Southern California Taekwondo Academy

My son has been attending classes here for the last year. I can’t say enough positive things about Master Kim. He is an excellent instructor and is able to make learning fun for the kids, while still being able to instill focus, respect, discipline. I love the fact that my son is getting a good workout, learning to defend himself, but also learning the core qualities of being a good person. I would definitely recommend checking this place out if you are interested in lessons for your child. Highly recommended.

My daughter has been coming to Master Kim for lessons for three years now. She is currently working on her 2^nd degree black belt! She loves it here and we appreciate Master Kim and his staff. They are excellent! We highly recommend them!

Our son has been coming here for 2 years now & we see such a difference in his confidence, determination & respect. This is a great studio & Master Kim is a good combination of strict and fun! He jokes with the kids yet teaches them self control & discipline. We highly recommend this studio!

My two kids 11 & 13 have been going to master Kim for 4 yrs now. They are working towards their 2^nd degree black belt. I appreciate his honesty & integrity. We tried 3 other taekwondo places around YL and within 1 – 3 months left all the other facilities… Some of the places offered free classes to my husband, who is a 2^nd degree blackbelt if he taught. But most of these school lack the disciplinary necessary in the TKD arena. Some of these schools are also $$$ money hungry & charge you for every little thing, from late fees to belt promotions. It’s like they were promoting the kids just to get the test Fees. With master Kim, once you qualify & join the black belt club, all test, uniforms fees are inclusive. Never felt like he was rushing to promote kids just to get $$. But overall, he give kids the necessary tool to protect themselves if needed, stay fit mentally & physically. I have recommended Master Kim to many friends & we all love him!

We enrolled our 5 yr old son a few weeks ago at Master Kim’s Taekwondo academy (Southern California Taekwondo Academy) hoping it would help teach him discipline and improve his listening skills… in addition to satisfying his urge to be like the Ninjago or Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles characters. I’ve checked out a few other studios, and the layout seems to be a good size, a little bigger than others I’ve seen. My son was super excited to show up on the first day of class, and Master Kim did not disappoint him. After a introduction, stretches, and warmups the instructors started showing my son different kicks and forms he’ll need to practice. Master Kim is definitely very patient and helpful and I could see my son was thoroughly enjoying his first day. A great thing is that the school also emphasizes being a good citizen and having excellent behavior. At the end of class, Master Kim gave us some ‘homework’ or a checklist that my son could complete to earn patches for his uniform. I was surprised when we got home that my boy said he needed to clean his room because he wants to earn more star cards…#mindblown. The following week, I asked my 7 yr old daughter if she wanted to join TKD too since she was already accompanying me to watch her brother practice. It took some bribing w/​a sundae but I got her to join as well… and since then she’s been looking forward to going to TKD class. Both the kids are always excited to practice their forms and kicks at home (not on each other) and it looks like both of them really want to earn their black belts. IMO Master Kim runs a great program and the class schedule has very manageable times that align w/​my work schedule and the kids’ school when they go back in the fall.

I have been going to this taekwondo academy for 8 years now, and I am currently a 3^rd degree black belt. The instructors are very kind and encouraging! They make sure that we are fully trained physically, but also trained mentally. The instructors enforce traits like self-​confidence and respect, while teaching the curriculum. The workouts are tough, but they are for our best. You can only move on to your next belt if you work hard and attend classes regularly, while some academies believe they should just give belts after a certain amount of weeks or months. This taekwondo academy feels like my 2^nd home because even before and after classes, the instructors have conversations become friends with you. I completely recommend Kim’s Taekwondo USA (SCTA)!!!

I’ve been going to this taekwondo for almost 10 years and I have not regretted it! Tough workouts with important life lessons to always push through. Master Kim and all the other instructors are the best mentors a guy could ever have and they work well with people of all ages. When some studios give away black belts as long as the people have money, this studio makes you work for it and it’s HARD! But always work it in the end!

The staff here is excellent, especially with children (including children with special needs). Many options for payment and class scheduling for any lifestyle. My kids have been going here for many years and they have learned self control, confidence and discipline. I recommend this studio to all who ask for my opinion.

The instructor here is Harold Kim. I trained with him for over 8 years and he was the best instructors I had been to. He is patient and very helpful when you are first starting out. He really wants you to do your best whether it be training or preparing for a tournament. When you do go to a tournament, he always makes sure to come stop by your match to support. It is great exercise for all ages. He has students that start at the age of 5 to seniors. It keeps you healthy and toned. For kids, it teaches them great discipline and respect. I learned that I have great balance from Taekwondo when I played other sports, a great example would be snowboarding. My snowboarding instructor asked me if I played sports and I told him Taekwondo and he said «That’s why you can balance so well.» Love Taekwondo!