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Sensei Brewster has been wonderful with my son. He is very caring and patience with all the children. Sensei Brewster wants to see all the children be successful in the program. He shows passions and knowledge in the material. When my son was struggling with a move, he took time out and helped him understand it. When my son has a question, he takes a moment to answer the question. He is the perfect mixture of playful and seriousness for the children program. You can truly see he wants to see everyone to be successful.

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Great for families with developmental disabilities too!

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OKS Martial arts is such a godsend for my kids. In town there’s not much for kids to do and the people that run the dojo go above and beyond for their students! Thanks for being a great family owned business and active members of our community!!

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Checked this place out under a promotion for my son. Let me preface by saying I am a single mother so the other parent is not involved. It was fine at first but I knew it wouldn't work out well for us because there were a couple activities that involved my child needing to have his father to participate. I was going to step in but a nice gentleman allowed my son to join him and his child. I worry that children without both parents may be left to feel singled out with activities like those. Just something I noticed.

The instructors were otherwise okay. Customer service could be better. But we did end up ending our sessions and later moved.

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★ 5

OKS has been great for our whole family! The instructors have really helped me to come out of my (turtle) shell and, in the process, I have made many new friends and look forward to every class. The training has improved my cardio and my strength. Also, I never knew I could be this flexible, but it has definitely helped with that, too. You will not regret joining the OKS family!

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★ 5

The OKS instructors are awesome and are like a family! As an adult, they have given me great cardio and strength training, stress relief, combined with realistic self defense techniques. The instructors are extremely motivating and encouraging no matter what your fitness level is when you begin there. The only regret you’ll have is that you did not start sooner!

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★ 5

Amazing place. I would recommend.

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nick is good at teaching

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★ 5

Awesome classes, perfect for the family. What an asset to the community. My kids really enjoyed it! 👍👍👍👍

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Great instructors and staff. Highly recommended.

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OKS Martial Arts is the best. Knowledgeable instructors, fun classes, and very clean (a major plus over other schools we visited). Would highly recommend them for your child.

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Professionally run martial arts school with great Instructors and program. I highly recommend OKS Martial Arts and Fitness.

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★ 5

Amazing place with people that care and a program that will change your/ your child's life…try it and see for yourself

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★ 5

This is a great martial arts program. I highly recommend!!!

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Beware of this place they running ur card multiple time for some hiding charges and than they lie to you about that wrong charges will be remove from ur account this people are fraud becareful with them

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★ 5

My 10 year old has been going to OKs since he was 5, and while he may not be the most athletic kid, he has learned that it takes hard work to achieve his goals.

I would recommend OKS in either Macon or Forsyth if your kiddo needs a confidence boost.

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★ 5

Great people, Great environment, and Great lessons!

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My son joined OKS about 7 years ago when he was 4 and we stayed until March 23 when we transferred for military orders. The staff was great with helping my son control his emotions and reactions. We enjoyed our time with the entire OKS staff, Micheal and Trell are the best. When problems arise the leadership handled it with professionalism and generally always favored my perspective. I would recommend OKS over any other Karate school in the Macon area.

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★ 5

My son has been attending OKS for six years, and it has helped with his focus due to ADHD. The staff are great with kids! Especially as students get older, it gets more difficult and they will have to be corrected a lot. It is difficult to correct kids in a way that doesn’t make them feel defeated, but the instructors do a really good job of that. It’s a great organization!

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★ 5

I highly recommend this school! Awesome environment and very professional.

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We love the instructors ❤️ Many of them even go out of their way to visit and work at the Forsyth Dojo and Forsyth Activities as well. They are wonderful leaders for these students and pillars of respect in this community.

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★ 5

The Instructors are amazing here! Family- friendly atmosphere, and lots of positive life skills taught with great self defense! Come check it out, I highly recommend OKS!!

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Wonderful place. My daughter Absolutely loves her instructors.

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In the beginning OKS was great. I recently moved and followed protocol to terminate my contract with all requested paperwork. The company has failed comply with their own protocol and has continued to take the payments from my account. I have/had been communicating with Jahtrell who now is not responding to any email(s) and/or voicemails I have left to get this matter rectified and NOTHING. This has been going on since April of 2023.

Well here is an update since I had to physically go to OKS on 6/72023 I'm absolutely appauled by the unprofessionalism of Jahtrell. Acting as if I was irritating him for my concerns of them continuing to take money out of my account when we spoke in April regarding cancelation and he confirmed receipt of the required paperwork. The unprofessional body language of popping his knuckles and taken deep breathes (at this moment I felt threatened) because of his inability to to handle his duties to properly cancel my daughter's membership. Advising me to cancel my card because it takes 30 to 60 days. This was not mentioned in the previous conversation regarding the cancelation. I have never heard of a cancelation process taking that long. I advised I will not inconvenience myself with canceling my card because he once again doesn't want to deal with his lack of ability to handle is portion of this matter. This is so disheartening of his actions regarding this matter. Then advise he will only refund me for the month of June only when I canceled in April and they still took (basically stole) the payment for May. I am a firm believer of karma and his actions are not justifiable. He was not once apologetic for the ramifications he caused and that is what really stunned me. Didn't apologize for failure of returning my calls or responding to my emails to rectify the matter and then asked me when I sent the initial cancelation. That further proves this was not a concern of his and handled the matter at hand in that moment.
It's all about accountability which he failed to accept on his behalf.

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We cancelled our child’s classes due to a military relocation. The instructor explained the cancellation instructions verbally & written several times in January & February of 2023. We were only instructed to provide a lease/mortgage or utility bill in the location we’re moving to. We provided the original requested information & that was not enough for OKS Management. Please see the details below:

For January we just let OKS have their money since we requested the cancellation information on the 1st week of January. In February, we provided our bank’s branch manager with all the documents we submitted to OKS and the text messages from OKS instructors & our bank reversed the charges.

Fast forward to March 2023, we’re billed again even though we submitted proof of relocation & the cancellation form twice before (the instructor kept stating that he did not receive our emails). On our 3rd time of submitting the relocation proof, we sent an email & a text message of a photo of the email, cancellation form & relocation proof. Miraculously the instructor confirmed receipt of the requested documents. The instructor then refunded us the amount we were billed for March via Cash App & continuously apologized for the inconvenience. Moreover the instructor advised that we contact our bank and put a stop payment on the recurring charges. The instructor stated that his “bosses don’t believe you all have moved & they will not stop billing you”. We immediately contacted our local banking branch & were told a business representative should never instruct a customer to do that & that the business practices seem fishy.

Fast forward to April 21, 2023, we received an email from either an OKS Martial representative or the owner stating that billing will continue unless we provide school proof because the name on the lease & utility bills “has someone else’s name on it”. He also stated that providing proof shouldn’t be that difficult.

I was so offended by the latest set of instructions & statements. The OKS representative/owner refuses to take accountability & understand the inconvenience being placed on a family. You’re requesting a family to now provide proof of relocation a 4th time because you’re not satisfied with the instructions or communication your employees provided. And to make matters worse you question the name on the proof of residency we provided. That’s totally disrespectful, distasteful & validates what the OKS instructor said verbally about his bosses not believing we moved. This is not 1950, blended families exist. Not every child has the same last name as their parents. Furthermore the original enrollment documents list both parents names & no one questioned if our names looked right when we signed up & when our payments were processed.

On 4/21, we submitted the school proof as requested & we included my husband’s military affiliation to squash this assumption that we’re being untruthful because our names don’t look right. We also advised the owner/representative that OKS staff should be retrained or the ambiguous cancellation form be rewritten.

I’ll provide an update to the ongoing saga if OKS refuses to stop billing us.

Our caution to all families who frequently relocate due to military orders or job responsibilities please do your research on OKS.

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★ 5

Instructors are very knowledgeable, friendly, and great with the kids. We love this place! It's perfect for our son 💕 it definitely can be pricey, however they have great payment plans and have a discount for paying in full! They have a great way of getting the whole family involved.

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★ 5

Great staff, my kids love it at OKS. They joined in the summer, and they've learned so much in such a short period of time. I love the morals they instill in the kids and I would definitely recommend it 💯😊

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★ 5

My daughter has been going there since last summer and she's really progressing tremendously! The staff is very friendly and make sure the kids have knowledge of the techniques! Strongly recommend!

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★ 5

My son has had such a great time. His dad and I have definitely noticed a difference in his ability to focus and his self control!

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★ 5

They have been great with both my kids. My daughter has been having so much fun making new friends and gaining confidence in herself. They are super patient with her during her not so great days (she’s 4) I love the mighty mites program. It keeps a great pace for small kids that keeps their attention while instilling values.

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★ 5

This is amazing experience for jasmyne; she is learning a lot in her class. The staff does an excellent job with all of the students.

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★ 5

My daughter has learned discipline, confidence, and of course, self defense the past few years. She always looks forward to class. Thank you OKS for all you do!!

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★ 5

My son was so shy and not confident so i searched for a place that he could be himself, be comfortable and have fun and i feel like i won the lottery because my baby has grown and has come sooooooooo far in such a very short time!!! This place is an answer to my prayers. The staff is so great. SO GREAT! They are wonderful and they enjoy what they do!! They always have something going on to be a part of and i remember dropping my son off to the first extracurricular activity that wasnt just a karate lesson. It was meant for parents to have a date nite or off nite etc and i thought no way wil my baby be ok with me leaving him here for 3 hours alone BUT GOD and this wonderful staff had other plans!! My son said momma, you can go. Ill see you at 9. It was harder for me than him!! If my baby is cool with being there without me or his father well then, in that moment i realized how much this place means to him and that it is a safe, fun and a desired place for him to be. My heart was full and i thanked God and i thank oks martial arts and fitness!!! Just give it, them a chance. I promise you wont regret it!!

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★ 5

My boys have been with this school for over 5 years. We love it. Great staff that cares about quality of training.

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★ 5

I have 3 kids and myself that take classes at OKS. We really enjoy the classes. My kids have improved confidence and are excited about being active now! It's been great for my family!!

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My grandson Caden Bedgood has been with OKS Martial Arts and Fitness for almost 4 years now and loves it! He has learned so much self-discipline and respect for others. It has also been a great outlet for all his energy. They also care about how well he is doing in school. They do not hesitate to let him know how important proper behavior and schoolwork are in school.

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★ 5

Always professional and willing to go above and beyond for the kids!!

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★ 5

Our four kids (9, 7, 7, and 6) love OKS! Mr. John, Mr. Jahtrell, and Mr. Kevin are very patient with the kids and go the extra mile to help them learn their skills. We hoped karate would build listening skills, coordination, and discipline for our rowdy and distractible kiddos, and we have been really pleased. Five stars!

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I am amazed at how much OKS has to offer. I just signed on to the My Studio app and looked at all the virtual class options. Plenty to keep my kids busy!

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I canceled classes because my kids didn’t wanted to continue the classes but they told me it cannot be canceled and kept charging my account $246 for 5 months .

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★ 5

After about a month of class, I'm pretty sure I'll be ready for Ninja warrior. OKS is a great community of people who work with all age groups and provide a fun and exciting way to relieve stress and learn self defense. I look forward to every class!

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I took my son for the first time on yesterday. Chris is 6 and has been wanting to join karate for about 2 years now. The communication with the facility has been great. They are on top of communication, getting back to you, working "within" your schedule, etc. The two young men that were at the facility yesterday were great with the young boys. They stayed on top of things. Kept the kids moving and helped them stay on point. They are really good with little kids. I'm hoping that this is something that we can "fit" into our family because our twins stay involved in sports year round and we wanted to give our son this opportunity because he has continued to ask to join without keeping him "way to busy." But we have enjoyed thus far and the communication and professionalism of everyone that we have dealt with has been awesome. Thank you OKS for being super awesome!!!!

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Great folks. Very flexible during Covid. I like that

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★ 5

We have been using this school for over 6 years now. I have 2 kids involved and both are currently in love with it. The staff is professional and always courteous. The environment is comfortable and friendly. I've never felt hesitant to ask a question or voice a concern. They are very responsive whenever I need to communicate with them. Like anything you do for a long period of time, it's not always perfect. But, they are continuously adapting and evolving, which is important given the times we live in. They have taken the pandemic seriously and I feel comfortable with my kids attending class in person. They are also offering virtual classes, which is great. I think being able to attend during this time has given my kids a sense of normality when the world is anything but. They are actively involved in the community which is good for kids of any age and are taught important, real world lessons. I would highly recommend this school to anyone who is looking for a serious, inclusive karate school.

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★ 5

My grandson has attended karate classes here for 3yrs and absolutely loves. He has learned so much more then just karate. #OKSMartialArtsandFitness

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★ 5

LOVE OKS! Had so much fun in their karate class, & they are very supportive of our local non profit charity, Anchor of Hope.

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★ 5

OKS teaches confidence, strength, courage, agility as well as karate and self defense. They use skilled instructors that truly care for the growth and wellbeing of our children. I highly recommend OKS!

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★ 5

Phenomenal dojo, sensei and team—clearly dedicated to the physical and mental development of the students. Highly recommended for kids and parents alike!

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OKS is an amazing place filled with wonderful, caring, intelligent, and skilled teachers. My son is excited every time it is karate day!

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★ 5

I have never had anyone believe in me the way Sensei believes in his students. It is completely genuine and I love this dojo! I would recommend this dojo to anyone interested. Come and train!

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My son is a new student. So far, I've been impressed by their ability to keep even the youngest ones focused and eager to learn more. My little one is learning to be brave and try new things. He's figuring out what it means to give more effort and practice new skills.

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★ 5

Great place for children to learn how to have patience and learn how to get along with others. Great for building self confidence and body strength.

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★ 5

Love the karate classes my 3 year old has soo much fun .

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★ 5

Kids have tons of fun with the creative drills that the instructors come up with.

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★ 5

We're loving the instructors and experience. My son wishes everyday was a karate day! Thank you!

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★ 5

They have an amazing staff and do great with the students.

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★ 5

My son loves it

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I’ve learned a lot about how to defend myself and how to stay in shape here.

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★ 5

We love OKs!! They not only teach Karate but they also teach about respect,kindness,team work and so much more. OKS has a great staff with great atmosphere. This is the place to be!!

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★ 5

My daughters have been going to OKS for over 3 years now. We love it. The teachers are always encouraging and want the students to o their best. They help the kids step out of their comfort zone, so that they may achieve their goals. Not only does the school teach the kids how to protect themselves, it teaches the students to respect others, confidence, self control and discipline. I have seen the impact OKS has had on not just my daughters but others as well.

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At first everything was good. Once you tell them that you are moving and need to cancel the membership they avoid you. Before we moved we told them that we are moving and they said ok. I have tried calling to get an email address but no one answers the phone. They need to work on customer service because it is nonexistent.

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Thank you for contacting me and handling the situation. Although the teachers deserves 5 stars I have to rate my overall experience with the school. That is why I'm updating it from a 1 star to a 4 star.

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★ 5

My son has been attending OKS for over 2 years and I have seen the change in his attentiveness, behavior, and dedication! The instructors work well with the students, which is why I've seen so much growth in my child. I will be signing my 3 year old daughter up soon. We plan on being apart of OKS for as long as possible!

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★ 5

I love this Karate school! I walked by so many times and always was so drawn to come inside. A few weeks ago I did and it was the best decision we could make for our six year old son. He talked about wanting to do karate for sometime and we were hesitant but they let him try it out to make sure it’s something he’d be interested in and he loves it! I have seen such a great change in him. We look forward to him earning more belts!!!

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★ 5

This Karate dojo is very beneficial to the youth as well as adults in that it does an effective job in teaching them the value of hard work. One major factor that sets this dojo apart from other dojos is the emphasis the instructors put on actually mastering the material and techniques for each level before advancing to the next level. Many dojos will advance students due to "time in rank" without properly ensuring that they are prepared for advancement. The sensei of this school truly pushes and encourages the students to be at their best and to achieve their goals. Adult students will effectively learn to utilize some of the ancient weapons of Japanese culture. Overall, this is.a great environment to train in martial arts.

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★ 5

Hayden has been taking karate here for over 3 years. Great place to learn self control.🙃

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★ 5

I am a traditional karate instructor and have visited this dojo and trained with the black belts. This is a serious karate school that teaches good karate in a family friendly atmosphere. I highly recommend it.

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★ 5

This has been the best decision I have made for my child. After a year he is still ready to go to classes.. The instructors are AMAZING !!

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OKS does a fantastic job from age 3 and up!

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★ 5

Awesome place for kids to learn and excel not only in school but life! My two kids and their father attend classes and enjoy it a TON! Highly recommended!

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★ 5

My son loves going to karate here. The instructors are great. They keep it fun, yet the kids still learn respect, focus and of course, self defense. There is a great sense of community with this dojo because they always have other activities going on outside of the regular classes for the kids to participate in. I highly recommend you check them out if you're looking for a place for yourself or your kids (or both)!

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Thx your the best karate school

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★ 5

The best school in the area! All instructors are great with children and adult classes are tough but enjoyable! My boys and I get so much out of OKS

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OKS is the best Karate school in the area. Sensi Brewster and staff not only teaches the moves, stances, and physical conditioning. But, they also teach self esteem, self confidence, and focus. My son's attitude has improved so much since he started 3 months ago. It is amazing. Has focus and stays on task so much better now. I credit the staff at OKS with this change. Thank you, Sensi Brewster and staff

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★ 5

OKS is an amazing school for all ages, currently my 4 year old is learning self-discipline and socialization skills. The 30 min classes are ideal for this age range and I can already see his new found abilities in self-control and concentration. Each class is a great combination of exercise and endurance with instructors also teaching them important life lessons such as respect and conflict resolution through non-violent means. I highly recommend boys and girls of all ages to try OKS for a trial period and watch in amazement as your child is immediately filled with self confidence.

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★ 5

My son take classes at Okinawan Karate School in Macon, Ga and he loves it very much he doesn't want to miss out on anything. I personally think that this is a good thing for him to do on his spare time, he loves being around other kids his age and learning different things. They jus t don't just teach u karate but also how to discipline, self defense, different types of workouts and how to be respectful to teachers and parents. I will recommend anybody to come out to OKS it's a very good places for family, kids, or anybody to come out and try it and to learn different things besides just karate.

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My son takes classes At Okinawan Karate School (OKS) and I would definitely recommend them. Sensei and Staff are excellent with the kids and very structured. Its a great workout and the kids have a blast participating all while learning important core values. If your child needs a boost of confidence, self discipline, self defense, or just an all around good enviroment OKS is the school of choice!

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★ 5

This has been an amazing experience for me and my son. The investment is well worth it. And the PNOs (Parent Night Out) events are fabulous. Sensei continues to teach my son about some of the core values that we discuss and live by at home. Great JOB Okinawan Karate school. The staff is absolutely amazing.

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AA+++ all the way! Great teacher! works very well with kids

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