Martial Arts Schools near Woonsocket

“I just started here and everyone has been extremely kind and welcoming. They are patient and very informative with the teaching.“

“I’d give more stars if that was possible! Everyone here is amazing! My son has only had one lesson and he’s already more confident and is trying new things with a great attitude! Everyone is so nice here and very attentive!“

“Our daughter, 6-years old THRIVES at Mastery. We have only been going for a short time but the impact Mr. West's classes have had on her are tremendous!! Her focus, her respect, her discipline have improved significantly. Not to mention she is having a ton of fun and getting a good exercise and is becoming strong and flexible. We could not be happier for signing up with Mastery!“

“The environment is perfect for young kids! I love the atmosphere the Instructors provide. Very Clean!“

“Our daughter has been a student here for almost 2 years! She absolutely loves it! Coach Steve and Coach Mindy are patient, hardworking, and have created an environment which allows the kids to succeed! Morgan really enjoys her time there!!“

“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.“

“Great Sensei with a great sense of community and building up our children. Very respectful and knowledgeable.“

“Both of my children take karate here, and they love it. Shihan Matt is amazing and has the patience of a saint! Will never NOT recommend this place to anyone looking for somewhere to take their kids. Lovelovelove this place!“

“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!“

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“Love the variety of techniques and exercises. Instructors are very professional and patient.“

“I love this place. 10/10 I’ve learned so much in such a short amount of time. Mentally I’m learning new skills, physically I get a sweaty awesome workout, emotionally I have gained more confidence in my ability to defend myself. ?❤️“

“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.“