Dynamic Martial Arts Taekwondo & Hapkido — Attraction in Irvine

My son has been going 2 times a week for a year now and we love how he has matured, and learned so much from the instructors. Classes are organized, gym is clean, instructors are friendly to parents and kids. It's a welcoming environment.Well run classes with the perfect balance of strict and fun for my son. He actually enjoys the discipline aspect and follows instructions unlike I've seen at home. At dynamic they don't just teach taekwando moves. They integrate real life scenarios. One class master Gwak explained and demonstrated to the kids how to carry themselves, how to walk with confidence to avoid bullying. He used an example of the animal kingdom how a predator chooses the weak and injured to prey on because it's the easiest meal. He demonstrated by walking super goofy while staring strait at the ground. It was beautifully presented and the kids loved it. The other reason I'm so passionate about promoting dynamic is the effectiveness of the teaching. My son has been going to dynamic for a year and they start teaching ground work at orange belt. I recently took my son to a Brazilian jiu-jitsu class and on the 1st day was able to execute moves he learned at Dynamic during live sparing: Take downs, ground body control, and submissions. This is when I was convinced that dynamic isn't just teaching discipline and coordination. Dynamic is effective in teaching real life...

BROKEN THUMB I went to pick my son up from Taekwondo class. I came a little bit earlier, and I saw my son sitting on a mat and crying while they had the class. I had to wait for them to finish the class for a couple more minutes. My son came to me and was crying and complaining of pain in his hand. His hand was very swollen. We had to go to urgent care right away. At urgent care, they performed 3 X-rays, and my son was diagnosed with a thumb fracture, and they had to put a splint and referred my son to ortho doctor so he can put a hard cast when the swelling goes down. We ended up paying approximately $1000 for all appointments, Xrays, and casts. A few days after the incident (on Saturday), I went to talk to Oscar and told him that my son broke his thumb. The only question Oscar asked: “Only thumb?” I didn’t even know what to answer. I wondered why they didn’t provide him and ice pack at least and didn’ call me. He told me that it looked just fine (that wasn’t true) and that’s why they didn’t do anything. My son said to me that the instructor just told him to be strong and don’t cry. I feel very disappointed, and I’m scared my son to continue attending Taekwondo classes even though he liked...

When we first brought my son in at 3 1/2 (over 4 years ago), we didn’t know what to expect at all. We soon realized that this was more than just a studio that taught Korean mixed martial arts (TKD, Hapkido, and Sparring), and Master Gwak taught many lessons that would transcend beyond the studio. My son has since achieved his black belt (at 7 1/2) and I couldn’t be more proud. He has learned responsibility, respect, built strength in his mind, body, and spirit. He has even inspired his older sister, who was initially adverse to close 1:1 contact and sparring, to eventually start training ... soon to compete and achieve a “best technique” award! Of course, there are risks associated with any sport and some minor injuries can still occur - but this studio does promote a safe environment at all times and allows our kids to develop into strong individuals under good supervision. We have made many friends along the way, shared many experiences in competition, and developed a high level of respect for Master Gwak, Instructors Oscar, Ace, and many of the staff that have interacted with...