A Decade on the Mat. The Same Instructor. The Same Standard.

Shihan has been teaching in Clovis for over ten years. No revolving staff. No watered-down curriculum. Just real martial arts and families who stay for years because it works.

The Instructor

Shihan Mike Guido Has Been on This Mat His Whole Career

Some school owners manage from a back office. Shihan isn't one of them. He is on the mat at Guido's Martial Arts Academy for every class - teaching, adjusting, pushing, encouraging. That's not a policy. That's who he is.

Shihan Mike Guido has spent his career building something the Clovis community could rely on. Nationally certified and deeply invested in the families who walk through the door, he built Guido's not as a business venture but as a place where kids and adults could come and actually change.

He doesn't measure success by belt promotions or enrollment numbers. He measures it by the parent who tells him their kid started standing taller. The adult who stopped making excuses. The teenager who finally found something they are proud of.

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Shihan Mike Guido teaching class - portrait, on the mat, candid and authentic

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Why Families Choose Us

What Makes a Martial Arts Academy Worth Driving Across Town For

There are other martial arts schools in Clovis. Here's what families consistently say about why they chose Guido's - and why they stay.

The Owner Is On the Mat

Shihan is present at every class. Not visiting - present. Students train under the person who built the school.

Nationally Certified Team

Every instructor at Guido's holds national certification. You are not getting an enthusiastic volunteer. You are getting a trained professional.

Character Is the Curriculum

The Black Belt Principles are not a slogan on the wall. They are woven into every class. Focus, respect, discipline, perseverance - these show up at school and at home.

Family-Owned and Community-Rooted

Guido's is not a franchise. Every decision is made by the people who live in this community and know these families by name.

Programs for Every Age

From Little Ninjas at 3 years old to adults at any stage - there is a program for everyone in the family.

Results After the First Class

Multiple Clovis parents have reported seeing a change in their child's confidence and engagement after the very first session.

Our Mission

What We Are Here to Do

To empower and educate the people of our community to be mentally strong, physically fit, and emotionally healthy through quality martial arts instruction. We are a family-owned school and a family-oriented culture. Our academy is a place of positivity where people of all walks of life can come together and train to become better versions of themselves.

Our instructors are nationally certified. Our programs are structured to produce real results. And our community is one of the best things about living in Clovis.

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