Kickside Martial Arts

Great school! Great teachers! We have children in both TKD and MMA. Teachers are patient and kids enjoy learning from them.

The school itself is good. Instructors are especially attentive and work phenomenally to coach and develop the students. The program that allows parents to train for free is also welcomed.nnThe reason I assign this a 2 start rating is that recently, this establishment more closely mirrors a daycare than a martial arts school. There are multiple children running amok (Lila and her siblings) and incessantly disrupting the classes. These kids seem to not even be active students of a class; they are simply fixtures due to a seeming friendship between the parents and the owner, as far as I can tell.nnThese kids range from 1 year old through about ten or so and are left completely unattended while the parents take a class together. It is getting to a point where other parents have discussed pulling their kids out due to the nonstop disruption.nnMy advice to the owner is to address the situation head on. Focus is key to improvement and it is impossible to focus with the degree of untethered distractions present.

I signed my sons up 2 years ago after Mr. Kanabay had them break some demo boards at the Hillsborough Rotary Fair. We signed them up after the trial class and then decided to take advantage of the 'parents train for free' perk. It has turned out to be one of the most fun activities I've ever been involved in. I've lost a ton of weight and I feel better than ever! The team runs programs that are physically and mentally challenging but also extremely rewarding. We've had the great pleasure of working with Miss Reed and Miss Abate in Hillsborough as well as all the teens who help out teaching the younger students.

I have 2 daughters who have been taking classes at KicksideMA for the last couple years. I can’t express enough what the school and instructors do for the kids - it goes well beyond instruction. They teach our kids self-confidence, self-motivation, courage, and discipline. They have taught my young girls how to find inner strength and mental empowerment to overcome anything they set their minds to.nnAt times there are distractions in the school which can become an obstacle. But then again, distractions are part of everyday life. The instructors teach our kids to persevere thru distractions and be their absolute best inside and outside of the school. They demand nothing less out of the kids and that’s what makes them better than the best. The quality of the kids who rise thru the ranks at KicksideMA is incomparable.nnI absolutely recommend KicksideMA to anyone that is looking for something well beyond just martial arts!

My two boys have been going to Kickside for two and a half years now. The martial arts program there is solid! The instructors are excellent with children and know how to balance training with fun. I recommend Kickside for anyone who wants their children to really learn about martial arts.