One of the most important things that you can do as a parent is establish a connection with your child. In fact, children need connection more than anything else.

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.

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!”

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

The goal is for everyone to develop and increase not only their physical abilities but their communication skills as well. Just like any other skills, these need to be sharpened consistently.

We are excited to announce that we have been honored, for two years in a row now, on the list of highest rated companies in Texas by Top Rated Local®. Spicar’s Martial Arts is ranked #1 in martial arts on the list for our outstanding martial arts and leadership program.

We had such an amazingly fun time with students from the Silver Lake Elementary in Grapevine this past week. We were warmly welcomed by Pre-K, Kinder, 1st and 2nd Graders throughout the day. We counted approximately 230 kids.

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.