I signed my grandson up to have "our" thing to share. Before long, I signed up for self defense here as well. Now I'm at the point off wanting to be here every day to be around the positive atmosphere, training and overall friendship. This was by far the best decision I've ever made for my family.

Lynda Berg Kotlarek

Austin

Palacios ATA Martial Arts is the most rewarding extracurricular program in Austin I have found for my children.   While we first enrolled them in ATA for the self-defense, we quickly learned that our kids were learning subtle lessons about such topics as self-esteem, respect, leadership, bullying, selflessness, etc.  While I think most parents try to teach these same things to their kids on a daily basis, the professionals at ATA are able to message much more effectively than I can.  When we have a "teaching moment" at home, my wife and I are often able to use the ATA lessons as a reference point they understand.  And my kids have never been more motivated to stick with an extracurricular activity - each is determined to get a black belt.  I should mention, the gym was recently renovated, which allows me to watch comfortably (and knock out urgent work with on the wireless network - yeah, sometimes I'm that parent).   Bottom line: As a life-long boxer, I enrolled my kids in Tae Kwan Do so they would have exposure to a form a self-defense.  While they have certainly learned to defend themselves quite effectively, the reason why I will remain so loyal to ATA is the life-skills that my children are learning.

Carlos Salinas

Austin