My children and I have learned so much and have come so far here. This is an excellent school with exceptional instructors. read more

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Ive been training at adult night classes and some private lessons with Mr. Cooper for about 9 months. My karate has excelled rapidly and I am really enjoying the process. The first couple months are pretty basic but then you start to learn very cool things you can use in real life to defend yourself against anyone. Doesn't take long for your confidence in your skills to develop. I would highly recommend this studio to anyone interested in learning kenpo karate. read more

United Kenpo Karate Studios - Inside the Studio-Open to all ages everyday except Sunday - Karate Near Me - Garden Grove, California

Training with Sensei Steve Cooper is always an honor. It's not too often you get to train with an instructor who's so passionate about what he does. As an experienced adult martial artists already I still have so much to learn from mr. Cooper. I always get something new out of each Private lesson. United Kenpo Karate Studios offers group classes and private lessons. All the instructors here are terrific. Ms. Mo runs amazing classes. They have students of different ages and abilities. Their kids program is always so impressive. The children have discipline but yet have such a good time while they're training. One of the biggest assets here is their competition training program. Steve Cooper has been known for decades in the competition martial arts Arena. If you're looking to excel in the sport of martial arts this is the best place in Orange County you can train. read more

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This location might be closed since I called several times left a message and emailed them but no answer.

My son been trained at the studio 5 years. Really friendly instructor. Thank you mr Cooper.

A lot of good memories here, I've taken classes here as a teen years ago and it was great. A lot has changed since, maybe someday I'll come back. read more

United kenpo karate studio I have been started tony,Christine,and Tracy so nice together for all.Mr.cooper is a nice guy and mrs.mo She teach us sometime when cooper busy for the tournament around the world.In my United kenpo is the best. read more

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This is our first day trial and my girls 4 1/2 and 10 year olds love it!!!!! Discipline and self defense i love it!! I think I'm sold!! read more

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This is a review of the Adult Class: I tried a few kick boxing and tae kwon do classes around Orange County, none of them really had what I was looking for. I wanted to learn practical self defense. A friend of mine recommended kenpo karate so i searched yelp for the best one around central Orange County. I found this place and was hooked from the first free class. I liked it a lot since he has an adult class at 8pm. I was turned off by Tae Kwon Do because of all the little kids that were around, it's distracting and frankly, super annoying to learn around tiny humans. Mr. Cooper is awesome and will teach you traditional american kenpo. You first practice techniques in the air and then actually on other students. Cooper will also let you practice attacking and defending vs him, which is really cool because he'll hit you just hard enough to remember to keep your guard up. He'll also let you attack him with some more force to see if you're attacking correctly. I like the class a lot because he explains why you want to do things in a certain way and will always correct your form to ensure you're progressing. I've learned a lot in my 6 months in the class and am always excited to return. There is also sparring on Thursdays which works up quite the sweat. tl;dr: Cool instructor, no little kids, plenty of parking, you actually get to punch things, clean studio, and restroom. read more

My son has been coming to this karate studio for many years since he was four. The owner and head instructor Mr. Caswell is great with the kids and really cares about his students. We started looking into Martial Arts to help my son with his self discipline and self confidence and we were really lucky to have found United Kenpo Karate Studios. read more

My wife found this great deal on Yelp for Martial Arts Classes for our 5 year old son. We weren't sure how our son would react to learning martial arts, but he warmed to Gary the Martial Arts Instructor and took his instructions readily. Before class, Gary had informed us that it would be best not to be visibly present, as that may distract him from concentrating on the class. As a concerned dad, I couldn't help but pop my head in from time to time, and to my surprise, our son was throwing punches and blocking hits. My son felt very comfortable with the instructor and told us he loved it and would like to come back. We'll see you guys next week. read more

I have taken karate classes before when I was young. I wanted to get back into it as an adult with my friend. I shopped around and visited a few Karate studios trying out their classes. I tried a few throughout Orange County and I wasn't finding what I was looking for. All of the studios I tried were very lack luster and expensive for what you get. Then after taking Mr. Cooper's free intro class, I knew I found what I was looking for! This isn't a run of the mill karate studio. You know the kind that upgrade your belt based the number of times you go to class? Or learning your moves as if it was a dance routine? That does not apply to this studio! You learn real karate here. You will learn the foundation and proper technique to actually defend yourself. Kenpo is bit unique compared to the standard styles like Taekwondo. This style is much more practical and modified to handle real world situations in defending yourself from an attack in the most effective way possible. I thought I knew a little bit about karate from back then...turns out I didn't! It was eye opening and amazing to actually learn to do things right. I really like the perks of the membership here. The class availability is very open. I can go almost every day if my own schedule would allow it! It was nice getting a free uniform & belt to get me started. It feels great to earn every belt you progress to. There are often tournaments you can participate in that tailor to all skill levels and ages. The best perk though, is learning from a real master black belt. You know you are in good hands here. read more

Really good, instructors are knowledgable. They make great students and they have lots of knowledge towards martial arts

I was fortunate enough to have Mr. Caswell for a teacher for a number of years. His knowledge of the system he teaches is incredible and his skill as a martial artist is impressive. If your interests lie in learning self defense, competitive sparring or to gain self confidence and discipline you will love this studio. read more

I was looking for a place for my daughter to learn karate in a safe place that teaches not only karate but builds self esteem. I defiantly have found that place! Mr. Cooper and his staff do an amazing job and I'm glad she has such good and patient teachers! Best part is that she can attend almost everyday for one low monthly price! read more