Review: Pleasanton Martial Arts Programs
If you are trying to decide which Martial Arts program to enroll your child in, you’ll run into the same problem I did: Finding out how much they charge. I was considering one of the following studios:
Martial Arts America
(925) 846-1700 243
Main St Suite A,
Pleasanton, CA 94566
Martial Arts America requires that your child start with a free private lesson. At that time they will tell you how much the program costs. I don’t like that approach, so I passed.
West Coast Fong Taekwondo (formerly Kicks USA)
(925) 426-3787
148 Ray St,
Pleasanton, CA 94566
I never got a return phone call from the message I left on their very bad answering machine. My nephew is now going there though, so I got the following price info through him:
Pay in Full (Needs to be prepaid):
Enrollment: $150
Monthly: $ 95 (x12)
Total: $1290 (for 12 months of training)
Pay by Month (Must be EFT):
Enrollment: $150
1st Installment: $105
Monthly: $105 (x11)
Total: $1490 (for 12 months of training)
Finally, I decided to look in the Pleasanton Park and Recreation Guide for a martial arts class. They offered Taekwondo through Jue’s Taekwon-do:
Jue’s Taekwon-DO
(925) 484-0308 5460
Sunol Blvd Suite 8,
Pleasanton, CA 94566
$120 each kid for 8 classes. Enough to find out whether or not they like it in the first place, and not a lot of money to do so. And the price is up-front, not hidden, which in itself is a big turn-off (Jue’s may be hiding the price like the other studios when you’re not going through the City of Pleasanton, but if they are, I don’t know about it).
Thanks for the review. I wish you had contacted me directly. I do a little program for the City of Pleasanton. More or less as a courtesy for them. There’s nothing to hide, my current rate for a month to month program is $125. That allows the student to go 6 days a week, 1, 2 or 3 classes a day. Hope that helps. No long term contract required. Thank you.
Gordon Jue