Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:what happened to Karate?
TKD is called "Korean Karate." I think all the places around here are following the same model really, basics, forms and sparring. Only one-third of the time is spent on punching and kicking.
No you idiot. Tae Kwon Do is a Korean martial art. Karate is a Japanese martial art. Kung fu is a Chinese martial art.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:what happened to Karate?
TKD is called "Korean Karate." I think all the places around here are following the same model really, basics, forms and sparring. Only one-third of the time is spent on punching and kicking.
Anonymous wrote:what happened to Karate?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Not just the cost but 3 classes a week? I could see my child boring of that in a month or so. Do you pay month by month or do you have to commit for a whole year?
most places require a one year contract after the intial trial period.
And you don't have to go to three classes a week. You can do less, but it will probably take longer to move up thru the belt levels.
My kid wanted to move up so didn't find it boring.
Anonymous wrote:Not just the cost but 3 classes a week? I could see my child boring of that in a month or so. Do you pay month by month or do you have to commit for a whole year?
Anonymous wrote:I picked up some information from a large Tae Kwon Do studio in North Arlington recently. The studio offers a trial period of two lessons a week for four weeks for $149 (which includes the uniform). If you decide to continue, there is a registration fee of $295 and a monthly fee of $189 (which gets you three 45-minute lessons a week). This includes the uniform, but it looks like there are lots of other costs that would add up (belt tests at $45 per belt, belt stretchers at $15, and forms flags at $15). There is a discount for signing up for the full year, but still the yearly cost would come in around $2400-2500. I'm curious as to whether this is more or less the going rate in the DC metro area. Thanks!