My family and I have been members of White Tiger for several years now. What attracted us to this school was the uniqueness of it. There are many taekwondo schools around but very few which offered us this type of experience. I must say that I am neither close to either Master Rondy, Master Chung or the Korean masters so my views are solely my own.
Over the last couple of years the changes that have taken place in the facility have been extremely hard to face. We have continued to stay loyal to the school with the belief that things would turn around. We stuck through the changes that took place once Master Rondy retired and then returned. It was sad to see how the personal matters of the former owners impacted the school. It is sad to see how the school has a feeling of division and people are choosing sides.
For my family and I, the integrity of what a martial arts experience should be about has been lost to gossip and back biting.
My family and I loved the training by the Korean Masters and although I did not feel the language was an issue for us as stated by someone's earlier review, their love for their craft was obvious. It was hard to to hear of their departure. I am not foolish enough to believe that anything we are being told is the absolute truth. I believe there is Master Rondy''s version and there is the the Korean Master's version and some where in between lies the truth.
It saddens me to say that once our contract expires my family and I will choose not to renew. Not because we don't believe the school will continue to be a success but simply because the foundation that this school was built on no longer exists.
We will take with us the wonderful friendships we have made with students and instructors.
Pros: facility
Cons: the current changes
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