My 7 year old started Han Mu Do in late August of 2024. I've been looking around to find a…read moredefensive style of martial arts for awhile (I wanted him to learn Aikido or Hapkido). I saw this place being recommended by many of the local moms in the Maple Valley/Covington Mom group on facebook, so I checked out their website and found that Han Mu Do incorporates Aikido/Hapkido in their teaching! I contacted Washington Han Mu Do for my son to attend the trial class. My son loved the trial class, and he wanted to continue (He is one of the most undecisive kid on this earth, and him wanting to continue is a big deal). It's been almost 2 months since he started, and he loves the classes. The environment is very family friendly and they teach the kids respect and discipline in addition to martial arts (which my son needs badly). Their prime location is also what sealed the deal for us. They are located within close distance from the local elementary schools, which makes it convenient to take my son to the class after picking him up from the after school program. In the same center, there is Taco Time and McDonalds just across the street for easy dinner after the class.

Long time customer…read more Good place if you want a workout other than the gym and kickboxing. Not so great if you want a mix of the physical and mental, yin and yang, contrary to the yin-yang symbol incorporate into their logo. While Han Mu Do is a good form of martial arts, the Maple Valley location is the only location in Washington State. You will likely start over if you leave. With only a few licensed instructors, mature students are often relied upon heavily to lead lower students and classes. Favorites are compensated, others are not. As a result, the schedule is not reliable due to leader availability. Unlike Washington Han Mu Do, other martial arts studios often include some aspects of Asian philosophy, such as an active focus on the balance between mind and body, meditation as part of the session, and understanding that spirit and body need to be in harmony. This studio is about forms, sets, and workouts. Repeat. Overall, a good cost to experience ratio when compared to a gym or other exercise place. But is that really what you wanted to do when you join a martial arts studio?

Good place to train, small group, students can concentrate to learned . Everyone here are so…read morepolite and respectful, student that's been here for awhile are very helpful to the new student. Couch Deo is amazing. If you are looking for a place to learn mix martial arts, I recommend this place!!!

Legitimate Filipino martial arts, taught by a Filipino Guro. Great place for submission wrestling,…read moremuay thai, and boxing as well. You will be a well rounded fighter if you train here.

My 7 years old boy is always excited to attend BJJ class here. Coach Brandon and coach John are…read moreknowledgeable and patient, while still giving discipline as needed. Definitely recommend for everyone. They also offer other martial art and classes for adult.

The absolute best combat sports studio in Renton. No messing around, straight to the point and no…read morefree hand outs are given. Everyone works equally hard to get the results they are looking for. Coach Ruff, Brandon, Chris, and Courtney are raising the bar every single time and I'm personally very grateful for them to be able to provide such a service to the community.

Went to fosters as a drop in and was met by James, he was a very kind man that welcomed me in, I…read morefelt a very welcoming vibe from his school, he is extremely knowledgeable l and the gym was very clean, his students were all very skilled and non of them had an ego especially for someone visiting, if I lived in Seattle I would definitely sign up here, my favorite is the advance class for blue belts and up it's definitely a concept I wish other gyms would incorporate, this is an incredible place and I hope that anyone reading this would give this place a try. James is the best

This is the only school with multiple classes throughout the day running 7 days a week. You won't…read morefind that at any other school. I trained three years at fosters and had to quit due to a medical condition. A few years later, I decided I was able to train again and started looking at schools. Bigger brand name schools like GB doesn't compared. The lack of classes 7 days of week left something to be desired. Foster is a family atmosphere. Friday nights was my second home. Back to back classes with a bunch of people just having fun. So much great experience. I recommended fosters over any other school plus it's in a warehouse not a strip mall like most schools!!!

What a great workout and skills development. Regarding the previous review, I too had to cancel,…read moredue to extenuating circumstances, and they sent me a simple link to fill out for cancellation, which they are happy to do if you communicate up front you have a move coming up, etc.

I hate having to write this review and have put it off for a couple years, because my experience…read morewas a mix of being really happy with the training and the friendly community but extremely disappointed with them for refusing to stop billing me after I left. It was a month to month membership and they billed me for 4 months I wasn't a member, even though I kept emailing them asking them to stop. At first they said they'd handle it, then they stopped answering my emails altogether. Who knows how much more money they would have taken if I hadn't called my bank. Oh, also I was sick with cancer when they did all this to me. That's why I had to stop training. So that's what I came here to say: 1) DO NOT give them your checking account, give them your Credit Card. This will protect you if they do the same to you. 2) If they keep billing you for multiple months after you cancel, like they did to me, you will have to call your bank to stop the charges and get your bank to fight with them to get your money back. Mine was Bank of America, thank goodness they make it so easy to dispute fraudulent charges. And thank goodness for my friends who own a the Krav Maga studio in another city, for giving me the advice on how to handle a gym that won't stop billing me. I honestly wonder how many people don't know to do that, and how many people's money they "accidentally" keep taking even after the membership was cancelled.

This place is awesome for kids to learn Martial Arts. They teach Taekwondo and great life skills…read more All the instructors are fantastic!

We've been coming here for a few weeks now and after the free trial, we decided to enroll both our…read morekids (ages 7 and 3) in their respective classes. The teachers are wonderful: patient, kind, but also firm in teaching discipline. They are remarkably good at dealing with the little kids especially - which can be a challenge! We're excited that both our kids are having fun here and know being involved in Taekwondo will be beneficial to their health, attitude, and long-term welfare.

We absolutely love this school! Our kids have enjoyed it and are learning a lot of skills and…read morediscipline. Parents got in on it too and so we train as a family. We really appreciate how friendly yet firm the coaches are with the kids. Special thanks to Sifu Joey!! We really appreciate his dedication to the skills he teaches.

Be leery of getting into a contract. There's basically no refund policy even when an instructor is…read moreproblematic. I talked myself into buying a year for the discount. Had reasons to quit after six months and asked for a partial refund, was given a hard no. Once the year was up, I got billed for August because they automatically set you up for month to month and wasn't informed I needed to give a 30 day notice in June. The classes were fine, but the business practice side was very frustrating.

My 7 year old loves it! He's been attending for a year now, and it's been a great experience.read more

Our son's been going here for a few months and already advanced quite a lot. He loves the time with…read morepeers and making new friends. The instructors focus on five core values and make the kids memorize them along with their forms. The staff here is all very friendly and gifted. Your kid will learn to focus and become stronger and confident if they put in the effort. They won't advance the student until they see that the student has put in the work and time to learn. I've seen our son advance through the belts faster than older students and some young girls have caught up to him despite starting after he started. So it really is what the student puts into it that they really get out a valuable life lesson and skill. Teachers focus on new students and place them with similar belts so they can see the other forms and hopefully advance. The do no contact sparring for the kids. Our son did a short intro class and loved it so we signed him up for a year.