The Empty Hand Family Karate Studio
The Empty Hand Family Karate Studio

The Empty Hand Family Karate Studio

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Introduction: Our karate studio is geared toward children and families. We have adults who train with us, but our primary focus is on giving family members a shared karate learning experience.
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6 employees

31 years in business

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Michael M.
Feb 27, 2013
Great place to learn self defense and have fun doing it! My son, Conor started training with Sensei Todd Elliot at the age of 7. I thought this would be a passing phase but after 5 years he still enjoys training. I think all the instructors work well with the adults and children training. They have a great balance between teaching and training the skills of self defense and making it fun. Conor also likes being with the other kids. They work together and help each other. This is truly a "family" karate studio. I train with my son and it gives us an opportunity to do something together, while I also gain the benefits of exercising and learning self defense. The adults who train are supportive and encouraging of one another. If you or your child is interested in learning self defense, this is definitely a place to check out. It is hard to describe, so I would encourage you to come by and see for yourself.
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Steve P.
Mar 19, 2013
My son started training with Sensei Elliott in the club's previous location at the West Chester Y in April, 2009. After a few months, at Sensei Elliott's suggestion, I joined my son for a 3 month trial - even though I'd had no previous experience with martial arts. My son and I have both enjoyed training enough that we are still training almost 4 years later. Sensei Elliott has more than 30 years of karate experience and is very patient with the students - especially the kids. The assistant instructors are also very skilled, knowledgeable, and experienced. We don't focus much on competition, but the level of skill that can be attained here is demonstrated by the fact that several students were national champions and highly ranked competitors in last year's ISKF national tournament (and previous years, too!). In addition to karate excellence, Sensei Elliott's focus on family is also a big attraction. He trains with his own family and also encourages other parents, children, and siblings to train together. The kids also enjoy other occasional non-karate activities such as "fun days", holiday parties, and movie nights. Finally, the six day per week class schedule is tremendously convenient for people with a busy schedule. We can train as many or as few days as we like and it's easy to fit a few workouts in, even with my busy work schedule and my son's other activities. Short of hiring a personal instructor, I seriously doubt if you can find this degree of scheduling flexibility anywhere else in the area.