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Meet You Where You’re At
Some kids can jump right into our martial arts program, no problem. Others hesitate. Some try to jump right in and then decide they weren’t actually ready to leap in. In short, everyone is different. We’ve always prided ourselves on … Continue reading
Spring Break Camp! Early bird signup.
We haven’t done a Spring Break Camp in a long time… so it’s time! Martial Arts! Crafts! Art! All the amazing things! Ages 6-8 can do a half day. Ages 8 and up can do a whole day or a … Continue reading
Fall 2022 Youth Tournament
Huzzah! The time is upon us once again. Out annual fall tournament. All students are invited! Kids ages 3-13 can grapple, spar, and do forms. They don’t have to do all three events, they can just do one or two … Continue reading
Moving the Armbar from the Dummy to Real Humans
When we teach our youngest students how to do an armbar, we show them on a grappling dummy. It’s safer. It’s quicker. You don’t have to be patient with your partner. However, it leads to a problem: how do you … Continue reading
New Fall Kids Schedule
We are always changing things up in an attempt to make the gym a more awesome place. For this update to the kid’s schedule, we’ve made several adjustments that I’ll try to explain briefly here but if you have additional … Continue reading