Martial Arts and Self-Defense Training
Providing expert Kenpo instruction that builds unshakeable confidence and practical self-defense skills
Providing expert Kenpo instruction that builds unshakeable confidence and practical self-defense skills
Kenpo is a modern, practical, and a highly effective form of martial arts. Timeless self-defense.
A body and mind that constantly moves and gets challenged is healthier. Take a break from video games, social media, and doomscrolling.
Evening and Saturday morning classes for after school and after work. Wait for rush hour to pass, positively spend energy and go home relaxed. Martial arts is a form of meditation and intellectual stimulation.
Learn, practice and be proud to accomplish new skills you make as your own. Challenge yourself.
We’re not just another dojo. Be part of a supportive community who love and are passionate about what we do.
We’re all different so training is not a one size fits all. We work with everyone to find ways to make sure they can make moves work in their own way.
Our school is a proud Santa Clara institution located in the heart of Silicon Valley. Our passionate instructors have decades of experience, uphold high quality standards and keep classes engaging and fun.
Learning is a journey not a race. You progress based on your efforts. We don’t rush and we don’t delay.
Kenpo is a style that people of different ages, sizes, gender, physical capabilities and limitations can do. Regardless if you’re a beginner, have trained before, you’re older or not yet in shape, you can start today!
You trained before but life happened. You’ve always wanted to return to practicing so now it’s your time to get back in your own terms.
I love this place. Not overcrowded, supportive and inspiring environment. My son loves it too! He is always happy after a class.
One of the best parts of my day is my martial arts journey at Santa Clara Kenpo. I have been at the school over five years, and it's the best martial arts school I have ever attended. It has a warm family atmosphere with highly knowledgeable instructors.
I had started martial arts at a very young age and had been in and out of it through my teens and early 20's. Twenty-five years later, when I decided that I needed to think more about my health, I knew that running on a treadmill wasn't for me.
I decided to resume my martial arts journey and found a home at Santa Clara Kenpo.
No matter what age you Santa Clara Kenpo Karate is the place to learn !
The combined knowledge of all the instructors is outstanding. They are dedicated to the art and resolve to help every student develop skill sets not only related to martial arts but also skills to carry with you outside the school related to daily life : commitment, loyalty for example.
Since joining the school, I've come to enjoy being on the mat with other students and celebrating each students progress.
Simply put .. it's a friendly and safe environment to study the martial arts !
You want traditional authentic Karate! You've come to the right place.
You earn your Black Belt here. No water down Karate here.
Sandra is a very good instructor.
Just so you'll know, Martial Art's is to be taken seriously. If want to think you're learning a style that is good on the streets now, good luck with that.
I've been training at this school for over ten years and had training at various other schools prior to Santa Clara Kenpo. The Santa Clara Kenpo Instructors have many years of experience in various disciplines of the martial arts making Santa Clara Kenpo a great place to train and learn. Santa Clara Kenpo Academy is a safe place to learn self-defense.
I can't say enough about Santa Clara Kenpo and it's teachers! Me and my son enrolled in October and this review is long over due. The instructors consist of two 7th degree (very awesome), two 5th degree, three 4th degree, and a 1st degree black belts (Looking for a work out, attend Mr.Graziano's Monday conditioning class!). Classes teach basic blocks and strikes, self defense techniques and forms as well as some history , daily nonphysical application and more. To me the superstar is Head instructor and owner Sandra Dee, who more often than not, runs the kids and little dragons classes. She balances discipline, humor, and teaching PERFECTLY!! She has unlimited patience, and truly cares about each and everyone of her "kids". Very thankful to have found this gem in the Bay Area.
This is a wonderful Academy! The owner, Sandra, is extremely passionate about what she does. All of the instructors are skilled, caring, and truly want the students to learn and have a great time. The space itself is clean, inviting, friendly, and fun. I highly recommend!
My 9 year old and 5 year old boys have been going to this school for at least 2 years now and they love it! It's a shame that it took me this long to write the review. Sandra is amazing with my boys and with the kids in general. She has so much patience. All of the instructors especially Mr. Haley, Mr. Acosta are also very knowledgeable, skilled, patient, and passionate in what they do. I highly recommend this place.
I'm in the adult classes and everyone is nice and helpful! Class size is small. People make sure you do the moves correctly. And it is month to month, unlike my other classes. Highly recommended!
I have fallen in love with this Academy...not the building or just the location but the team!!! Sandra Agonoy and Shirley the assistant instructor are incredible. I feel so blessed to know that my daughters are going to be in good hands. They love the kids and have built good connections and they totally love the instructors. They take time in the schedules to work a plan to help your child be more well rounded. I love it! Everyone should choose Kenpo Academy for their children or themselves :-)
High Quality training facility affiliated with the legendary Mr. John Sepulveda a direct student of Mr. Ed Parker, designer of the system. If you are looking for martial arts this is the place to be. Obscure location so use some map system (i.e. googlemaps, mapquest). Kenpo is NOT a sport, it IS SELF-DEFENSE!
Wonderful! We send our children here for a brief and very effective class every week. Instructor Sandra is amazing! She teaches kids self-defense while they are having a blast getting a great workout! Great class if you have a timid child as she encourages them to speak and follow instructions, instilling confidence!
Ms. Sandra is great with my 13 year old daughter. She is knowledgeable and patient. I also like the fact that it is a monthly fee. If you need to take a month off no problem. As others have said you earn your belts here.
My kids ages 6 and 4.5 have been going to SC Kenpo for a few months. Instructor Sandra is great with them and they love going every week and learning something new. The class is about 20 - 30 minutes long and includes a few other kids. My kids are now able to do jumping jacks and know a few self defense moves which is nice. There is no commitment for children this young, so we pay as we go along, but once they reach 7, then it's recommended that they sign up for a class to earn their belts. You can tell it's a small, tight knit community of members and instructors which is an added plus.
My 13 year old son has been training with this group of instructors since he was 5. We really love them. The first thing an instructor told my son was " You should be learning martial arts so that you will not have to use them." I have never had to nag him to attend classes. It has been a wonderful experience for my son and he has learned not only martial arts but discipline and self confidence.
My 6 year old son has been attending for about a year now. We love the approach that Mrs. Aganoy uses to teach Kenpo and self defense. In this crazy world it is so good for children to know how to defend themselves. She is so kind to parents and children alike. She shows that she cares and is always available to discuss your child and their needs.
I've been training with the staff at Santa Clara Kenpo for over 3 years, beginning as a white belt (lowest belt in the system). From the initial introductory lesson through today, the staff has allowed me to proceed at my own pace in my quest for the knowledge and skills necessary to eventually earn a black belt.
As an art, Kenpo is a very practical system that can be adapted to anyone's size, body type, or physical limitations. After looking at several different martial arts styles, I settled on training in Kenpo because it is an effective self defense art and the system taught at Santa Clara Kenpo is standardized and used at many other Kenpo schools throughout California. In other words, if I moved or for some reason the school discontinued operations, there are other schools within reasonable driving distance where I could continue training without having to start all over with a different system.
There are three reasons why I highly recommend this school, other than Kenpo itself. 1) Instructors are knowledgable about not just the system, but also how to teach. If they can't get a concept through one way, they'll show it to you another way. 2) The environment is very positive and family oriented. The staff and students together have a sense of community. 3) Training is realistic. Movements are simulated only in the beggining, then put to use with the level of contact "controlled." Some schools teach martial arts with minimal physical contact between students. At SCKA, students wear protective gear when required and learn how to "take a punch" without getting hurt.
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