World Champion Jeff Smith’s Mile High Karate

Jeff is a true world champion, one of the finest instructors in the martial arts. Highly recommended!

Instructor’s really care about the students, the atmosphere is friendly and professional. Mile High Karate teaches more than kicks and punches, they engage the students in real leadership life skills and have expectations for their students behavior beyond just quality martial arts skills. You can see that high level of personable, disciplined and focused leadership skills in the young black belts that started at 4 and 5 years old as well as students that began at an older age. You can see the martial arts quality of teaching in their performance but you can feel the quality in the way you are greeted when you come in the door.

I can’t say enough wonderful things about Mile High Karate. My kids (3 and 5) have been going there for about 6 months and it’s our favorite activity for the kids. Better than soccer, ballet, yoga, all of which my kids also take. My daughter loves it so much that she begged to do her birthday party there and all the parents talked about what a great job they did with the kids.
On to class… My kids go 2 – 3 times a week. Both kids have memorized the black belt creed and now know what integrity and perseverance are. They can do all the forms and moves. Class works on karate moves, conditioning, focus, and talking about good habits. I have never seen a ratio problem, and they often assign someone just to my 3 year old or to him and one other child because he has a harder time focusing. He’s a bit of a spaz, but they encourage him to keep coming back and are very patient with him.
The life lessons and attitude benefits are amazing with my kids. They can earn extra stripes for their belt by bringing in good homework scores, practicing karate at home, reading, making healthy eating choices, and helping around the house without being asked. My kids now make their beds, choose fruit more often than treats, and clear the table. The school also works with you to focus on other things your kids are struggling with. They gave my 3 year old extra stripes for controlling his whining for a week. We can’t thank them enough for that.
The teachers and staff are incredible and they are now like family to us. The teachers are great and spend extra time to help my kids improve. They really care about the kids. Most of the instructors of the younger kids are young themselves. Their main teachers are 15, 17, and 19 and are great role models. They are polite and great at the art themselves. My kids love them and really enjoy watching them practice. I also think it’s incredible that grandmaster Jeff Smith is actively involved with the school. He’s a 9^th degree black belt, world champion, and actually teaching the students. Incredible.
I just haven’t experienced any of the negative things that the other review notes. Mile high karate got a new program director and she’s incredible. I have heard that the school is completely different since she took over, so I’d attribute the old review to the old management.
So if you’re still reading, go try them. They usually will give you a free two week trial. You can see for yourself! We’ll see you there. My kid is the littlest one there with lots of spunk. He’d live a new buddy!

The staff here are very attentive to the learning and interest of the children. I have two children and their two cousins that attend and it makes for a fun, challenging, and competitive learning environment among themselves. The classes are well structured and organized. I would definitely recommend this karate school to families that would like to enroll more than one child or even for parents that would like to attend with their children. They make this experience very affordable for the whole family!

The staff here is very welcoming and will work hard to get your business. But be careful. They will get your child very excited about earning their black belt. But the catch is that after you’ve been there for several months, your child will begin to get bored with the repetitive curriculum. That’s when you find out that your child will not actually get to work toward a black belt unless you sign up for FOUR MORE YEARS. At $ 320/​mo. Only then will they be invited to take the challenging classes.
The teachers are very kind and caring so kids do want to stay. But the price and commitment are steep and frankly, once they’ve got your credit card on file, they’re not quite so charming any more. On to the next guy.

Great way for families to be together getting fit! My son and I take karate lessons together. It is great fitness: cardio, strength, flexibility, you get it all. It’s great doing something with him that I can be proud of. The self discipline has been very meaningful to me, and, the whole family notices how polite my son has become.
I highly recommend taking the 3 trial classes with your child, and see how Jeff Smith’s Karate school can enhance your life.