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Looking for advice on a school.
Hello, I am new to the world of martial arts and have been looking around at schools in my area, I've only been to one so far and I believe its a member of WTF. I've been hearing and reading a lot about Mcdojo's and I don't want that to be me, not even for the loss of money aspect as much as I want the highest quality training I can get, I really want to try and push my self and be the best martial arts I can no matter how long it takes. I don't want to buy a black belt I want to earn it.
Anyways the school I'm looking in to is Hwang's Martial Arts of Martin, TN it is supposedly originally founded by Grandmaster Jung Oh Hwang, who according to the site has has over 30 years of teaching experience in Tae Kwon Do and the Martial Arts. He holds a 6th degree Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do, 6th degree Black Belt in Judo, and a 7th degree Black Belt in Hapkido. He won the Silver Medal in Judo in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. He no longer teaches at that school he teaches at the others and has left Chief instructor Billy Powell in charge, who has over 15 years experience in the martial arts. He studied under the tutelage of the Honorable Grandmaster Hwang up to his 3rd Dan Black Belt and earned his 4th Dan Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do from the World Black Belt Bureau. He also holds Black Belts in Judo and Hapkido. Instructor Powell earned his Haganah F.I.G.H.T. Instructor Certification under the tutelage of Mike Lee Kanarek, founder of the Israeli Haganah hand-to-hand combat system. Currently, Hwang's Martial Arts is the only certified school in the state of Tennessee that teaches the Haganah F.I.G.H.T. program.
The school has allowed me and two friends to try several lessons in judo and taekwondo for free and has invited us back again and again, while everyone appears to be nice and the place has a almost family oriented value. The thing that gets me is the 6 month we've been asked to sign they "giving us a deal" by putting us on a buddy system that will make our fees 40 dollars a month. However there is also a down payment and our uniforms cost about 45 dollars one being for TKD, and a seprate Gi for judo if we choose to take it. They also suggest we buy our own equipment down the line though there is some to be used from the school.
The website for the school I'll be attending is here,
and the over all site for Hwang's schools is located here, http://www.hwangsmartialarts.com/index2.htm
If you don't mind taking a look at it and telling me if everything is on the straighten arrow I would greatly appericate it...
Anyways the school I'm looking in to is Hwang's Martial Arts of Martin, TN it is supposedly originally founded by Grandmaster Jung Oh Hwang, who according to the site has has over 30 years of teaching experience in Tae Kwon Do and the Martial Arts. He holds a 6th degree Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do, 6th degree Black Belt in Judo, and a 7th degree Black Belt in Hapkido. He won the Silver Medal in Judo in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. He no longer teaches at that school he teaches at the others and has left Chief instructor Billy Powell in charge, who has over 15 years experience in the martial arts. He studied under the tutelage of the Honorable Grandmaster Hwang up to his 3rd Dan Black Belt and earned his 4th Dan Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do from the World Black Belt Bureau. He also holds Black Belts in Judo and Hapkido. Instructor Powell earned his Haganah F.I.G.H.T. Instructor Certification under the tutelage of Mike Lee Kanarek, founder of the Israeli Haganah hand-to-hand combat system. Currently, Hwang's Martial Arts is the only certified school in the state of Tennessee that teaches the Haganah F.I.G.H.T. program.
The school has allowed me and two friends to try several lessons in judo and taekwondo for free and has invited us back again and again, while everyone appears to be nice and the place has a almost family oriented value. The thing that gets me is the 6 month we've been asked to sign they "giving us a deal" by putting us on a buddy system that will make our fees 40 dollars a month. However there is also a down payment and our uniforms cost about 45 dollars one being for TKD, and a seprate Gi for judo if we choose to take it. They also suggest we buy our own equipment down the line though there is some to be used from the school.
The website for the school I'll be attending is here,
and the over all site for Hwang's schools is located here, http://www.hwangsmartialarts.com/index2.htm
If you don't mind taking a look at it and telling me if everything is on the straighten arrow I would greatly appericate it...
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