This is in response... Wow, you sound really upset! From what I read it sounds like you went in there with a chip on your shoulder just looking for something to whine about. I have heard of this school and the master/head coach's reputation. Him and his teams are the real deal. Life-time martial artists. I very much doubt that any of their black belts, child or adult was weak. If anything it was you who couldn't stand-up to it. I am sure you and your family probably couldn't keep up with the training and looked for an excuse to bale out. Authentic martial arts Isn't for everyone. Maybe you should be looking for Fitness Kickboxing... you know some kind of Tae-Bo kind of place. It will be light enough for you. Plus, about contracts... any reputable martial arts school or fitness center will expect everyone to commit by using an agreement. If they don't, they are not professional. Remember... contracts are legal commitments by both parties. You make the payments, they supply the service. If they were cancelable, why have them? Plus, if everyone is doing jab, cross, uppercut ... doesn't matter what rank - these are the foundations of Kickboxing and what separates the level is not the techniques themselves but the intensity that is being used by each rank. You sound like what is called in the martial arts, a ""A Lobby Master."" Best thing you could have done is just listened to the instructors and allowed them to do their job. They are the martial arts experts, not YOU!
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