#2– Not Enough Staff #3– Kids are Bored #4– Making Friends Quickly #5– No Variety in Activities Ashburn Summer Camp Problem #1 If you have kids in Ashburn, and you’re looking for summer camp options, you obviously have plenty of choices. One of the reasons so many families are excited about Super Kicks Karate’s summer camps is that we control …
Graduation Letter February 2020
I can’t remember the last time I fought back so many tears at a graduation. Every so often it hits me, but on Saturday, by the end of the evening, I was a ball of emotions. JOY: I watched 10 students earn the rank of 1st-degree black belt, and the smiles on their faces and the tears in their eyes …
5 Fears Parents Have About Summer Camp
What are YOU afraid of about summer camp? We polled dozens of parents recently, and there were 5 main fears that parents share when choosing a summer camp for their kids. Safety. Will my kid get hurt? Safety is our top priority at Super Kicks. No one has fun when they get hurt, and we want all our campers to …
5 FUN Summer Camp Field Trips We Have Planned!
Looking for a fun, safe, activity-packed summer camp in Ashburn, where you can drop your kiddos off, and know that they will be worn out at the end of the day from all the FUN?! Look no further! In addition to daily martial arts classes where they build their confidence and self-defense skills… In addition to the balloon animal learning …
DOOOGGGG PIILLLEEEE!!!
Those were the good ol’ days! Thirty years ago in karate class, it wasn’t the best idea to come to train on your birthday… If Master Arthur found out you came to class on your birthday, he stopped everything to celebrate!! “Celebrate…” “It’s Don’s birthday today!! DOOOGGGG PIILLLEEEE!!!” Everyone would proceed to pounce on the birthday kid, holding him down, …
“Because You’re Fat & Out of Shape.”
“How dare you say that to me!! Fat?! Out of shape?! If I wasn’t eleven years old I would—“ That was all in my head. I was outraged. And I was hurt. There was a young and inexperienced instructor teaching the karate class, and he saw me struggling on a technique. He came over to help, and in frustration, I …
You’re on TWO Journeys, Not Just ONE?
You realize you’re on two separate journeys, right? You start taking martial arts, and you decide to train hard, learn to defend yourself, and work towards earning your black belt. Ahhh black belt, the quest, the goal… the destination. You’ve begun your first journey. The journey of achievement. And it’s going to be awesome. You’re going to have to push …
Quitting isn’t an option…
He was in tears, struggling with the new curriculum we were teaching him. Everything about his demeanor was shouting defeat. This wasn’t like him. He would normally rise to the challenge, work hard and figure it out. But this day… it was getting to him. I had a chat with his mom after class, explained what I saw, let her …
So, what’s YOUR story gonna be?
So there I was head in my hands, crying like a baby in the middle of the afternoon, completely devastated by what was happening around me. And this wasn’t just once… this was an everyday occurrence. But I didn’t quit. I didn’t stop. I wiped my tears, cleaned my face, and got back on the martial arts floor, and kept …
Our First Black Belt Little Leader!
I am proud to announce that this past weekend, we graduated a student to black belt that started with us in our LITTLE LEADERS program when he was 3 years old! I remember watching his first few classes… He wouldn’t get on the practice floor. He held onto dad’s leg for dear life. When he finally got comfortable, he refused …