I hear from parents all the time about their struggles with screen time for kids. They want to reduce or limit screen time, but it’s hard! Here are just a few of the emails I’ve gotten: My son wants to stay on Minecraft all day. Sitting on his butt. No exercising. He fights me to […]
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How Not To Be a Bad Training Partner Almost every form of martial arts training requires a training partner of some sort. In group classes, selection of a good partner can make or break the lesson. Whether sparring, practicing self defense, working two man forms, or just working out, the partner is key to the […]
Hi friends, For the month of April, we are so excited to partner with The Autism Site and GreaterGood.org for autism awareness and acceptance month! Every 2 check-ins throughout April will provide one minute of therapy to an autistic child and their family. We have partnered with The Autism Site for the last 6 years […]
Team-building at home There are many ways to give your child opportunities to practice their teamwork skills at home. You might like to try: Board Games and party games like Scrabble, Top Trumps, Charades, Jenga and Ludo: great for developing important social skills like taking turns, collaboration and compromise. Cooking: challenge siblings to work together […]
5 Mindful Tips to Use When Kids Don’t Want to Attend Class 🥋🥊 ================== Kids are not naturally self-motivated. When your child’s mindset is not in the right place, even the most fun activities can be a struggle to get to. With that said, here are some strategies to help you work around lack of motivation […]
The Best Advice To My White Belt Self. Check out tips on breathing, pleas to tap early and often, reminders to take drilling the basics seriously, and a few dozen other insights that everyone who trains can benefit from. 1.“Relax.” 2. “Start standing!” 3. “Breathe.” (This reply was the most common.) 4. “Stop spazzing.” 5. […]
🎉Congratulations to Ruby & Jorge for being our March Students of the Month!🎉 👩🏫Our Thrive Mentorship Program begins this Saturday, March 9 with Professor Cris! We have a few spots remaining if you’d like your child to learn more about adopting a success mindset, money management, career prep, and leadership skills. This is a […]
It might not seem possible, but summer is almost here. The kids will be out of school – and you’ll be wondering what you can do to help them fill their days with something other than endless rounds of video games. We have the ideal solution in our martial arts summer camp for kids. The […]
The term “Martial Arts” is a relatively broad expression that encompasses a variety of different disciplines. Typically, when we hear the words martial arts, the first ideas that come to mind are one or more of the techniques that have developed in Asian countries. However, the martial arts are comprised of most types of fighting […]
Have you ever asked your child, “How was school” and they reply with that dreaded one word answer of “fine.” And then you ask, “What did you learn” and they say “nothing” (I know you know what I am talking about LOL). Well, I don’t want the car ride home from Jiu Jitsu to sound […]