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    Y S Lee Martial Arts

    Y S Lee Martial Arts

    4.8
    (26 reviews)
    0.9 mi

    Our son started attending Master Lee's school in 2019, and just recently received his black belt…read more The program has been incredible for him, building skills in Tae Kwon Do, but also cultivating patience, discipline, and respect. Master Lee's teaches the school, along with his wife and son. His other black belt students also assist in teaching, from helping in weekday classes, to teaching specific black belt and danbo classes on the weekend. Every instructor we have encountered shows kindness and respect, and clearly cares about the students they are working with. At the same time, they hold to the same standards and expectations set out by Master Lee. The school has been an amazing part of our family for more than seven years now, and we are so thankful to be part of the YS Lee family. We highly recommend Master Lee's school to kids and adults alike!

    This guy is a snake oil salesman. I called to get information about classes and was told to come in…read morefor an in-person appointment. I showed up expecting to discuss training, only to spend the entire session being subjected to a sales pitch for his program. The meeting was largely about ranks, certificates, and why I should commit to his program--none of which I was interested in. I made it clear that I wasn't looking to treat TKD as a comprehensive system. I wanted to extract the useful kicking skills from TKD and incorporate them into a broader cross-training approach focused on practical stand-up skills. I had spent months researching and mapping out how I wanted to approach my training, including which skills I wanted from each martial art and how I could realistically manage the cost of multiple memberships. Rather than discuss those goals with me, he essentially acted as though he knew better than I did what was best for my training. I explained that my plan was to train different arts in blocks--for example, spending several months focusing on one art before rotating to another--partly because maintaining multiple martial arts memberships simultaneously can be expensive. He dismissed this approach as ineffective and a waste of my time. His position was essentially that simultaneous cross-training was the only effective way to train, completely disregarding the financial limitations that can make maintaining several memberships at once unrealistic. He then literally called me stupid because I wasn't willing to accept his approach and commit full-time to his program. Even more ridiculous, after I explained that my goal was practical stand-up fighting and that I wanted to avoid making ground fighting the centerpiece of my training, he recommended BJJ. That completely missed the point of what I had explained I was trying to accomplish. I also mentioned that I had some limited experience with JKD (Jeet Kune Do) and was interested in continuing to develop it. He dismissed JKD as ineffective for practical street fighting and claimed that former JKD students had performed poorly in his classes. I found those comments particularly dismissive, especially given that I was asking about my own training goals rather than asking him to endorse his personal opinion of other martial arts. I obviously can't verify his claims about those former students, and based on my own experience with JKD, I strongly disagree with his characterization of the art. I'm not interested in collecting ranks and certificates or spending years becoming invested in one particular system. I'm interested in extracting useful skills from different martial arts and putting them together in a way that makes sense for my goals. Apparently that wasn't acceptable unless I was willing to buy into his entire program. Aside from my experience with the instructor, I also found the overall atmosphere to have a very kiddie-corner, family-oriented vibe. That may be perfectly appropriate if you're looking for a place to put your kids after school and have them work toward ranks and certificates, but it wasn't what I was looking for as an adult seeking serious, practical training. That made the instructor's insistence that I abandon my own carefully considered training regimen and conform to his program even more ironic. I came away feeling like I had just been sold a package at a McDojang rather than given honest information about martial arts training. If you want to follow this instructor's system exactly as prescribed, maybe you'll have a different experience. But if you're looking to cross-train, have your own training goals, or simply ask questions without being pressured and insulted, I'd look elsewhere.

    Seattle TaeKwonDo

    Seattle TaeKwonDo

    2.4
    (57 reviews)
    2.1 mi

    Bought this class pass as a Groupon for my son and he loved it!!!…read more He has not done this before but the staff there did their best to make sure he felt comfortable and really took the time to show him the proper technique. I loved the orientation lesson they gave plus the detailed beginner packet It's not only a great class for kids but a great confidence booster for the kids as the staff really are great at making each kid feel special and acknowledged. Really good instructors, fun class and small enough group where they don't feel ignored. Highly recommend for your first time!!

    My son has been enrolled here for 5 years. The dojang is under new ownership and we could not be…read moremore thrilled. Master Dalton (the new owner) takes a special interest in each student's learning and progress. He seems to genuinely care and we are so proud of the example and standard he sets for our son. Master Lee is still an instructor here and I'm very grateful to her as well- we always appreciated her and Master Kim for the exceptional training they offered. They're the reason we've stayed these 5 years. If you are considering trying tkd- this is a great place to begin your journey! If you tried Seattle TKD before but were turned of by the owner- I would urge you to give it another look.

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    Our young adults love staying fit and confident with Tae Kwon Do training.
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    Kids develop confidence, have fun learning self-defense at Seattle Tae Kwon Do.
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    My nephew getting his purple belt!

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