Universal Karate Studios

I’m going to talk about the good stuff first.
I only met one instructor, Master Ford. He is a really nice guy who will work with you (in all areas including financial) if you are genuinely interested in learning TaeKwonDo. He has a love of the martial art and the teaching of it. He is also very encouraging.
I also got the feeling that this isn’t a «McDojang» — a term that means that the owner will award the belt, just because you paid the money for the test. Its a non-​profit place and if I remember right, Master Ford does it because he loves the art.
The dojang is neat, but small. It seems that it house a decent sized class, though. There is equipment to be used until you are at the correct level to buy it yourself and they are in good shape and everything.
I was only able to see the studio during the evenings, due to my schedule. Also, I didn’t get to meet the other instructors or see any of the other classes. But from the pictures I saw around the studio, the main focus are kids and younger learners.
Now for the classes. I took about a month worth of classes. The fees were too good to be true. I think about $ 150 for the first month + registration + uniform and about $ 55 a month afterwards. That seemed like a great deal! The classes where held twice a week or more or less if you talked to the instructor.
I came into this a fresh newbie. So I didn’t know what to expect. I even signed up and attended classes before even viewing any classes (*hinthint* when looking for a martial art class, ALWAYS take a class first or at least view one before signing up)
The class was more philosophy than anything else. We learned the first form and got to handle some weapons, but we didn’t do too many drills or conditioning. I’m not totally sure what goes on in a class, but that is what I was expecting since I wanted to also lose weight on top of learn a martial art. I was expecting to come home after practice and pass out. That’s how hard I wanted to work.
I would recommend this school, because of the dedication of the instructors. I just would warn any interested to try to sample a class or two before jumping in.