Okinawan Karate, DO

I’ve used reviews literally hundreds of times in my purchasing decisions, yet I’ve come to the realization that I never write them. In an effort to pay it forward, I decided to start by reviewing a place I feel people need to know about.
The dojo in Clawson MI is a place you must check out. The instructors there (Sensei Rob and Sensei Laura) are top notch and have all the traits you could possible seek (highly skilled, passionate, knowledgeable, patient, and just really good people). I’ve known them for the better part of the last 15 years and can honestly say few people have made more of a positive impact on my life than they have.
Aside from the great instruction, the fellow students there are truly a joy to train with. It’s humbling when you see them show as great of an interest in your development as they do with there own. You find yourself growing/​developing within the group and new friendships are one of the many results. I feel very fortunate that I have gained some great friends over the years through training. You should expect the same.
In addition to getting some good exercise and learning/​developing self defense techniques, I personally find this place a great mental refuge and a way to get away for 90 minutes from the daily grind. When you train you don’t think of that project at work, class you might have a test in, lawn in need of being mowed or your cable/​phone bill… you just think about the training. You may, like me, find this to become almost essential to a healthy life.
So you’ve read this far, isn’t it about time you just go up there and try a class out for yourself? One of the first things Sensei Rob ever said to me was that the hardest part of training is walking through the door. Once you are there it is easy. While I wasn’t sure about that comment at the time, I found it to be very true (in other things as well). Some of you may have driven by the dojo already… contemplated coming in. My hope is that this review will give you the motivation/​desire to take that toughest step and walk through the door to give this place a try. I am sure you will thank me later!

We were looking for a Karate School that could help our shy son come out of his shell. Well, this was the one! Not only did he love it, but he went on to get his black belt, gain self confidence, as well as physical presence that he never had before. Our son is now enjoying College. .. many thanks to Sensei Rob and Laura.