Reid’s Premier Martial Arts

I have practiced under Master Reid for over 10 years now, and I am always impressed by his good spirit, patience and teaching abilities. As others said already before me, he is a talented martial artist and still humble and patient. Master Reid also leads a great teaching team, who helps when he is busy with other students. I’d highly recommend both the adult and youth program to anyone looking to get in shape and learn more about defending oneself.

A wonderful place where kids, adults, families, couples, and individuals can learn Shaolin Kung fu or Tai Chi (I am in both programs), in a friendly, positive, and structured environment. Master Reid and all the instructors will certainly help you work hard, sweat, and improve your fitness and health in these workouts and trainings. The class body gets pretty close too. I have been practicing martial arts since I was 6 at various places, and I have been at the Marietta CSC since 2004, and I consider it my true home for training. I love that the training can be rigorous, yet instructors are patient, and this is not a pay-​for-​your-​rank school, as I have been to one of those before. They will make sure that you are ready, and you evaluate first and receive very helpful feedback and demonstrations to improve your technique before testing.
My husband and I plan on enrolling our child when we have one, because the Shaolin Center teaches real-​life application of self-​defense, and you get to practice how to get out of holds, disarm, and most of all, stay calm and let your muscle memory take over, and I think this type of real-​life application is missed or not emphasized enough in many martial programs. This sort of hands-​on training is a must for kids, women, and men. They even have special classes and weapons training, so you are constantly learning and growing. The people here have been so supportive, because I have had setbacks in training due to life and school, and they are so ready and willing to go back over the basics and help me re-​learn and re-​hone my skills with great patience and encouragement. I highly recommend contacting Master Reid or just stopping by and observing a class to see what you think. There is a 2-​week trial that is a great deal, and really gives you an idea of the training.