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September 2023 by sundarii Moreira
My kids attend to that class and the teacher. are very nice I love it there
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September 2019 by Jeremy Pepino
I trained under Sabumnim Annie for several years while I was at UMass. She's an excellent instructor, and I'd highly recommend her studio.
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May 2019 by Josh H.
It's a small school. The classes are small. Each student gets close, loving, personal attention. The school is flexible, giving new students a chance to check it out before making a big commitment. I can't overstate what a positive impact Amherst Martial Arts has had on my 13-year-old son's life.
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March 2019 by Michael Ash
Amherst Martial Arts is a wonderful and distinctive Tae Kwon Do (Korean Karate) studio. The head, or sabumnim, of the studio, or dojang, is Annie Schwarz, a 4th degree black belt, who founded Amherst Martial Arts in 1991. Annie has a terrific manner with children that is supportive and builds confidence, self-reliance, and camaraderie.
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November 2018 by Laura Quilter
Amherst Martial Arts, a taekwondo school, is a really special space in Amherst. It has been operating for more than 20 years, educating countless children, as well as hosting summer camps (taekwondo, swimming, and horseback riding). It's the complete program: philosophy, strength, forms, and practical application -- self defense and sparring.
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August 2018 by Christopher R.
Amherst Martial Arts is the best place to learn self defense and the teachers are extremely helpful and friendly if you want to have fun and learn Tiquando
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June 2018 by Laura Q.
Amherst Martial Arts, a taekwondo school, is a really special space in Amherst. It has been operating for more than 20 years, educating countless children, as well as hosting summer camps (taekwondo, swimming, and horseback riding). It's the complete program: philosophy, strength, forms, and practical application -- self defense and sparring. The strength of this program is not just in the excellent and serious instruction, but in the warmth of the community. The children are kind and supportive to each other, an attitude fostered by the teachers. The children and teens really form relationships with each other. The school is a labor of love for the instructors; they haven't raised their rates in years, because they want to keep it accessible. At some other places that I've seen, the programming aimed at kids can feel like a mill, processing lots of kids, keeping things fun but what are the kids actually learning? I've seen some kids' martial arts programs described as "belt factories" or "belt mills", where the belt tests are meaningless, and the kids aren't actually learning the forms, much less the philosophy and mental disciplines. No matter how skilled the adults are, they have to take teaching kids seriously -- not just as entertainment for the kids and babysitting for the kids. That is the opposite of Amherst Martial Arts, which feels like a cross between a school and a home -- the best kind of home, where everyone is working together, learning and improving and supporting each other. The kids have a lot of fun -- there are lots of opportunities for games and silliness -- but they also learn to buckle down, concentrate, try harder, improve. I've seen kids come in, too shy to kick at all, gain confidence just from the gentle, non-judgmental opportunity that comes again and again in a session, until they start finding their own ability to move and then start putting their all into it. This is huge for girls especially who may not have been given social encouragement or support to yell, kick, punch, roll, etc. The instructors are great at knowing how to relate to different kids at different levels: kids sometimes need gentle encouragement, sometimes sternness and seriousness, and often humor, and helping kids have fun AND then buckle down to focus and learn is a real art.
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October 2017 by William Duffy
That is great
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March 2016 by Ann Butler
My daughter began taking Tae Kwon Do at the Amherst Martial Arts Kicks and Corrals summer camp and enjoyed it so much that she decided to start weekly lessons after school. After a year and a half, I am amazed at her progress. The instructors at Amherst Martial Arts encourage the students to build up their physical skills as well practice the tenets of Tae Kwon Do. She has gained so much strength, agility, discipline, perseverance and control.The school is a community where students can learn at their own pace and level, yet also support one another. It has been a wonderful experience!
