My son and I absolutely love this place! Master Winkler and Master Parker are great, especially with the younger students. It has been really amazing being a part of the WMAA family, and it truly is family. There aren't a lot of places that have as much patience as they do here, especially when it comes to physical limitations and individual might have. They have an amazing introductory program, so you can really get a feel for it before you make any kind of long term commitment, but if you're like us, you will be ready to sign on in the first few weeks. Great school run by some really incredible people!! read more

Great place to learn martial arts! All the instructors are very hands on and teach in such a way anyone can learn and grow! I highly recommend this place! read more

Big fan! Consider our family a big fan of Crestwood World Martial arts taekwondo! My son and I continue our journey to black belt. Along the way we have noticed a few things: It's more than a gym, but we have both increased in our flexibility mobility and gracefulness. We've had personal growth physically which is so important in our sedentary world. I am happy that I have a six-year-old who can do push-ups and sit ups. That his young body is already strong and capable. In addition, my mobility and flexibility has improved. Whether in kicks in class or activities at work, It is easier to move now and when we started. It more than physical growth. Whether board breaks, sparring, performing in front of an audience, or learning to pay attention, there is significant mental growth in this Dojang as well. It's more than just a sport. It is a community of all ages. I appreciate spending time with other parents who share values of learning and passing along discipline to the little ones. We are not perfect but we are not alone and we can help each other. (Many of us have strong willed children. This is a great environment for them.) It is not just the parents and the masters, my son has grown and has the ability to engage with others in activities that are not taekwondo. He is always looking forward to the next overnight lock- in or nerf war. We also take advantage of sport class Were the training is more individual focused but still within a group context. World Martial Arts Academy is a dojang, gym, sport, community, academy, and...a family. read more

A very family oriented place, I had tried out this form of martial arts with the family who owns this school, and have had no regrets whatsoever. My experience of it is that it is fun, yet at the same time there is an element of seriousness with learning discipline and the martial art. If you seek a fun place to work out to lose weight and trim your body into a fitness machine, while learnjng an effective style of self defense and humbly achieving the pride of earning your way through the ranks of an accomplished martial artist, then this is the place you want to be. If you want to give your child the gift of learning how to peacefully deal with prickly situations on the playground or on school, and never ending up being in trouble for it, or learning confidence around school peers, then this is the place your child should be at. If you seek to seriously study one of the the two official Olympic martial arts, which is Taekwondo (while the other recognized Olympic sport is Judo), then you have arrived at the doorstep of Master Bill Winkler, who has held multiple state championship titles, trained with the U.S. Olympic team and teaches this elegant yet effective and prestigious martial art under the tutelage of former U.S. Olympic team coach and Grand Master of this school, Grand Master Rho. This particular school proudly has turned out multiple state champions of different ages from young to older, in both sparring and the elegant yet precise Taekwondo art of choreographed forms called Poomsae. What is exciting about learning this art of Poomsae here is that Master Suzanne Winkler, who prides herself on keeping up to date with the latest with Korea's mandates for this particular art, is also a national referee in competitive Poomsae. This school boasts of prestige in its lineage of Taekwondo. Anyone who is part of this honorable Taekwondo family will learn self defense, humility, safety, integrity, perseverance in achieving goals, self control, courtesy, and understand what it means to have an indomitable spirit in life. I've earned my First Degree Black Belt here and am working on achieving my Second Degree. I'm glad that I chose this school to learn many important life lessons from, to becoming an all around better person, in a school where people from all walks of life converge for fun and yet serious accomplishment. I'd never look for another place for any other martial art, because this is it. I've found my other family here. read more

I would NOT recommend Master Winkler or this facility because I feel it is wrong to force a 3 year commitment for an 8 year old child. When we first visited the facility you son enjoyed the classes and progressed rapidly. Then he was 'recommended' and invited to join the black belt program. When we met with Winkler to discus the program it was chaotic in the facility and I had all 4 of my children with me making it hard to focus. I was told, through multiple interruptions, that the program was 3 years. Never in a million years did I hear that we would not be able to terminate the agreement with notice. After joining the program my son quickly became anxious about going and he has never showed that before about any other activity. As a result, we thought it would be best to discontinue the activity. However when we approached Winkler we were met with a harsh "I told you this was a 3 year commitment and won't let you out of the agreement for any reason". Now, should I have read the fine print, yes, however...what business would ethically hold someone to a three year contract for an 8 year old? read more