U S Tae Kwon Do Ctr

We live in Shrewsbury and my kids attended US Tae Kwon Do School mainly because some of their friends did and it was the only place in Shrewsbury at the time. more

I don't know what these people who don't like this center are talking about, but everyone is entitled to their opinions. I have never seen any fighting and the instructors are all highly trained Korean masters. True the older students help the younger ones during class and often they will be the ones who direct the stretching exercises. This is good training for them. It teaches them patience with the younger ones and teaches them how to teach. This is a wonderful school and I and my family take classes here. We have been to the Worcester location also and find that this school is also a great place. This is well worth the time and money. I and my husband and two children love it. We do this as a family and enjoy the physical exercise, the mental exercise and the family fun. The other people who take the classes are like our extended family. I cannot say enough about this school and the people who run it. They are wonderful. Thank you. Pros: family oriented, good ethics Cons: parking more

I have had my grandson at the U.S. Tae Kwon Do center in Worcester for almost 5 years, he is now 12 and a first degree black belt, working towards second degree. My grandaughter is 7 and a red/black belt. My 5 year old grandson is a blue belt and I just started and graduated to yellow belt the end of June. In all the time we have been at the U.S. Tae Kwon Do center I have never had a problem. Nor have any of the parents or caretakers that I have met there. Many of the people have been with the center as long as I have or longer. We use both the Shrewsbury and Worcester center. The five aims of TKS are respect, humility, perserverace, self-control and honesty. Fighting is not only frowned upon, but can cause you to lose rank. My grandchildren are all ADHD and TKD has worked wonders with them in concentration, self control and self esteem. My grandson is part of he demo team, the little ones can't wait to try out. The love going to TKD and we at the school look upon each other as extended family. As for the teachers at the school -- they are all graduates of Korean Tae Kwon Do colleges and carry the credentials to prove it. Yes students help with classes. The black belts help during class because they are learning to be instructors. They get their hours in helping the younger students (or lower belts) and the students get a little one on one instruction. The Masters at both Tae Kwon Do centers are wonderful with the kids (and we adults). I can't say enough good things about both centers and the instructors. The instructors at the school have been there the past four years. We did have two instructors who left (four years ago -- one left to care for aging parents and another left because his wife got a great job offer across the country). But our instructors are always there for us. Pros: Teach Respect, Humility, Perseverance, SelfControl, Honesty Cons: Limited Parking more

Save your money and spare your children the trauma. School may be ok for older teens or adults who can handle a ""let's fight"" attidue, but I do not feel it is a good place for children. Cons: no parking! unorganized! high turnover of staff! more

I am a parent of a teen and a 10 year old. My experience with Us Tae Kwon Do was not a positive one at all. I have also heard very similiar responses from other concerned parents. I think, in haste, regretfully, I allowed my children to be exposed to such an awful place. I always thought that martial arts was supposed to teach discipline, humility, etc. I have witnessed the owner of this school yelling at people outside, fighting with the neighboring tire store, and from what I heard they physically started fights. It was just a very poor display coming from a place that is supposed to teach discipline. I do not know much about tae kwon do itself, but discipline or not, I seen way too much to know that I will never expose my kids in that environment again. Cons: They do not practice their philosophy. Very misleading! more

This Martial Art Center is alive and glowing with positive vibrations and additudes, and the staff and Masters go out of their way to make sure you really take on the additude of ""You Can Do It!"" I have NEVER seen one instance of a staff member or Master being in any way belittling or negative towards any of the students. It is always, anything you set your mind to, you can do. I dont know when this other person who wrote a review signed up, but I can tell you Ive been there for over a year now, and I have NEVER seen an entire class led by students. The students (once they are higher in belt rank, and know what they are doing) have a certian number of hours (kind of like community service) spent on 'helping' the instructers with classes. I see this as more of an aid to character development, and than trying to skimp on staff members. There are always staff members present during classes, and the really unique thing about this school is that about 95% of the staff members are Masters of the Art, highly ranked and very highly skilled people who come in directly from Korea and have been doing this their entire lives. Really, their abilities make most American Highranking Belts look foolish and slow in comparison. Im really glad I was introduced to the school. Pros: Extremely Positive Vibes, Close-knit Family Enviroment Cons: the parking lot more

I started my two sons off at US Tae Kown Do in their Shrewsbury studio. From the beginning I was not very impressed with how the place is run. There were constant ""encounters"" with parking, the owner Master Jeong is obviously only concerned with how much money he makes and worst of all, my boys did not learn from professionals, they learned from other students in order for the owner (Master Jeong) , to save money by hiring a professional staff (I assume). Cons: No Parking, Expensive, A Money Pit..... Not worth it! more