Arkansas’ Top Rated Local® Martial Arts Award Winner: Unity Martial Arts

Top Rated Local® is pleased to announce that Unity Martial Arts is a 2019 award winner for martial arts centers in Arkansas!

Whether you’re looking for a martial arts school for yourself or your child, there’s no better option than Unity Martial Arts in Little Rock.

Unity Martial Arts has received dozens of reviews on three verified sites with an average rating of 4.87 stars, earning them a tremendous Rating Score™ of 94.70 and a 2019 Top Rated Local award for ranking among the top 10 martial arts centers in all of Arkansas!

Here’s just one of their many five-star reviews:

“My daughter started classes in 2010, and after watching how much fun she was having for two years, I decided to start taking classes. My only regret was that I didn’t start sooner. Unity is much more than a martial arts dojo; it is a community of people that want to grow physically, intellectually, emotionally and spiritually. And it has the Senseis and diverse curriculum to achieve that growth. I highly recommend trying it out or coming back!” – Jason S.

Not Your Average Martial Arts Center

We wanted to learn a little more about Unity Martial Arts and its outstanding online reputation, so we took a few minutes to talk with the owner, Tanner.

The first question we had for Tanner was what is it that sets Unity Martial Arts apart from their competition in Arkansas. Here’s Tanner’s response:

“We always invite people to come by to check out what’s going on, and it’s always something special and different. Once a person gets to experience what we do, it’s beneficial in understanding the services we offer. Coming in allows people to talk to the actual students and see for themselves.”

We also wanted to know what their mission is at Unity Martial Arts and how they work to make the world a better place. Here’s what Tanner had to say:

“The mission is to help our younger students be able to have the willpower to make change and get through difficult moments in their life, to help them grow so that they can help others.”

Building Success Through Community

Tanner attributes Unity Martial Arts’ strong online reputation to the community environment they’ve created:

“Our school is more of a community than a business. We strive to get the whole family involved in the process.”

When we asked Tanner how Unity Martial Arts has gotten their name out there outside of building a powerful online reputation, he said:

“On the internet we do, a bit of online advertising; we have a website, and we do social media. In marketing, I’d rather not spend my money on large campaigns that cover the whole city or state but instead focus more locally and personally, preferably where we can meet face to face. We focus on being helpful within our community. We love to help our customers out at their events in the neighborhood…”

As the owner of an award-winning business, Tanner clearly knows a thing or two about growing a business and building an online reputation. Here’s his advice for the many other business owners out there:

“The key is to be active on the internet; use it as a tool to interact in students; put out information that they are interested in to get our word out. Try not to grow very fast; become a gardener, and grow organically. Figure out how to be consistent and how to sustain your business. Support, protect and nurture.”


Congratulations to the team at Unity Martial Arts for being a 2019 Top Rated Local award winner, and thank you so much, Tanner, for taking the time to speak with us!

We highly recommend Unity Martial Arts in Little Rock. Visit their website today!

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