302 Toyon Ave B, San Jose, CA 95127
Martial Arts and Self Defense for the whole family. Ages 5 and up.
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Professor Cantrelle's classes are great. Very friendly and disciplined. My kid has been going here for years, and enjoy doing Karate! Fees are nominal and could see good progress in kids.
My son started at Cantrelle’s Martial Arts 5 years ago at age 6. He did not have the best motor skills for kids his age. He has benefited so much from learning karate from Professor and Mrs. Cantrelle. He is learning discipline, respect, and perseverance. The Dojo is a true community for all of us. This is a wonderful place.
The Cantrell’s run an excellent school. Our son loves the school and the instructors. The discipline, respect, and confidence the kids develop while learning at this school will serve them well for the rest of their lives. A really great school!
If you want your child to dislike and avoid karate, send them here! I'm surprised there are is not a single negative review but wish others had shared their experience to help us avoid this location. We did not have a good experience at this karate place and would not recommend it, especially for young kids starting out. First, we live nearby and wanted to give this place a honest shot since the commute is very easy. The first day which is a trial, is just confusing and hard to understand anything. Next they ask you to sign up for a first-time promotion and they work hard to sell the 3 month program (though its better to do the one month to get an idea if it's a good fit). They will not refund the other months in the promotion even if your child's school start and no longer feasible for the commute. Second, the classes are all mixed age and based on the belt- this makes no sense, so basically you can have an adult mixed in with a 5yo that doesn't know his L from his R. This is not developmentally appropriate. Third, the teaching and instruction is horrible - they randomly SCREAM and SHOUT at the kids out of nowhere. The female instructor is ok but the male one is next-level bipolar - one minute he's smiling and and the next minute he's shouting and screaming. They also have some "volunteer" kids teaching on the side, it seemed. During our son's first day of class, he was grabbed by his white belt and pulled to the front of the class because he didn't focus or do as he was told - it was his first day and he's 5 years old! I was so shocked to my core when I saw that, but I told myself and after talking to my husband that we'd stick through it bc maybe this is just how it is and we shouldn't quit on on day one! From my understanding, yelling, screaming and intimidation is not the best way to teach a child or anyone something new, but I thought maybe this is just the way karate is. Anyway, we continued to come for about 5 more classes, and it was just uncomfortable every single time. The office/waiting space is small, it's also very competitive, there were a few "karate moms" that are not friendly at all. There is also a younger "madame" in the office who works and seems to "own the place" who will just randomly SCREAM at the kids about focusing or something, it was so odd. Anyway, I know and understand competition as I'm a physician and have done difficult training with seniors who were very strict. However this place is even more competitive and weird than a medical residency training. I feel really bad that I brought my son here, and now I'm looking for a more kid-friendly and age appropriate place. I'm just hoping he's not discouraged from this location and he will bounce back (but I think I'm more scarred them him). But never again!
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