Student of the Month – Melanie Perez & Gio Espino – Kid’s Muay Thai – February 2019

Muay Thai Students - Melanie Perez, Geo Espino
Kid’s Muay Thai – Student of the Month Melanie Perez 5-year-old Melanie Perez received SOTM for her good attendance, she shows great effort every time and she demonstrates outstanding skills in Sparring and Gio Espino 5 yr old Geo Espino was giving an award for most improved. Muay Thai teaches discipline, self-confidence, and self-defense. Young adults
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Student of the Month – Evelyn Bautista- Kid’s Muay Thai – January 2019

Kid’s Muay Thai – Student of the Month Evelyn Bautista – Evelyn always shows up to class on time, has shown great improvement and dedication in the 5 months she’s been here. Even though she has only been with us for almost 6 months now, Evelyn demonstrates incredible athleticism and she is determined to be the best that
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Student of the Month – Anabel Castañeda- Teen’s Muay Thai – January 2019

Teen’s Muay Thai – Student of the Month Anabel Castañeda has shown great improvement in her Muay Thai technique, especially in sparring. As a Teen student, she can keep up with anyone. She has been with us over a year now and has shown tremendous growth and maturity. Congratulations Anabel! Muay Thai or literally Thai boxing
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Student of the Month – Alani Guzman – Kids Muay Thai – January 2018

Kids Muay Thai - Alani Guzman - January 2018
Alani Guzman is a student of the month for Januarys – Kids Muay Thai class. Alani is an outstanding student, she always follows directions & tries her best. She has also shown tremendous growth and Improvement in her technique. Muay Thai is a hard martial art from Thailand that uses kicks. Muay Thai is referred to
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MARTIAL ARTS AND DISABILITIES

One of the most challenging yet rewarding aspects of being a youth instructor is coaching disabled children. From kids with autism, to a double amputee, to children with traumatic brain disorders, I have been lucky enough to coach some amazing disabled children. Dealing with unruly children or disrespectful teenagers is definitely a challenge. It is
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REASONS FOR KIDS TO PRACTICE MARTIAL ARTS CONTINUED

To catch up on the blog I started, I haven’t really discussed reasons for kids to practice martial arts lately and I feel that we need a reminder. I happened upon an article that was talking about this subject so I named the reasons they gave and am giving my opinion of those reasons. Their
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REASONS FOR KIDS TO PRACTICE MARTIAL ARTS

I have been a youth Martial Arts coach for well over 14 years. I have my B.A. in Psychology and I consider myself to be an expert in Martial Arts, even more so when it comes to kids in Martial Arts. I just read an article about kids in Martial arts. Others share my consideration
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SETTING GOALS

It occurred to me the other day that my son has been in Martial Arts more of his life, than he has been without it. To clarify, he started taking classes at 4 years old, and he is almost 11 now. So the first 4 years of his life, although he watched a lot of
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KID’S MMA

So I have made it abundantly clear that I support Kid’s in martial arts and kids competing in the different disciplines of MMA. I have also talked about Pankration which is the closest thing to kid’s MMA available. It allows striking and grappling but does away with the more dangerous aspects. The show I am
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JESSICA ALBA, A CHILD MARTIAL ARTS EXPERT?

The fact that any actress, who really has no idea what is involved, would make such an unfounded and idiotic comment usually wouldn’t warrant a response from me, but Jessica Alba struck a nerve. I can’t say I was ever a fan, but I never really disliked her either. She was neither here nor there.
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