Ward Sensei is great. He is enthusiastic and knowledgeable about Aikido. The class is both…read moreenergetic and refreshing.

To be honest, I wasn't originally interested in TKD. I showed up here to do Jujitsu, but the class…read morewas canceled. I ended up doing a private lesson with Master Park and was so impressed by his teaching that I decided I didn't care what it was he was teaching. I knew I wanted to learn from him. It's been an honor to witness his passion and skill over the last few months. With his encouragement I've grown in strength, stamina, flexibility, and confidence. Now I'm addicted! His ability to connect with children and inspire them to do their best is phenomenal. My children have also learned so much in the short time they have been taking lessons here. They are more disciplined and respectful, and I'm so proud to see them have a goal to improve their skills. This place feels like a second home. Everyone who comes here is friendly, encouraging and make this place a joy to come to. I'm here as often as I can be, and I'd recommend it to anyone who's interested in a positive change in their life.

What a great studio, enrolling our kids in taekwondo was the best thing we've ever done. Such a…read moresupportive good program for kids! Highly recommend.

My elementary school age son and I joined in February last year. We were immediately welcomed into…read morethe studio's (dojang) community. We take classes 3x per week. It's everything we were looking for in building our conditioning, flexibility, self discipline, focus, skills. It has been really engaging to practice this authentic and traditional art, learning the history, terminology, and culture along the way. Master Rosenthal is an outstanding practitioner, teacher, and leader. He's very dynamic in how he can keep it lighter and fun for the younger kids, upbeat and challenging for the adolescents, and realistic and accessible for us adults advancing in our years. Being new to Oregon, it has been a great way for my family and me to become involved in something outside our home, build relationships, come together as a community. I feel very fortunate for the friends I've made and the cool experiences I continue to have being a member of OMDK.

Oregon Moo Duk Kwan is the best! My son has been taking classes from Master R for about 6 years…read morenow, and it has helped him him in so many ways. My husband and I eventually joined too, so now we are a martial arts family! The instruction is world class and the community is so wonderful. We have made so many wonderful friends at OMDK. Try out a class, you will love it!

Great experience with excellent people. Master DJ and Master DJ has a beautiful building!read more

The staff here was nice enough and they seem to know what they are doing. The low review rating is…read moremostly about my perceived value (or the lack of it) in attending training here. Attended a few training sessions at their much reduced "teaser" rate. They REALLY pressure you to sign up for an annual, pretty non-breakable contract. Their monthly contract cost is pretty high considering that 99% of the training consists of exercises that I can do all by myself... such as running around the perimeter of the gym, playing jump rope, pushups, situps and so on. I signed up for this training because I wanted to learn something about Korean martial arts but that training was never forthcoming. Almost all of the students are young kids. Some VERY young. I was easily twice as old as the next oldest student. If you're a parent and don't mind paying $100/mo to send your kid to a PE-oriented day care center, then this could be the place for you. But if you are an adult looking for intensive martial arts training you may well find the curriculum here disappointing. Bottom line was that I felt I was paying a LOT of $$$ for "training" that just wasn't worth the fee. If all someone wants is an intensive PE workout, there are gyms around that charge in the $10-$15 per month range for that sort of service. I would have given this place one star except that it probably is a good venue for kids who have parents with unlimited funds.

My wife and I have rekindled our relationship through Taekwondo thanks to Yong-In. We never…read moreimagined that our marriage could be so strong.

Greatest place to train in Forest Grove. Safe environment for your kids to train and learn jiu…read morejitsu. The coach is committed to the excellence of the sport. You'll not be disappointed in your ground game results going here.

Highly recommend this academy!! My 7 and 9 year old boys have been training BJJ for almost 2 years…read moreand are very competitive. We have cross trained at 10 different academies in Oregon and Washington. Five Rings is exactly what our boys needed! Their 2 main professors are black belts and give such detailed technical advice explaining the why behind the what. They also teach self control and slowing the game down so students can pay attention to the little details that make them better opponents and better training partners. There is a path for everyone at Five Rings whether you want to learn the art of Jiu Jitsu, learn self defense, attain more self confidence or compete. Get to a class!

I moved to Portland knowing absolutely nobody. I started Jiu Jitsu as a hobby to maintain while in…read morelaw school, and little did I know how incredible that decision would be. I trained at Five Rings for 3 years, and by the time I left the city, I had several close friends that I remain in contact with today. The quality of instruction is incredible. Coach Tom is quite obviously obsessed and does a fantastic job breaking down techniques in easily digestible, teachable steps. Not only are the professors incredible, but the people are amazing and SO FRIENDLY. I developed several close friendships with the people at this gym. I relocated to Houston, TX about two years ago, and I still remain in constant contact with several of my former training partners. If you're in Portland and looking for a place to drop in, I recommend it. We had several folks drop in while I was training, and we always welcomed them with open arms. If you're in Portland and looking for a place to start your jiu Jitsu journey...look no further. I have trained at several gyms and have yet to find a place that can replicate five ring's family atmosphere and tight-knit community.

We love MUSA and Master Lacey. He does a great job working with kids! We have two young boys in…read morethe Little Warriors class. They love going, playing games, and learning Taekwondo with their friends. He does a good job of teaching them age appropriate life lessons. I highly recommend MUSA!!

My son went to the spring break camp, enjoyed the first day, but on the second day was told by…read moreMaster Lacey that he was raising his voice to him, and that if he ever did that again, he would be thrown out of the camp. He was sent to time-out for the rest of lunch and half of another activity. Instead of trying to help my son work out whatever issues were going on, he left him there in time-out while he was crying, and didn't explain to him how long he would be there nor what he would need to do to get out of time -out. My son has a naturally loud voice due to some neurological issues and didn't realize he was raising his voice or being disrespectful. My son didn't want to go back to spring break due to this harsh treatment. We asked for a refund which he agreed to, and called again about it, but he never returned our call.