Martial Arts Lessons in Kettering - TAMA Martial Arts

A great place for kids and adults to learn. Grandmaster Taningco teaches a variety of martial arts throughout the week so they get experience in several styles. Highly recommended.

Great training with great instructors. Been training Mauy Thai for couple years an have transformed into a great Thai boxer. I would recommend this place to anyone wanting to learn fighting fundamentals.

My son and I have been attending TAMA Martial Arts for the last three years, and it has truly been a great experience for me!They have competent staff, a great facility, and I have learned a lot in the area of self defense!

Just to be fair here, this review is about my husband's experiences at this school. As someone who's been to many schools over the years however, I have to say that the way this one is run is appalling.We were both hoping to find a place where we could safely practice and share experience with other martial artists. However, what my husband found was little better than a back-alley "thug-training-facility" run by a man with a questionable background himself.There is little to no supervision during sparring which is highly irregular, poorly structured (what safety equipment you can use apparently changes regularly with how the head instructor is feeling that day) and often, dangerously conducted (students of a smaller build or less experience are often pitted against other students who are larger and more experienced but are given no safety measures or even observed - again, unless the head instructor feels like doing so that day).All of these things are, of course, not mentioned during the "kids" class which seems to be being used as a slick veneer for basically training little kids to act like criminals. The "advice" given to these kids speaks for itself (he told them that it is never okay to be afraid when someone is picking on you and that being stronger always gives someone the right to abuseothers - great stuff, to be sure).Ultimately, I opted to write this review in lieu of filing a lawsuit due to the fact that my husband was assaulted by the school's Thai boxing "star student" under circumstances which are highly suspicious.Prior to their "sparring match" my husband first explained his situation to the student (that he had been forced to handicap himself by not using certain techniques due to the head instructor's personal feelings about him) and asked him to use light contact so that they could both feel safe. His partner then proceeded to pummel him using full contact blows (to which my husband responded, surprisingly, by remaining calm and controlled). When things started to get dangerous (his neck was injured) rather than hitting back with equal force, he tried to stop the match by putting up his hands and walking away. The student then chased after him and continued hitting him anyway. My husband ended up having to shout "stop!" to finally get the abuse to end. At the end of the match, when he confronted the student about what had happened, he received a threat of more serious physical injury from the student while the coach stood by and failed to react in any way.I still wonder: if no one else had been there watching that day, would his attacker have actually stopped the assault? In any case, that night we were forced to take him to a doctor due to the injuries to his neck. Later, bringing this incident to the attention of the instructor accomplished nothing. My husband was mocked as "weak" and blamed for not being able to anticipate the abuse beforehand.As I mentioned earlier, I went through a cost/benefit analysis of filing a lawsuit but ultimately, my husband wanted nothing more to do with the school at all. I understood but felt it my duty to warn people, nonetheless. This place is barely a "school" at all and, if you do plan to spar (as an adult), be aware that you will receive few if any safety measures... And if you do plan on taking your kid, don't be surprised if they start developing serious conduct issues.

TAMA has been a life saver! We are a both parents work household. After numerous phone calls to all the local rec centers/day cares, we had zero luck finding an after school program that would pick my kids up (for 6th graders and up).Then we found TAMA mentioned on the local military spouses page. Their after school program is awesome! Not only do they pick up my kid from school, provide a safe environment to do homework, have a snack, but then they teach martial arts! A total WIN WIN!!

My 5 year old daughter loves learning martial arts. Tama's after school program is great. It allows her to train every day and she's learning new skills in a fun way.

This is the second year my kids have been in the afterschool program. We absolutely love the program and the staff. The kids have learned so much and have both advanced multiple belts. TAMA Family Martial Arts is a rare find and I am extremely impressed with the work they do.Carr Family

I was looking for a place to train Muay Thai and found a whole lot more. The instruction is superb and will cater to all levels simultaneously every single class. You will learn something new every day, whether it be a technique or about yourself or interesting conversation with other members. The members become a part of your extended family giving another meaning to the term "Family Martial Arts".

I signed my daughters up for karate at TAMA many years ago to help them learn self defense as well as internal discipline. Then I ended up taking karate too! When school and other activities got in the way, we left, but I knew I'd be back. Now I take Tai Chi and Kung Fu at the school. It's my favorite part of the week! The instructors are caring and knowledgeable, and the other students have become my friends. In addition to being fit, I've also learned to deal with stress and self defense. I highly recommend TAMA Martial Arts for families of all ages and sizes.

I've been taking karate here for around nine months, and recently began studying kali more seriously. One simply will not find more helpful/wonderful teachers than Master Taningco and the instructors here at TAMA. It's a wonderful environment; friendly, welcoming, open, and safe. Master T encourages and exudes discipline, strength, dedication and respect, and being taught by him and his wonderful team will help one grow both as a martial artist and a human being. As a young woman who has gained confidence in her ability to defend herself, has been positively physically and mentally influenced by this studio, and has the utter joy of being a part of this wonderful community of men, women, and children, I truly cannot recommend TAMA enough.