This is probably one of the most frequently asked questions and misconceptions about martial arts. In short, martial arts can actually reduce aggression. However, research has shown that training in a martial arts school that solely focuses on competition does increase aggression while training in a martial arts school that incorporates philosophy, forms, sparring, meditation in addition to competition actually lower aggression. TKD Wellness does participate in competition/sport Taekwondo but our curriculum includes many of those key components.

No, new students are not required to have previous martial arts experience.

Children classes at TKD Wellness start at age 7 and up.

No, we don’t do contracts because we also value flexibility and we are confident that our students will want to be apart of our community. We offer month to month memberships as well as discounted memberships for multi-month memberships paid in advance.

TKD Wellness membership fees are affordable compared to other programs that can cost over $200/month. We also want to encourage families to train together and give large discounts as a result.

Our prices are:

$125 Monthly Membership

$85 Monthly Addition Family Member

$230 Monthly Family (2 or More Members) Membership

TKD Wellness strives to be transparent with students about fees. Like many sports there are equipment, association and tournament costs and fees.

Fees:

• monthly membership tuition
• quarterly promotion test material fees

Optional Fees:

• sparring gear set
• tournament registration fees
• USA Taekwondo Membership fee
• extra uniforms

Students at TKD Wellness can expect to test for a belt stripe every month with a rotating block schedule that resets every three months with a promotion test. Here is the gist of the curriculum: 

The first month of the curriculum focuses on basics. At then end of the month, students are tested on basic techniques and terminology as well as sport and psychology concepts.

The second month of the curriculum focuses on poomsae. At the end of the month students are tested on their current and any past poomsae.

The third month of the curriculum focuses on application of what has been learned through one-steps, self defense, sparring and board breaking. At the end of the month, students are tested on the above areas and then are invited to test for promotion to higher rank.

For more detailed curriculum, please visit our TKD Belt System Curriculum page. 

No, students are not required to compete in tournaments.

Beginning students (white, yellow & orange belt) are not expected nor required to spar. Intermediate (green to purple belt) and advanced students (Brown and higher) are expected to participate in in-class sparring drills but are not required to participate in free-sparring nor sparring competitions.  

Yes. TKD Wellness was initially developed by Dr. Torres, clinical psychologist, as a therapy group for children, teens and adults with mental health diagnoses such as depression, anxiety, ADHD, anger and Autism. Students are encouraged to go at their own pace and training drills can be modified as needed. Thus all students with and without special needs are welcomed.