Seido Karate Hollywood Dojo

I’ve been training at the Hollywood Dojo for over 10 years. I’m now a 3rd degree black belt. I started training the weekend I moved to LA from Chicago and was immediately welcomed into the family that is this dojo. Sei Shihan John and Veronica have helped me grow spiritually, personally, and professionally over the years and though I’ve moved from Hollywood to Gardena (5 years ago), I still make the trip 2xs a week to train, center myself, and be with family. It is a traditional style, focused on technique and spirit, and acknowledges a traditional way of honoring the practice and your training partners and teachers (bowing). I cannot recommend Seido Karate and this dojo enough.

Always a great workout with my Seido family!

Wonderful dojo filled with kind, patient and encouraging folks.

Great place to practice Martial arts in Hollywood. Everyone is kind and they give special attention to your kid. Highly recommend.

The one "Sensei" or as she calls herself, "Jun Shihan", is VERY unprofessional & has ZERO integrity. I signed up for a 2-month trial (which I paid for) but also signed up at another place (Jiu Jitsu) due to the fact we come from a Dojo (out of state) that was MMA (mixed martial arts) & this is what we needed to do in order for my son to get similar training. This woman knew up front & I had also discussed what I was doing w/another employee & everything seemed okay. Yesterday evening that all changed. I took my son out of this dojo 15min early in order for him to go to Jiu Jitsu & she lost it on me. Without making this too long, she told me that I'm NOT to take my son out early from HER Dojo & if I wanted to go to "THAT other place" then I'm not to come into her Dojo on the days he attends Jiu Jitsu. (She KNOWS these classes take place on the same days!!) I told her if she puts me in a position like that then I wouldn't be choosing "HER" Dojo (as she kept calling it since she's one of the owners). & that I would leave & never come back to her Dojo. She then became infuriated & grabbed my arm & shoved me!!!!! Although the shove wasn't hard it was the point she even put her hands on me & I yanked free & said, "Don't TOUCH ME!!!! Don't put your hands on me!!!" She told me to GET OUT & I told her NO PROBLEM but she has NO RIGHT to put her hands on me. She denies doing this even though she did it in front of several people & children. Some of the girls waiting for that Foxy & Fierce Boxing even made comments regarding how they "couldn't believe" she did that to me. This woman is VERY UNPROFESSIONAL & has ZERO INTEGRITY. I would CAUTION anyone even thinking about becoming a member of this place. I have NEVER IN MY LIFE experienced such behavior & the last Dojo we were with for SEVEN YEARS! So I don't take joining a dojo or Academy lightly. It's a place you should feel safe & like family ... not a place where you have to worry if you do something "displeasing" to a 6th degree black belt they'll put their hands on you!!!! Oh, & then deny they did such a thing & twist everything around on you. Any martial arts I've ever had experience with teaches the OPPOSITE behavior & one w/INTEGRITY.