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This is an amazing martial arts school. I have been studying here for almost 7 years and it is just the best that is around. The second you walk in you can feel the warm and inviting atmosphere. The school caters to all different ages from toddlers to seniors, and there are almost always classes going around.

Atomic Tae Kwon Do Center is very community driven with a great atmosphere between instructor-to-student. All the teachers are knowledgeable and always willing to teach and help. They pay personal attention to each student, and knows each student's strengths and weaknesses. The school is also Kukiwon (World Taekwondo Federation) certified, so it's a guarantee that it will be top-notch

This school offers a wide variety of classes. Some classes are divided by age, others by rank, some by both. There are also late night teen/adult classes which are fantastic for serious study. Thrown in are "specialty classes" such as sparring, grappling, and the occasional weapons-based class. There are also very intense cardio-classes which are all exercise based - you get very tired but you feel like you worked out a lot! It is very easy for people of all types to find the classes they enjoy and benefit from most.

ATC, unlike many other schools, does not offer some run-of-the-mill get a black belt in a year program - it requires lots of work and dedication to move up. That however doesn't mean it isn't fun. I personally enjoy every class I attend, and learn so much on a daily basis!

In regards to cost all martial arts schools are very expensive, but at least at ATC you get bang-for-your-buck. The amount of material you learn is worth three times as much. Besides Tae Kwon Do, ATC also teaches weapons, along with jui-jitsu (which the head instructor, Master Bart, is also an Instructor in).

It also is incredible to see how special needs children of all sorts are integrated in almost all classes. They are paid extra attention to and the benefits they get are monumental.

Tae Kwon Do here is not viewed solely as an art, or as self-defense, it is a combination of both. Throughout coming here I have not only improved my body, but I have also jumped up my GPA in high school, and have learned a lot of incredible self-defense.

I highly recommend Atomic Tae Kwon Do Center to anybody. Check it out - you won't regret it!

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