Z-Ultimate Self Defense Studios

I can’t say enough about this place. Sensei Marcos is amazing — he has won my kid over and that’s hard to do, believe me. He’s patient, caring, and supportive but very firm. He makes sure the kids know about respect, honor, and discipline. I am really impressed with Sensei. My son is competing next weekend and will be testing for his Yellow belt in 2 weeks — mind you, he’s been with Sensei since ⁸⁄₃₀ so he’s making great progress.
If you’ve been looking for a dojo for you or your child, look no further — Sensei Marcos runs a tight ship and you will be very pleased.

It’s intimidating to even walk by a dojo much less enter it. Everyone inside must be hardened into rocks and must have trained to punch themselves out of a buried coffin like Kill Bill. Right? Not even close.
We discovered this place through the website and went through their free 30-​day trial period. After emailing Sensei Marcos, we scheduled to start our trial. It was definitely intimidating walking up to the door. But once you’re through, you are greeted with smiles and friendly faces all around. Everyone knows what it was like to walk through the door for the first time and were very supportive. While we clumsily tried to keep up, we had a lot of fun going through exercises and self-​defense lessons. You actually learn something cool and applicable even in your first class! The overall tone wasn’t what you see in tv and the movies; Sensei Marcos makes sure everyone has a good time while still maintaining discipline.
Honestly, even if you are remotely interested in self defense, picking up a hobby, trying to lose weight, bulking up, controlling stress, etc., you have to give this place a shot. It may not look like much from the outside and it may seem intimidating, you won’t regret it.
The only downside we faced was the monthly cost (which is, on average, higher than most competitors in the area). But due to the quality of lessons we received, we could see why people signed up and found Z Ultimate worthwhile.

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This review is for the Zumba classes on Monday 9−10pm, and Tuesdays/​Thursdays 8:30 — 9:30pm…Great! Super fun! A mixture of music from salsa/​hip-​hop/​pop/​country! The teacher is so nice!

My son has been coming to this dojo since a year after it was opened. We followed Sensei Marcos here from another dojo. Best decision we’ve ever made. Both senseis work well with children and adults alike and are EXTREMELY knowledgeable. Don’t walk, run, here for an awesome Karate experience. Worth 10 stars.

Joining the Norwalk Z-​Ultimate Self Defense Studio has been a great addition to my life as well as my children’s lives. The Sensei’s know their material and teach it in a way that both adults and children can understand. They genuinely care about their students and work very hard to help us achieve our goals. In addition to teaching self defense, they also talk to the children about bullies, grades, self-​control and becoming well rounded adults.

Sensei Marcos and Sensei James do more than instruct. They teach you the classical method of shaolin kempo as well as survival real self defense approaches. This dojo provides for the students great discipline, boosts self-​confidence, and provide the knowledge and training for self defense. These instructors address serious issues such as bullying in schools for children, and women’s self — defense,

If you are looking for a Karate school that will build up confidence, mental focus and discipline. Z-​Ultimate in Norwalk is the place and the BEST!
The Dojo is clean and well organized. The Instructors maintain a high level of excellence and professionalism. Everyone is respected equally despite of age, gender and rank. Sensei (s) are very friendly, approachable and very accommodating.
I’ve been taking my daughter (7 years old) at Z-​ultimate in Norwalk for about 2 years and she absolutely loves it. She’s always excited to attend her classes, look forward to belt testing (s) and tournaments. So if you are looking for a karate school, check out Z-​Ultimate in Norwalk, they have the best Dojo and Sensei (Marcos & James).

I like this dojo because Sensei Marcos is great with kids/​young adults. He is able to keep a class of students (age: 12 – 17) engaged and focused. The school’s martial art is (to generalize) is a stand up fighting style. It teaches a good amount of strikes and joint locks. Sensei Marcos trains his students on ground defense/​wrestling. I like this because you will never know where a fight might start or end. He, every so often, does a «bully proof» class in the kids and young adults’ class.
Sensei Marcos and his staff are very friendly and helpful. I feel safe leaving my child here while he learns respect and discipline from a fantastic school.

Great way to meet new people, lose weight yet gain muscles, and to test your limits.