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O'Riley Karate Centers

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About

O'Riley Karate Centers offers both MMA and traditional karate training in Nashville, TN, with a focus on high standards and personalized instruction. The gym is led by Sensei O'Riley, who has over 30 years of teaching experience and maintains consistent, rigorous expectations for all students. His team of black belt instructors works closely with children and teens, providing attentive guidance that balances discipline with a nurturing approach. The center fosters a relaxed, family friendly atmosphere where students can develop confidence, focus, and respect through structured classes.

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Members consistently praise Sensei O'Riley's high standards and over 30 years of teaching experience, noting that he pushes students to break through their self imposed limits. Reviewers highlight the attentive, experienced black belt instructors who work well with kids and teens, offering personalized one on one attention to address individual needs like confidence building or focus. The gym is described as having a relaxed, family friendly atmosphere that balances discipline with nurturing, and parents appreciate that it avoids being a commercialized "McDojo" by focusing on traditional karate and genuine care for student growth. No concerns are mentioned in the reviews, with multiple families training together and highly recommending the center.

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Scott Burchyett

4 months ago

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Wonderful karate dojo and instructors. Sensei O'Riley holds all students to high standards which makes strong karate students. His black belt instructors are great with kids and teens.

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Tina Lillig

a year ago

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Sensei O'Reilly has years of expierence training kids in the art of Karate. I appreciate that he met 1 on 1 with my 2 grandson's. Each need to understand the expectations yet the delivery needed to be different for each because 1 has some difficulties and both attend for different reasons. 1 needed to gain confidence and the other needed direction. Both needed to focus better and show respect. Since starting this past summer, we have found Sensei's expierence, with a staff that is held to the high standards set forth, and the fact that they are committed to nurturing and positive growth of their students is why we chose O'Reilly over the other places we researched. It took us over 6 months before we chose him and his business. I highly recommend O'Reily's!

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Maddison Boucher

3 months ago

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My son has been attending classes for a couple of months and genuinely looks forward to them each week. The instructors are attentive, experienced, and truly invested in the kids. The center has a relaxed, family-friendly atmosphere, which creates a great balance with the discipline and structure of the classes.

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Patrick Stinson

3 months ago

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One of the best. He has been teaching students for over 30 years and I can personally attest that his standards have never changed. He pushes his student just hard enough for them to break the ceilings they have set for themselves, to be the best that they can be. My whole family trains with him and I wouldn’t let anyone else instruct them or myself.

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Thomas Adams

a year ago

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If you are looking for traditional karate with a deep history, look no further. All three of our boys take classes and the attention to detail is awesome. They are not a "McDojo" that is only around to make money. They care about the art and the discipline.

Contact

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2444 Morris Gentry Bv, Antioch, TN 37013, USA

scheduleHours

Monday: 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM

Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM

Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM

Thursday: 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM

Friday: 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM

Saturday: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM

Sunday: Closed