“Mr.West and his team are the best! My son has autism and they have all been so patient and amazing to him! They go over the top to make him feel welcomed. I recommend Mastery in Smithfield 100%.“
“My son love it . Teachers are awesome and place is super nice . We just started but we all love the atmosphere.“
“Fantastic martial art, taught by 3rd generation from the founder. I've tried (and do) other styles, as well as other aikido dojos, this place offers something very special!“
“??Strong classes, I do kickboxing Tuesday and Thursday at 6:00 p.m. We work the whole body every time I get stronger and each class is a challenge for me thanks to the professional coach Joe. Thank you Joe!“
“Hahaha. Wow. As a bleeding heart liberal with socialist leaning and someone who doesnt really care about guns, i did train at this school for a year. In that time i never saw sensei or any of his assistant instructors or students with a firearm. Perhaps times have changed, but as i may disagree with sensei's political leanings, i must say that his karate instruction and dedication to real self defensr are top notch. Hands down one of the most serious, focused and disciplined dojos i have ever trained at, and politics didnt come up very often or get in the way of very dedicated instruction. His long term students were and probably still are badasses. At the time he had classes available 5 nights a week and two morning classes. 2 hours of straight karate and continuos contact sparring. I will always appreciate sensei Gagne's approach to traditional shorinji matsumura te. Domo arigato sensei!“
“I just started here and everyone has been extremely kind and welcoming. They are patient and very informative with the teaching.“
“I would like to commend AMA of Smithfield for their service to the community. They provided turkeys and items to people this Thanksgiving. My neighbor received a basket with a note of encouraging words. It demonstrates the true meanin of the martial arts in providing an example to their students of awareness for others and to treat them with kindess and empathy!!. Thank you“
“I am not really interested in stereotypical martial arts, with all the yelling, mysticism, and competition. There isn't any of that here. Just evidence-based self defense techniques that rely on physics more than muscle. The Sensei and several of the black belts are very open and helpful with a teaching mindset.“
9:30AM - 12:30PM
2081 Diamond Hill Rd, Cumberland
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“I enrolled my daughter in this dojo seeking a positive female role model for my daughter after a tough divorce. Linda was always a great teacher and a wind in my daughters sails. We recently moved and subsequently had to stop attending class. Linda was very graceful and understanding about it and wished us well without any bitterness or angst. I consider her a friend despite compensating her for teaching my daughter. There simply are not enough good role models out there that lead by example and positivity like she did. Linda is a true class act. She will be missed.“
10:00 AM - 3:30 PM
9 N Main St, Bellingham
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“Master Souza is not a bad teacher, not a bad person either. I see a lot of anti Souza in the reviews, and I dont think its necessarily deserved. Hes a good guy, hes just different. It sounds like It would be a great thing to have the greatest teacher ever's teacher teach you, but it's not the same. There were a lot of changes made to the school and what we were learning after Mr. Wallace left, not a lot of them welcome, and some of them very unwelcome, but I dont feel as though the heart of the school has changed at all. It's just one minute you were learning mostly taekwondo with a little bit of boxing and a tiny bit of jujitsu, and the teacher was kind, funny, down to earth, and relatable. Now it feels like we are doing just as much boxing as we are kicking, most aspects of traditional taekwondo went straight out the window (forms, one-steps, certain blocks and strikes, etc), and the teacher feels a bit more far removed from the class. I feel like we as students connected to Mr. Wallace more because he was still a student in many aspects. He was extremely wize for his age, he was skilled and physically able, but he was young enough where us as students could have shared interests and experiences with him, the connection with Mr. Wallace was deep, and compelled me to keep persuing martial arts, and I dont think I'm the only one. As of now the only thing that is keeping me in Franklin Martial Arts is the friends that are still there from the "Mr. Wallace Era", but I DO NOT think that FMA is a bad school. They are honest, well trained, and good teachers. You really get an amazing value for your money, it's not what a lot of martial artists would call a "belt factory", you have to earn your rank, and you have to keep progressing to keep it. FMA is good to learn self defense, self offense, self control, self discipline, respect for yourself and others, and just useful life skills, for young kids or older adults, I highly recommend this school.“
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1216 Smith St, Providence
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“My son has been at Pathway Karate for 3 years. He is a HS student now, enjoys karate, and has been practicing for almost 10 years now. Pathway is an amazing place and Sensei Mark is an outstanding, patient and lively teacher. I definitely recommend Pathway as a place for anyone's child to attend and learn the art of karate.“
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“I had a great experience learning martial arts here. You will receive an excellent workout along with top quality martial arts training. I highly recommend it.“