Carson ATA Martial Arts

My son and I both adore Carson ATA. He is learning life skills he can be proud of as well as staying active. His focus and respect at home has increased just in the few months we’ve been participating. The teachers are kind, supportive and encouraging and make class an absolute joy. I would recommend them to everyone looking into martial arts for their kids!

Carson ATA has helped my daughter develop confidence in a positive, constructive environment. She learns not only martial arts, but life skills that we employ at home and at school. I appreciate the time that each instructor spends with her to ensure she is ready for testing, for sparring and her next goal. She has advanced and as the classes have become more difficult, her passion has grown to include special stunt classes.

Kids have been enrolled in the children’s program for six months and it’s been great. All of the instructors work well with the kids and the kids all look up too and relate well with instructors as well. The classes are not just about martial arts but learning about responsibilities, respect, control and a positive attitude. Some of the instructors set a weekly tutoring session to help with academic homework that all of my kids have benefited greatly from. In fact they look forward to doing their homework at the tutoring sessions.

I joined Carson ATA for the adult Krav Maga classes. Mr. Goodner, Mr. Stevens and the whole staff are great, make you feel comfortable and push you to be your best. The instruction is given clearly and at a comfortable pace. They offer a variety of different classes to suit everyone’s needs. The classes are both instructional and fun. This is a great place to learn self defense and get a great workout at the same time! This staff is also very good with kids and teach them respect for themselves and others around them.

The amazing thing about Carson ATA Martial Arts is that they are selling a class that appeals to kids but is really aimed at the adults. Your kid will want the instruction, which is how Carson ATA gets you in the door. But how they get you to stay, is that they offer more than just a class containing instruction and your typical respect-​based techniques of martial arts on tap for the taking. They offer to the parents a system of keeping the kids interested in being better kids.
For a short part of the 50 minute class, parents get to stand up and explain how the kids did on meeting a certain goal (perhabs to be more respectful or in whatever way to be better kids). In front of the entire group, the kids are cheered on by the dojo about whatever little thing was hard for the kid to do at home over the course of the week. These skills in motivating kids to respect their parents is incredible. Why? Because these skills are taught by the same dojos who teach your kid how to fight and how to protect the child against attackers, which is what the kid really wants. So for every future black belt in the making, you get a child that is primarily concerned with doing the best he can at home, for you, so he gets to come back and learn to spar and grapple and use the equipment.
A smarter business model there has never been. My kids are already wanting to go back. And I have a super hard kid that hates everything, plus is incredibly shy.
In fact, I was very defeated at first that my child didn’t want to participate over the first 30 minutes. But by the end of class, with some very clever motivation from the dojo, all the kids welcomed my child (who was probably feeling very uncomfortable being un-​wallflowered) and got her on the floor and eventually she was doing some moves with the others and having a good time. They really want to come back.
I actually hope my children become black belts. I can see this really working out.

What a awsome experience for the young people. We were there to watch our grandson and granddaughter, Mr. Goodner teaching respect, positive attatude, and self confiidence, watching these children learning this in a fun and exciting way. it carries on when they are at home, Great work keep it up…

Carson ATA has boosted my son’s low self confidence. He is starting to believe that he can do anything as long as he keeps working at it. The entire coach team as well as the owners Mr. and Mrs. Goodner have been such a positive influence in both my children’s lives as well as ours.
The way the curriculum is taught makes it fun to learn. The curriculum crosses over to play a large part in their daily lives.
If you are looking for a good solid program in Carson City, NV, I recommend you check it out!