Parra Academy Of Martial Arts

After two classes I am hooked!!! Ray treats his students like family and clearly loves teaching Martial Arts. Parra Academy teaches self defense with real world applications. On my first night every student introduced themselves to me and made me feel very welcome. I just got home from tonights class and can’t wait for the next one!!!

Love Ray and his classes. He is patient, polite and gentle. As a 64 year old female you could knock me over with a nunchuck or a feather to think that I would ever attend a weapon’s class.
I found Parra Academy by mistake using a coupon on Living Social. I had no knowledge of martial arts, but was interested in kickboxing. Having suffered with Auto Immune Disease I needed to get some exercise, and was very hesitant to try a large gym. I have been attending now for two months and love the weekly sessions. HIGHLY RECOMMEND.

I’m hooked!
Ray’s school is intimate and he’s very hands on. He always answers my questions and demonstrates the proper technique. Class sizes are small and it’s easy to get a lot out of each lesson. Ray is patient and the vibe is fairly casual for adult classes.
I’ve done other martial arts classes before in the styles of Aikido and BJJ.
I like JKD a lot! It’s an art that feels instantly applicable to real life situations. Lots of striking and parrying with a mix of kicks and punches. Lots of time in class is spent with combos done on a partner wearing mitts.
Just to mention, Led Zeppelin is always playing in the background as we spar and learn. I’ve never asked him to change the music, but hey, who doesn’t like zeppelin ;)

I am a fellow Jeet Kune Do instructor and I invited Sifu Parra to teach at one of our events. He was very friendly. It was a free event for the public, so he came out for free to share his time and expertise. He is very knowledgeable and took his time to help the people there «hands on» to make sure they were getting what he was showing them. I hope to have him at future events. He is definitely worth learning from.

About a year and half ago, I decided I needed to lose some weight. I have always been interested in martial arts and loved Bruce Lee. So I started to looking at different martial arts schools. After checking out a few, I was lucky enough to find the Parra Academy. After participating in a free class, I knew it was for me. I love it! The class size is small so I get more one on one instruction. The atmosphere promotes learning and my fellow students are great! Since joining, I’ve lost 30 Lbs and had a blast doing it. The classes are structured so that we practice all types if martial arts: JKD, Muay Thai, Kali/​Silat, and JKD focused grappling/​Jiu Jitsu. I really enjoy the Filipino martial Arts /​Kali! Learning to defend myself with sticks and knifes is a lot of fun and great exercise. As for the instructor, Ray Parra, he’s awesome! He’s a great teacher with lots of patience and is so very skilled. I look for to continuing my training with the Parra Academy for years to come. If you’re thinking of getting in shape and learning how to defend yourself at the same time, this is the place for you. The Parra Academy has changed my life!

Parra Academy is a great place! I signed my five year old son up. He is learning discipline, respect and self-​defense. I ended up liking the academy so much, that I joining as well. The instructors and atmosphere are great. I highly recommend the school for both the adult and youth programs.

Great School with Great Instructors,