Bowman Martial Arts

Reviews

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  Oscar Flores

  Nov 16, 2025
  5.0
  I’ve had my son come here for almost 2 years now. He’s learned so much, all the instructors are great and patient with all the students. Ms Gomez is awesome and my son loves having her as his instructor/teacher.
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  Megan Ellis

  Dec 11, 2023
  5.0
  We have been at Bowman for a year, and it has been nothing but a wonderful experience for our family. Our son has learned perseverance and respect, and has had fun at the same time. We look forward to many more years here!
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  darshan dhingani

  Oct 18, 2022
  1.0
  My son completed his second-degree black belt at this center a few years ago, and at that time we had an excellent experience under Ms. Bowman, the original owner, co-founder, and lead instructor. However, since the new owner, Ms. Gomez took over, we have seen a significant decline in the quality of teaching, a persistent lack of individualized attention, and a significant increase in class sizes that compromised the learning environment of the students. The situation deteriorated to the point that two weeks ago we decided to withdraw our 9-year-old daughter from the program and enroll her in another, far better Taekwondo center in Folsom. The current ownership appears to prioritize increasing student volume over providing individualized attention. Students of different belt levels are frequently combined into the same classes, creating confusion for both students and parents. Additionally, the progression through belts and training milestones seems unnecessarily prolonged. They blame it to supposed deficiencies in students’ "readiness" for belt testing, rather than acknowledging the impact of inconsistent teaching or insufficient oversight of their less experienced junior instructors. When we raised valid concerns about our daughter’s lack of advancement and the quality of instruction she was receiving, the response from staff was dismissive and placed responsibility solely on the students and parents (e.g. suggesting that students were not practicing enough at home or that parents were not teaching them proper forms), rather than addressing the issues brought to their attention. Their current practice raises serious concerns about a potential conflict of interest, as unnecessary prolonged training directly increases the duration of monthly fees they collect from the students. When we questioned these delays and asked for clarification, they responded defensively and repeatedly, suggested enrolling in additional significantly more expensive private lessons. This clearly gave us the impression that the recommended solutions were financially motivated rather than acknowledging their teaching quality.
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  Paul Warren

  Jun 30, 2022
  5.0
  Great instruction. Excellent atmosphere at studio. Fun and competitive tournaments.

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