BLACK BELT TESTING - Candidates Heather Gunn, Clayton Morey, and Hyuna Chong successfully passed their Black Belt examination on December 23rd, 2020! Despite the challenges they faced in 2020, all three students stayed focused and determined on reaching a major milestone in Taekwondo training. The TKD Generations community is truly proud of them all! Great job!
Master Chong and his team of instructors have obviously dedicated the their lives to their craft. This is more than a profession to them, it’s their purpose. It shows. This isn’t some cheesy, feel-good, fake school where you pay money, and they hand you fancy colored belts. They instill discipline, and strong, values in their students. They take an active role in coaching AND mentoring their disciples as they develop into young men and women. I am so proud of the progress my son has made in this program.
The facilities are clean, and spacious. The class sizes are small enough to afford each student the individual attention they need. The class is conducted with structure and intention, and they make the best use of every minute. I would give them ten stars if google would let me.
Taekwondo Generations has surpassed our expectations in every sense. I am a person with extremely high expectations so that is no easy feat. From our initial phone calls with Mrs Chong, her attentive follow-up and detail oriented nature. She recalled my son's name when we first showed up to the school and was incredibly warm and receptive. Master Chong and Master An both are the secret sauce to this school in my opinion, each bring a lot of presence and energy to every class. Almost each class they will do a tiny demonstration of a move giving the kids a glimpse of the levels of Taekwondo they may reach one day. Mrs Chong is a great compliment to the classes as she steps into help a kiddo who might be unfocused or needing a small tip with a move, her gentle and attentive nature adapts to address the various needs of a wide spectrum of kids. I also admire the positive energy and high level of energy all 3 instructors bring to every single class. They are great at providing each child little snippets of instruction during class to help them individually finesse their form. They address disruptive kids in an assertive yet kind way, they single out kids that are showing focus or effort for a quick word of praise or recognition and truly meet each child where they are at, helping stretch them step by step to something greater. Besides all that they have done a great job investing into the actual academy interior, are meticulous about cleanliness and presentation, integrate technology and marketing to communicate and educate the community on all things Taekwondo. I suspect Master Chong is always working on small changes to keep working to greater excellence...it shows! At every stage Master Chong has been curious of our expectations and impressions, always open to feedback and any insights we may have, making me feel like he is extremely invested in each of his students.
Master Chong and the staff at Taekwondo Generations have been such a blessing to our family. They each take the effort to know each child and family member that walks through the door. As a parent, it means so much to me that they are intentional about embracing each student’s journey to success while also pushing them to become better with each class. They respect the students, and in return, the students are learning how to respect adults and peers. As a teacher, I’m incredibly impressed with the level of planning and differentiation in each lesson. My son is never bored because he is engaged through multiple learning styles each class. He strives to be a black belt master one day, and I have full confidence he can meet this goal with the support of everyone at Taekwondo Generations.
