I have trained with Sifu Alex for a couple years now. His skill is rivaled only by his ability to…read moreteach. This is the real deal right here. I highly suggest you take advantage of the free week offer and see for yourself.

Sifu Alex is an excellent Wing Tsun practitioner. His skill level is quite high. More…read moreimportantly, he is an outstanding teacher. He is patient and doesn't seem to mind repeating one more time the thing he has already told me several times. At some point I get it and am always grateful. Classes are small with emphasis on lots of personal attention. He genuinely cares about his students and gets visibly excited when we are excited to learn something new. There are many lineages of Wing Tsun. I won't knock any of the others but will say WT is solid Wing Tsun. Techniques always conform to basic principles and everything you learn will be explained in reference to these core principles. It is a great system being taught right here in Houston! Blows my mind. Thanks Sifu!

I had been practicing at another Aikido Dojo in the area since 2013, but recently I had been…read moresearching for a more congenial Dojo with "better atmospherics, better culture", and I still prefer one close to home. I found Cy-Fair Aikido Center, and I'm going to give them a go. Sensei Matt Poulson, who comes through the AAA/AWA heritage (The Founder M. Ueshiba - Koichi Tohei - Fumio Toyoda - Andrew Sato - David Galdamez - Matt Poulson) has good coaching skills and has been helping me to understand how what I've learned over many years at a different school fits into the context of the AAA/AWA heritage. The larger organization that Cy-Fair Aikido Center belongs to aims to be inclusive of different styles; they have students from different places. My 1st degree brown belt was fully recognized on day one of practice. Even though they use temporary mats, they are good mats, you can do hard ukemi on them, no problem, and they have a big area to work with. For those who don't know, Aikido is a Japanese martial art developed by The Founder Morihei Ueshiba as a synthesis of his martial studies, philosophy, and religious beliefs. Aikido is often translated as "the Way of unifying (with) life energy" or as "the Way of harmonious spirit." Ueshiba's goal was to create an art that practitioners could use to defend themselves while also protecting their attacker from injury. Aikido is performed by blending with the motion of the attacker and redirecting the force of the attack rather than opposing it head-on. This requires very little physical strength, as the aikidōka (aikido practitioner) "leads" the attacker's momentum using entering and turning movements. The techniques are completed with various throws or joint locks.

This is my favorite place to workout. Looking for a good 45 mins that will help you burn 500-600…read morecalories? This kickboxing gym is the one for you. Tasnim is an awesome trainer who keeps your motivation up and makes sure you are doing the BEST you can. ....even if you need to fight through it making weird noises, as long as you're trying you're best, it's acceptable ;-) Make this your workout place because you won't regret the shape you'll be in once you get going!!!! Adult Cardio Kickboxing is 3x a week 6pm or 7pm!!! So pumped!

Impact Kickboxing Cardio isn't a professional environment for children nor adults. This place…read morecondones bullying and violent behavior that is morally wrong, and they accept and allow it during both kid and adult classes. The coach says that he is here to teach the kids how to defend themselves from bullies in the real world, but yet allows the kids to bully each other during the kickboxing class. I've witnessed firsthand on several occasions the coach allowing the kids to hit each other full force without stopping it once it escalates to something more serious. Another thing to note is that the headgear isn't mandatory or enforced at this facility. A child is more susceptible to get a concussion when they don't have headgear, which can negatively impact a child causing chemical changes in the brain and sometimes damaging their brain cells. His class motto is "If they hit you hard you hit them just as hard or harder back." I brought my kids to this facility for them to learn self-defense in a safe healthy environment. I didn't sign my kids up so they could feel scared or attacked by their fellow colleagues. This is supposed to be a healthy learning experience, not a place they fear. My daughter was put to spar against a boy twice her size, and her opponent would fight to try and hurt her not caring if he hit her too hard. His mission was to ultimately hurt her if he was given the chance. The coach doesn't think this kind of mentality is wrong. The coach would pair kids up this way during class not caring if the kids were of the opposite sex or bigger than the other or not on the same kickboxing experience level as the other. And as if bullying and violent behavior amongst the kids weren't enough, you also see parents on the sidelines yelling at their kids to behave in an overly aggressive manner. Parent's are allowed to yell and coach their kids to hit others in the face without limitations. This can negatively impact the children by making them feel uncomfortable, embarrassed, insecure, humiliated, and give them anxiety. The coach should be ensuring that this place is a place of fun, and skill development, not condoning bullying and violence. The parents should be supporting their kids in a positive manner, not bashing them from the sidelines. Coach Jeremy doesn't recognize the difference between guiding the children and verbally mistreating them during class. So with that being said this is NOT a place I'd recommend if you're looking for professionalism and a safe learning experience.

My boyfriend called in for an estimate on joining the gym for training/practice and maybe to…read morecompete. My boyfriend simply asked how much it would cost to join. The instructor Prof Art Alvarado goes on to question why he wants to join and then decides that my boyfriend wouldn't be fit to join the gym. Prof Alvarado never answered my Bf question about the estimates, instead makes it a personal matter on how he is old school and assumes my BF wouldn't like the gym. The conversation was truly unprofessional. For someone asking for basic information Prof Alvarado surely did a good job at rejecting a prospect client. The professionalism is at a low level. If I could give this zero stars, I would.

I've been training here for years in the morning adult class, coach Art is a very skilled…read moreprofessional instructor, he covers the little details that make a huge difference in your technique. If your looking to get in shape and learn some self defense regardless of your age or skill level, come and give this school a try.

I've had the pleasure of training with Black Tiger Martial Arts for the past two months (5 days a…read moreweek) developing skills in a multitude of disciplines including Taekwondo, Hapkido, Bo Staff, Combat Submission Wrestling, Stick Fighting, Kali, Knife Fighting, and more. The expert staff were nothing less than professional and welcoming throughout my stay making every session an enjoyable learning experience. I look forward to revisiting the incredible team at Black Tiger Martial Arts in future visits to Houston!

My two teen boys finished their first week of training and my husband and I can see we are making a…read moresound investment in the young adults they are becoming. Master Robin, Master Bill, and Master Ian are outstanding and my boys immediately bonded with Master Ian and "think he's cool." My oldest requires a LOT of patience as he has zero self confidence in anything he does and learning any new task or skill is especially challenging but he is at home here at Black Tiger already. Highly Recommend.

I appreciate this AWESOME PLACE!!! The teacher Chester is very professional, kind, and always on…read morehis toes! Talk about always learning more! My four and a half year old needs this extra direction in his world! He Loves his class, Chester and fellow team mates! He learns not only kenpo karate, in addition-- Anti-bullying as well which is very important these days! That's not it! Also, he learns how to stand and speak in front of classmates! Also earns patch stars for acts of kindness, doing chores, and more!! All this, WOW how can parents NOT be interested!? There's many more advantages, I could go on but this review can only be so long.. Ok, ok--also they put on Christmas and Halloween parties! Ok, Ok--they give discounts for loved ones. More, ok--they offer a gym room for parents to workout while children are in class!!! Ok, lastly --they kindly acknowledge birthdays! There's more... But you should call, there's an Extra special going right now, FYI. Now roll all that AWESOMENESS UP WITH AFFORDABLE COSTS!!

This place was recommended by a friend when we were looking at taking some pistol training for my…read morewife. We both took the basic pistol course even though I have done some shooting. My wife was very uneasy around guns, by the end of the class she shot 50 rounds of a 45ACP and was hitting the target every time. Chester, the instructor, has a very calm teaching style and just watched my wife shoot while giving her instruction on what to correct. Within 20 minutes my wife had a smile on her face and was hitting the target and knows how to shoot correctly. The next weekend we took the CHL class at MAW and will be going back shooting at the range with Chester and others. They also have a women's shooting club that my wife is going to join.

My son has learned a ton in the two months he has been in class. Coach jaguar knows how to teach…read morenot only martial arts but culture, music and behavior. I would highly recommended for any kid or teenager.

My 9 year old son started in March 2014. It's still the first class that he's enjoyed going to on…read morea regular basis. The instructor, Jaguar, is great with all the ages that I've seen him work with. From the 2 year old Tiny cubs class that I've observed to the Brazil Fit lite which I've been taking for about a month. My son's been taking the evening classes since March, but we're switching to the homeschool program that he just started. Keeping the review 4 stars just because the facility isn't the fanciest and Jaguar is always learning and improving his business. He responds quickly to questions if you have any.

It's been five years now. The taekwondo gym has grown incredibly. When my kids started here, I…read moredidn't realize it was fairly new (literally first year). Many of the students were from Balli's waiting for him to open. Now, as a testament to Grand Master Ahn and his staff, there is probably 60 black belts (45 kids, about 15 teen/adults). Within those, probably about a dozen moving up to second degree black belts. The color belt classes have anywhere between 15-20 kids. Although retention for martial arts is especially challenging (especially high school age), he has done significantly well as is demonstrated by the sheer numbers. What to expect from class: 5-6 minutes stretching, 20 minutes focused on group workouts (cardio, drills, etc). The last 20 minutes is focused on belt specific requirements. Tuesday and Thursday afternoons have Women's Self Defense classes, which include the TKD belt requirements and self defense techniques. Their drills include grappling, breaking holds, and knife defense skills. These are generally taught by Master Anthony. Along the line if additional options available from K-Taekwondo include K-Tribe (morning workouts which varies daily: includes yoga, HIIT, outdoor boot camp, and barre). This is with instructor Gail. Taekwondo purists, this is both in my to scoff at. Gail's yoga workouts are no joke, she makes black belts cry. Saturdays are staying busy too with the addition of Gumdo, traditional Korean Swords classes. This is taught by Master Anthony, 5th Degree Black Belt in TKD and Gumdo.

My daughter took a year of Taekwondo with Master Ahn and it was amazing to watch my shy little girl…read morestart to open up and gain confidence while learning martial arts. Master Ahn has great classroom control and is strong on form and technique, but he also emphasizes good values and works with parents and teachers to encourage (and require) respect, discipline, self control, cleanliness, good study etc. The students all respect him, but he's also very friendly and personable. His studio is clean and bright. Highly recommend this studio and instructor.