Many parents today are raising their children to be quitters. I am sure that this is not deliberate; I doubt that any parent intentionally decides, "I'm teaching my child to be a quitter."

A few days ago, I received my instructor jacket and certificate proving that I passed my instructor certification. I never could have accomplished any of it without support from my parents and mentors…

I said: “My instructors are in AP classes and they are here a lot more than your daughter.” The mother looked at me with astonishment. “Oh, and several doctors and therapist in the area send us kids because they need help with academics. The lessons we teach here apply to school. Dummies don’t do martial arts!”

You see, Oliver had felt powerless for the past several years due to severe bullying. This left him feeling afraid and lacking confidence in his ability to accomplish anything of importance. He lost his voice! He spoke in a "Batman" voice in class because it made him feel brave and invisible to what people would think of him.

My Taekwondo training began ten years ago in 2009 when I was just 8 years old. Being a 3rd Degree Black Belt and Level 2 Instructor, it may be hard to believe I was once a white belt ten years ago, but that’s exactly where everyone starts in Taekwondo.

As a martial arts dad I was so excited 🤩my two young boys (7 and 6) had a chance to work with the world 🥇champion. They had so much fun! But there were 😭 many tears as well because they both wanted to be like him, but couldn't do the tricks and spins right away.

Summer has come to an end, and whether we like it or not, it's back to school time. It can be challenging for everyone to adjusts to new schedules, bedtimes, and transitions in the school system.

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