The instructors were very friendly and the Dojang had a warm, welcoming atmosphere. That unfortunately was the highlight of the school. The class I took consisted of kata demos and mindlessly striking pads. There were a couple of problems. First, the instructors have a rather limited grasp of English. This would be fine, but it translates into absolutely no technical information. None of the strikes were presented in context of why or how one could use them. Second, all the exercises were done to mind-numbingly loud techno. It was goofy. They would run a demo, then they would crank the music, and you were expected to GO! Third, there was some adolescent kid literally running around with a black belt needing a lot of attention. In the context of ... ahem... serious training, I don't really feel like babysitting. But it was also distracting and unsafe. Perhaps it's unfair that I am writing a review with one visit, but I surely couldn't stomach a second... Oh, and a little bit off the subject... My friend who was training there actually was asked out by TWO of the instructors at different points. One actually got her number off her file. She quit shortly after that. Really, that's rather unprofessional. They should really name the school ""Unprofessional Taekwondo"", because, you know... they're named ""Professional TKD"", but act unprofessional... You know what I mean? ""Unprofessional"" would be much more fitting don't you think? Hello? Hello? Is this thing on?...
Pros: Yessir, these folks are friendly!
Cons: Mindlessly kicking at things; language barrier; lack of information... like any information; if you're a pretty gal, you may get asked out by staff...
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