Omaha Blue Waves Martial Arts & Fitness

Omaha Blue Waves, fitness and massage is the BEST facility ever! Taekwondo, exercise classes, one-on-one fitness, massages...a bit of something for everyone. The owners/instructors are great at what they do and are very knowledgeable. My grandson has been going here for about 7 years now and hasearned his black belt. It's about more than that though...these kids are taught respect, discipline, helping others, and many other great qualities. I do group exercise classes and massages. And the fact that everyone is like one big family, will always have me coming back. You'll get your butt worked off here...but you will also have fun while doing it.

Our daughter takes TaeKwonDo at Omaha Blue Waves and we absolutely love the staff and atmosphere! They were extremely patient. She started at age 4 and they were so patient while she was learning and sharpening her focus. Great classes and amazing people!! Would definitely recommend!

I'm a former TKD practitioner who is now in my late 40s. I wanted to try to learn a new art so I signed up for a Hapkido trial at Omaha Blue Waves. It's 4 months later and I am so glad I did. Hapkido is quite different from Tae Kwon Do, and the instruction I receive from Grandmaster Helaney and Mr. Humphrey is adding so much new knowledge and skill to the foundations I came in with. I truly enjoy every single session and the close-knit group that I am now a part of. For anyone interested in trying an eclectic, well rounded martial art I highly recommend Hapkido at Blue Waves.

Our family loves Omaha Blue Waves! Our daughters are learning confidence, responsibility, integrity, respect, in addition to taekwondo. All of the instructors are knowledgeable and excited to help with your individual martial arts journey. After watching my girls take classes, I decided I wanted to join them. Now we all take classes and enjoy spending time as a family with our OBW family!

Where do I even start, Omaha Blue waves Fitness has been AMAZING the last year and half. They provide great classes that range from Bootcamps, to belly dancing, kickboxing to insanity class plus more! I enjoy that I am able to get one pass and go to ANY of the classes that are offered during the week. The staff always makes the classes fun and challenging. Blue Waves has helped me meet my goals and have a fun time doing it as well! If you are looking for a great place to workout, come check out our family!

Our daughter has been going here for a little over a year now. She is always excited to go to class each week. She receives encouragement from her instructors which is increasing her confidence in her abilities. And she feels very proud of her accomplishments in class which is helping her attitude overall.Other pros: The facility holds many events for the whole family to attend.The facility itself is nice and well-maintained.Never had any issues with any staff members or other parents.You can purchase DVD's that show movements needed for each rank, which helps for at home practice.Communication has been great; get emails with monthly news and closures due to weather or whatnot.Many different options for class days/times.Con:The facility can get really busy at some times which is only really a problem because I'm socially avoidant.

Note: This studio also runs the martial arts program at the YMCA at 168th and Q.By far one of the best technical Martial Arts studios in town. They put a great deal of effort into making sure students are taught forms correctly and are prepared for advancement testing.Now for the minuses:1. They tend to be unclear about requirements and there is undue expectation for children to communicate info to parents. For example, they require participation in seminars and a tournament they plan and organize. However, they don't inform you this information needs to be recorded in their advancement book and that if not done shortly after the event the student will not get credit, even though they have all of the participation information on file.2. Students are scolded in front of other students.3. If the school feels a school activity does not measure up to their standards the student should choose TKD over school.4. Advanced students are encouraged to participate in Demo Teams or Leadership Teams. However, if they don't adhere to rules they are unaware of they are scolded.5. They offer an option to recurrently pay via credit card for monthly dues. However, if you cancel membership during the month (even though you were told previously you can cancel at anytime) you not only don't get a refund for the remainder of the month but you will be charged an extra month because you didn't give a 30-day notice in accordance to another unknown school policy. Strange how getting set-up for auto pay took only few minutes but it takes a month or more to revoke.My recommendation would be to find another studio.

I had a recent massage by Omaha Blue Wave and Michele H did an awesome job!! Just a very good thorough massage. I will not hesitate to use her services again.