Park's Karate

Don't listen to other comments written on this site. Go to others then go to Park's, see the difference yourself. I have been attending Park's for years, they have been around FOREVER, not to mention they are very professional and organized. They demand nothing but the BEST from the students, their classes are structured and organized, to a regular viewer it may look like alot is going on, but it's ALL TOGETHER. To make your child a better person requires a committment, which is demand from parents and they are selective of whom they want to part of MASTERS CLUB, there is a evaluation process a student must meet in order to advance to higher programs. Parks Family are example of AMERICAN DREAM, they came from nothing and achieved EVERYTHING as a FAMILY and I want to be part of that. Regardless what others have said, Park's SUCCESS speaks for itself and BTW what is the purpose of owning a business? To accomplish SUCCESS! They are running a professional and a well organized business. Pros: Authentic training Cons: need bigger school more

Classes are overcrowded (often 30-40 students with 1 instructor) and often playtime, not Tae Kwon Do instruction. Classes are 30 minutes rather than the 45-60 minutes offered at other schools. They do not teach Forms and actual Tae Kwon Do unless you sign up for the Master's Club (see below). They just teach a few different punches and kicks (no Forms) and call it ""assessment level"". They sign your contract then alter the written terms before giving you a copy of the contract. They attach an extra page to your copy of the contract that has terms never disclosed or discussed. They charge exorbitant testing fees and test every 6 weeks. If you don't test, they expel you and charge you a fee of $150-$500 depending on your rank. If you don't pass, you re-test (at an additional fee) in another week. If you try to cancel the contract, they charge you $75 for every lesson you have ever taken! They hold special winter camps for $200 when the kids are out of school and cancel all regular classes so that only the students that pay the additional $200 can attend classes. Everything is about money. They constantly try to get the kids to solicit new business for them at their schools (potential new customers) by offering them $1 off ice cream coupons. Friends that come in are then harassed by constant sales calls. One-two months after you sign initial contract you are given a special invitation to the Master's Club. Of course, everyone gets an invite. The Master's Club requires a 4-5 year written commitment of $10,000, $200 per month. They want a $5,000 deposit. You are continually harassed by telephone and in person to join. If you don't join the Master's Club, you have to leave at the end of your contract. Just go show your green belt and moves to any other Tae Kwon Do school; see their shocked faces when you don't know how to do any Forms. All of your Park's training won't be worth more than a white belt at any legitimate facility. Park's should be ashamed. Cons: You don't learn real Tae Kwon Do more