Aspire Martial Arts

After having taken classes for several weeks, this team is consistent and professional. Being a novice myself, their unending patience has helped me tremendously in advancing my self defence skills. They offer several different classes as well, all dynamically geared to different skill levels and experience. I would recommend their courses to anyone.

I started at ATA Martial Arts - Tricities this past January as cross training for competitive curling and it's been great! After the first month I noticed a significant change in my overall fitness level and saw the benefits transfer over to my other athletic activities. I have also seen an improvement in my memory skills with the memory work assigned for each cycle and the required memorization of the forms.

The teachers are fantastic and super accommodating. If you're struggling with something, the instructors will work with you one on one (depending on time and class size) during the small group sessions. The arrangement of being grouped with students working towards a similar belt rank has been helpful as we can work together towards the same goal with an instructor focused on our progress. The optional addition of sparring sessions (through the Black Belt Club) is also a benefit!

If you're thinking about registering yourself or your child into Taekwondo, I would definitely suggest this school :)

My daughter and I are learning taekwondo together at this school. The whole experience has been amazing from the moment she started almost a year ago (I joined a few months later when I realized I could be getting exercise instead of sitting watching the class). Her confidence level has soared, and she adores the instructors. As for me, I'm stronger than I've ever been in my life and I've found a new level of confidence too.

There are students of all ages and skill levels in our class. The instructors manage the class very well, so there is no boredom or standing around; I feel like I learn so much at every session that I hate missing class for any reason. There's a nice balance between the self-defence component and the sport/competition component of what we're learning.

I never thought I would be able to do something like this, but the school's motto is "today not possible, tomorrow possible" and it really is true — they are patient and encouraging and I feel like with time I will be able to achieve anything I try hard for. Taekwondo takes a bit of commitment and is a lifestyle change as well as a sport, but it's truly one of the best things my daughter and I have ever done.