Hello all, my son is turning 14 and is interested in learning Tae Kwon Do, so I'm doing due diligence. This dojo is close to our house and it was referred to us by my son classmate so that's why I'm interested in this dojo. I don't know anything about Tae Kwon Do so I'm reaching out to you guys in case there is anyone who have experience with them.
I came to observe a class of white belt and purple belt students. Here are some insights I have gathered.
1) All of the students appear to be younger than 13 (about 20 in white belt and eight in purple belt)
2) One of the black belt instructor is currently in high school
3) the lesson is about 45 minutes and half of it was devoted to warm up such as running and jumping jacks
4) the lesson I observed was them being promoted to the next rank and practicing kicking (probably not the right time to observe)
5) the dojo is a branch location
6) they offer other marital arts such as Judo, Youngmoodo, and Hapkido.
7) classes are held three time a week for purple belt and two formwhite belt. There is also two times where all belt can practice together.
8) throughout the lesson they played loud music which was a bit disorienting for me
I grab a leaflet that has their website and is a link to it.
The grandmaster is Song Kyu Lee and from reading the website he was awarded Black Belt 8th grade from the World Taekwondo Federation. However I tried searching for his name and came up with nothing. Here are some noteable passage I have from the the website.
So far no big red flag appear, but I don't want to waste money and time for a McDojo (not sure if this is the correct term) as I rather have my child learn his interests the correct way. What are some reputable dojos in the Houston Area and is there a certification/ watchdog organization or agency that I can verify if the dojo is good?
Thank you for reading this, and looking forward to reading your replies.
I came to observe a class of white belt and purple belt students. Here are some insights I have gathered.
1) All of the students appear to be younger than 13 (about 20 in white belt and eight in purple belt)
2) One of the black belt instructor is currently in high school
3) the lesson is about 45 minutes and half of it was devoted to warm up such as running and jumping jacks
4) the lesson I observed was them being promoted to the next rank and practicing kicking (probably not the right time to observe)
5) the dojo is a branch location
6) they offer other marital arts such as Judo, Youngmoodo, and Hapkido.
7) classes are held three time a week for purple belt and two formwhite belt. There is also two times where all belt can practice together.
8) throughout the lesson they played loud music which was a bit disorienting for me
I grab a leaflet that has their website and is a link to it.
The grandmaster is Song Kyu Lee and from reading the website he was awarded Black Belt 8th grade from the World Taekwondo Federation. However I tried searching for his name and came up with nothing. Here are some noteable passage I have from the the website.
With their focus on creating a POSITIVE, safe, injury free training environment, Tigers Martial Arts Group has earned the reputation in Katy of being the top martial arts and character development institute in the area.
WE ARE THE ONLY SCHOOL TO BLEND GENUINE OLYMPIC STYLE TAEKWONDO AND MIXED MARTIAL ARTS
In our totally unique program, you’ll not only learn how to defend yourself and your family in virtually any situation, but you’ll also quickly (and safely) build muscle, melt fat, increase flexibility, and gain a greater sense of peace and quiet self-confidence.
Your children will learn to focus better, set and achieve inspiring goals, and learn how to relate to and get along better with others.
So far no big red flag appear, but I don't want to waste money and time for a McDojo (not sure if this is the correct term) as I rather have my child learn his interests the correct way. What are some reputable dojos in the Houston Area and is there a certification/ watchdog organization or agency that I can verify if the dojo is good?
Thank you for reading this, and looking forward to reading your replies.
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