As summer fades and the school year approaches, it’s tempting to let our kids take a break from their regular classes. However, maintaining their involvement in structured activities can be crucial during this time of change. As a martial arts and parenting expert, I want to emphasize the importance of continuity in your child’s routine, particularly during the back-to-school transition.

The physical and mental training that kids receive through martial arts can help them develop strength, coordination, and focus, which can lead to improved self-esteem and confidence.

You can take all the advanced classes and have the highest GPA in your class, but if you do not have the confidence to apply the knowledge and yourself, it will only get you so far.

Many parents believe that martial arts sports such as karate, taekwondo, boxing, or kickboxing promote violence and lead to violent temperament. However…

Yes, not only do our teen students do martial arts like learning to block, kick, punch, improve their fitness, focus and discipline skills, they also play video games!

Ten to fourteen-year-olds, for the most part, are the smartest students in the martial arts school. Yes, they are smarter than most adults!

They are also physically competent and can excel in most physical challenges that are presented to them. The problem we discovered is they are so focused on what is socially acceptable that they have a hard time keeping themselves emotionally driven to the task at hand.