Great place for my 6 and 7 year old boys to practice the beauty of karate. Mr. Ray and his team of knowledgeable instructors are brilliant. I highly recommend.

There is a good ratio of instructors to students. They take time to teach and provide a distraction free environment.

Would highly recommend, my daughter has learned alot and enjoys going to class. Everyone is friendly and he is so patient with the kids. Its a great learning environment for the kids. By far her favorite activity !

We are new to Waxahachie and really weren't sure about any new martial arts studios. I had heard something about Ellis County and decided to give it a try. I was so impressed with their knowledge, professionalism but even more, the abilities of the students. I have been in martial arts since 1983, trained with Jhoon Rhee (Father of Modern Tae Kwon Do), Charlie Lee (ranked 3rd in the world in forms) and Ernie Reyes. I eventually got out of martial arts because of the obvious "pay the fee, buy the belt" system in martial arts today. I am a 4th degree and have been teaching kickboxing for over 20+ years. However, I wanted my own children to get a sense of the traditions, code of honor, work ethic, respect, discipline, ability and self esteem that all come from martial arts so .... I took a leap of faith and signed my children up. I could not have made a better decision! I highly recommend Ellis County Martial Arts to any parent, teacher or student looking for the TRUE martial arts system. This is it!

My boys absolutely love it here. We originally tried them out because they had a 6 week program plus a free uniform. This gave us the time to decide if karate was right for our kids. I love the way Mr. Ray treats the children and holds them accountable for their actions. My boys have become more focused and disciplined in class, as well as at home and school. Great place if you want to learn self defense and not karate as a sport, and they don't charge ridiculous testing or belt fees.

We have been enrolled at ECMA since September. Having tried many "sports" we were skeptical to try Martial Arts. But WOW we have been amazed!! Because of the true care and compassion that each instructor shows to the students and their success, my student is excited and eager to go to karate. They teach them the true purpose of karate and when it is to be used. They have a student creed that each student learns and lives by. At the time of belt testing they are required to fill out a form in regards to their grades, attendance at karate, respect at school and home. They include all aspects of their lives in their training. I am so glad that we chose ECMA and recommend them to everyone who is interested.

My kids and I have been learning from Sensei Ray for 8 months now. The amount of real world martial arts we have been taught is amazing. The reason I say "real world" is because ECMA does not teach tournament fighting which most karate dojo's do. I am not interested in my kids fighting for fun, I am only wanting them to be able to defend themselves and loved ones in a real world altercation. My kids are 7 and 8 and already have much more confidence than before. Plus they can kick the ceiling now. :^) I myself am 43 and have enjoyed learning from not only a great martial artist " Senei Ray" but from a great person. Also, with the great workouts we have I have lost 13lbs, which my wife loves!

My Daughter absolutely loves her karate classes at this school!

After more than 10 years in law enforcement in a large city and having served in numerous units, I came to ECMA looking for additional training in areas I personally felt deficient. I have not been dissappointed. As Mr. Ray has an extensive background in law enforcement and private protection training, he has been able to build upon my current training and teach me similar and more efficient methods. I have studied privately under Mr. Ray for approximately 3 months and am in his debt for the personal interest he has taken in my goals and my safety. I am so impressed with his teaching that I intend to enroll both myself and my daughter as full time students.

I've been studying with this instructor for ten years. When I first started I was very shy and now I'm much more confident person in regular life and in my martial arts. With the self defense I've learned I feel like I am fully capable of defending myself and my family in any situation. I would recommend this dojo for anybody of any age