I would personally reccommend the American Taekwondo Association, but that is in large part because I have had a good experience. I have heard there are alot of not so good instructors in the ATA. I personally enjoy taekwondo and would probably enjoy it under any instructor. If you decide to take taekwondo go into it with an open mind and remember some of the things you are taught are for fun and have no self defense value. You have to be able to decipher what is good and what is not. That doesn't mean refuse to learn what is not. I hate forms but my instructor tells us to learn them and I learn them for advancement. No martial art is perfect nor is any association but I believe most have something good to offer.
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