| Many consider the ATA to be a belt factory, that is to say, if you show up and have a pulse and pay the fees, you receive you black belt, whether you are any good or not. I personally do not know any ATA students or instructors as there are not any in my immediate area, but from what I have seen in online videos, I have not been too impressed, BUT that is not to say that there are not good instructors or students in the ATA. I am not bashing anyone's style, just offering what I believe is the commonly held point of view with a coloring of my own opinion.
P.S. I misspelled the form of the ITF, it should be Chang-Hon, not Chan-Hon. |