Lee's Martial Arts Academy

27 Crystal Lake Plaza, Suite 2, Crystal Lake, IL 60014

map27 Crystal Lake Plaza, Suite 2, Crystal Lake, IL 60014

About

Lee's Martial Arts Academy offers Karate, Taekwondo, Hapkido, and self-defense, including Taekwondo training and self-defense courses. The program includes martial arts options for children, teens, adults, and families, with PeeWee, Kids, Family, and Adult classes available. Families can work out together or attend classes within their own age groups.

• Ages: 3–18 years old

The focus of Lee’s Martial Arts Academy is on physical fitness, character development, and self-defense rather than fighting, with a primary goal of building students’ self-esteem and confidence in a safe environment. All instructors at Lee’s Martial Arts Academy are trained to ensure that the martial arts classes are safe, effective, and fun. The leadership team includes Grand Master Chul Lee, Master John Lee, and Jaime Javier. The academy offers a free trial class. The environment is described as clean and friendly, and instructors mix life lessons with martial arts techniques such as kicks and punches. Taekwondo at the academy is described as building confidence, concentration, self-esteem, self-discipline, respect, and courtesy, and as a way to supplement youth athletics by working on coordination, balance, flexibility, timing, speed, and agility at a high level, with many successful stories of youth athletes physically improving over a season.

Parents report that their children have learned life skills such as respect, discipline, patience, perseverance, and confidence, along with self-defense skills. They describe the instructors as warm, encouraging, kind, patient, and caring toward each student, including very young children. Parents also note that their children have shown changes such as improved focus, discipline, responsibility, and tenacity, and that some children view the academy as a second family with supportive adult mentors and friends.

Last updated August 11, 2026.

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