Becoming a black belt is not easy. It takes hardwork and commitment. Being a black belt means to me that you have to have good leadership, high self esteem, and to have a good attitude.

Philip and Raylan have been taking karate classes since they were four and two and a half. Believe me when I say there is seriously nothing cuter than a preschooler dressed in a tiny karate uniform!

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…

Martial Arts legend, grandmaster and world champion in free-fighting, Super Dan Anderson visited Spicar’s Martial Arts.

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.

Five and six year old’s enjoy the spotlight but tend to lack proper sportsmanship. Because of this, they may accuse others of cheating during games or get upset when they don’t win.

As a martial arts dad I was so excited 🤩my two young boys (7 and 6) had a chance to work with the world 🥇champion. They had so much fun! But there were 😭 many tears as well because they both wanted to be like him, but couldn't do the tricks and spins right away.