10 years old. On Saturday, August 22nd, we were greeted by Shihan Peter Tirelli and the boys received their lesson. I agree to continue the process and I mentioned the promotion. While I was talking to Shihan Peter the boys were given uniforms, the cost of the uniforms was not indicated. Nor was I informed the fee for the uniforms was waived. To be honest, I thought it was included in the package for the 12 months. Instead, I received the pricing for the boys in 2 separate contracts Julius would be $239.00 a month and Liam who's 4 years old would be $191.00, I guess that's because of sibling discount that's suppose to be 20% percent off. On Saturday, after paying $30.00 before arriving I also left a deposit of $100.00 towards the tuition cost as I was not prepared or expected that we would have to pay the full amount for the month already upfront. We agreed that I could returned on Wednesday to pay the remaining balance. Yesterday, we returned to pay the remaining balance for the boy's for the month and for them to start training. And I asked the Sensei who was there that I wanted to confirm that $50.00 promotion was applied to the account and I wanted to know why I pay $30.00 for the beginner class of it was suppose to be free according to the promotion. He said, "hold on let me look into your account, I don't think we take that promotion...and wait I see it! so that went to the uniforms for the boys." And I replied, I wasn't informed there was a cost for the uniforms, I was only told to buy gloves for Liam who's 4 years on the tiger website for $60.00. That experience left a bad taste in my mouth, so I asked him for a detailed receipt indicating the cost for the kid's tuition and the breakdown showing that the $50.00 came off for the uniform cost for the kids. He said we really can't do that and gave me a receipt that just reflected a balance due, it does not state the cost of anything only what I paid for. At that point, I was feeling more uncomfortable and told the Sensei I needed to call my husband before I continued the process he said okay. So then I waited in the sitting area and he asked me to leave saying parents were allowed to stay in the waiting area to wait outside and pick up the boys from the back at the end of class. I said what do you mean the back, yes the kids are usually released from the back of facility and there's space for the cars there. I said wow that was also not communicated to me on Saturday. Especially, since on the website they have parents sitting waiting on the bench. Now upset standing waiting outside in front of the facility Shihan Peter calls, I explained everything and he apologized for not mentioning the cost and all these different details that were not discussed at the beginning of orientation and offered to cancel the contract for the misunderstanding and would provide a full refund. I said I would let him know. After, the boys finished the class, I just decided it was not going to work for me. I was afraid that the prices were not going to match pricing at different Tiger Schulmann due to the poor communication from the beginning. I felt like I was being misled and started looking at Tiger Schmann's in Manhattan. I called him and cancelled and he said "No problem, please send me an email requesting the cancellation." I emailed him right after our call but Today, I received an email from Shihan Peter: Yonkers yonkers@tsk.com wrote: Yes we will cancel their contracts but considering you took a 2 uniform and we only charged for 1 one your kids for a private lesson we should be even. I immediately called him and questioned his unprofessional email and offered to returned the gear. He said we can't take it back. I said, why did you offer a full refund if that was not going to be the case. He said let's just be honest you couldn't afford the class. Talk about professionalism. Parents BEWARE!!! read more

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Very positive atmosphere. Lots of encouragement from staff. If you want to learn how to do anything from simply defending yourself (or your kids) all the way to becoming an elite ufc fighter TSMA can help you get there as long as you put in the work. read more

My 5 year old daughter began attending TS of Yonkers. During one of the classes, my husband and I witnessed Shihan Peter Tirelli call one of the older boys assisting the class, "senorita". In addition, another boy in the class was referred to as a "Sissy girl". I am appalled by this type of sexist and racially inappropriately sexist language being used by a teacher of young children. I have requested my daughter's membership be cancelled and my money for the unused classes be refunded. This request was made over two week ago with no response from anyone at TS. This is beyond unacceptable. Not only were the children exposed to sexist and degrading language, but I am being forced to pay for it. Do not send your children to this program. I am disgusted that in 2021 my daughter has to subjected to this. Both genders were disrespected in scenario. It is completely unacceptable. read more

This review is for my past experience. I do not try to be negative, but since leaving years ago, when the structure of Forms and Japanese Philosophy was more prevalent (from what I've been told has dissipated) I'd like to say a few things: For one, I was taught under Shihan Merkar(?) he is since long gone and deserved to be rid of. I witnessed many things that should've never happened. Of all the things that bother me most was him holding me back (I was a brown belt with at least 3 or 4 stripes -- I forget now) for I'd say a year and a half to two years while many of my friends flew by me. I was bumped up to adult classes before I was 13 because my sparring was somewhat more physical. I was complimented on many occasions, even by Shihan M. about how I was going to be a great Sensei one day and teacher. I had the respect of my fellow classmates and on many occasions lead the class with the TS mantra before we'd go home. I was on my way. This all sounds wonderful. What did I do wrong? I got on Shihan M. bad side and he made me pay for it; embarrassing me in front of my fellow students and thus holding me back. This was the second time. The first time I was held back was when they instituted the BBC CLUB. I was part of the first generation Tiger Schulman's Yonkers youths being groomed to represent the expanding company and or have my own school one day. When the BBC Club (Black Belt Club) came into effect (essentially prolonging your stay with TS for at least another year or two) I was one of the only members of that first generation that was held back to have the BBC Requirement. While everyone else I trained with did not need to take it; apparently. I was fine with it since I always liked a challenge. Not knowing this was just an easy to hold someone back. The reasons vary. One of it had to do with my religion as Shihan M. mentioned in class in front of all the students (something you couldn't do today). I'm not sure why since Shihan would tell me to hit harder (to the students he didn't like). I basically did everything he asked me too and I finally spoke up about me not advancing. This was the worst thing I could do as he made sure I would never advance after questioning him. The other reason was that I was a threat to the other students in my age group. Simply being better than all of them. In particular, his favorite (A---) I think Shihan and the aforementioned kid's mom had something going on. Anyway, I finally had the chance to spar with 'the best' student after he avoided me and tried to get me into trouble for writing graffiti that he ended up admitting to. We sparred, and I whooped him. That was my last glory as I then got pushed back even further. Until I simply gave up being a brown belt with useless stripes. Dozens of students asked me why I was being held back and to their credit a few of the adults that had respect for me mentioned it to Shihan. Truth was, he's an overgrown child with an ego problem that held me back. The positives of the training are still with me today. I have a great work ethic. I don't think there is a day where I don't do some sort of physical exercise. My reflexes are still excellent. My awareness of my space (just in case) no matter where I am e.g., home, work; restaurant is always active. I'm not writing to make anyone look bad. As a matter of fact I'd put my success as a human being up against any of my former classmates. I've let go of any grudges, despite the fact I was tormented from the many people in my life that expected me to finish my training. I wrote this while listening to an audiobook of "The Book of Five rings". Something in me was triggered. It reminded me of the old TS -- which could've been an amazing Karate School. read more

My son attended when he was 9 years of age. It taught him to be a team player and most of all respect and many of the young have NONE today. These days many parents raise wossies and down the road it will come back to bite them you know where. TS has been around for many years and I have seen myself all the good they do. They teach what the parents should of! read more

Honestly a fantastic school. The negative reviews seem very one sided and baseless, and are not indicative of the majority experience which makes me think that people only go on Yelp to write negative reviews. And why is that? It's Yelp, not frustration venting island. Like you can write a good review for something on this website that's like half the point its not just a personal echo chamber where u can scream and pout about a singular negative experience thats what therapists and mood journals are for and Yelp is NOT a therapist at least not that I know of and if Yelp IS a therapist then it is not a very good one but at the same time it is a free service so like what can you really expect from free online therapst that doesn't actually talk to you anyway I lost my train of thought getting myself all wound up over Yelp therapy clients like if you use this website properly you will probably be able to find actual thrapists to express your frustrations to instead of an unmonitored 3 star version of tinder for small businesses without the intuitive swipe interface like fr fr yall need some help stop going to yelp tp complain just because ur marriage is failing gg now i really dont know why I started this review but these r my two cents nd if you dont like em why dont you just write a yelp review about my yelp review because that will totally stick it to me surprising lack of tigers at this facility read more

Be very wary. I've witnessed tremendously unprofessional conduct. During the second to last class that my son attended, the instructor, Peter Tirelli, commented to what appeared to be an 7-8 year old girl: "oh you're a beautiful one, the boys are going to be after you - come up front sweetheart." Keep in mind that this is a 40+ year old man. My wife was disgusted while I wanted to just write it off to his lack of sophistication. Unfortunately after witnessing more behavior of a similar nature and observing leering looks at other girls and women, I began to worry a bit. My son was also referred to by him, in a distinctly dismissive tone, as "whatever your name is" as opposed to, ummmm, his name perhaps? Can you imagine a professional martial arts instructor referring to a child like that right in front of that child's parent? I was bewildered. Also, let's talk about the space being over capacity, since that's why they can't recall any names... There are so many children jammed in there (who they presumably just see as dollar signs) that there are two per designated practice space, and about 50% of the class time (that you pay for) is, by default, designated to adequately arranging them. Also, they (the kids) literally *LITERALLY*, hit one another frequently because they're positioned in too close of a physical proximity to one another not to. Now let's talk about sanitary exercise conditions. We actually can't though... because they don't exist there. Directly before your child's class, there is an adult class. The adults are sweating everywhere, and I witnessed (each time) the instructor, Mr. Tirelli, perform a cursory clean up of literal pools of sweat with a rag under his foot, then usher children as young as 3 or 4 onto those same,still sticky and sweat sodden mats. Incidentally, unlike other martial arts academies, the kids need not tuck in their shirts or tie their belts, he doesn't care; just pack 'em in - I don't even think he or his assistant care or notice. We were obliged to move to this location from the original one we were attending in Mount Kisco, since we moved into Manhattan while we await a "big" move, but since it's still in proximity of my son's school, I figured screw it: Once we leave they'll let us out of the contract and I'll take the hit on the long drive on Saturdays. Now, I've found that the place is so frighteningly bad that I'm willingly and actively taking a financial hit by being billed but still not forcing my son to attend (he refuses anyway). I'm bullied with emails over and over, but when I ask for someone at HQ they go quiet for a few days. Yonkers want to direct me to a downtown Manhattan dojo but after my experiences with *them*, I won't even consider it. They also refuse to discuss the rationale for my need to break this contract. Actually, when I signed the original contract I was told that they were all independent contractors essentially, so my assumption was that if I was over the 25 mile distance they site, I'd be safe in withdrawing. I actually asked that, and the reply was affirmative, but that clearly can be spun to suggest that the reply had to do with 25 miles from *any* dojo. The catch is though, I wouldn't have tried to withdraw until we officially left the state if the whole aforementioned episode in Yonkers hadn't occurred. Apparently though, they're not concerned with the quality of service when it has anything to do with a parent desiring to no longer receive sub-par services. Get this - the guy even wrote me a cryptic email warning me against "slander" when I noted my concerns in an email to him. Now, to be honest, I'm not even sure if when we go to California they won't STILL dream up some way to try and hold us to the contract. It's completely ludicrous. Anyway, at this point, after much consideration, I feel that it's my duty and burden as a good human and parent to warn any other caring and concerned parent about this location. I'm starting with Yelp, but I will be attempting to spread the message in anyway I can. All the while, unfortunately, I'll still be trying to convince them that we need to be released from the remaining months of our contract. Bottom line: Keep your child far away as others have said herein. I only wish I had read that prior and truly known!!! It's a scary and disturbing police. read more

One star for this place. Not very professional. Not recommended. Was hoping for more of a professional, positive experience that was judgment free! read more

Love this school, my daughter's can't wait to go everyday and have learned the art of self discipline and how to protect themselves. The Shihan that teaches is tough but gets results. Worth every cent. read more

My niece attended this location frequently and when the pandemic happened I reached out to the instructors one of which was Shihan Peter Tirelli and was told that he would put my account on hold until my niece resumes using the facilities. Yet when looking at my bank account I see that the money is still being deducted from my account. I called again once I saw the charge and was told not to worry that I would be getting a refund of my money and the account will be noted that it is on hold. I then saw that I was charged again for the third time. I requested to speak to the CEO and he was not helpful besides telling me that he will ensure that the services would be on hold and a credit on my account. The problem is that we are in a pandemic and are unable to use any facilities. I asked again to be reimbursed for the charges, but was told that he "doesn't care due to the fact that everyone is going thru this pandemic and losing money, that I must get over it and deal with the fact that he is putting a hold on the account now". I explained that I am having financial hardship and need my money and can't afford to pay for services that I am not using. He was not willing to assist me in anyway. He is requesting that I send additional emails to request the hold be put. I then reminded him that he promised to put the hold effective immediately. read more

I most certainly would NOT recommend this facility. The staff is nice and courteous, with the exception of the director Peter Tirelli. I witnessed extremely vulgar and rude behavior towards young children. There were many inappropriate comments and looks made to young girls which made me very uncomfortable. I had assumed that perhaps he was just unconventional - until, in front of a class of 6 -8 year olds, Mr. Tirelli told the kids to, "look at my privates" when instructing the class. I was SHOCKED, along with about 5 other parents. Excuse me, but I'd prefer my 6 year old child to NOT look at any 40+ year old males genitals. He didn't have enough courtesy to say, "look how my backside moves in this kick" or "watch my upper leg" - no instead he chooses, "look at my privates". After that comment, coupled up with the rude comments towards children, smacking the girls and boys on the backsides, and arrogance I WAS DONE. KEEP YOUR CHILDREN AWAY FROM THIS LOCATION! read more

Stay far away from any martial arts school that has absolutely no concern for the progression of the kids and only cares about how many classes you have on file and when you are going to register for 200 more. Every time I was told "the sensei wants to talk to you", I figured it was to discuss how my child was doing in class. The conversations were more like, "I don't teach your kid, ask the other sensei. Oh, and you only have 75 classes left. Time to renew." Um, I don't think so. There was one incident where the sensei cornered me in the school when no one was there and was very threatening to me. From that day on, we counted the days down until her last class, and then got out as fast as we could. Parents, beware. read more

Let me start by saying that the Sensei is very rude! My husband & I signed up our 4yr old for the core class 2wks ago. We liked what the class had to offer, but have to admit that we disliked the one year contract & that it's a flat rate of $240 a month whether you attend 2 or 3 classes a week. We were initially told each class is $18 so this makes no sense to me at all. So today my son was 20 min late to class & was not allowed to participate & my husband had to take my son back home after a 30min ride to get there (mind you he also had my 2yr old son with him since I was working ). When we signed our son up not once were we told never to be late or to call if we were running late so we can make up the class later. So when I spoke to the Sensei he was not sympathetic to my anger & frustration. He compared this class to a college class that closes it doors if late......for goodness sakes, this is not college! This is suppose to be fun class! I do not recommend this school to any parents. Don't need the extra stress! read more

It was such a joy seeing my child take the self-discipline he learned and applied it to his school work. Thanks Tiger Schulmanns