Best Martial Arts and Combat Sports Classes in Irvington, NJ

“I did the 6 week challenge last Summer 2017 at Haritos Martial Arts in Cliffside Park NJ, and now I have been attending the Summer Fitness kickboxing classes since March 2018 and I have to say I absolutely LOVE coming here.”

“The head instructor is the best there is wrapped in a humble package and is the nucleus of the martial arts community, having been featured on the cover of the best selling Martial arts magazine.”

“I love that it has a monthly theme and that they consistently work with the parents along with the students' schools, to motivate the students to give it their all at the academy, school and even home.”

“It is a joy to watch him and the staff teach the children to focus, persist, and respect their instructors and each other in order to attain their goals!”

“After surviving a sexual assault, and (for all intents and purposes) losing the subsequent four years to unrelenting fear and depression, I was searching desperately for some structure, a formalized sense of having a safe place in the world”

“And he's an excellent teacher who has that rare gift of knowing when to explain something just a little more and when to let the students work through it themselves.”

“It's amazing how well they help my children, they teach them discipline, to lose their shyness, to be more sure of themselves, I love Zentai 🤗😉😁”

“And I have been only going 2-3 times a week but have been really watching what I eat, mostly greens and protein and some carbs and very little red meat.”

“I gained self confidence, met the most amazing people who pushed me to be a better me, individuals who have became more than just workout buddies, but more like family and friends.”

“Under the instruction of Sensei Lester and his team of certified instructors, I was taught a great amount of self-defense and combat techniques with an emphasis in Judo, Kickboxing, and Mixed Martial Arts.”

“A wonderful sensei who lives the deeper principles of Aikido both on and off the mat, and this reflects in the atmosphere of this dojo and the quality of the students and the training there.”

“The Blue Life Karate classes are completely different - Sensei Howard captures the kids' attention - they focus, listen, and light up when he helps them.”

“When you think of the word, “sensei” you think of a mentor, someone who can guide you, bring out the best version of yourself, bring out the confidence in you, and someone who is there for you.”

“Hop gar lama Kung fu grandmaster”

“As someone who has trained in the past at other martial arts schools before I found this one, I can 100% say that this is one of the best I've had the honor of training in.”