They were great, until they were not. We were very happy at Tiger Rock, until we saw the wizard…read morebehind the curtain. My daughter was injured at a tournament- not unheard of in a contact sport. However, from the franchise to the corporate level, they were clearly less interested in my concerns and more interested in my membership. It took almost 4 months to even get a call back from corporate. It took another month to get a copy of the rules. This was 5+ years into her sparring. Speaking to students at other franchises, many were given written rules with their sparring gear, but that was not the case with our location. Their rules state: TOUCH TO LIGHT CONTACT does not cause pain, injury, penetration, or visible movement of the opponent receiving the technique. Points are achieved with this type of contact. MEDIUM CONTACT is not promoted but can happen accidentally as a result of fast movement while sparring. No points are given for medium contact and up to two points can be awarded to the other competitor. HARD CONTACT is never sanctioned (results in disqualification). They tell competitors that this will be enforced, but they do not unless it is truly blatant. When I spoke the instructor, it was implied that the contact was not excessive, rather her feelings were hurt because she wasn't being as included by the popular girls (which I will say was her choice, but also, hurt feelings don't leave contact marks and bruising). Further, after age 12, competitors are supposed to be separated by gender. My daughter was regularly partnered with males, including males over 16. When I expressed concerns and said that was against the rules, I was told they could not ensure she would not spar males, even adult males, so we made the decision after 6.5 years to leave, literally days before her 4th degree black belt pretest. It is clear that while we thought we were a team working to help students, including my daughter succeed, that thought went one way. If you are a parent who stays right there watching and makes sure you get everything in writing and are not be timid about stopping things you see unsafe, maybe they are ok. When my daughter was hurt (it was relatively minor- split lip, mild whiplash, and possible mild concussion and- again- not uncommon in contact sports) and we felt the opponent who kicked her too hard and in the wrong location was a poor sport, we found out how little our instructor/franchise owner had our back. We also found out how little we knew about what our rights were as a competitor/family. We were not really given the option of her finishing the round. (and while the girl who kicked her got gold, my kiddo got silver and we couldn't be more proud of her). Though we do try to focus on the positive experiences we had, which were many. Unfortunately, the negative ones were about safety, which made them nonnegotiable. We found another school and have been pleased with their responsiveness and attention to safety.

Tiger Rock in Old Metairie offers a great kickboxing class! The instructors are friendly and…read moreknowledgeable and they put on a class that's both challenging and FUN! I look forward to kickboxing every day!

Fantastic martial arts school owned and operated by lifelong martial artists. Home of New Orleans'…read moretop professional mixed martial arts athlete, Thanh Le.

From the owner: Moon College Taekwondo is a Martial Arts School owned and operated by lifelong Martial artists…read more Home of New Orleans' top professional mixed martial arts athletes. MMA Fundamentals and MMA for self-defense by Thanh Le.

the best school in New Orleans. A lot of emphasis on tradition, ethics, confidence, self defense…read more Always proud to represent Chayon Nola at local tournaments. We always get gold medals.

From the owner: We teach traditional Korean Taekwondo and Hapkido with a belt rank system. We are conveniently…read morelocated uptown in the Tulane and Loyola areas. We do sport sparring as well as have a concentration toward practical self-defense.

We enjoy the professional, encouraging climate at David Vincent's. The instructors are nationally…read moreranked and clearly live the values of martial arts. They are worth the drive from Ascension!

Excellent studio! All 3 of my children have taken classes and attended camps. I have seen their…read moreconfidence grow and feel comfortable that my daughters can take care of themselves, both because of increased situational awareness, which is emphasized, and through self-defense techniques

My Wife studied here and this place has a lot of favoritism. My wife is a black belt and gets…read moretreated unfairly. She voiced her opinion with one of the instructors on how class is taught and he just went off and threatened her with black belts beating her up. My wife is epileptic and has an implant in her chest to accommodate the seizures if any comes about, and he knows that because she explained to him that she can't get hit on the left side of her chest and neck cause of that implant. So she didn't spar cause of that unless she sparred with someone she absolutely trusted. Now you guys tell me do you want someone like that as an instructor. I don't trust them. Thumbs down for me.

Very welcoming staff and patrons, they really take the awkwardness out of starting something new…read more It feels good to look forward to a workout, and working towards personal goals as well!

My son and I have had a great time over the past four plus years as members of the ATA family. From…read morethe first time I sat and talked with Ms Daigle and Master Daigle, I knew my son and I found lifelong friends. My son is now a 2nd degree black belt working towards 3rd degree. Their passion and enthusiasm is contagious.

My daughter attended active for 2 years and got to see how things were really ran! She also…read moreattended the summer camp program where underage counselors In training, as young as 11, mind you!, was taking care of them! One of the counselors who was less than 15 years of age called my daughter a "fat whore"! He posts unprofessional polls to his active parents group on Facebook and is very insulting if you disagree in the slightest way with him. He is rude to his staff and had no professionalism whatsoever! I would strongly suggest looking into a more professional business to put your child in for karate. That's just my opinion:) I gave him three stars so hopefully my post would stay on here. Otherwise i wouldn't even have given him one star!

I can't say enough great things! Other than Martial Arts they also have amazing kid camps and…read moreparents night outs. Also if you are looking for a PERFECT birthday party place I totally recommend them!! My 7 yr old LOVED his birthday! Thanks to the awesome staff!!

Suprised this place doesn't have more reviews because they are truly amazing! The owners are so…read morenice, they always make us feel so welcome! Great place to encourage our child and build confidence ! More extensive review to come!

My son just started going here not too long ago and I must say they are very hands on with the kids…read moreand take their times and show respect , discipline , manners to children's as well as teaching them step by step martial arts . I love seeing my son learn here . Great instructors and overall great team thank you white tiger martial arts !