OKUKAN Karate Melbourne

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Business details

Opening hours

Monday:

8:30am-8:30pm

Tuesday:

8:30am-8:30pm

Wednesday:

8:30am-8:30pm

Thursday:

8:30am-8:30pm

Friday:

8:30am-8:30pm

Saturday:

7:00am-5:00pm

Sunday:

closed

Public Holidays:

closed

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Reviews (26)

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verified email - 23 Feb 2024

I had the incredible good fortune to receive three years of training from elite shito-ryu practitioner Sensei Sandra Contreras. She is incredibly enthusiastic about this amazing art.You will be able to immediately benefit from Sensei's decades of international competition experience, having trained under some of the best Shito-ryu masters in the world.

I received the greatest in-class instruction imaginable due to her extensive knowledge of the subject and her attention to even the smallest aspects and dynamics of the art. The dojo is run quite professionally and is at a great location. I was amazed to see how Sensei was able to motivate each person to reach their full potential and improve individually as a karate practitioner throughout our training sessions. Deeply impressed, and I hope the sensei and the dojo continue to grow and reach new heights in the future too.

verified email - 16 Feb 2024
Great dojo

Sensei Sandra Contreras Is a thorough instructor. Master of her craft. Very informative and takes a great personal approach towards every individual student.
I have a lot of respect for her and everyone at Okukan Karate Coburg
A safe place for everyone. I highly recommend

Approximate cost: $100

Thank you for your awesome review and kindness!

verified email - 02 Oct 2023

A great calming environment. Wonderful Sensei who has infinite patience for children. A great place to learn.

13 Sep 2023

Sensai Sandra has been teaching me and my family karate for several years - such a supportive and wonderful environment, fantastic for young and old (and middle) alike! Highly recommended.

Thank you so much for your lovely review!

22 Jun 2023

Amazing Sensei, provides an atmosphere of calm and support, sad to be moving from the area. Classes are good size. best dojo space, clean , light and can be open to outside. Highly recommend.

Thank you so much Susan!

verified email - 22 Jun 2023

Okukan dojo is the best. Sensai Sandra is highly technical, giving, firm but also fun with the children. I am very impressed with her dojo and teaching style. I cannot recommend Sensai Sandra enough.

Thank you for your kind review!

17 Jun 2023

Sensei Sandra has a good understanding of how to be supportive of children’s development while instilling a sense of discipline. This dojo has seen my kid grow in physical and self confidence. The admin and membership process is easy and simple.

Thank you Nat!

24 Oct 2022

Highly, highly recommended as a dojo for young learners. My son has attended for 5 years. Sensei Sandra has a wonderful approach with the kids - firm and authoritative, but also kind and fun. The kids get rigorous physical training with a dash of philosophy on the side. Meg - who looks after the admin side - is infallibly organised, responsive and helpful.

Thank you Catherine!

verified email - 18 Oct 2022

Our son has been attending Okukan Karate since he was 4 and he’s now 8. We travel from South Yarra to Coburg since the karate school changed location but it’s well worth it. We tried 2 other karate schools closer to home but nothing compares with the professionalism and dedication offered in Sensai Sandra’s classes and overall teaching style. She instills discipline, manners and respect for each other and the craft of Karate and the students respond accordingly. Other schools we tried had no control and so learning was minimal.
Meg handles the administrative side and is also extremely professional and well organized.
Highly recommended!

14 Oct 2022

We could not recommend more highly Okukan. Sensei Sandra is brilliant - kind and disciplined in her leadership as well as being extremely caring of her younger students and able to deliver a high quality program which has seen our son’s confidence and skills go from strength to strength. The coordinator, Meg is always approachable and willing to help with all aspects of the children’s attendance. A wonderful dojo.

Thank you for your kind words and terrific review Rebecca!

verified email - 13 Oct 2022

Sensei Sandra is an excellent teacher and our son has progressed rapidly under her tutelage. Highly recommend.

Thank you John!

13 Oct 2022

We met Sensai Sandra the first year she started teaching in Melbourne. My two daughters are among her earliest group of students. Sensai has managed to maintain standards whilst catering for a mixed level of participants. Now even my son has joined the dojo! Highly recommended place to learn your martial arts

Thank you Meggie!

23 Apr 2022

Sensei Sandra is an incredible teacher. She is very good at teaching our sons. I read good reviews about this dojo and am not disappointed. We highly recommend OKUKAN dojo. Very welcoming too.

Thank you Nico!

13 Nov 2021

OKUKAN is the perfect place to start your kid's Karate journey. (Or yours!). Sensei Sandra is an inspiring, caring and disciplined teacher and we have also very much appreciated the always friendly, supportive and efficient communication and support from Meg, on the administrative side of things. Thank you :)

Thank you Katharina.

verified email - 21 Oct 2021

Sensei Sandra is fantastic. We have been missing classes very much during this long lockdown period, which has made our family realise just how valuable Sensei's instruction is for our children. They look forward to classes each week and can't wait to return. Sensei has made a nice environment. We couldn't have asked for a better role model for our kids. Top quality karate.

Thank you Jason!

04 Jul 2021

We love OKUKAN! Both my son and daughter attend, and started as complete beginners. They were shy and nervous at first, and Sensei Sandra was nothing but encouraging, kind and patient. By their second class they were completely at ease due to the welcoming environment that Sensei and Meg create, as do the other children in the class. (And as a parent, I have been so impressed by how communicative and flexible OKUKAN has been with dates throughout Covid and in general - much appreciated!). We have loved our time at OKUKAN and look forward to karate every week. THANK YOU for exemplifying respect, discipline, strength and kindness so effortlessly - we are so grateful to have found you!!

Thank you for this outstanding review Robin. We thanked you by email at the time. :)

30 Jun 2021

OKUKAN has been a great experience for our son. Sensei Sandra creates a fantastically warm, respectful, disciplined and fun environment for the kids.

SenseiSandra 30 Jun 2021

Thank you!

21 Apr 2021

OKUKAN has been a fantastic experience for my children. I highly recommend Sensei Sandra and her DOJO. She teaches with a calm, respectful, disciplined and caring approach. One of the best sporting experiences I have witnessed.

Thank you Kathryn.

15 Apr 2021

One of the best Karate schools in Melbourne. Sensei Sandra is an amazing teacher who is thorough, disciplined and clear in her teaching approach. I would highly recommend OKUKAN to anyone wanting to either begin Karate or become a lifetime member.

Thank you Lisa

17 Feb 2021

My son is a student at OKUKAN. The school is warm, welcoming and supportive. Sensei Sandra is firm but kind towards the children, which is exactly what you want.

Thank you Adam!

21 Nov 2020

Highly recommend Sensei Sandra , the class teach kids to be respectful and discipline. Very happy with the class since my son started at Kindy Karate.

Thank you Juliana!

verified email - 19 Nov 2020

Sensei Sandra and the supportive OKUKAN dojo have helped build resilience, confidence and strength for our two daughters. Having come from a position of zero Karate experience, our family has witnessed our children practise and progress to new belts. We are full of pride for their achievements and their discipline. This is all a result of Sensei Sandra's effective teaching style combined with the enormous amount of fun the children have in the dojo. We have already recommended OKUKAN to another family of girls and will to many others. Thank you again Sensei Sandra.

Thank you!

verified email - 30 Sep 2020

You guys have been fantastic and I will keep recommending the school to everyone. We are so glad we found you Sensei Sandra

Thank you Sarina!

26 Sep 2020

As a school teacher, I was so impressed with how Sensei Sandra ran the class and the wonderfully calm environment she created for the children to learn in.

Thank you so much Ben!

verified email - 22 Sep 2020

We really love being a part of the okukan dojo and our daughter really loves her time with Sensei and of course karate!
And thank you again Sensei, you have created a wonderful community that we love being a part of!

Thank you for your kind words!

verified email - 18 Feb 2017

[Our daughter] has benefited greatly in both personal confidence and physical development from attending your Okukan Dojo. We wish to thank you for all the hard work you and your team have put in.