Tigers Martial Arts Group

I have taken classes at Hwarang Tae Kwon Do for over two years now and I highly recommend this school. The masters are very professional and very good with the students. more

Don't go there. they discipline young kids hitting ground with big stick. My son is not an animal in the zoo. more

My daughter's class (whitebelt/starters) has about a dozen kids in it. The instructor is AMAZING with them and it's easy to see that he loves his job, and that the kids love him. The 45 minute class consists of warm-up exercises, then practicing blocks, kicks, punches, form, and then as time allows - sparring, or learning self-defense moves.\r \r This school teaches not only physical moves, but also mental and emotional ""moves"" like being confident, encouraging and supporting your friends, being respectful to your parents, etc.\r \r We could not be happier with our experience here so far. My daughter told me recently, ""Karate is my most favorite thing in the world - I'm going to do it forever!""\r \r They have a 3 year program for earning a blackbelt. Not sure my 7 year old will stick with it that long, but for now it's her goal in life! :) The school does require a 3 year contract, but similar to a 24-Hour Fitness type of contract, you can get out of it with 2 months written notice. Seemed fair enough to us. It is $119/month for the first child, but there is a significant discount for the second/third child.\r \r While that monthly cost is higher than what we've paid for some other sports, it IS a ""come all you want"" environment; where, for example, we paid $70/month for gymnastics that was ONLY the one evening a week. (My daughter goes on Monday and Wednesday evenings, and then to the Saturday morning class if we don't have special weekend plans.)\r \r The school is clean and well ventilated. The staff is friendly and welcoming. There is plenty of comfortable seating for parents to stay and observe. The garden outside is beautiful and relaxing, and they welcome you to enjoy it. It also has a playground if you're there for an hour with a younger sibling who's restless.\r \r We are beyond satisfied with our experience at Hwarang TKD. more

I have had three of my kids in some previous TKD schools, but I have to say that this is the WORST by far. They have had up to three instructors (not masters) for (I have personally counted) 62 students.(???!!!) If you want just a hobby or some time-killer activity, or three entertainers, entertaining you kids this schools is for you. They don't tech self defense, their curriculum is almost the same and totally repetitive, they do not concentrate on what TKD is. Instead they play with teddy bears or music dancing and running... VERY, VERY EXPENSIVE AND VERY CHEAP QUALITY. Must of the times they do not even turn on the AC nor the Heater to save money, but they are expending their saving in a new building to be able to receive another 100 or more students that they, virtually ""entertain"". Of course you will get you into a lengthy contract of three years and everybody is afraid of breaking it. Although under the Texas Law, you could break it easily if a provider does not delivery what he promised. The only thing where they are very efficient is charging you your checking account, because, they do not accept month to month payments (???!!!) They will try to charge you no matter what you complain about the service they provide. This school is all about money. Of course there are many parents trying to keep ""occupied"" their kids, and believe me ... it is very expensive to pay more than $100 per kid for such a low quality entertainment... ooopps, sorry, I tried to mean ""service"". I have not found a better school so far, but I will keep trying and when I find you I will definitely post the name and address. more