Karate Do outside of the US for seven (7) years. Black belt earned while training bare footed on a…read moreconcrete floor. Tae Kwon Do in the US, 3 belts away from black belt. I stopped training in a dojo approximately eighteen (18) years ago, darn, I guess I'm old now (late 30s)! My love for Martial Arts never went away, but I was disillusioned with most schools here in the US were most often people pay for their belts instead of earning them. Furthermore, most schools are just too soft, baby gloves... Next to my college education, the best gift my parents gave me was Martial Arts and I want to give the same gift to my five (5) years old son. I visited four (4) schools in the area and many others in the past for me. Many of them are lots of fun for the kids as they have many games to play, but often teach very little Martial Arts! Then came Renzo Gracie-Omar Jimenez Rockland Jiu Jitsu. The minute I entered with my son and warmly greeted by Arelis I knew I had found the right school. No contract needed, but I would have sign anything right away. Coach Aneta, Coach Jason and Coach Angel are just superb with the kidsI! I cannot talk highly enough. To my surprise, not only did I find the right school for my son, but for myself as well. I never trained Jiu Jitsu before and rightly so I am starting as a white belt. I find it shocking however that with my background in other Arts I am as helpless as a baby if a Jiu Jitsu guy takes me to the ground! Jiu Jitsu is a MUST and Professor Omar and his coaches (Mike, Dudley...) teach it the right way! Fees are reasonable and worth every penny. If you're looking for something to challenge your body and mind, pay this school a visit.

Dedicated staff with excellent coaches. This is your only option for legitimate Brazilian Jiu-jitsu…read morein the Rockland County area. The Kid's class is run by patient instructors who are also actively involved in the adult classes. The adult class is run by experts who take the time to get into both theory and specifics concerning technique. Class acts from top to bottom. Stop looking and start rolling.

They know how to work your body to the max! A friend of mine told me about this place. They teach…read moreFilipino martial arts (Kali) and you get an amazing work out at the same time. The intensity is absolutely fabulous. I recommend this place if you want to know self-defense and stay in shape. I highly recommend NOMAD Kali and Combat Fitness.

From the owner: Nomad Kali & Combat Fitness: Pekiti Tirsia Kali, MMA, & Fitness Training seeks to enhance the…read moredevelopment of our students throughout their entire educational experience. Our staff is made up of a group of talented and creative professionals, who are passionate about providing the best Martial Arts School in Nyack. We offer the tools and support necessary for our students to reach their full potential. Do you want to learn at our Martial Arts School? Get in touch with us today. Our Nomad Kali & Combat Fitness classes are a unique combination of Strikes, Blocks, Kicks, Kali Weapon training, Kettlebells, & Crosstraining. Have Fun, work hard and learn valuable self-defense techniques! We believe in total body fitness training, to prepare us physically and mentally, to handle any and all Weapons and Empty Hands Training. This training is designed to develop strength, agility, dexterity, constitution and muscle memory. This is achieved with the training we do. The total body training, revolves around body weight training. We make use of various styles of training, such as Circuit Training, High Intensity Interval Training, Super Set Training all blended with traditional Calisthenics, Cardio and Yoga Stretching, to bring together an effective and complete regimen, that WILL prepare anyone for a variety of situations that life will attack you with.

Very impressed by this gym...not sure why there's negative feedback below. I found the owner to…read morebe very kind and motivational...not at all pushy. He promotes a sense of team environment in the class so you feel included like everyone is working towards their goals together. I liked this because at my last kickboxing studio in new city that closed down I felt like I didn't know anyone and we didn't take the time to get to know people in the class. Now I feel more motivated to go to the classes because of the friends I have made. In terms of the workout...it's definitely intense but I loved it because I'm looking for something challenging that will burn a lot of calories. In the beginning I felt like I needed to take breaks but as I got stronger I could go through the whole class without one. I also like the fact that the workout plans switch weekly so it never gets boring. Overall very impressed. I suggest going for the free trial class to see for yourself!

I've been to a few gyms and all I can say in this is the worst gym I've ever been one the belts you…read moredon't have to take a test to get a higher belt you just got take a amount of classes I was beating up blue belts and yellow belts but only had a white belt because was only there a few months. 2 worst instructor ever he's fat and talks like he can take on the world when he only once competed and lost also he doesn't care if you do well or not all he cares about is money and likes on Instagram and face book. 3 the price when you walk in they tell you one price then they add a bunch of other stuff you must buy and as you move along in ranks you must buy there stuff all the time what is very overpriced. Bottom line if your looking for a good gym there's lots of good gyms around but this one is not one of Them

I originally sought out self-defense techniques in case I found myself in a dangerous situation…read more Nowadays, aiming for the gonads or a kick to the shin may not suffice. My instructor Khoury Porter not only taught me essential techniques but he also gave me a full comprehensive method to consciously be aware of my surroundings at all times. It's a full mind body and spirit work out whether you're just doing kick boxing Muay Thai or Jiu-Jitsu. The staff is wonderful. You become family. They have a variety of services available for all ages. This is hands down - the best workout you can come across in the Lower Hudson Valley area! They helped me to tone up and build core and upper body strength that I never had before. This establishment is good for all ages. If I had teen that was coming of age, I'd book a self defense party for her and her friends here to learn basic techniques to defend and escape dangerous situations. Check them out! Come join the family!

HUDSON VALLEY BOXING ACADEMY LISTEN TO ME don't do it!!!!!! Its a scam read the contract they…read moreslip it in read it closely ..you will never get out of this contract and they hook into your credit card for a long time read the contract.scam alert ...the gym sucks big time. S C A M BIG TIME Anyone else joined and wants to contact me please look me up on facebook ..we can get a bunch of us and sue him there were a lot of people scammed.

BEWARE !!!!! Be…read morecareful before you sign a contract. The company gives you a free week to let your kid try TaeKwonDo out. Once you sign up for a year, you are bound by the contract for an entire year. If your kid decides after two months that TaeKwonDo is not for them, too bad! You owe for an entire year. I never heard of such a thing. A one year contract is way too long. The costs are very expensive. I do not like the way this company does business.

This is a wonderful taekwondo school. The teachers are kind and fair. The training is solid. My son…read moreloves coming here. We had tried a couple martial arts places and this one is hands down the best. At each belt ceremony all the students hug master shin and it's genuine love they are showing!

I had just realized that my daughter, a new kindergartner, was getting home from school full of…read moreenergy and needed a constructive outlet for it. I hadn't given it any serious thought yet when I came across an advertisement for Elite Chinese Martial Arts Academy in a glossy circular I was leafing through as I ate a bowl of cereal. Why not call and find out what it's all about? I left a message and got a call back quickly and was invited to come let my daughter try a Tiger Team class (for the pre-K through early elementary ages) to see what we thought. My daughter loved it, and still loves it two months later, three times a week. Elite Chinese Martial Arts Academy is, as the name says, a Chinese martial arts school. Kung fu, tai chi, Chinese kickboxing, and weapons training for adults are all part of the curriculum. There are classes all through the week for young kids (Tiger Team), juniors (older elementary through teens), and adults. Sifu Reynolds, who operates the school and teaches the Tiger Team classes on Monday and Wednesday afternoons, is a young man himself and the kind of All-American good guy you feel you could naturally count on to do the right thing in a crisis. (Sifu, I learned, is a Chinese word meaning master and is a title of respect for a student's kung fu teacher.) Beginning students can join in from their first class. Sifu Reynolds makes sure to give every student the necessary attention for them to assimilate and advance. Everybody learns (even the parents watching) and all the kids have fun. The Tiger Team classes are only 30 minutes long, but wow! do they ever accomplish a lot in that time. They warm up, stretch, and do some strengthening exercises like push-ups and sit-ups. New students quickly learn common exercises like the Monks' Punching Drill and Punch, Palm, Hook. Over the course of a couple months, students learn a full set of stances, blocks, punches, kicks, and defensive maneuvers like how to escape from grabs and holds. In addition to general fitness and kung fu skill building, Sifu Reynolds very thoughtfully and effectively teaches the children respect for their peers and adults, self confidence, discipline, concentration and focus, and good manners in social situations. I feel like we're getting a lot more out of this program than we ever expected, and it's totally affordable. My daughter has made a lot of progress in just two months. She's much more focused and coordinated now than before we started. Knowing what I know now, if it ever came down to a choice between keeping my cable service or continuing at ECMA, I'd cancel the cable in a heartbeat. Other details, let's see ... There's a seating area for friends and relatives to watch classes. Uniforms are provided. They offer a deal where the whole family can join the school for a fairly small incremental price over the cost of a single person (my daughter is begging me to start classes). There are social events sometimes, like the kung fu Halloween party for kids coming up my daughter is so excited about. They sometimes have free public workshops like keeping safe from bullies, and paid workshops like Hsing-I Chinese mind-body boxing (no idea what that is, to be honest). There are other martial arts schools in the area teaching other styles, and no doubt many of them are also very good. But before there was anything else, there was kung fu. And this particular school of kung fu has been a great benefit to my little girl. An added bonus for us is it's right around the corner from where we live. Couldn't be happier.

ECMA in Pomona NY has been a blessing for me over the years, keeping me in tip top shape while…read moreteaching me life saving techniques if I were to find my self confronted by violent situations. Everyone there is kind and courteous, setting the standard of mutual respect between students. It is this atmosphere that has made Shaolin Kung Fu my favorite martial art form. Tai Chi is also available at ECMA 3 times a week, and a variety of seminars in Kempo, Suai Jiao, Hsing I, Wing Chun and many more to help round out your practice.