Initially, we joined your school this summer as a way of bonding before my oldest went off to college. But we have gotten so much more out of your methods. We are not just learning martial arts, but new and better ways to deal with life problems in general. How to work around adversity. How to turn another's negative energy into a positive outcome that hurts no one. These are lessons my children will use as life skills.

As we have trained it has become apparent that this art teaches us that we are at an advantage when we act defensively rather than aggressively.

Our lessons are set in a family style rather than a military style. As a result, our objectives are to achieve growth rather than to ³win². Your genuine enthusiasm about Karate causes me value our association with you. Our oldest son is off to college now, but we will continue to attend with enthusiasm.

Besides helping my children, I personally have gained more than learning that I am the oldest and stiffest student in our class. I can actually see myself getting more agile. I used to move with ease and now I feel this coming back.

To summarize, your teaching methods always have workouts on fundamentals and a bit of fresh stuff that makes it interesting. No matter how good or bad our performance during a session is, we always feel satisfied with the experience.

Thanks again.
Doug Stancliff