Ocasio's True Martial Arts Inc

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CLOSED NOW - Opens at 9:00am

Expensive. Poor service. Bullying attitude and aggressive sales tactics. Not good people and only care about money.

It is expensive. Sometimes I really think they are in it just for the $ but the I see how the kids react to Joshua and the amount of respect they have for him and I only throw up once when I write the $320 monthly dues for two kids. I don't know about the haverhill school but the plaistow one is great. Joshua munez rocks!! He might be young but his confidence level is amazing. My kids love him and fear him, lol. He is amazing with the kids. I so wanna get up there and work out but my wallet can't afford 3 students.

All in all the school gives me goose bumps when I see how my kids have become more confident and have gained self discipline. To me the money was a huge downfall in the beginning but now it's worth every penny. You get what you pay for.

As for the other review ....... You are going for your black belt not a walk in the park. 3 miles in 27the mins is a 9 min mile. 6.3 mph (estimated). Train harder and stop complaining.

DO NOT be fooled by this school. The prices are high and the genuine service is not there. VERY IMPORTANT TO KNOW is if you are planning to go for your black belt you will need to be able to run 3 miles in 27 minute to qualify for your "recommended" black belt (which really just another way for the school to get more money out of you by not giving you a real black belt the first time and the test fee for recommended black belt is triple digits!). Then 6 months later you have to run it again to get your 1st degree!! And that fee is triple digits also! It does not matter what your health conditions may be....you MUST PASS THE RUN TEST to get your black belt even if you have the curriculum exact! Then if you want a second degree you wait 2 years, pay another triple digit fee and then have to run more than 3 miles in a very short amount of time to qualify. Not to mention there are MANDATORY "Mid-Term Tests" every 6 months at huge triple digit fees that you must complete towards your next degree or you don't get your next belt. But then YOU ARE NOT TOLD THIS BEFORE YOU SIGN A 3 YEAR CONTRACT with them. Ask any of the students there if they were informed of this "mandatory qualification for black belt" before they signed a 3 year contract. 99% if not all of them will tell you they were not told that prior to signing or even in the first 6 months to a year after signing. Most don't find out until it's time for them to go for their black belt test. Because it all boils down to if you do not pass the run test you do not get the black belt. You can put years into dedicated training at this school, keep paying for black belt tests that you do not pass because you can't beat the qualifying time. The owner, Herman Ocasio, says that the run qualification is for fitness. It's really a way to get more money out of you when you pay for your black belt testing then fail the run he keeps the money and you don't get a black belt. There have been students with disabilities in that school that have gone all the way to the black belt test and had all the curriculum learned but didn't get a belt because their health issues kept them from passing the run test! Issues that have ranged from asthma, to broken bones, COPD. Of course the school owner will tell you that is not the case. He will tell you those students just "gave up". So in short, 3 year contract, wallet crunching fees, expensive uniform ($100), mandatory to pass a run test for black belt. If you saw the owners house you would understand why the tuition and belt test fees are so high.

This business does not really care about it's students or instructors.There is a smoke screen effect going on that the owner would like you to feel like you are cared for. The tuition is high for a reason. And not the reason of quality classes. It is greed. All greed. Just drive by his house sometime. Another down side is that the kids he has working for him now are too young to realize just what they have gotten themselves into. Work hard to get your black belt but even if you have all the curriculum perfect you won't get it if you don't pass the run or bike ride if you choose that instead which is just as difficult and DANGEROUS because you ride the bike in downtown Haverhill traffic. And the mandatory Saturday black belt classes during black belt phase time. If you miss more than 2 classes you get booted from phase and do not get your black belt or your money back. There are no excused absences from the mandatory Saturday classes. God himself can tell Herman Ocasio that you cannot be there for good reason and you still will not get your black belt. So buyer beware. This school is in it for the money.

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