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National Karate has a reputation for being family friendly while producing quality martial artists and confident people. National Karate has been voted “Best Martial Arts School” in the Chicago Suburbs for 6 years in a row! There are dozens of full time schools in Minnesota, Illinois, Wisconsin and Colorado. National Karate teaches a combination of martial arts that include Tae Kwon Do, Karate, Kickboxing and Krav Maga, many varieties of self-defense, and safety seminars.
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Cicely Ramirez
★ 5
West Bloomington National Karate has been an amazing experience for our family! Mr. and Mrs. Jarvi welcomed our family back with open arms! The staff is strict, caring, honest, and truly want the best for their students. Our oldest has his black belt, and our youngest decided to join to follow in her brothers footsteps. The Jarvis even gave our son the chance to teach, which reignited his passion for karate. The staff is always kind and supportive and we’re so grateful to be part of this community!
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S. A.
★ 5
I am a student and I love it! The instructors are super kind and help me when I am doing something incorrectly. This Karate school deserves 5 stars. If there were more stars I would choose all of them. National Karate has taught me discipline and respect. I am so glad National karate was made.
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Delila Wineberg
★ 5
National Karate Bloomington has been an amazing experience for our son. The owners take such pride in themselves, their staff and truly care about all of their students. It's an amazing school to be a part of
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Anna Smith
★ 5
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Réne Ramirez
★ 5
I just enrolled my daughter and she absolutely loves the classes, the teachers and she’s eating up the whole concept of getting better and earning belts. The owners are wonderful and in a world where everyone is trying to make our kids more lethargic, this class is a God send
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Freda Lee
★ 5
We’ve been with this center since 2018. Yes, we have been through the roller coaster ride of instructors change. This center is currently owned by The Jarvis and they are amazing! It’s been a refreshing experience now. I can see the difference in their forms, it’s more crisp and intense. My boys enjoy coming to class every time. If you are worried about bullying at school and thinking about building your children self confidence, learning martial arts is highly recommended.
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Kyo Phetnongphay
★ 5
My son Zayn has grown exponentially in Karate and It has helped his confidence immensely and he has grown with advocating for himself.
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Souvik Maiti
★ 5
Bloomington National Karate is the best martial art school around our community. Our kid really enjoy being in the class and not only learn martial arts but other important life skills as well. The kids are trained under the leadership of Jarvi’s, who are managing the school very well. As a parent, we see the dedication, effort and skills to make our kid a better person each day. Thank you so much, Mr. & Mrs. Jarvi. Keep up the good work!
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Julia Engel
★ 5
West Bloomington National Karate is under new management, and we LOVE it!! Our child is on his way to earning his black belt. The staff are exceptional; kind and supportive while also being firm and having high expectations for the students. If you are in Bloomington and looking for a karate studio, look no further!
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thang Do
★ 5
Very good school. The teacher was very good instructor and friendly to the students. I recommend this school for self defense school.
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Yao Gley
★ 5
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Becky Olson
★ 5
Amazing, positive experience for my daughter! She loves it here!
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Irina Onegin
★ 5
Mr and Mrs Jarvi are truly AMAZING! The whole team here goes above and beyond for their students and families. Mrs. Tursich and
Ms. Ledesma also have had such an impact here. My 6 year old has grown so much in his confidence and disciple the few months we’ve been at this school.
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Maddy Link
★ 5
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Nikki Ehrreich
★ 5
LOVE THIS PLACE!! MY husband and I Just enrolled our Middle daughter here! Great place definitely will return!!!! ♥️♥️
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Nikko
★ 1
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C W
★ 1
Be very careful before signing your child up. We were very pleased with the center for the first few months. They had a great teacher. She then left and unfortunately it became a revolving door or teachers. Our least month they had several cancelations and then one day we showed up, no one was even at the center. Kids were having trouble advancing levels because each new teacher didn't even know their baseline skills. We were having such a poor experience that we ended cancelling our last few months. We emailed and informed them. Two months later we get a letter from collections - at no point did they try to send us an email to all emails on file or even an invoice to our home. Their contracts are very binding, even if you have a poor experience. During our last few months they tried to get us to sign up for a 36 month contract. We informed them that they needed to change their contract binding language. The owner kept emailing us back, playing dumb, as if we would simply be able to cancel it because he said so in an email - but wouldn't put it in the contract. Kids at the age of 13 shouldn't need to be bound to a 3 year contract - and it's obvious that they send you to collections if you need to cancel. If you're open to a rotation of teachers every 1-2 months, then this may be the right place for you. They will however have no sympathy if you have a poor experience and wish to no longer subject your kid to the experience.
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Paisley Lukenbill
★ 1
They make you pay at for a whole year in advance, no exceptions. My brother broke his big toe and wouldn’t refund 3 months worth of classes he had to miss because he had surgery and PT! Not a good place of business.
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SuperTommy K
★ 5
Our family loves it!
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Douglas Cutler
★ 5
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Gary LeTendre
★ 5
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Jessica Goodell
★ 5
Enrolling my son was one of the best decisions I’ve made in a long time. His self confidence is increasing and his concentration is improving. He is proud to wear his uniform. The staff is wonderful and encouraging and the skills that they are teaching will last a lifetime.
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Rachel Kranz
★ 5
Great place, has taught our kids confidence, discipline, respect and hard work!
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Alisa D
★ 5
Love this place! We have only been attending about 3 months but my kids love every second of it. They ask everyday if it's karate day - the teachers are so sweet and caring. So glad we chose this location for our karate adventure!!
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Rob Caverly
★ 5
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NL Atkinson
★ 5
The staff here are great. My son has gone to this school for years. The teachers are great with all of the kids. They are great at engaging the kids. They keep the classes entertaining while also teaching them great self defense.
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Gary Wilkins
★ 5
A fun energetic family atmosphere, we have two daughters enrolled and they are flourishing under the direction of the instructors/leadership at the Bloomington location
I highly recommend National Karate, so much so I joined myself!
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Brad Debo
★ 5
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Miriam Hobart
★ 5
my son has been going for two years now, it's been a great experience! I'd definitely recommend NK Bloomington!
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Aida Bergwall
★ 5
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Jess Lo
★ 1
My children were supposed to attend an introduction class. However, no one showed. I emailed and got no response or apology. I expected more from a karate studio selling themselves as kid friendly. My kids were sorely disappointed. I did notice a very large class, with only sections of the class practicing at a time.
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