Jung Kims Martial Arts 14401 East Sprague Avenue, Spokane Valley, WA 99216

"I could not disagree more with the one star reviewer. 10 stars if Google would allow. Master Justin is one of the greatest instructors / teachers I have ever met. Not only teaching taekwondo but life lessons and skills. My son started with him years ago. When a belt test came and part of the homework was to memorize a page or two of words. I thought there was no way. Master Justin said he can do it, all of the higher belts have done it. This inspired my son and he crushed it. Master Justin sets the standard and the students learn they can rise to the level required. My two daughters were so inspired by Master Justin they begged take class with him. Even though each of my kids is different they rose to Master Justins standard of greatness. They have all reached black belt level and my son is continuing onto his second degree black belt. Master Justin is an amazing teacher, mentor, and person. It shows he cares about his students. Jung Kims is highly recommended. You may not like everything taught in the moment, but trust the process because my kids have become better people by him."

"If I could rate lower, I would. I certainly don't recommend this school. The instructor pushes all his students to be promoted up to the next belt every two to three months, regardless of their skill level or how much the child struggles with the new forms. Though pushing a child and having high standards and expectations is not a bad thing, the instructor seems to have no patience with children when they need longer than two to three months to learn the new material. Unfortunately, sometimes children struggle with new material and new forms. Such was the case with my son. Instead of allowing my son to work at his own pace and take the time he needed to get the new material down, the instructor seemed rather dissatisfied that my son hadn’t been promoted within his preferred two-three months’ timeline. When my son was pretesting in preparation for the upcoming belt test, the instructor stopped him in the middle. (My son briefly paused to think through his next step; apparently, this was a mistake). According to this instructor, my son was taking far too long to learn the new material (that he struggled with tremendously, though was making great progress)! He informed my son that should he not test in the upcoming belt test, “there are consequences”. The instructor thought the appropriate "consequence" for my son not learning the material quick enough was to demote him all the way back down to a white belt, regardless of the time, commitment, energy, and effort my son had exhibited to earn the belts he had currently, and that he had exhibited in learning the new forms. Stripping a child of the belts they truly earned is certainly not the way to motivate or encourage a child to continue working hard at something they enjoy! This teaching style does not instill any sort of confidence in the instructorship, nor does it teach one to respect the instructor."

"Absolutely recommend this place for both kids and adults! Taekwondo has been really good for our son -- It's helped his confidence and imparted self discipline and perseverance. Master Justin has done an amazing job holding our kiddo to a high standard while understanding when he needs more time to master something. Really grateful for our son to be part of this dojang!"

"My husband and I are both beyond impressed with Master Justin at the Valley Dojang and Jung Kims establishment as a whole. Master Justin has done great teaching all three of our kids. They have and continue to pick up qualities that will serve them well throughout their lives. Master J is both stern and soft when he needs to be and is a good example to those who attend. I have nothing but positive thoughts about Master Kim, Master Justin and Jung Kims Martial Arts."