Coffrin's Ata Martial Arts

My son goes to Coffrin's and we are VERY satisfied! My son has ADHD and our Doctor suggested Martial Arts might be a great activity for him. I was really picky about where to sign up. Coffrin's school was CLEAN, the staff was professional, and the students there seemed to be enjoying themselves not just mindlessly going through the motions. My son loves going to class, his focus has improved at home and at school, and most importantly HIS GRADES ARE UP!!! I would recommend Coffrin's to anyone! more

Do your research and decide for yourself. Do you want to go to a school that teaches your child to throw his or her hands up and say ""Leave me alone"" when fighting bullies or do you want a school that actually teaches some real defense moves so your child can defend him/herself if necessary? If you want the thrown hands up go to Coffrin's. That's what my kid learned there, that and a weak wrist twist maneuver. This place churns out little black belted kids who think they know TKD and can defend themselves. they can't. It is a false sense of security that is being sold there with an extremely high price tag. more

This school is not worth your time or money and we did not have a good experience here . The instructors, although knowledgeable, appear to be more interested in making money than they are teaching your child Martial Arts. As long as you pay, they will move up in rank regardless if they know the form/techniques or not. Consumer beware. Be business savvy. Talk to other parents and find out exactly what you need t know. Unless you ask the right questions, they will not tell how much the total cost of the program is up front. There is always some marketing ploy in between and you will be nickel and dimed to death. There's no reason why learning martial arts should be over the top expensive. It's too bad really because this school has potential especially if they were in it for the right reasons. There are better martial arts schools in this area. Find a school where instructors are truly interested in teaching the art and not just in it to make a buck. When you have to sign a contract, that should be your first warning sign. Agree with the other commenter that this was an expensive lesson learned. more

I did not sign my child up for rank graduations. I signed my child up to actually test for her belt and not be walked through them. What I got was a child who cannot remember her forms a week after graduation. I wanted my child to work for her belt, not be given her belt because I paid for them. I signed my child up to learn martial arts so she would be able to defend herself. What I got instead were forms without any meaning behind them which were promptly forgotten after being given a new belt. I paid a year up front and it added up to a little over $100 a month. This would be reasonable if my child could have gone to more than 2 classes a week. I agree with AIHu3. Wish I had read that before signing up, I'd have reconsidered. The 100.00 a month does not include rank graduation, which is typical - and this is $48.00 every 8 weeks whether my child knew the stuff or not, $50.00 for a basic white uniform, the cost of summer uniforms, upgrade costs if you want your child to attend more than 2 classes a week, and approximately $140.00 for equipment for sparring - even though ""no contact"" is encouraged which makes no sense. Martial Arts is a contact sport and it's important to have contact to be prepared if attacked in a real life situation. I think no contact is a huge disservice to people studying TKD because they are given this false sense of security as they move up in the belt colors. I signed my child up so she'd be able to defend herself. Instead, she was given a false sense that she could when in reality she wasn't given the necessary tools. All Martial Arts Schools are supposed to promote respect for one another. I signed my child up to learn TKD, not get straight ""A""s. That's the job of the parent. I've always expected my daughter to get ""A""s and as a parent I work with her to ensure it. To rely on others is part of the problem with the education system in the U.S. today. In conclusion, NOT WORTH THE MONEY. I invested my hard earned dollars and what was received was some purchased colored belts that have no meaning behind them because my daughter wasn't required to truly learn the forms, an inability to defend herself, and a false sense of security. more

My 4 year old girl goes to Coffrin's and once my son is old enough he will too. We love Coffrin's because they have gone through hours of training to learn to teach our children Tae Kwon Do and many more life skills. My daughter is excited about going to class and has much more focus at home and at school since we joined. There were no hidden costs since they go through everthing before you join. We do pay for rank graduation but I would expect that anywhere. Coffrin's has a very friendly family atmosphere and I recommend them to everyone. more

There might be cheaper, but none better! I knew it was worth the money when BOTH my daughters brought home their first Straight A Report Cards! You get what you pay for. I have my whole family in Coffrin's Leadership Program and we love it! more

it isn't worth the money invested. There are other Taekwondo Classes in town that are a fraction of the price and you aren't limited to the number of classes you can take. It was an expensive lesson learned. I paid about $1200.00 for the year at Coffrin's and my child could only attend 2 classes a week. Upon further investigation I discovered that the Taekwondo taught at ATA isn't taught among any other Dojangs and their belts aren't transferable. If you can pay for the rank graduation, a belt will be given. My child did not need to really know the forms. more