Gentry Martial Arts — Local services in Martinsville

The instructor was pretty good he related to the kids pretty well. But besides that just the cash grab money situation. Nobody cares to see the little Junior dragons break boards. Anyone knows that when you're teaching little kids how to do martial arts, the first step in doing so is flexibility. So when they're actually learning the moves they're being able to pull them off correctly. And when you're teaching kids you should pick out and point out individual strong points and let the kids practice that until they can't get it wrong tell it becomes instinctual. It's absolute nonsense to learn a bunch of moves you don't pull off correctly. That will only get you in trouble. Kids don't need to learn a whole bunch of stuff. They just need to learn a technique and be able to pull it off 100% perfect so they can use it in the real world situation and that's why this place is just a fake dojo just to grab money. I am a black belt myself and also a former instructor and that's why I took my...

Have a child who doesn't really feel like moving, get them motivated a couple days a week at Gentry Martial Arts. It is a great place to make friends and get in shape. Have a child who has difficulty focusing, bring them to Gentry! My son went from a homeschool mom's fidgeting easily distracted nightmare student to a focused determined black belt who still doesn't like school much, but knows how to buckle down and get his work finished! Have a child who can't stop moving or talking? You would be surprised how much a class at Gentry can do for their bodies through challenging their minds! It is overall a great place for your kids, but the best part of all is that you can join them in class! My bond with my children has grown 10 fold since I started taking classes with them! Not to mention that I get to keep in shape as well. The Watkins clan highly...

I can honestly say, it was pure happenstance that I tripped into Gentry Martial Arts. My daughter wanted to start classes in martial arts and I had no idea where to start looking for a “good” school. So I chose the first one in the yellow pages that advertised “ no contracts” to sign, as advised to me. 11 years later, I couldn’t be more satisfied with the training....both for my daughter and myself. The quality of training from the staff at Gentry is exceptional. You will learn correct technique within your art of choice and not a hodge-podge of stuff learned off of YouTube. The bonus is, I found a community, a family, a circle of people/ friends who thrive on the concept of building you up, making you stronger. I was looking for good and found a...