My three kids had been doing taekwondo here, from when this business started in West Covina (Seafood City plaza), moved to Tokyo Central plaza, then to this location next to Dominos. I did not have any comparison for other tkd center. As I was happy being here before, years after years this place is declining rapidly. From so many great instructors,down to one instructor, Rolando Lopez who are very unprofessional and lacking customer service. So many times I went there to renew or pay monthly membership (especially with so many people being scammed here), and Lopez also replied did not know when the owner, Han, would be there. At the same time, noone worked in the front desk to help parents. Rolando and Han often unprofessionally made comments "I love you, " "I hate you" to the kids. Or pretending going to hit their heads even though it was joking. If I didnt do that to my kids at home, why would I pay for them to go somewhere to be treated like that. Should had reported to the taekwondo safeguarding agency. And when I talked to the "owner" Han, he talked negatively about other tkd centers and even his previous coaches. He kept saying they all stole money from him. If they were, how could it be a repeated offence? Not to make ugly comments, I couldnt renew my kids memberships because Han never there and Lopez too head big, power hungry acted running the place but "Audrey didnt teach me how to do the venmo payments so if it didnt show up in our system your fine" comments, and verbally assaulting my children verbally stating they all going back to white belts, despite of their years of dedication. When it summer, they let the kids almost having heat stroke due to extreme heat and they were too cheap to fix their ac system. Maybe the fund got stolen again. My son black belt test cost $800 and Han did not even provide the official black belt license from Korea, the international certification. He took and scammed every pennies he could. I was able to reach out to the international korean agency and they sent my son the official black belt license/ certification but had to pay out of pocket even though Han already charged that money to me. And why Rolando Lopez as the staff there leaving 5 star reviews for this business? That was nepotism right there and just an input, when you wanted to leave a review, double correct your grammar using microsoft words or grammarly. His feedback was unrelated, poorly presented and lack of content. read more

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This used to be a great place to enroll kids for martial arts, but ever since the new management took over, the quality and safety have gone downhill. There's very little oversight during classes, and it honestly feels like safety is no longer a priority. I've personally seen several kids get hurt, and what concerns me most is that the instructors don't seem to step in until after something happens. During sparring sessions, the kids are basically left to figure things out on their own with almost no guidance or supervision. For a program that's supposed to teach discipline and proper technique, it's disappointing to see how unstructured things have become. I really hoped things would improve, but after watching this happen repeatedly, I no longer feel comfortable recommending this place to any parent. Kids deserve a safe environment to learn, and unfortunately, this is no longer one of them. read more

The owner said the master coach stolen his money from diamond bar center. He said he doesn't know what was going on there. He doesn't want to refund or do anything to help the parents. He said it's none of his business and he's not responsible! Not recommended! According to my knowledge diamond bar coach is very nice! He would never steal anything! Since he is not here the owner can lie about a lot of things. Not a good place for kids to learn, they are telling the lies. Avoid at any cost! They don't use air conditioner! Its very hot! read more

U.S Black Belt Center - Walnut - Taekwondo Near Me - Walnut, California

Under the new management this place has become dangerous for children. The sparring has become reckless with no regard to the safety of the students. Here you see a much bigger, older, stronger, and higher ranking student sparring with another kid who has no chance of being any match up but the instructor had no consideration for the smaller kid's safety. The bigger kid was throwing hard kicks for the head and ax kicks simply by raising his leg a little above his hips to reach the smaller kids head. In what universe is that safe? It wasn't...this same big kid had been hurting other students because these instructors matched him up with smaller kids. In this video a 9 year old girl got kicked in the mouth and cracked her lips sparring the same teenage boy 10 seconds into the match Students are encourage to kick each other in the head, which is ok, but matching students of similar size should be a minimum safety consideration. Lopez! Do not have 8/9 year-old girls or boys sparring with teenage boys 12 inches taller and cheering them on to kick the younger kids in the head. Master Han, this is reckless training and not what parents signed up for. Teenage boys should not be sparring with 9 year old girls while you cheer them on for headshots! Teenage boys 12 inches taller should not be sparring with 8 year old kids and kicking them in the knees and ax kicks to the face! Do better! read more

It's a scam. When they received a certain amount of money, they would run away and all my friends were scammed at his branch. His store renewed my contract with me two weeks before closing for me to pay, but did not inform Taekwondo that it was closing. Two weeks later, he closed without notice and stopped answering his phone. We tracked down the owner and he told us that the shop was going to be renovated. He made me trust him, he wouldn't answer his phone, he wouldn't answer his texts, and three months later they still wouldn't open the door. I'm gonna Sue him. If you want to get ripped off by him, give him the money. How can a bad man like that teach a child read more

U.S Black Belt Center - Walnut - Taekwondo Near Me - Walnut, California

It's so bad. Teacher does not start class on time. Sometimes, 30 minutes late!! Sometimes, They just let black belt kid as teacher to teach other kids. read more

My boy has been learning Taekwondo in Black Belt Center for 4 years. He loves Taekwondo, he loves the Masters and instructors there. They are professional and experience in teaching. The class is discipline and is full of fun. We were in zoom class during the pandemic, and just back to in person class. Staffs, students and parents all wear masks, take temperature and use hand sanitizer before entering the premises. read more

U.S Black Belt Center - Walnut - Taekwondo Near Me - Walnut, California

I love it here. Grandmaster Han has his finger on the pulse of every student in each class. Instructor Lopez is a great instructor with an awesome eye for detail to ensure all moves and forms or properly executed so you future skills are built on a solid foundation! I'm 54, and I just started this journey. I feel 100% at home here. I highly recommend U.S. Black Belt Center for anyone, at any age! read more

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It has been 2 years for my son. Two years before he was 4 years old. Now he Getting better and better and Had lots of fun！Coaches are strict but kids all like them read more

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A good place to make the kids feel safe, confident and secure! Definitely recommend ! read more

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Great place to bring the kids and a great place for adults who want to learn something new.While having fun and learning new skills, kids also learn how to he respectful as well as how to work hard to achieve their goals by achieving higher belts in Taekwondo. Master Lopez, Master Han and Instructo Audrey are welcoming and awesome. read more

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US Black Belt center has done so much for our son. It has helped with his confidence. Taught him respect and how to be responsible. He has made many friends there. Our son looks forward to going . During this virus nonsense he would ask can we go back to Taekwondo yet . He missed his friends and his instructors. The instructors are great my really looks up to Grand Master Han and Master Ham. read more

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Amazing and patient Instructors who take time to make sure your child is progressing. Great program for kids to grow and develop physically and mentally. In a short amount of time I saw both my kids be more confident in themselves and I can see it improve their manners, school work, and social skills. read more

My kids love going to Taekwondo class. Teachers are here very friendly and I feel my kids learned a lot since day one. The classroom is clean and they requests all kids and parents wear masks, they also check temperature every time when you go in to the studio, which help to make the environment safe for kids! Very recommended! read more

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This TKD is great for young kids to build up confidence, learn discipline and get great exercise. Their instructors are very attentive and inspiring. Highly recommended. read more

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My son enjoys his time training and breaking boards! This school teaches discipline, respect, and coordination all while having fun. read more