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  • Summer Student Success

    by chris gillam
    With our first stripe test after graduation behind us, we’re thrilled to see how motivated and focused our students have become. Just a month after...

  • Kick Into Action This Summer! Summer Fest & Day Camps Await!

    by chris gillam
     Summer Fest 2025 is Here — Let’s Keep Kicking All Summer Long! We’re excited to launch Summer Fest at First Choice Martial Arts next week and cont...

  • Red Stripes, Open Forms & Summer Fest – Big Things Are Coming!

    by chris gillam
    With Red Stripe Testing happening this week, we are officially gearing up for next month’s big event: Karate Graduation on Saturday, June 14th, in ...

  • Ignite Your Potential Fireworks Challenge

    by chris gillam
    First Choice Martial Arts will be running an Ignite Your Potential, Fireworks Challenge for the next three weeks at the school. The purpose of this...

  • The Power of Attention

    by chris gillam
    Last week, we had an important discussion with our Little Dragons about attention—specifically, that not all attention is good attention. It was a ...

  • March Break Mastery

    by chris gillam
    This past weekend, I was speaking with a few parents who were stressing about the upcoming March break and what to do. They felt like they needed t...

  • Once a Karate Student, Always a Karate Student

    by chris gillam
    This past week we were sitting down with the Little Dragons, and we discussed what it meant to be a karate student and the responsibilities that co...

  • Kicking off 2025

    by chris gillam
    As we enter the second week of January, it’s inspiring to see the motivation and determination of our students returning with full force. We’re inc...

  • Diamond Discipline

    by chris gillam
    After this month’s graduation ceremony, you could see the energy and enthusiasm impacting our students most positively. With the crowds at grad, it...

  • A Graduation to Remember

    by chris gillam
    This Saturday, First Choice Martial Arts students will gather to celebrate an important milestone: our December graduation. With a few students sti...

  • Slow Progress is Better than No Progress

    by chris gillam
    Many of us are familiar with the story of the tortoise and the hare. If not, it goes something like this: A race was held between a boastful rabbit...

  • Less Screen Time Equals More Me Time

    by chris gillam
    Once a year, First Choice Martial Arts offers its Screen-Free Weekend challenge during the month of November. If you're not familiar with our S.T.A...