Good Schools in Minneapolis/St.Paul

[rd1]

Do you have any information on good schools in mpls st paul? We are currently with Bally's and very unimpressed with how they run their business.

[Balrog]

Do you have any information on good schools in mpls st paul? We are currently with Bally's and very unimpressed with how they run their business.

Searching on the ATA website:

There are 10 locations within 50 miles of 55480.

ATA AT THE MARSH

15000 MINNETONKA BLVD

MINNETONKA, MN

ATA BB ACADEMY OF CHAMPLIN

11351 AQUILA DRIVE SUITE 104

CHAMPLIN, MN

ATA BLACK BELT ACADEMY

20818 HOLYOKE AVE. STE. 136

LAKEVILLE, MN

ATA BLACK BELT ACADEMY & K4K

1040 EAST COUNTY ROAD 42

BURNSVILLE, MN

EAGAN ATA BLACK BELT ACADEMY AND K FOR K

4178 PILOT KNOB RD.

EAGAN, MN

EXCEL MARTIAL ARTS ACADEMY, INC.

451 COMMERCE DRIVE

WOODBURY, MN

KIUN IL-SAENG TAEKWONDO

133 SANDBERG RD

MONTICELLO, MN

ROSEMOUNT ATA BBA, INC

15145 CARROUSEL WAY

ROSEMOUNT, MN

SINGEWALD'S ATA

185 FIRST AVENUE EAST

SHAKOPEE, MN

YOUNGMAN'S ATA BLACK BELT ACADEMY

14109 HIGHWAY 13 SOUTH

SAVAGE, MN

[niel0092]

What style are you looking for? What do you want out of your training?

Here's my school: http://www.mntaekwondocenter.com

we have an affiliate school in Woodbury too. Classes are held 5 days a week and you can go to as many classes as you wish. Tues and Thurs are sparring days and friday tends to be heavy on self defense with lots of boxing, joint locks, elbows etc. Monday and Wed are lots of drills, forms, and conditioning. Check it out we'd love to see you.

A very well respected Kali school. I know a number of people that train here. Second to none in the area for high quality realistic martial arts.

http://mnkali.com

The home school for the U of M judo Club. I took the judo class back in college and these guys are great.

http://www.northstarjudo.org/

One of the ladies from our TKD school works out here as well. She's doing really well on the amature fight circuit I hear.

http://www.mmaacombatzone.com/

And here's a page with a ton of MA schools in Minnesota most of which I know nothing about. The page might e a bit outdated too but it's the best I could do for ya on short notice.

http://www.iplease-minnesota.com/write.asp?state=ME&category=799945

So, that's a few schools of varrying styles and focus that you may want to look into. Good luck and come see us sometime!

[Aodhan]

Do you have any information on good schools in mpls st paul? We are currently with Bally's and very unimpressed with how they run their business.

Bally's has martial arts? Or is it a school that someone is running inside Bally's?

(Here in Arizona, Bally's is a fitness center)

Just curious,

Aodhan

[tufrthanu]

If you are looking for american tkd there are two huge chains here:

https://www.nationalkarate.com

https://www.usa-karate.net

These may be a little too sport oriented for you in which case there is

https://www.bloomingtonkarate.com my new home

If your into more the the Muay Thai type stuff theres

https://www.warriorscove.com

Theres a couple of guys that teach HKD out of a TKD dojang in St. Paul, they are fairly hardcore though. https://www.millenniummartial-arts.com

Theres also a Hwa Rang Do academy on the mpls side:

http://www.hwarangdo.com/Academies/USA.htm#Minnesota

[SBN Doug]

Kuk Sool Won of Minniapolis/ St. Paul

1920 UIniversity Ave.

St. Paul, MN 55104

651-690-0039

[taiji fajin]

Kuk Sool Won of Minniapolis/ St. Paul

1920 UIniversity Ave.

St. Paul, MN 55104

651-690-0039

This is the school taught by PSN Kellog, right? I'll vouch for him, great instructor, very knowledgable, and will make sure you actually improve, not just get a new belt every x months for paying dues.

[Odysseus]

https://www.nationalkarate.com

https://www.usa-karate.net

These may be a little too sport oriented for you...

These two schools aren't sport oriented. In fact, they are both a very good mix of traditional Tae Kwon Do, sparring, self defense, and some elements of other styles (karate, kung-fu, etc.).

The Grand Masters of both schools are 8th Degree black belts, promoted by Grand Masters Pat Burleson and Chuck Norris, and studied and taught extensively with Jhoon Rhee, the Father of American Tae Kwon Do.

I highly recommend either one of these schools.

[niel0092]

So Rd1, have you had any luck finding a school? Let us know!

[tufrthanu]

They are sport karate. All you have to do is look at John Worleys tournament to see that. I'm not saying the art has no value....but thats what they tend to gear it toward. As opposed to going more for the SD aspect.