https://youtube.com/shorts/LsNk22bMJOY About twenty years ago, a massive shift occurred in youth sports and extracurricular activities across the country. The “participation trophy” was born. As a former elementary school teacher who holds a Master’s in Education, I remember exactly when this movement started flooding into public schools in the early 2000s. I distinctly recall asking a […]
https://youtu.be/RNEF9ECcO0E I get the call almost every day at our Kenosha dojo. A parent asks, “When is the right time to start my child in martial arts?” My answer is always the same: As young as four. Now, I know what you’re thinking. “Four? They can barely tie their shoes!” But as someone who spent […]
https://youtu.be/QOEdAtVw1zg Bullying is nothing new. It was around when we were kids, and it was around when our parents were kids. But as a former elementary teacher with a Master’s in Education, I can tell you that the “landscape” of bullying has changed. It used to be that the school bus or the playground were […]
https://youtu.be/t-GudBCn4rk I’ll be the first to admit it: sometimes, when I’m on the phone with a Kenosha parent who is excited about starting their child in karate, I forget to mention the simplest thing—what they should actually wear to their first class. As a former teacher with a Master’s in Education, I know that […]
https://youtu.be/iaiBwh3Ol7k One of the most frequent questions we hear at Championship Martial Arts – Kenosha is: “How many years until my child is a Black Belt?” It’s a fair question, but it’s also a loaded one. If you look at ten different karate, taekwondo, or jiu-jitsu schools in the Kenosha area, you will find ten […]
https://youtube.com/shorts/VUMQK-156Rk We’ve all seen it: a new family walks into our Kenosha dojo, and the child is firmly attached to their parent’s leg. I call it “Hiding Behind the Leg Syndrome.” At age two or three, it’s a normal developmental phase. But if that same child is still hiding at age 12, it becomes a […]
https://youtube.com/shorts/8BLO2rYiBRI It’s a question as old as The Karate Kid: “If I teach my child how to punch and kick, aren’t they just going to want to punch and kick more at school?” As a former elementary teacher with a Master’s in Education, I’ve seen my share of playground scuffles in our local schools. […]
https://youtube.com/shorts/QZetNxMJm5c When parents in Kenosha think about soccer, basketball, or football, they usually think of “safe” team sports. When they think of martial arts, they think of contact. But as a Master of Education with over a decade of classroom experience, I want to look at the safety data through a lens that most parents […]
https://youtube.com/shorts/02aI_wEXjTI When you start searching for “kids activities in Kenosha,” you’ll quickly run into the classic martial arts debate. One school says Taekwondo is the best for kicks. Another says Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is the king of ground defense. A third says Karate is the ultimate tradition. As a Master of Education with over a decade […]
https://youtube.com/shorts/GFSvDcaAUgA If you have a shy child, you’ve likely watched them hide behind your leg when meeting someone new or whisper when asked a question in public. As a parent, your instinct is to protect them—but as a Master of Education and a former teacher, I can tell you that the modern school system might […]
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