Professional Tae Kwon Do

This Taekwondo place does a great job of mixing up care and nurture to the kids as well as give them discipline. I was in for a great surprise. Originally I joined because I wanted my son to be more focused and in return I have a self confident boy who knows he can conquer the world. Masters/​instructors are very caring and just enough strict for all the kids to take class seriously. It has helped him get out his frustration and feel very strong. He has excelled in a short period time to know his hard work is being rewarded and they also have tournaments and demo team for the competitive girls and boys and adults too. There is a lot for any level you choose to be in. You can go any pace you choose from either going once a week to everyday and competing in tournaments or joining their demo team. My son reminds me daily when the class starts, what equipment is needed and not to be late for class. He feels part of the community and we feel part of the family. The only downside is entering class and leaving can be a little stressful because the one class ends while your class is starting so there is a lot of foot traffic but this has not stopped me from joining or enjoying it.

EXCELLENT! Friendly, knowledgeable instructors. The best TKD school in the city. Very clean and professional.

Totally recommend this place. Facility is clean and staff is super friendly.
Instructors are great and extremely patient with the kids. They encourage you to try your best!
Class is extremely energetic .
My son has been coming here for about an year now and looks forward to this class each time !

Pretty fun class with friends. The instructors are really nice and chill. The students helps out each other so that’s another plus. They give free uniform when you sign up. Look forward for Master Her. He is my favorite instructor.

It is not an exaggeration to write that this place has transformed my son. He is a very active, bright almost 8 year old who has always had tons of energy but until now never really «clicked» with any sport. Professional Taekwondo has been a truly wonderful place for him to grow stronger, physically, mentally, and socially.
The instructors will often play calming Eastern music while the children sit and meditate or prepare by doing their stretches. They will later switch it up with infectious pop music while they have a serious cardio work-​out. Afterwards the class flows into an organized, highly effective system where every child is working hard at his/​her level. My son (with his boundless energy) really works up a sweat! He loves it so much I often hear him humming Bruno Mars while practicing his forms when walking outside. All of the instructors there whether it be Grandmaster Kim, Master Her, or Instructor Alex are WONDERFUL with kids in their own way.
What I have seen them teach and promote:
Strength, both physical and mental:
Comradery — our experiences with the other kids that attend have been overwhelmingly positive. The more experienced ones are truly great role models, and his peers have become supportive friends.
Structure
Confidence
Respect for others
With a side note, they stress respecting your parents, and being grateful to them and having pride in yourself, especially when you’ve had a great class where you’ve put in a lot of effort.
Not only do the instructors teach with patience and clarity, it is obvious that they care about your child and they are truly proud of them when they see them working hard. To quote my son, «They are strict but with a smile! The class is so much fun it always goes so fast!».

My 7 year-​old absolutely loves Professional Taekwondo. So much that we singed up for the year! I highly recommend this establishment!

Very good for a person like me. I’ve been coming to the new location since its opening. Very spacious for children to grow and learn. Has a waiting area on the main floor for parents and a downstairs.

I waited awhile to write this review so I can provide others interested in tae kwon do with the most accurate and helpful information based on my personal experiences.
I have attended 8 classes over the course of three weeks. Like Eileen, I also have an extremely stressful job that had me suffering from anxiety, elevated heart rate, pre-​hypertension and at times, depression. I really needed to take care of my health immediately and dedicated myself to TKD.
I was extremely nervous my first class. I hadn’t worked out in years and I wasn’t in good shape, physically nor mentally. I wasn’t interested in any other forms of exercise — yoga was boring, I couldn’t find a good kickboxing class, Equinox was always so crowded, circuit training was tough and I was discouraged, zumba wasn’t fun, scheduling a bike for spin class was such a hassle… so my greatest fear was to try tae kwon do and not like it.
I spoke to Sharon and Grand Master Kim about the package options and opted to try the class for one month at $ 189 which included the uniform. On my first day, Sharon was excited (she is SO sweet!) to see that I had joined and gave me a tour of the space, showed me how to tie my belt, and gave me the basics to TKD prior to my first class. Not going to lie — I was still nervous and extremely awkward. Some of the phrases and counting is done in Korean but class moved at a great pace and the instructions were clear making all of the moves very easy to follow — even for a first timer.
I did not have a Korean name written on my uniform and did not feel alienated. In fact, during classes, there are at least 1 – 2 instructors that walk around helping each student, regardless of their experience level. I felt just as important as all of the other students and what I noticed was that all of the students are encouraging and respectful of one another.
The classes have never gotten boring for me and I am quick to find reasons to quit anything remotely physically demanding. You know how in spin class, even if you are spinning to the best music you can still mentally check out and keep your legs and body moving. In TKD, you are mentally and physically engaged. There is a sense of discipline and air of respect. Every class contains elements that are similar yet depending on the students in attendance as well as instructor, the classes are varied in sequence of activity which keeps it FUN! Not only has it held my interest, now I miss TKD on the days I do not attend class.
I feel stronger and more calm in my daily life. I am finally excited about something outside of work and I owe that to the instructors: Grand Master Kim, Master Her, Instructor Alex, and all of my classmates (from the little 5 year olds to the blackbelt moms) and partners that have encouraged and directed me through. And it warms my heart to see how caring the staff is towards the little ones. They are SO CUTE!
The best way to conclude this review would be to say that TKD has been life-​changing.
A few details:
The changing rooms are small and there are no lockers though lockers are available for rent.
You cannot wear shoes upon entering the dojang.
The bathrooms are tiny but clean.
Wifi is available though a bit weak in certain areas.
There are a few different package options that I find tricky to understand but just ask your questions and seek clarification where necessary.
Bottled water is available for a $ 1.

Signing up for classes at Professional Tae Kwon Do was the best thing I did for myself last year.
The motivation? To get my 95 beats per minute heart rate, which is in the very poor range of normal, down. Eight months later, my heart rate is in a good range for my age, so my primary goal is accomplished. But I gained something so much more than better fitness. I found a healthy way to relieve stress and cope with work related and personal hardships. It has made me a healthier person, physically, mentally, and emotionally.
Professional Tae Kwon Do is a top class operation run by top class instructors, Grand Master Kim, Master Her, and Instructor Alex. They have made this TKD experience astoundingly better than my last one at an Ivy League school.
I could not recommend this dojang highly enough.

This school has a great atmosphere, it’s clean and has a strong regard for American and Korean culture. The teachers are very knowledgeable, experienced, and have high standard for each class. Discipline and respect for the space, art, teachers and students are high priority.

Had my 4yo in a «Little Tiger» program this past summer. The place is not horrendous, but I do have some bones to pick. First, the «Master» (there are two) who seems to be the owner, writes on the lapel of the children’s uniform their names in English on left — than Korean translation of name on right side lapel. My son only had his name written in English. This made me feel excluded. I don’t know the reason of this (my son was very inquisitive & not the most physically inclined kid so this gave me the sense that they were sending me vibes that he wasn’t cut out for that environment). There was another child who enrolled later than my son & he had both names on both lapels. Like I said previously: This made me feel excluded. The second Master would completely ignore us & he had a major air of pretentiousness. Whatever. Little things & vibes like that. I’m a paying customer so needless to say I want the same attitude (attitude is everything) than other paying customers. Their bathroom was dirty. Not filthy, but not squeaky clean either. I never saw paper towels or nothing else to wipe hands with (gross), so I was forced to use their toilet paper to dry my hands with & everyone knows how much fun that is! The only thing I enjoyed was the young instructor. He was patient, skillful & respectable. Overall, the place is not bad & if you truly are set on learning TKD this aint a bad place, but sadly my experience wasn’t the best.

Professional TKD is an awesome place to study tkd. I have been studying tkd there for 4 years with my children. The children’s program is are quite structured and progressive and they allow each child to progress at the rate that is appropriate to that child. There adult classes are slightly less structured but that does not detract from the overall experience. The instructors are very patient while still pushing both adults and child to their potential. I am sure that if the person who visited one time had actually attended more than one time, all of the attributes I describe above would become apparent. I would say that anyone who is a serious student of TKD would have a bit more respect and not to make that kind of snap judgement. Perhaps though the reviewer does not know quite as much about the principles of TKD as they seem to indicate.

I have been training at Professional Tae Kwon Do for over a year now and I have never seen any of the negative things mentioned in Simon’s review.
The instructors themselves are warm and friendly. It was their great personalities that made me choose P-​TKD over other dojangs.
As for the instructor’s English, it is very easy to understand and I have never had a problem communicating with any of the instructors.
There are classes every day, with times that are very convenient for me. PTKD practices forms, sparring and technique work (I really enjoy the sparring).
I spend 4 – 5 nights a week at P-​TKD and thoroughly enjoy my time.

To be honest, I may not be the best to review the dojang as I was only there once. My friend who was training there invited me to a friends and family day.
The instructors were very friendly and the Dojang had a warm, welcoming atmosphere. That unfortunately was the highlight of the school. The class I took consisted of kata demos and mindlessly striking pads. There were a couple of problems. First, the instructors have a rather limited grasp of English. This would be fine, but it translates into absolutely no technical information. None of the strikes were presented in context of why or how one could use them. Second, all the exercises were done to mind-​numbingly loud techno. It was goofy. They would run a demo, then they would crank the music, and you were expected to GO! Third, there was some adolescent kid literally running around with a black belt needing a lot of attention. In the context of … ahem… serious training, I don’t really feel like babysitting. But it was also distracting and unsafe. Perhaps it’s unfair that I am writing a review with one visit, but I surely couldn’t stomach a second… Oh, and a little bit off the subject… My friend who was training there actually was asked out by TWO of the instructors at different points. One actually got her number off her file. She quit shortly after that. Really, that’s rather unprofessional. They should really name the school «Unprofessional Taekwondo», because, you know… they’re named «Professional TKD», but act unprofessional… You know what I mean? «Unprofessional» would be much more fitting don’t you think? Hello? Hello? Is this thing on…