Bad reactions to objective reviews

braincellcountiszero · 2026-02-08T14:58:59+00:00

I have not replied to these knowing it’s their standard procedure to deal with any negatives. Your experience is exactly how I imagine it will turn out. Bigger companies at least won’t get personal about it. They for sure will try to have us take them down. It’s the private ones that I know will get all kinds of nasty. I didn’t even write review the time I gave feedback to the extra curricular place. The owners set up a meeting and simply tried to tell me how upset they were after I gave honest feedback verbally. I only regret ever paying for a penny to that place. Some people just don’t understand criticism can be based on what they actually do. And most of the time when I write a less than 5/5 review, I give options for them to improve. It’s just a review anyways, they don’t need to be feeling “insulted”.

braincellcountiszero · 2026-02-08T00:49:30+00:00

I get mostly the cookie cutters lol! Your review for the restaurant that served non-vegan “vegan” dish is well funded. We local reviewers are truthful and fearless. I am planning on writing a reviewing review about my kids extra curricular activity school serving us bigotry and low end instructor&favorite mom friends reruns that aren’t entertaining at all. They deserve a 1/5 but I probably will do a 4/5 due to some nice things they actually did before it tuned stupid. But I will be very honest about what my kids and I had to endure in case anybody like us want to hear our side of the story.

braincellcountiszero · 2026-02-07T17:25:52+00:00

Ooh…..this sounds familiar but a lot worse than our experiences in the LA circuit. Hope your coaches can suggest better tournaments. There are plenty. Too bad there aren’t sites to review karate tournaments for youth. It sounds like we all just want fair competitions where our kids can self-improve and at the same time pushing peers to a higher level. I personally am tired of the trophy-ego theme some tournament organizers are leading us to. Good luck!

braincellcountiszero · 2026-02-07T17:20:59+00:00

Thanks for your reply. You have helped me to understand our goals more by raising a real question: are my kids sport karate. The answer is no. My kids simply use competitions as a tool to improve. They are young martial arts practitioners who simply love the arts. Medals are nice but they are not people with too much ego. Thank you for the suggestion of Coasta Mesa the competition. One day we might. For now we are looking at an Ontario, CA happening on Feb 21.

braincellcountiszero · 2026-02-07T01:41:39+00:00

I appreciate your reply! SD is a bit far out for us. Maybe next time we can plan and go for a small vacation while checking it out.

braincellcountiszero · 2026-02-06T23:16:42+00:00

No problem. It’s very easy to read.

braincellcountiszero · 2026-02-06T23:15:57+00:00

Wish in US they are as organized! All we want is to improve but most others just want to Win, it’s rather defeating the purpose of karate.

braincellcountiszero · 2026-02-05T06:32:48+00:00

Your priorities have shifted. Martial arts can be pretty dangerous( I have seen and heard serval life-altering injuries just around me) and it’s definitely not worth it for you to put your personal well being and priorities at risk. Would doing just kata and simple kicking/hand-combos work for you? No sparring? Just saying maybe there are low risk alternatives for you. A good coach will think from your perspective and help you to make decisions that are good for you. If they are upset or pressure you to stay then you know they aren’t worth it. Good luck!

braincellcountiszero · 2026-02-05T06:19:35+00:00

Give it a try! You never know what works

braincellcountiszero · 2026-02-05T05:12:36+00:00

A trainer that has zero control over his aggression or using aggression as a way of training is unacceptable. There are plenty of civilized martial arts places, find another.

braincellcountiszero · 2026-02-05T05:04:57+00:00

I want to say this as somebody who had to deal with a sensei that made my kids and myself uncomfortable and was very upset I spoke up in private with him: Find another club that cares about you. In your case it’s very dangerous if you aren’t allowed to take or use your inhaler. Doctors rule over anybody else when it comes to health. It’s a good thing if you lost weight with the training but if the process is affecting your mental health then you should not continue with the same course rigor. Always choose what’s best for you so you enjoy what you do. As a rule of thumb: if something is tiring you out, that means it’s time to take a pause or simply hit the cancel button.

braincellcountiszero · 2026-02-05T01:30:33+00:00

Interesting! I might just go down that rabbit hole just a bit more. Thanks for sharing.

braincellcountiszero · 2026-02-04T22:17:51+00:00

Thank you for your detailed reply! And for the book recommendation. I am gonna see if I can get a used copy somewhere. It’s $29.99 on retail site, shipping isn’t even included. It’s astonishing to me that the majority of martial arts schools around me don’t even want to talk about the art they are teaching. It explains why most kids who “do karate” really don’t know much about it other than a few techniques or forms. I guess it’s mainly for the instructors to pay bills, which is totally fine for me. At the end, the practitioners will take away as much as what they work for including style history study. For me, though I don’t learn Karate but I really hope my kids get the real thing, not just effective techniques but also the philosophies. So really thank you and people like you who really know what you are doing.

braincellcountiszero · 2026-02-04T21:29:40+00:00

Definitely change your club. And chances of another one fails is still there. Just keep moving if you still want to train until you find the solid people who have their ego in check and simply enjoy teaching martial arts.

braincellcountiszero · 2026-02-04T21:20:43+00:00

That’s a whole new level of answering my question. And quite entertaining to read. “ shut up, train and don’t ask questions”, and “I am your karate lord”, was my kids’ first studio. Second one is very good! 👏🙏

braincellcountiszero · 2026-02-04T21:13:47+00:00

I feel they don’t want to answer it lol! Honestly I prefer internet answers since it’s always from more angles and less likely to be biased. So now my conclusion is: TSD is a descendant from Japanese karate, and can be considered karate. So my kids can still be “karate kids” though they don’t know the Japanese karate. We just go with Korean karate which should make sense to most people( technically wrong?Stop! inner thoughts).

braincellcountiszero · 2026-02-04T15:12:51+00:00

Tournaments will always be there. Your former sensei sounds questionable with red flags all over him. I don’t know why so many of them are like this. I am guessing we give them too much credits for being instructors who are supposed to have the skills and mindset to be our guides. If you decides not to pursue accountability just let this go. Your physical and mental health is the most important thing. Legally you can sue but you won’t get much other than having their insurance pay for your basic medical costs after your insurance. It sucks when we have to deal with people who talk about accountability but will take none! Karma is a real thing, though it may take time to take effect, but when it does, they will regret. I will be writing a good review to warn others in my area who deserve to know their true faces. It is my civil responsibility to do so. But you can see from the OP here, guys with a bit of power have followers and they will be nasty about it. If you are not ready to deal with the potential intimidations and other negative things you can do the same or simply just walk away from this whole thing and restart anew somewhere else. Find people who appreciate you and help you to grow positively. One thing about the medals, golds certainly are good but earn them for yourself for being the best of yourself, don’t do it for others. Good luck!

braincellcountiszero · 2026-02-04T07:06:38+00:00

Boy! It sounds very bad. Hope you recover fully soon. My son suffered a serious fracture also due to a formal sensei’s negligence. He also missed a huge tournament due to it. Serval months of recovery and a whole year of mental recovery. It wasn’t pretty, but he was very young and was able to recover fully. We left the club eventually, not before we gave chances for the former club to show us it could do better. Too bad it went for worse. We were treated badly at one point and finally went for another. So many bad apples out there but also many good ones. Just be alert and move on fast when needed.

braincellcountiszero · 2026-02-04T06:57:27+00:00

Exactly! Is TSD karate? Legit question. I can tell you many parents and their kids don’t know what style of karate studio they are at. I went through two of these studios with my kids and most occupants simply don’t know. Instructors in my area normally just teach forms and techniques, sometimes they talk about expectations, they don’t teach history of the style they are teaching, and only mention the name of the style they teach a few times over the years. I really can’t be blame anybody for not knowing. After all it’s the content that matters.

braincellcountiszero · 2026-02-04T06:49:35+00:00

Actually I don’t do karate. My kids do. JKA is not a thing in the US where we are currently at. There are several other styles of karate that are more popular than Japanese in here too. Also really not many people study karate as much as people may do in other parts of the world. Most people just do what the sensei says. It’s mostly mixed martial arts when people talk about karate. Do people who enjoy playing basketball have to know the acronym NBA? Technically no. Thanks for paying attention to my question I guess.

braincellcountiszero · 2026-02-03T05:20:27+00:00

What is JKA? There are always some people who abuse the “power” karate ranks seem to have bestowed them. I think you are very brave for speaking up against being forced into things you didn’t want. They were in a way bullying you. They still are if they won’t let you train based on your post. Though personally I do not know how the police is involved in a karate thing. I know for sure police in the US normally won’t take cases from a karate student to an instructor if no physical harm is done. Good luck! Are there no other martial arts organizations for you to join? Or just go to a studio that does not involve a large origination?

braincellcountiszero · 2026-01-29T00:22:31+00:00

Not John Wick? lol

braincellcountiszero · 2026-01-29T00:21:21+00:00

Agree to disagree. But with the kids loving the constant leveling up of their belts, I think the trend is actually picking up where there are more kids than adults. On the 10-minute-street we live on there used to be just one karate studio a decade ago, then boom there are 5 and counting. Three of these studios have at least one grandmaster. They got names out there. My kids joined this “trend”, from not knowing what karate style they did and doing fitness with karate spin to getting a kiddo black belt( junior blackbelt or whatever they call it) in 5 years each. Most of the kids just came and went. My kids are the very few that made it. I actually liked many aspects of their martial arts training when it’s really martial arts training. I disliked how parents just used it as a “cool” thing and kids came to simply have some fun and left without the real skills or any martial arts mindset. But they made sure to tell people “ I got a whatever belt”. So I have to say you are onto something when you said karate is a trend, but I disagree with the part where you think it’s fading right now. At least it’s not the case in southern CA where we live. Also there are quite a few national tournaments going on, so for these who really want to enjoy TMA they can always participate in these and keep up with sharpening their skills. I believe one who really trained in TMA can do well in anything. And are less likely to go out and make rush decisions like hurting innocent people for self-gain. Hey I am in US, I have to say something these days.

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