Traditional Martial Arts Center San Diego

My kids are doing karate with Sensei Halperin for more than 6 years and both of them are black belt now. Sensei is an amazing teacher and his teaching style is great. He gives lot of practical examples, situations. He does make sure that students understand the basic principles of karate and why we do learn something. Thanks Sensei for all your great teaching.

I have been doing karate here since I was 9 years old. I have never regretted it. It has kept me fit, disciplined, and has built my confidence in my ability to defend myself. No other dojo has compared. Highly recommend.

We were looking for a sport activity that would help our daughter build self-esteem and confidence and learn discipline while getting a good exercise and the Traditional Martial Arts Center and Sensei Halperin have exceeded all of our expectations! I strongly recommend this class to anyone who’s looking to learn Karate from a true expert. The classes for both youth and adults are held 5 days a week and you get to choose as few or as many classes as you’d like to attend (with no extra cost!) which is especially helpful for busy students who have to balance school vs. other activities.

Our son has been attending TMAC for the last 8 months and thoroughly enjoying his journey in Karate. Sensei Halperin is a dedicated teacher, instilling discipline, focus and confidence in his students with his no-nonsense approach. Highly recommended!

Our journey with karate started 5 years ago when my daughter was three and half years old. I had a hard time with her discipline. She was super active child with tons of energy. I was walking around our plaza and saw the advertising of a group of 3-4 year old children on the dojo. I had only one question for sensei Halperin:" Do they listen to you?" and he replied :" they don't have any other choices" I signed my daughter in. The beginning was super hard for all of us. Sensei teaches strict, traditional Japanese Karate-do and treats his students very seriously! Discipline and paying attention were two the hardest things to learn for my daughter. It took a year for her to earn her very first belt. Since that she made a great progress and learned so much! Many times I asked her if she wants to switch her activities from karate to dance or gymnastics and she always answered :"No!" Karate teaches not only self defence stuff but also self confidence, focus, self discipline, respect, good health and developing a strong character. Sensei makes sure that all students in his class work hard enough and try to push their limits. This year we went for a huge tournament Shuhari Cup to Saint Louis which featuring athletes from the US and Canada, . My daughter got two gold medals on this tournament. I think both of those medals belong to Sensei as a merit and recognition of his great job.