Questions to Ask

Here are some questions to ask when evaluating a school.

School

• Is the head instructor a full-time or part-time instructor/owner?
• How long has the school been open?
• Do you use no-contact, light-contact, or full contact sparring?
• Do you teach Olympic style Taekwondo?
• Do you teach practical self-defense techniques?
• Do you teach ground fighting/grappling? What type?
• Is the school matted for use in throws or falls?
• Is board breaking required in training? For testing?
• Is free-sparring required? If yes:
• What is total cost of all required sparring equipment? 
• Must all equipment be bought through the studio?
• Is contact allowed in sparring? 
• Is kicking to the head allowed, if so, is it mandatory? 
• Is kicking to the head in tournaments allowed, if so, is it mandatory? 
• What training equipment is required to be purchased, other than for sparring, such as target pads, re-breakable boards, etc?