Orion Martial Arts and Supply

We got a 2 week buddy pass from a friend and my son absolutely LOVED it! The instructors and Laura «Ma’am» are great and you can tell they really care about the kids and their teaching of Martial Arts. I can already tell a difference in my son after 2 weeks. I’m BIG on manners and respect and they definitely practice teaching good core values here to ensure the kids gain self confidence, implement taking responsibility and respect for others, etc.
The pricing is also very reasonable. $ 60 for unlimited classes. Other Martial Arts Studios in the area are MUCH higher and not as affordable for families.
I’m very happy with our decision to go to Orion. If you try it for your child you’ll be extremely happy you did.

My kids have been going here for over a year and we are extremely happy. They are learning not only self defense, but also respect, self confidence, and determination. Laura Gomez (Ma’am) commands respect from her students but balances that perfectly with love and laughter.

My children & I have practiced at Orion for 3 years. My original intent was to assist my son in following the program and for my daughter to gain self confidence. However, it didn’t take me long to realize my own passion for Karate. Orion provides a special environment where the three of us can develop our unique strengths, grow beyond our limitations and be part of a larger family. We love Orion Martial Arts.

Excellent instruction & good family environment for learning self defense. Highly recommend!

My daughter and I both train in Tang Soo Do at Orion. We LOVE going to karate at Orion Martial Arts!!! The instructors and Ma’am are absolutely amazing with the kids and adults alike. My daughter (11 years old) has gained a tremendous amount of self confidence and pride since joining Orion in 2014. Ma’am ensures the higher rank belts mentor the lower ranks. Kids are mentoring kids-​learning responsibility, respect, and honor in doing so. I’ve also witnessed the special needs classes, which are reinforcing skills taught at school and home to help these awesome kiddos feel empowered. For adults, you will find your body becoming more toned and flexible through a variety of movements and activities such as Forms, sparring, bars, cardio, kicks, self defense, climbing wall, etc. For women, especially, my daughter and I LOVE self-​defense class where we learn practical moves for various types of intrusive attacks. Ma’am holds the highest level of self-​respect and demands discipline from her students in the most professional manner. Thank you Orion, for empowering kids with confidence and respect! We are students for life!

I’ve just signed my daughter up for the special needs classes on Saturdays and we were impressed right away with the care and attention they’ve given her and the other kids who attend. I am excited that she will be able to learn some defensive techniques and that Laura’s posture is to empower special needs kids to stand up for themselves. I have a feeling that if I pushed this information out to my special needs parenting email lists she might be flooded with folks. I can’t believe more studios don’t offer this type of training. Worth the drive from Oceanside each week to see my daughter learning. Fantastic.

My 8 year old son has been begging me for awhile to take Karate lessons, but I kept putting it off because I didn’t want to be locked in to specific class times. It turns out Orion has 4 class options every day (Mon — Fri) and two classes on Saturday and two classes on Sunday. This has made it so convenient for us. The price is extremely reasonable and even more so if you go often!
Laura Gomez is great with the students and it is obvious they respect her. Parents can stay and observe or drop off.
The classes are fun, physical, and challenging. We are looking forward to the Ninja classes starting in January 2013. We are so pleased with our decision to sign up at Orion.

I’ll be honest folks, I haven’t trained here in years because I moved away quite a while back. But I just started using Unilocal a little while ago and my goal on here is to show my support for all the places that I think are fantastic! And this place is fantastic, so much so that I still remember my time here fondly after many years! I checked their website to be sure my old Master Laura Gomez is still teaching and she is, so I know this will still be applicable.
Speaking from the perspective of someone who loves martial arts, but is stupendously clumsy, I came to this studio to increase my coordination, my strength, my confidence and to have some fun. I accomplished all these goals in my few short years in her classes. She is a wonderful woman and a great teacher. She also has a good sense of humor which I think is an essential quality to anyone who teaches others. Her classes are physically challenging, mentally stimulating, and very, very fun. She’s also fluent in both English and Spanish.
I loved this studio and if I ever had to move back to this area, I would be back here in a heart beat!

I have been training here for nearly 4 years now and I would not go anywhere else! This is old school traditional Karate… training on wood floors and the instructors there are very personable. They know everyone’s name and treat you like a person and not just a number.
If you want to know how to defend yourself in a fight and actually train in a fighting situation without the bruises and bumps then this is your Dojang! I recommend this especially to those that have children because of the attention that the instructors give to them. They really teach children how to defend against a stranger that was trying to attack them.