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  • Set your Aim, Do your Best, Stay the Course, Embrace Success

    by chris gillam
    This past Saturday, First Choice Martial Arts hosted its September karate graduation at Hamilton District Christian High School, with one graduatio...

  • Time is Free, But it Is Also Priceless

    by chris gillam
    With the back-to-school season upon us, it appears that our karate students are more equipped than ever to tackle the upcoming challenges of the sc...

  • Success is Earned, not Given

    by chris gillam
    Now that we’re into the third week of August, our stripe testing for the second level has begun. After watching this afternoon’s Little Dragons cla...

  • Champions Rise through Resilience

    by chris gillam
    Being mentally tough is a skill set like any that takes repetitive practice daily. It is easy to seem disciplined when things are going well and ev...

  • Touch the Sky and Soar for Success

    by chris gillam
    With our first stripe test after graduation out of the way, the kids are on track and more motivated than ever. With the June promotions behind us ...

  • Summer Student Success

    by chris gillam
    Seeing more than 100 families and students visit First Choice Martial Arts yesterday was great, and it seems the slump just before summer has worn ...

  • Summer Fest Fun

    by chris gillam
    We are excited to begin Summer Fest at First Choice Martial Arts this week and throughout Summer 2024. If you're not familiar with the concept, wha...

  • Grow and Shine this Summer

    by chris gillam
    Saturday, we watched in awe as our students performed exceptionally at yet another graduation. You could feel the buzz in the air from the moment t...

  • Goals we Set are Goals we Get

    by chris gillam
      After teaching martial arts for more than 30 years, I am still curious as to why kids are interested in karate. The answers I usually get from th...

  • Time Management Masters

    by chris gillam
    This week we were working with some demo teams in the beginner class and when it came time to perform you could see a little nervousness in the stu...

  • Kickstarting Confidence

    by chris gillam
    This past Sunday, the Intermediate students were in full effect and showed the characteristics of being a karate student in a big way. After perfor...

  • Keep it Simple

    by chris gillam
    This past week I was sitting down and having a mat chat with our Little Dragon karate students about different levels of success that one might hav...