Chavez Martial Arts Academy

823 Bridge Blvd SW, Albuquerque, NM 87105, USA

(32 reviews)

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Emilio Federico

I love this place.i was a white belt, and through the class, I reink up, and when I turned 12, great gran master told me that i would be in teenage classes. I would recommend this place.

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Posted 2 years ago
Matthew Gaska

Outstanding

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Posted 3 years ago
Pepe Rios

Muy buena escuela

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Posted 3 years ago
Mari Rios

I put my son here since he was 6 years old, he's still currently enrolled, couldn't have chosen a better place. Great Grandmaster , all his family and helpers have been great. My son loves it and has learned a lot.

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Posted 5 years ago
Vicente Madrid

A great family to join! I started going here from the age of three (1998). I continued all the way until about 2014. I have recently started again and was welcomed back with open arms. There are three main reasons I recommend this school over any other school. Practicality, Authenticity, and Personal Growth! This school teaches Kajukembo. A mixture of martial arts that has been perfected and modified to flow with each other to create the most effective and practical art available. Everything learned here has a purpose in creating a student ready for any situation one may face on the streets. The art has been tested and perfected with this preparation in mind. Great Grand Master Melcor Chavez learned from 2 of the original students (Al Decascos, and Charles Gaylord) of one of the creators (Adriano Emperado). This has provided GGM Melcor Chavez with a clear understanding of the art, its origins and it's purpose. As a 10th degree black belt he is also one of the highest ranked black belts in this system. Teaching since acquiring his black belt in 1973. The personal growth I have experienced here is something I could not appreciate more. Of course there is the discipline one would expect in a martial arts school. However, it doesn't stop there. Other key teachings would be teamwork, self motivation, safety mindset, then manners and respect. In the society we live in now, I feel that these qualities instilled in me has allowed me to standout in many career opportunities as well as improve my overall character. Everyone at Chavez Martial Arts Academy is seen as family. I wouldn't be who I am if it wasn't for them. I hope you give this school a try and maybe I will get to meet you someday.

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Posted 6 years ago
Sammy

I love chavez karte soo much

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Posted 6 years ago
Yadira Armendariz

They are the best, my kids love them

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Posted 7 years ago
Naomi gonzalez

I love it here the Chavez's are good people all of them would not send my 3 kids anywhere but here they make you feel like family.

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Posted 7 years ago
David Scott

This is a big dojo.

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Posted 7 years ago
JOSE ROSADO

This place is absolutely amazing! I wouldn't send my kids anywhere else!!

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Posted 8 years ago
Andru Zeller

My three children and myself are enrolled. Each child started at age 3. Grandmaster does an amazing job shifting gears to work with very young kids, teenagers and older adults to craft the experience based on the capacities and needs of each individual. This is definitely rigorous training but the payoff for our children and for myself is awesome. This level of training is not for the light of heart. In response to the one negative rating from a year ago, it is true that parents of young children are not allowed to be in the dojo during most of the training time. It seems quite clear that children do better when parents aren't helicoptering and the children have to be accountable and focused. We love the fact that other older children help teach our children and look forward to when our children have that responsibility. This is like "Montessori" karate in that way. We hope that Grandmaster and his great family keep this place going for many decades to come.

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Posted 9 years ago
Felicia Oseguera

Love this place! Learned so much, and it's a very tough workout, but it's so rewarding after a hard workout! You have to be commited to succeed. The instructors are awesome! They are firm, but caring group of individuals. Chavez dojo is a fun and exciting place to learn martial arts!

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Posted 9 years ago
Carlos Trujillo

The best place

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Posted 10 years ago
christian calderon

I used to come here for boxing, its a really really good place to learn self defense, grand master is a good guy with lots of knowledge I would recommend everyone to take their kid as well.

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Posted 13 years ago
Martin Griego

My son Jonathan T Griego has been there for 13 years he is an A student very respectful. Grandmaster has been like a second father to Jonathan. I appreciate everything he has done for Jonathan. I love this family. I would recommend every child to be raised in this fashion it has really paid off for us thank you to the Chavez family.

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Posted 13 years ago
Richie D

This place is awful. My son went here for almost two months and the instructors didn't even know his name. We weren't allowed to watch him in class which was a little bothersome (he's only 6) but we gave it a shot. He went 3 days a week and each time we waited patiently outside in the car while he was in class. He soon Started coming home saying his instructors and other kids were mean to him and said hurtful things. From what we saw the instructors are rude, ill tempered, degrading and disrespectful. We also found out that the instructors were having other students often 10-14 years old train the younger kids in class. There were over 40 kids in my sons class and they're having trouble keeping up with that many students. My son told us one night that he told a kid "teaching him" that he was out of breath during a training session. That kid told my son "if you couldn't breathe you'd be dead." After several bad experiences and for the safety of my son we decided this place wasn't for us. We were also constantly being haggled to buy longer contracts for classes, fight gear, gi's and tshirts, of course only gear bought and sold exclusively by the dojo could be used. We were lied to when we first signed up about making sure my son enjoyed the classes before any of that was needed. Soon after we signed up the grandmaster was calling us out in front of all the other students and parents because we hadn't bought a gi or fight gear after only a few weeks. The sad thing is my son was really excited to start karate and after a few weeks at this place he's never asked to go back. Good riddance.

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Posted 10 years ago