American Kenpo Karate Academy

Reposted first review, currently in process of figuring not this out with the bbb claim.
Was threatened with legal action by the wife of the owner once she was caught in a inaccuracy in her story.
Will update when resolved.

I have been here multiple times to observe my friend’s young daughter’s class. The teachers are great and the kids love them. I would highly recommend them for anyone wanting to have their children learn karate.

My son and I have been studying at this school for three years now. Kenpo is a great art to learn!

We have been coming here for a couple of years. My daughter takes Jiujitsu and kenpo. The instructors here are very knowledgeable and skilled. My daughter really enjoys coming here. We haven’t had any issues with payment.

I have to say that I really enjoy studying here. The instructors are extremely knowledgeable, skilled, and they really want for you to succeed. Having said that, you have to work hard and earn your belts here. They do not just give you your rank because you have been around long enough. The instructors are teaching you to think about what you are doing, what might happen, and how to prepare for real world situations.
All of the adult students here are fun to be around and everyone is ready and willing to help out new students of all levels.
I cannot say anything about the kids classes other than they look like they are having fun and learning.
I know another reviewer had difficulties with the billing company. I have not had any problems.

This school outsources its billing to ASF International, and this is enough for me to warn others to STAY FAR AWAY from this school.
Seriously, do a google search on ASF International and you will be amazed at how many other people have reported what a horrible business this is to deal with.
I signed my son up for karate classes at this school and before I signed a contract, I told the owner’s wife up front that I knew that we might be moving into a new place in the near future. She stated that this would not be a problem to cancel, all I needed to do was provide proof of the move when it took place, and she even wrote on the contract that we talked about this and that a cancellation would be honored when the time came for us to move.
Well, fast forward a few months, and even though at the time that I signed my son up for classes they were not using ASF as their billing agency, it turns out that now they are, and after doing some research on this lame company, they are notorious for not allowing anyone to cancel, and are even known to renew contracts without authorization. ASF is saying that I am not allowed to cancel because I have not moved outside of the 20 mile minimum that the contract stated was required for cancellations. Well, I mentioned that the original contract has a notation on it from the owner’s wife that stated that I would be allowed to cancel if I moved, didn’t matter where or how far. In addition, prior to dealing with ASF International to try to cancel, I contacted the school’s owner via email, and he himself said that he didn’t have a problem canceling after I explained to him my circumstance, and that all I needed to do was provide proof of the move and when it took place.
My beef would only be with ASF International if it weren’t for the fact that the school’s owner, Jose Ponce, has now started to ignore my pleas for help with obtaining a copy of the original contract that I signed that has a note in his wife’s handwriting, that we would be allowed to cancel if we moved. ASF International still refuses to cancel my contract, despite all of the written documentation that I have provided them, including the email thread between me and the school owner stating that he didn’t have a problem with my canceling. The fact that Jose Ponce has not intervened at all, knowing what he has already agreed to in writing, is a bad reflection upon a school that supposedly teaches a high moral standard and creed!
Do NOT give this school any of your bank account information. If you must sign up for classes, pay in cash. There are a lot of other people who have posted horror stories on the internet on other review boards about ASF and warn others to stay away from fitness clubs and martial arts studios who choose to outsource billing to this horrible company.