AKKA Karate USA - Independence

I have been training at AKKA for over 5 years now and it has definitely helped me grow as a person overall I love the environment and the sport Mr.Burt and the other instructors are the best and help me with whatever I need and push me to be the best me I possibly can without karate I’d honestly go crazy this isn’t coming from my parents or nothing on how good and amazing this school is this is coming from a 15 year old teenage girl who has put her blood sweat and tears into that dojo and it kicks my butt with the workouts and training but it’s so worth it I will be honest I have wanted to quit before but I go anyways and then I realize why I started going in the first place because I love it I love doing the katas learning the techniques sparring only now we stopped sparring because of covid but it’s still fun five years into it and it doesn’t get old I will admit I get like a rush when I have to do my techniques or kata because I like to do it perfect and show off or there’s days where I go to class I want to do my basics and techniques so well so whoever is looking can be like dang she’s good and I also ask myself if I tell someone I do karate how will they know if my karate is lazy and not good so it just motivates me to want to do better everyday in class and parents if your interested I recommend this school like hands down for me having to go to karate even on the days I don’t feel like it it’s like disciplining yourself because you have to go so definitely having that Discipline has helped me and my parents were strong on making me stay until I reached the belt of black belt but a year later after I got it I’m still here I also like how this schools belt system is real and actually makes the students earn there respected ranks because I haven’t found any other school or martial arts outside of this one that actually teaches you a good martial arts system where you have to work for your rank so saying your whatever belt rank actually means something and it takes 4 years to get your black belt in case anyone is wondering but yea I give AKKA karate USA five stars I love it !!

A while back I decided I needed to find some gentle form of exercise because I was getting creaky all over. Tai Chi is the answer for me. I found AKKA Karate offers classes and signed up. I usually go twice a week. Stuff happened last week and I ended up not going at all and was feeling like, well, you know. OLD. It was so good to be back in class today and my weatherman knees have stopped hurting.

Had my first introductory lesson in adult classes tonight. Years ago I took Taekwondo and wanted to get back into martial arts. This experience was so much better then what I did previously. Real work was put into the class and I left feeling like I just did a complete body workout! The instructor took time to show me what he wanted me to practice, checked in for questions and gave excellent guidance. After the class was over the owner sat down with me and asked about the class and checked to see if I thought it would be a great fit. Without hesitation I said I wanted to sign up. He took his time explaining their program, their expectations from me as a student, and full details about what I could expect. I really appreciate the time spent going over all the details and feel confident this was the right place to pick to learn martial arts. I highly recommend giving them a chance if you are considering martial arts!!

Where do i start?? Mr. Burt is one of the most generous person i could have met. I learned more than karate from him. I'll NEVER be able to repay him for what he did for me. It does my heart so much good to see he still is teaching and learning at i think the same place i learned in. It's been over 10 years since i moved to phoenix I'm back now and hope to see you again Mr. Burt, but I'm embarrassed and ashamed and not sure you would want to see me so out of shape. We'll see. I had a fantastic experience learning from you. Thank you for helping me so long ago and all your students today. Best wishes always Mr. Burt from your old student Keith A. Sterling

Our family has been AKKA for almost a year and we love it. Thomas Burt is so good with the children and has been extremely impressive during the COVID-19 shutdown. Now, he's taking necessary precautions for us to get back in the dojo!