I was cheated out of $300.00 without my children even taking one class!! He was not supposed to charged my account!! After saying ""No"" three times, Mr. Talamantez himself consistently, aggressively pressured me until I gave in to him. He made me feel stupid for not giving him my credit card. He made it sound like I did not care about my children. While they were right there! Listening to his madness. Also in the room was one of his students. This is what he's teaching. How to hustle people out of their money. When we finally did attended classes all they did was exercise. Running in place, sit ups, and push ups anyone can do that. The worst part was the few minutes that they actually used the bags; there was no instruction! These kids were just going all at it. They could have really hurt themselves. There are proper ways to use the bags. They could have pulled a muscle, broken a thumb or toe. There was NO instruction! He promised small classes for ""Quality not Quantity"" but my kids were stuffed in that tiny room with 13 other kids plus three under qualified instructors.\r
In one class of just warm up exercises; stripes or promotions were given to everyone in the class of all colors for no real reason! No test, No skill level or progress made. No explanation. What did they learn? What were the stripes for? To make the parents feel good. I saw yellow belts, orange, and even a green belt that could not even do a solid snap kick. That's white belt stuff. Sure they can say Sir! Yes! Sir! every 3 three minutes but what does that mean if they can't throw a decent gab, kick, or use a bag correctly? When I brought my concerns to Talamantez and his wife I was given attitude and and the run around. I was left feeling cheated and disappointed in myself for letting them take advantage of me. They are money hungry. They do not care about you, your kids, or the art of karate. They care about their pocket books. No Strars!!
Cons: unprofessional
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