3355 S Yarrow St E-117, Lakewood, CO 80227
The premiere martial arts school in Lakewood CO
Reviews from Jiu-Jitsu Blog members who have trained at ATA Martial Arts Lakewood. Member recommendations raise an academy's Jiu-Jitsu Blog Score.
The instruction here is exceptional. If you're looking to take your martial arts training to the next level while being surrounded by a positive and motivating environment, this is the best place I can recommend.
Chief Master Black and her team are one of my favorite schools to train at. I learned a lot about myself and became an even better martial artist, now I'm being inducted into the martial arts hall of fame to receive the competitor of the year award. While I took a break to focus on my mental health, do some inner work, and recover from a sports injury I am eager to continue my training in the arts. Shoutout to Master Lucero for reminding me it's what you can do not what you can't do. He helped me temper my inner critic and these lessons, skills, and confidence myself as a 29 year old are due to this location. So shoutout to Chief Master Black, it is because of her, her team, my first instructor Master Hauptman, and Ms Wiley that I am now an inductee. Still processing all of that to be honest, this location is great for all ages. Everyone gets to come and go as they please. No one is ever forced, coerced, and whoever said that is incorrect. There is a high vibe community that you also have that supports you even when you're at the lowest of lows. During holidays owners who have businesses can vend at times during some of the events which is really cool. I will always cherish these memories and highly recommend this location in particular. Your child, your family, and yourself will receive the best of the best. I cannot fully describe how awesome this is. -Aimee Coors
We started looking for a school when my son was four and wanted to be a ninja. In all honesty we decided to try here because of the reviews. To say it was a good decision is an understatement…4 years later we are still here and loving it. Master Black brings amazing energy and passion for her students to succeed, her instructors are amazing and bring the same energy too. We love it here and would not go anywhere else.
My daughter is thriving at this school!! Learning discipline!! Great school!!
We have searched for many different studios for our family to learn self defense, karate, taekwondo and lakewood, Denver Colorado. We are so glad that we found muellers martial arts studio in Lakewood Colorado, Denver Colorado. It is by far the best studio to learn self defense, karate, taekwondo, boxing fighting techniques, self-discipline. It is the absolute best studio we have ever found
We started in 2006 and was there till 2020. When we moved too far. I do stop by from time to time to work out and visit my taekwondo family. I miss it dearly! 😪
This a great school, with some of the best instructors I've ever trained with. It is well worth your time to stop by and check it out.
The ATA is one big happy family and welcomes everyone. The instructors have a lot of knowledge.
Absolutely love this school! Master Black is an amazing instructor and leader. She has a great team of instructors. This school teaches valuable life skills like, discipline, honesty, self esteem, integrity, etc. My son gained so much confidence since joining. We will be life long ATA family!
Very glad I found a taekwondo school that I am happy at and welcomed. Everyone is like a big family
Amazing staff and teaching from the leadership here. I highly recommend. My daughter is now a black belt and has learned so much.
Such an amazing school! I have been a student of Master Blacks ATA school since the end of 2021. I could not think of a better martial arts environment. Not only is the school extremely community-oriented, but the Taekwondo curriculum is outstanding. I feel more confident since I joined this school, and I have learned many life skills that have helped me through school, work, and relationships. Furthermore, the instructors at this school are incredible and continuously train to become better and better each and every day to help students improve. I would highly recommend this ATA school to anyone. The only thing that I wish could happen is me joining the school earlier than I did, haha. Highly recommend!!
Ch. Master Black is an amazing teacher and leader. These classes have been wonderful for your 6-year-old.
These guys run an old-school dojo. Kiddo loves it here.
2 Maters= over 50+ years of dedicated training.. You can find 2 Masters, here, ready to teach you self confidence to face this big and ever growing city!! It has been years now that I have had ATA Martial Arts Lakewood Training. To this day, I walk through any part of the Denver Metro with confidence and no fear. My son, who is a black belt, has had to be the mature kid and walk away from an aggressive situation without hurting anyone. He learned self control...The skills we learned in Master Corina Black's training will always be with us, we have control over our bodies in a way we could have never imagined. I am 5'4 and 145 lbs, I am fit and agile and ready for the world because of ATA Martial Arts Lakewood, Thank you Master Black, and Master Runge, and Athena Valdez and all the other educated staff make you a better person!!. The moment you meet Master Corina Black, it is easy to see why she has been teaching for 27 years. Her passion for her students is evident in all she does for her school. Our 10 year old has been in the Tae Kwon Do classes for a year now and all we see is benefits of his first class education in Martial Arts. Recently my husband and I joined the school too and now together as a family we enjoy exercise and fun and learning something new. The self defense classes are great too. After a class you leave there, happy, feeling good and full of energy.
Absolutely amazing place! Wonderful with kids. Master Black and the other instructors are always kind and welcoming. It feels like you're with family as soon as you walk in the door. I enrolled my 5yr old son in their Tigers class and I could feel the difference in him after the very first class. He's typically shy and reluctant to join in groups with other kids but not here! Great emphasis on manners, respect, and discipline. I now plan on joining myself. They have classes for all ages and abilities at various times throughout the day. I highly recommend to anyone.
Can't say enough good things about this school, Master Black and her instructors. My son is so confident and motivated to be a better person and athlete. So worth the drive to be part of this school. It takes a village and I'm glad their part of ours. If you want your family to thrive come down and check it out.
Wonderful martial arts school. I went here about 10 years ago and stayed for a few years. Master Black and this school instilled discipline, respect, and integrity while I was growing up. I may not remember all of the forms now, but I remember the values that were taught. There was a sense of community within the school. I'd recommend this school to people of all ages.
My son and I just joined a month ago and it has really been awesome. The instructors are great and also very patient . I am thankful for Master Black for her time and dedication to her students. I strongly recommend this ATA Martial Arts of Lakewood.
This school has changed my life, since joining I’ve gotten comments from my peers noticing me being more confident and responsible. You feel so accepted within this community and even get to be a part of a Taekwondo family. The personalized help from the instructors makes it hard to not succeed and yet still feel challenged. It’s a wonderfully fun, social, and useful school. There’s a place for everyone here, definitely the addition I needed in my weekly schedule.
To think this all started with groupon! I am so thankful I found that Groupon. My Son has really grown because of the classes, instructors and his team mates. It's so amazing to see the older kids working along side the younger kids. It's very obvious that the older children have learned the pillars Master Black talks about each day. I have never met a more respectful group of kids. When I asked a fellow parent how she managed to teach those kind of manners, her response was "Master Black and Taekwondo." Her comment made me feel like I was doing something right as a parent, and as we all know those moments can be few and far between. You really become part of a family, a Taekwondo family. My son looks forward to the many activities offered here. He is already talking about the Halloween Party for this year, and really enjoys the summer camps. As a parent I feel very comfortable leaving my Son here for summer camps. Knowing the other kids learn Respect and partake in a bully prevention seminar makes me feel so at easy leaving him here with older and younger children. My Son was 5 years old for his first summer camp here. I remember he didn't get nervous until we got there, and he saw all of those big kids. One of the amazing leaders headed over with Master Black and quickly made him feel at easy. Master Black, the owner of this gym takes the time to get to know your child. She wants to hear about their other interests. She is invested in them, like they are her own. We have been lucky enough to have our FREE Birthday party here, which Master Black made sure was full of activities! We enjoy pot lucks and parties, if ever a fellow family is in need she is right there fundraising. Last weekend Master Black even took time out of her Saturday to come to see my Son play soccer. I am proud she is part of my team, and we hers. I have lots of LOVE for this place and hope to continue our Taekwondo journey. Thanks Master Black!!!
I love visiting this school! I always come away feeling like my self-motivation got a kick start and I'm ready to go conquer new things! Senior Master Black is one of the nicest, most caring and positive individuals you will ever have the good fortune to meet. Show up here and learn what she can and will do for you and your family!
I enjoy Master Black's classes and her school is "First Class" . If you want to learn martial arts , and have fun at the same time this school is for you. Your children will benefit by learning respect , self discipline, and self control.
The moment you meet Master Corina Black, it is easy to see why she has been teaching for 27 years. Her passion for her students is evident in all she does for her school. Our 10 year old has been in the Tae Kwon Do classes for a year now and all we see is benefits of his first class education in Martial Arts. Recently my husband and I joined the school too and now together as a family we enjoy exercise and fun and learning something new. The self defense classes are great too. After a class you leave there, happy, feeling good and full of energy.
We tried this class for my three year old and were very excited about the reviews. Unfortunately for the first time in my son’s life he asked to leave somewhere and never come back. He begged for his old gymnastics class. I planned to discuss things and was told that he should be forced to join and not have his own opinion. Furthermore we were told myself and my dad were bad influences to let him have any say. We are now at Kidstrong and he begs not to leave. Bullying parents to join is not ok. Re your response it was master black and a trial class. I am the mother.
When we joined this gym in 2022, and I was pretty pleased with the instruction. They are definitely good martial artists, and they know what they’re doing. My daughter was appropriately challenged probably for the first time. However, there is a very weird and intense culture here. I learned this when we basically lost our home through a catastrophic flood in November. We had to rebuild the entire interior. When you lose your home like that, living is a much more involved process, and it takes a lot more time. We did not have the bandwith to keep pursuing taekwondo, so I asked for a membership freeze. With absolutely zero empathy, master black informed me that only a one-month freeze was available. I took it, still wanting to come back to taekwondo when the house was completed. We came back a couple times and were just guilted for not being there. At that point I was done. A martial arts school is more than instruction. It should be a community. And while there are definitely good parts to the one at this school, in face of our absence, we never dealt with empathy or understanding. I felt embarrassed as she berated me. I found a really sweet neighborhood school closer to my house and we are doing much better there. Avoid, avoid, avoid this school.
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