My kid was with them for about 6 months. Almost do not have any progress at all since he started. There are a lot of issues with that place and at the end I decided to leave:1) They are not professional in training and dealing with kids. They used to focus with older kids and do not pay attention for younger ones.2) They take too many days off. Within these six months period we have almost one week off every other month, and some times every month.3) In the beginning couches used to focus with my son, and then after a while they start not bay attention to him. Some times I see him doing the positions wrong and they do not correct him. They only pay attention for the other kids whom stayed with them for a longer time. I need to practice with my kid at home every day to help him cope up with other kids.4) Payment policy is very strict. If you enrolled you will need to stay with them at least 3 months. You have to sign a 60 days leaving notice.5) Classes time is not good. they are either just after work (5:30) or before it (4:30), if you live any where but hoover you will never make it on time. And if so they will not let you enter the class.

We have been taking our boys to this karate studio for several years. They are awesome and the instructors really care about their students. Our sons have gained confidence and discipline as a result of going to Tiger Rock in Hoover. I highly recommend them for any family looking for a positive activity for their son or daughter.

My son has attended classes here for 6 years. It has been a great cross training activity that has kept him in shape between baseball seasons. Tiger Rock has prepared him mentally and physically to succeed in other sports.

The Hoover location of Tiger Rock is fantastic! The instructors are great and the staff is very nice, too.In order to progress to the next belt level, the students have to meet certain criteria in order to be able to pass. The instructors do not hesitate to let a student and their parents/guardians (if applicable) know if a private lesson might be useful in order for the student to improve on their form or other skills so that they are able to perform on the level theyre expected.My 3 year old likes to pretend hes doing Tae Kwon Do moves like his big brother and I look forward to enrolling him as a Tiger Cub next year!

We like the training and discipline for our little ones. Good school.

What is the most important value of Tiger Rock Karate? Greed.Despite the very good instructors, this school is my least favorite extra-curricular activity my family has participated in. Really, for what seems to be one reason - greed.First, its just expensive. $25 for per year to register isnt bad, but that in addition to the $99 per month is more. Then they upsell you for testing, which they push really hard, even if the student isnt ready. Then they upsell you for tournaments, and upsell you for merchandise, and then upsell you for gear.Heres what finally earned the one star rating though. My daughter was having a hard time in school and we needed her to take a break from Karate. Tiger Rock is very good about letting you pause your lessons, if you jump through their hoops.My daughter had missed two weeks of lessons, so we decided to pause her lessons. But they still charged me for the next months lessons anyway. I called and talked to Kristin, who wasnt attentive at all to the conversation. I ask if she could reverse payment on they coming pre-billed month and she told me she couldnt. Then I asked why and she said, I just cant.Not great. So after waiting a week or so, I decided to pull my daughter from the school. I emailed and explained the situation and after a week received a reply that I would have to come in and sign an agreement to cancel, AND that cancellation required 30 days notice.So now Tiger Rock got two months of payments from me ($200) for nothing on their part. Theres no reason they couldnt let me cancel my daughters lessons and not charge for the next months instruction that she would not receive.Greedy.Update: Mr. Williams called me personally, and we were able to work out my situation. I never had a problem with him and was surprised by the response I had when asking about the reason for their no refund policy (which wasnt him). It was very out of character for this school. The staff have always been very helpful and friendly apart from that one situation.Ive upgraded my original review and given it an extra star.

Pros:-Great equipment-Great space-Attentive staff and instructors-Emphasis on safety with practical self-defense techniques-Sadly, the best Taekwondo school (for my schedule) in the entire Birmingham area-Its not WTF, so at least you wont break your knees trying to learn Taekwondo!Cons:-Instructors teach poor technique - students who are testing for black belts have zero flexibility, bad balance, fail to pivot on basic kicks, and generally look sloppy.-Money, money, money. You join and immediately they tell you its $50 for the uniform, $85 for the month, $20 for the t-shirt, $20 for the striking pad, and $65 for the first testing. Once you reach green belt, its mandatory to spend over $250 on a set of sparring gear that can be easily obtained for $50 outside the organization.-Students pushed to go to testing, regardless of ability to pass, in order to profit from testing fees.-Terrible basics. Stretching is rushed (5 seconds per stretch? Really?), conditioning is minimal, and instructors in the white belt class blatantly ignore key points (foot positioning, correct way to make a fist, how far to safely extend the arm in a punch) and rush students through to testing without creating firm basics. The end result is sloppy, unbalanced upper belts who honestly couldnt hold their own against a properly-trained student from another organization.Overall I was a bit disappointed. I had far better instruction at a hole-in-the-wall school in a small town in Tennessee than I did here in a large, professional center in a large city. Unfortunately, this really is the best you will find in Birmingham. Master Chongs TKD is pretty good, but sadly did not match my schedule.

I love the way they work your child out