Questions parents ask
before the first lesson.

Call the school or request a time and we book a private one-on-one introductory lesson. That lesson starts your child’s 30 days of free training.

No. Most children who walk in here have never done martial arts.

None. You decide at the end, and plenty of families take the whole month before saying yes.

Ages 3 through 17. Mastery Troy is a kids-only school with no adult classes, no family classes and no summer camps.

No. Every class is built for one age group, so the pace, expectations and challenges fit where your child is developmentally.

Your child meets their instructor one-on-one, learns a few basics, and does something on the mat they couldn’t do when they arrived. You watch the whole thing and ask your questions afterward.

That is most children on day one, and it is exactly why the first lesson is private. No group, no audience, no expectation that they already know anything.

Comfortable clothes they can move in, and bare feet. No uniform is needed to start.

Once a week works and is where many families start. Twice a week is where habits form fastest, because repetition is what turns a skill into a reflex.

Tiny Tigers, Little Dragons and Beginners classes all run 30 minutes. Long enough to learn something, short enough to hold a five year old’s attention, and it fits between school and dinner. Leadership Training classes run 45 minutes.

Little Dragons and Beginners train Monday through Thursday, late afternoon and early evening. Tiny Tigers train Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday morning. Leadership Training students train Monday through Saturday. See the full weekly schedule →

Leadership Training is the program that teaches children how to apply the life skill they are working on at home and at school. Karate class is where they practice it. Leadership Training is where they learn to use it everywhere else.

Leadership students stay an extra 15 minutes after their Monday to Thursday class. Once a student is age 7 and up and has reached green belt, they also get the dedicated 45-minute Leadership Training classes Monday to Thursday at 6:45pm, plus Friday evening and Saturday morning, which are open to all leadership ranks.

Tuition runs $149 a month for once a week (Discovery), $249 for twice a week (Growth), and $299 for unlimited (Achievement). Enroll at the end of the introductory lesson and the Free 30-Day Pass takes $25, $50 or $70 off every month.

Your child’s first 30 days are free. If you decide at the end of the introductory lesson that Mastery is the right fit, the value of that Pass comes off your tuition every month: $25, $50 or $70 depending on the pace, for as long as your child trains. Enroll later and regular rates apply.

The beginner program is a six-month agreement. Terms, billing and cancellation are reviewed with you in person before you sign.

Extended time away can be added to the end of the agreement.

Uniform, equipment and belt testing are all reviewed with you before you enroll rather than appearing later. Nothing needs buying for the free 30 days.

Yes. Your child’s Mastery uniform is included with enrollment. No uniform or equipment purchase is needed to start the free 30 days.

Any training equipment requirements depend on your child’s program and progress. We review what is required, what is optional and any cost before you enroll or purchase anything.

Before you decide to continue, Mr. Strecker reviews the 6-month beginner membership agreement, billing and cancellation terms with you in person. There is no obligation to continue after the free 30-day experience. Read the membership summary →

By meeting the requirements on their belt sheet, which covers the karate and the character work at home. Testing happens about every two months and nobody tests before they are ready.

About three years of steady training. There are 18 belts across 10 colors. See the full belt order →

Roughly two months, which is deliberately early. Children need proof before their enthusiasm runs out.

There are no belt-testing fees. Testing is included in tuition: every 16 weeks on Discovery, every 8 weeks on Growth and Achievement.

Yes, and we want you to. Parents watch every class, not just the first one. You learn the language we use so you can back it up at home.

No. You are always welcome to stay and watch, and many parents do. If you would rather drop off and come back, that is fine too.

Troy parents report the opposite. Self-control is the purple belt, and it is taught from the first class. One dad wrote that he worried his son would start fights and instead found “more self control than I could have ever imagined.”

Call the school before the first lesson and tell us what would help. Children on the spectrum train here, and knowing in advance lets us prepare properly.

Yes, age-appropriate for each group, along with bully prevention built into the curriculum rather than sold as a separate seminar.

3656 Rochester Road, Troy, MI 48083. We serve families from Troy, Sterling Heights, Rochester Hills, Royal Oak, Birmingham, Clawson, Madison Heights, Warren and Bloomfield Township.

One school, one instructor team, in Troy. That is on purpose.