Z-Ultimate Self Defense Studios

Such a huge disappointment. These employees care much more about money than martial arts. The upsell is disgusting and the quality became worse and worse. Would highly suggest you look elsewhere when seeking a respected establishment. They lack the honor, respect and family core that they hook you with in the beginning. They even cut our dojo time in more than half and charged the same amount. Extremely unprofessional, inconsistent behavior of instructors. Beware!!!

My daughter has been enrolled in the Tiny Tigers program for about 4 months now. She started out being very shy but had blossomed so much with the encouragement of the Sensei’s.
We actually found out about this dojo because we were eating at the restaurant next door. My daughter heard a group of kids yelling commands while practicing. She was very intrigued by this and said «I want to try!».
While watching the class in progress we were greeted be Sensei Mike at the door. He invited us in to watch what the students were doing. He then offered us a free 1 month trial. Our daughter was excited at first and then apprehensive about it but we encouraged her to at least try it twice.
After the third week of private classes (1 class per week) she was hooked and we signed up. She then started the group classes the next week and her focus in both private and group class increased dramatically.
This is now a twice weekly family activity to take our daughter to Karate and watch her progression.
Thank you ZUltimate for a wonderful experience and helping our daughter with her discipline, focus and most importantly while having fun.

My daughter and son have just started instructors friendly and instill discipline. I recommend z-​ultimate because my kids have responded well to the training and they are excited to earn their next level.
Talar and Garen are quite happy here! We are happy because they are in a positive and controlled environment.

Amazing school. I put my 4 year old in the classes a month ago and he loves it. The sensei’s are amazimg with kids and know how to get them to have fun while learning discipline respect and self esteem. Im a black belt from another school so I have been around alot of martial arts and I highly recommend this school. In addition the private lesson once a week that is included are so powerful and inexpensive in comparison to when I was studying. When I get some more time in my schedule I plan to train here as well.
P. s. for any parents who have their kids on medications for ADD or ADHD or whatever put them in karate and a month later they will be off the meds.

My son takes Kempo Karate classes here.
He attends about three times a week.
I signed him up when he was 5.
Sensei Matt is so great with kids and my son has been attending now for over 2 years. I originally wrote this review back in 2013. But I have revised this review since another sensei (Sensei Mike) is no longer teaching at this dojo.
I believe overall this dojo has helped my son learn discipline and self-​defense while becoming more self confident as he’s growing out of that über shy boy he was when I initially signed him up.

This dojo is a great place for students of all ages. I am a 37 year old mom of 2 and love how I have been trained to protect myself and find the confidence I lacked after surviving an abusive marriage. My daughter who will soon be on high school also trains here. Sensei Mike & Sensei Matt have taught her the skills she needs to protect herself and hold her head high. She has also been trained to compete at such a high level of competence that she has won trophies at every tournament she has been in this year (even in divisions that were above her rank). All of these are amazing attributes for a dojo and instructors. What really warms my heart and makes me proud to be a student and mom of a student is how my son is taught. My son just turned 4 and has Down Syndrome. Sensei Matt has the patience and heart of an angel. He is so amazing with my son it just warms my heart to watch them work together. The fact that the instructors have the diversity to teach the three of us who are all so different in age, shape & ability should let you know whoever you are you will benefit from being their student!

So thankful and grateful for the guidance and leadership Sensei Matt provides everyday!

Great Sensei
Great environment
Great Classmate
Love This Place

My family and I have been students of this art for about 15 years. I and my children (all now adults) earned our black belts after many years of study (just the way it should be, unlike some martial arts which encourage quick promotion without regard to maturity or ability) We were at another dojo for the past 14 years that recently closed. We transferred to Sensei Mike’s dojo about a year ago. The instructors are engaging, friendly, skilled in the arts, helpful and encouraging. After having so many different instructors over the many years of practice, I am happy that I am finally going in the right direction again with the consistent and supportive teaching of Sensei Mike and Sensei Matt. I no longer have «children» but watching the kids’ class I find that the instruction is disciplined yet fun. Martial arts has been really good for my family and in fact my oldest daughter had to use it to throw a guy out of her dorm room her first year away at college. (She thanked me for sending her to martial arts all those years.) My kids (now adults) are highly confident and my girls recently returned from traveling alone through Europe. My husband and I felt secure knowing that they could take care of themselves. For myself, I have some physical limitations (I’m 59) that I’ve acquired over the years in my martial arts practice (I practice 4x a week, so some normal wear and tear is bound to occur, especially in your 50’s!). As a student, you explain your physical limitation to the instructors and they take note of it. While you are encouraged to push yourself (I and my friends love to leave sweating!), you never feel like you have to do something that will hurt you or make an injury worse. I and my other dojo friends frequently go into our dojo when it is not class or private lesson time just to practice. We are always welcome. I would highly recommend this dojo to anyone, singles or families.

Every Z-​Ultimate studio is a family and I love coming to work out with my family every week. I get a great workout here and a sense of confidence. The instructors are friendly as are all the other students. Sparring is done under the watchful eyes of multiple instructors and safety is always the first priority. You can opt out of any part of a lesson at any time if you don’t feel comfortable. There is no pressure to do something you physically can’t or feel uncomfortable doing. If there is ever an issue instructors are there to resolve the problem to benefit all parties involved.
I love this studio and z-​ultimate and would recommend it to anyone looking for a good time, a good workout, and a useful skill.

With so many styles of martial arts, what exactly is Karate? Well at Z-​Ultimate they show you what Karate is and what it’s all about. I’ve been coming here now for about a month, and I can highly recommend this anyone at any age. The staff here both Rob and Rheanna are fun, energetic, and just good people.
I think what I like best about coming to the studio besides the workout, is that they do a good job of teaching you how to deal with real life situations. In the real world unfortunately, bad things do happen, so having the ability to defend yourself and others around you is something everyone should know.