Home › California › Monrovia › Kaizen Martial Arts & Fitness
Kaizen Martial Arts & Fitness
5 ★★★★★ 32 Google reviews · Karate dojo in Monrovia, California
Martial arts studio offering karate classes for adults & kids, plus fitness-oriented kickboxing.
Plan your first class
- Free trial / intro class most dojos welcome new students with a free trial or intro class — check their site or give them a call to book your first session
- Beginner-friendly all levels welcome, including total beginners — you don't need to be fit or have any experience to start
- Kids & youth classes kids and youth Karate classes (ages 4–30) — built around discipline, focus, and confidence
- Adult classes adult Karate classes — training built for grown-ups, from fitness and fundamentals to kumite (sparring) at your own pace
- Competition team a competition team for students who want to test themselves at kumite tournaments
- Today see hours ·
- Website & schedule karateinmonrovia.com — book classes and see the live schedule
- Phone +1 626-301-9212
Hours
| Monday | 8 am–8:30 pm |
| Tuesday | 8 am–8:30 pm |
| Wednesday | 8 am–8:30 pm |
| Thursday | 8 am–8:30 pm |
| Friday | 8 am–6:30 pm |
| Saturday | 8 am–1:30 pm |
| Sunday | Closed |
The classes they run
“Great youth classes, excellent instructors, high student to instructor ratio (very important for young students), clean facilities, and a great range of class times to choose from.”
“Coming in as first-timers to martial arts, the Kaizen family has been nothing short of kind, helpful, patient, and reassuring.”
Other martial arts here
“I love taking the cardio kickboxing class almost every night and the TRX class on the weekend with Jody.”
What students say
“Great youth classes, excellent instructors, high student to instructor ratio (very important for young students), clean facilities, and a great range of class times to choose from.”
“Jody, Tom, and the entire Kaizen Martial Arts & Fitness staff are by far, the most incredible, dedicated, motivating, inspiring, personable and welcoming people I have ever met.”
“Jody, Tom, and the entire Kaizen Martial Arts & Fitness staff are by far, the most incredible, dedicated, motivating, inspiring, personable and welcoming people I have ever met.”
“The workouts are great, she pays attention to your form and how you punch so you don't hurt yourself.”
“I love taking the cardio kickboxing class almost every night and the TRX class on the weekend with Jody.”
“my son loved it and needless to say we are now going back tomorrow for another free class and signing him up.”
From the reviews
My son has been enrolled in karate lessons at Kaizen for just over a month now, and our experience has been positive from the start. Coming in as first-timers to martial arts, the Kaizen family has been nothing short of kind, helpful, patient, and reassuring.
Jody, Tom, and the entire Kaizen Martial Arts & Fitness staff are by far, the most incredible, dedicated, motivating, inspiring, personable and welcoming people I have ever met. I love taking the cardio kickboxing class almost every night and the TRX class on the weekend with Jody.
I am so happy that I found Kaizen Martial Arts and Fitness for cardio kickboxing. As a recent retiree and fitness enthusiast, I wanted to learn about kickboxing and am fortunate to have found the right gym. The gym is impressive in size and cleanliness. There are plenty of bags to work out on.
We love this dojo. I first brought my son here because they had the most classes, on the most days and most time slots. This was important because....L.A. traffic, and because my job does not have consistent days and times.
New to Karate? Start at Kaizen Martial Arts & Fitness
Kaizen Martial Arts & Fitness comes up as a beginner-friendly dojo — noted on their own site. If you've never thrown a punch or set foot in a dojo, that's exactly who a good beginners program is for. A few things worth knowing before your first week. First, you don't need to be fit or flexible to start — you get in shape by training, not before it, and the sensei scales the intensity to you. Second, you won't be thrown into hard sparring — reputable dojos build fundamentals (stances, blocks, punches, and kicks) for weeks, and kumite (sparring) eases in gradually, with pads and control. Third, all levels and ages really are welcome — ask about a dedicated beginners or fundamentals class time so your first session is alongside others who are also starting out. Most dojos are happy to let you watch or try a class first, so reach out before you commit.
Your first Karate class at Kaizen Martial Arts & Fitness
Nervous about walking into a Karate dojo for the first time? Almost everyone is, and a good sensei expects beginners to come through the door. Here's what to know. What to expect: a typical first class is a warm-up, then drilling basic stances, blocks, punches, and kicks — not hard sparring. Step to the side whenever you need to; no one will bat an eye. What to wear: athletic wear you can move in (or a gi if you have one); you'll train barefoot. What to bring: water, and a mouthguard if you have one — many dojos lend a loaner gi for a first class, so it's worth asking when you call. As you keep training you'll add your own gi and the belt your dojo awards you. Kumite (sparring) eases in gradually, once your fundamentals are solid. Arrive 10–15 minutes early to sign a waiver and meet the sensei. It gets easier fast — most people feel far more at home by their third class.
More Karate dojos near Monrovia
Jeff Speakman's Kenpo 5.0 Monrovia - Martial Arts & Fitness Kickboxing
5 ★★★★★ 24 reviews
🥋 Free trial / intro class — check their site
Tommy Chavies' American Kenpo Concepts
5 ★★★★★ 28 reviews