Over 250 people attended to support and encourage their karate kids in receiving their new belts and awards.

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.

Often, parents ask me why we push our students to do their belt testing every time we have one. Why are we so excited to have students go through the difficult testing process and what are the reasons.

Over 300 people attended to support and encourage their karate kids in receiving their new belts and awards.