Master Hwang’s Martial Arts

If I could give them 10 stars, I would! My son starting attending Hwang’s in 2012, when he was 8. The confidence, focus, and agility he has gained is amazing. I love that they focus not only on the physical performance, but also reinforce the importance of respect and being a good person. They have cards which feature desired traits such as focus, respect, cooperation, etc. that can be used at home or school for the child to earn a belt «stripe» after exhibiting the desired behavior. The instructors are kind, patient, and friendly. My son earned his black belt in the summer of 2015 and I couldn’t be more proud.

Though at times the classes have been really good, we generally found the curriculum inconsistent between teachers and as parents think our son’s confidence has been harmed, rather than improved.
Brian and Dave have been great on Saturday mornings. But my wife, son and I have left Wednesday classes with Joe with tears and frustration. My son turns six on in a couple months and simply cannot do what is expected of him and cannot keep up with eight and nine year old white belts.
We enrolled him knowing he lacked not only focus and confidence, but is behind his5-​year-​old peers with balance and coordination. While Mr. Brian breaks down the forms and works on each part, Mr. Joe ends each class with the expectation that students at least have a working understanding of the entire form. White belts are separated, but my son was in groups with older white belts.
Anna — who has been incredible — has worked with my son one-​on-​one on Saturdays, but he falls woefully behind in classes lead by Mr. Joe. We understand my kid needs to show more focus at taekwondo, in school and at home. That’s why we bring him.
But Mr. Joe telling him recently that his focus is why he has 20+ stripes but does not have a black stripe, simply isn’t true and was a major blow to his confidence. My son admittedly gets frustrated too easily and gives up. He was in taekwondo to work on that. Instead, it has been reinforced at Hwangs.

I’m a grandmother of a 4 year old who started at Master Hwang’s last summer. I take him or go with him 1−2x a week (including today). He LOVES it. The five instructors are marvelous. I have complimented them for how they work with the children of all ages. The lessons they learn in confidence, respect and «focus» (one of the family’s favorite words now) is something I wish every child could learn.