Absolute Martial Arts

Caleb S

My 2 daughters and I attend classes @ Absolute Martial Arts. We have been learning the art of Tae Kwon Do for 4+ years in a truly professional atmosphere. Instructor Bruce and the coaches know their stuff! Definitely a martial arts school that is focused on family, self respect, respect for others, discipline and self defense. I highly recommend AMA for anyone who wants to better themselves.

Eric Michaud

Absolute Martial Arts is a fantastic learning environment for anyone looking to discover martial arts. The whole family can benefit from the training you will receive in a safe and friendly environment. I am a student of their Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu program for about 4 years now, and I have not had a negative experience in the slightest. Bruce has trained and coordinated a fantastic teaching staff who really strive to help you become better both within your chosen discipline and as a person. I would recommend anyone who is interested in martial arts, fitness, or self-defense to check out Absolute Martial Arts.They have built relationships that make their school like a second family, and I wouldn't want to train anywhere else.

Kady Plante-Szady

My son has been involved with Absolute Martial Arts since he was four. I have watched him grow into a more confident,outgoing boy both physically and mentally through the teachings of Instructor Bruce Sylvia and his staff of coaches. I feel like part of a family rather than just a tuition check at AMA. The whole school embraces you and your children as one and strives for collective support as a team. As a Health Educator, one of my favorite qualities of the AMA is the monthly lessons on Character Education. Students today are pushed to focus on standardized tests, and as educators, we are forced to push aside the moral lessons that WE grew up with as children. General respect for self and others has suffered because of this. It is refreshing to me, both as a parent and and educator to see these lessons as part of the whole experience in Taekwondo. I would highly recommend any parent who is considering an education in martial arts for their child to visit AMA- you won't be disappointed.

sharon skov

I presently have 2 kids in training with Instructor Bruce and his staff. My eldest, who is 8, started training with Instructor Bruce in January, 2008 – she was 3 at that time, and Instructor Bruce was working with another organization. My youngest is 5 now, and started a year ago. Besides all the physical benefits of Teakwondo, like improved agility, coordination, and strength – both my kids started to demonstrate character-building traits such as integrity, honesty, self-confidence, forgiveness, honor, and self-control during the first year being involved with Taekwondo. My daughter is now a red belt, and continues to be enthusiastic about the sport after 4 ½ years. She is also playing indoor soccer this winter. The number of classes offered at Absolute for her age and belt level make it possible for her to play competitive soccer also – she’s been involved with both soccer and Taekwondo for a couple of years now. When my son first started, It took about 4 weeks for him to make it through an entire class without finding a reason to come out of class sobbing (stubbed toe, someone pushed him, had to go to the bathroom, etc,). Bruce and the other instructors were very patient and encouraging though. He’s been at the school for over a year now, and is very proud of his solid yellow belt. The nice thing about this school is that both the instructors and the other students are genuine, friendly and encouraging. I think that’s a big reason my kids love going there. They’ve done a lot of bonding there. Even in the larger classes, kids get a good amount of individual attention; the instructors will go around correcting form and posture, and helping with moves students are having particular difficultly with. There's a good amount of variety in classes; there are classes that focus on curriculum (forms), classes for self-defense, classes with kicking drills, classes for improving sparring technique, classes for improving your conditioning (AKA workout classes), and many more. There is a true community atmosphere there. The school does a lot of community activities - the kids take part in as many extra activities that the school has going on as they can. The school has had countless fundraising events to help those less fortunate – teaching the kids to appreciate what they have, and to show some compassion and help out those who don’t have opportunities that they have.