Lali Mayster
June 7, 2019 10:00
This review is 2 years in the making. My son started USK the week he turned 5. At that time, we were concerned with some aspects of his personality. He was shy, cried easily, was not assertive and more of a follower than a leader. We knew he had some self-confidence issues and it was showing through in his daily behaviors. We were new to the Coral Springs area, so I looked online and found USK, read so many positive reviews and decided to give it a try. We did the 6 week trial program to start. We thought this would be a good amount of time to see if it was a good fit for our son. At first, we couldn't get Ethan onto the mat. The instructors at USK, were patient with him knew exactly how to gain his trust, they asked for his help, and he became a helper, after they earned his trust, he started participating more and more, and every week got better. After six weeks, there was a significant improvement in Ethan's behavior, and there was actually no way I wasn't signing up to be a part of the USK Family! The first belt graduation came along, and we were very excited to move past that white belt, but Ethan was still scared and cried, and ran off the floor over to me, and did not participate in the first graduation. He watched from the bleachers. Slow and steady and consistent work with the amazing, and caring instructors at USK has helped my son with his confidence. Fast forward to his graduation belt ceremony exactly TWO years later, and my son was picked as the leader of his class to lead the ceremony. He is now the senior belt level of his class, and leads the opening of the class all by himself. The amount of courage and confidence he has built from age 5 to 7 is incredible and never would have occurred without the help and assistance of the USK leadership team. My son is a better little human in a short amount of time all from his experience at USK. It is the best investment in the cultivation of his personality that we could have ever done. #bestdecisionever