BEST DECISION WE'VE MADE THIS YEAR! Our family joined Coffrin's Martial Arts this year, and we underestimated the positive impact it would have on us! Our three children (two sons, and daughter) joined Taekwondo, and they LOVE IT! Our youngest son, 7, has had difficult time adapting to remote learning with school, as he's primarily a kinesthetic learner. He's coming out of his shell with Taekwondo, and it's heartwarming. Our daughter, 5, has found new friends, and takes her personal development with Taekwondo extremely seriously. Seeing her become a strong young lady is inspiring! Our oldest, 9, is setting a great example for the younger two! I've personally joined Krav Maga, as it's INCLUDED with our family membership. For no additional cost, I've been able to challenge myself to learn new skills. In a short time, it's made an amazing improvement to my life. I personally have a challenging time with social anxiety, which made me extremely apprehensive about starting. However, every member of the class made me feel welcome, and have helped me feel a sense of belonging. Senior Master Coffrin, Ms. Coffrin, and their entire staff have all made our entire family feel like we're part of something bigger. Their consistency, discipline, and genuine caring is breathtaking. The culture that they've created is astounding, and quite frankly, a much needed antidote to chaos that surrounds us. When we joined, I thought the kids would learn martial arts... ...but the lessons learned from the Coffrin's have been MORE VALUABLE OFF THE MAT. Coffrin's ATA Martial Arts earns my highest recommendation for anyone trying to improve themselves, their family, and/or their community. read more

Please be careful to review their contracts BEFORE you sign!! Felt very pressured to sign right then and there .. and they refused to let me take a copy home to review - yikes! read more

We love everything about Coffrin's! My daughter started off going to their elearning camp when schools were remote and now she goes to martial arts in the evening. She loves it and we're so proud of the strong, independent girl she's growing into. read more

Pricing not consistent, you could be paying multiples of what other families are paying just because you walked into their office (not that they found you through a promotion they were running). The contracts are deceiving, never sign one! They ask you for your driver's license number, why?! I still don't know the answer. The classes have no limit on capacity, so they can get larger & larger,... You will be paying for new equipment every few weeks. I would not go back and would not recommend it to any parent, try smaller entities (one-person programs), I've heard that there a few good quality ones in town! read more

Went for a birthday party and my 4 year old was asked to sit out of an activity within the first 2 minutes of the activity for freezing up and not kneeling. Never going back. read more

I do not recommend! It's a money pit! It's not just $1300 a year it's another $50 every 8 weeks to move to next level plus a sales pitch at the end of EVERY class!! Then after about 6 months it's another $250 for equipment with no other option to continue! I will not invest another penny there! I expressed my kid is not interest but there is no getting out! Trapped! Find a place that let's you test it out and doesn't make you feel like a bad parent for not wanting to continue with their program!! What a waste!! read more

The Coffrins are two of the NICEST people that you will ever meet. As a fellow martial artist, these are two instructors that we look forward to meeting with and sharing ideas on how to make our schools better. If you are looking for a place for your child to grow into a leader- there is no better option in the area. read more

While the instructors for my Son's class are terrific I feel as though it is the used car sales, No Timeshare Sales of kidtivities. It is Very high pressure and uncomfortable. Almost every week they are trying to sell you something and they do it in such an awful way...through your child. The classes are rather expensive and you have to commit to them six months at a time. Then to actually advance is an extra $50 every 6 to 8 weeks. Plus competitions, which are $25 to $50. Now they just announced they are changing the way they run the ranks. Wonder how much that's going to cost me... My son loves the classes, but I'm going to do what I can to encourage him toward another activity. It's too bad, it could have been such a great experience if not for all of the "x-tra" fees and high pressure sales tactics. read more

I am not impressed with the management of the school, the curriculum or the owners' integrity. As a whole, Grand Master H.U. Lee's vision of sharing Songahm Taekwondo to the masses in America was a genuine desire to inspire and motivate as well as change lives. My experience with joining the ATA Organization is a great one. I had my own challenges and obstacles to overcome. Luckily, I had an instructor that genuinely cared about developing me, and others, into great martial artists. I was inspired to give back, inspire and motivate others and to improve lives. That is not the experience you receive from 'Just For Kicks, LLC' or Coffrin's ATA Martial Arts. It pains me to refer to the ATA location in Bloomington, IL as an ATA facility as the owners' morals, leadership and integrity are horrible. 1. They felt it necessary air their dirty laundry by making their divorce public. They told a group of children after a class they were getting a divorce, leaving very young children to ask their parents 'What's a divorce?'. They involved clients and staff into the mix by telling them the sordid details of poor business management, theft, embezzlement and cheating. 2. While it's hard-pressed to not to argue that most martial arts schools can be 'belt factories', Just For Kicks takes the winning prize. Less than a handful of students there have earned their ranks. And less than that group honestly earned their black belts. Yet they have I think over 200 students that have mediocre skills. The owners only want the $49, 90 or $125 fees and want everyone to test, regardless of readiness. No scores are handed out, no explanation given as to why a 'no change' was given or why someone who doesn't know the material was given a belt promotion. 3. Just For Kicks highlight those students you pay in full or noticeably aren't struggling financially to up-sell an advanced membership. 4. They have a real high turn over rate. 6 staff members in 18 months is super high. Recently, one of their instructors up and quit because of how he was treated during the time he was there. When this instructor told them he was leaving, they tried to guilt him and blame past employees instead of take a good hard look in the mirror and see that they are 'horrible bosses'. 5. They are fully unorganized. Whatever event is on the calendar, it seems it's always thrown together. 6. They place high pressure on students and parents to participate in paid activities. 7. They openly will call a parent a 'bad parent' if they want to discontinue their membership or not re-sign for another 2 years. The unfortunate piece of this is the Blo-No community is too small to have another ATA affiliated program. What's worse is that, along with me, so many people have been burned and mistreated by Just For Kicks that even considering another ATA school for them makes them anxious. I would sooner train in a different style or participate in a team sport activity than be a part of Just For Kicks. I suggest all who research this location think long and hard about joining. They are like the greasy car salesman stalking you to lock you into something that truly sucks. read more

Been going a month or so now and I love it! Instructors are great and the environment is set up good for learning. Even in large classes I get the feeling I'm not forgotten about! read more

I love this place! Really clean and professional! The price is reasonable! The owner and staffs are so nice! My kids really enjoyed the program! read more