I have been a student here for around five years, and in that time I have grown in many ways, I'm…read morequite the athlete in comparison to what I was, my health is great, my voice has dropped SIGNIFICANTLY as a guy and my confidence has skyrocketed. I'm glad I was given this opportunity to work on myself and find a hobby that is not only fun but empowering. All the instructors made this possible too, each one is amazing, and when I look at other schools it's obvious that we look better. the values that make us better are the exact ones were taught every day like discipline and quality standards of teaching to us that are tight sometimes but for the better, I can easily say this is one of the best dojos in the city, county and state by far. I'm more than grateful at this point; I wish to continue for as long as I can. However, despite all the main obvious qualities the issues I see is that getting gear and figuring out things is difficult, gear often arrives quite late and finding a class schedule that is accurate to present day is a nightmare sometimes, I would really like to see an online schedule present in the future, it is a common thing for most businesses to do that, so I want to see it here too. But really, overall, it is a really good place just I would like to see some improvements on communication and another issue. I will not disclose much info but kids must advance their belt rank, one kid is trying they're very best and struggling while another might just show up and get a pass on their belt exams and other tests. Another big thing is a feeling of bias in tournaments over certain members in our studio, I feel as though I'm not as liked and loved as other teens and I believe it's because I'm not on all the fanciest teams and can trick as good as them. I don't mind so much but it hurts to feel that sometimes. I'd say though that I'm still liked, just not as much as some others. The last part about this sort of thing is money it cost me 500 dollars to even go to my blackbelt test, whether I passed was not guaranteed with the money. another thing is that you pay more based on which class difficulty rank you participate in, there are also three main levels of training, basic training, black belt training and leadership training. Often, I've seen parents talking with the girls at the front desk about their kids and where they are at, then to days later they get promoted in class, keep in mind you are not supposed to pay to play, but they accept it because it means more pay. You are supposed to work your way up and when the instructors see you are ready they will talk to you or your parents and or guardian about getting you in a higher and more expensive class. then if they are willing to pay, you will rank up. But overall I love the studio still, keep it up Team Justus :)
