Z-Ultimate Self Defense Studios

My experience here has never stopped to surprise me here. I have seen excellent students join the studio and I have seen excellent students with a lot of potential just quit. Sensei Steve is an awesome instructor and he knows his stuff. He will push you and motivate you but the classes are still really fun. I have been coming here for almost 13 years and have never been bored a single class.

This place is fantastic! My son Andy has been attending for a little over a year. Excellant instruction in not only martial arts but in life skills as well. I highly recommend this place.

My daughter was reluctant to start but once she found out that they work with swords and such she perked right up. She has been attending for about a year and a half. Sensei Steve is WONDERFUL! He always takes time to talk before or after class or even if we are just walking by on non class days. He has help tremendously with her anger and depression issues. Sensai Michael is a great help too.

Spoke with Sensei Steve about signing up my 7 & 3 year old for lessons and was welcomed in to check it out. Sensei Steve & Sensai Michael were very patient with taking time with my boys and making them comfortable and welcomed into the class. That was awesome of them to offer to give my 3 year old a shot. They demonstrate good discipline, respect, and kenpo for these kids and I see my boys learning fast! Been coming here about a month now 4 times a week and I cant complain. Good place to bring your kids, mine love it!

before i took my daughter to Z-​Ultimate — my experience wasn’t great…
there wasn’t any quality attention to any of the students — nothing at all.
my daughter was just another body on the mat.
*Sensei Steve (the current owner) showed me that there was hope — and i didn’t have to look far.
he told me his intention was to help my daughter better understand the art of Karate for personal growth… not because it’s a cool thing to do.
he told me that he took over the Dojo to take care of kids — to help them — and that’s why he does what he does… and i believe him.
— i’m grateful that i didn’t meet that Sensei Michael (previous owner) because it would have been frustrating to come across someone who didn’t care about the kids and the support system.
**i’m grateful that the current owner — is *Sensei Steve.
4 sessions later and my daughter is tougher — more disciplined — and well… she does a hell of a job for *Sensei Steve.
… and *Sensei Steve does a hell of a job for her.

Been attending for the last year at $ 150/​month. Recently asked about any discounts to sign up my other son and was given a mouthful by sensei michael that he was «doing me a favor» by keeping me at the $ 150/​month rate because it didnt exist. He proceeded to yell at me about all other kinds of nonsense that i never signed up for. He kept saying «this is a franchise and we will run it as such.» Hes right. It is a franchise and thats how he treated me as… a monthly payment that was expendable. When i said iwanted to leave he said all kinds of crazy nonsense but turns out its true. Be careful if u sign up here. Whatever discounts they «waive» to get u to join u will have to pay it ALL back if u decide to leave early.