Karate and Bullying… I haven’t shared here yet – it’s my doctoral dissertation on bullying prevention. Here is the technical summary: Bullying impacts as many as one in three children (or more in some studies). The impact of bullying on children is similar to other forms of abuse like sexual abuse or physical abuse, far-reaching, and […]
From my own experience with my child… He was diagnosed with autism when he was 2 and a half… Believe me, as a parent that’s a tough thing to hear. An of course I got him the best help possible and at that age, if you work really hard and start early, the outcomes are great. I […]
She goes by Malala… I am embarrassed to say that I didn’t know about Malala until I noticed on Netflix that the David Letterman interview show (which had all kinds of famous people and stars on it) had this young girl Malala Yousafzai. I made a snarky remark to my son’s girlfriend “who’s that girl!? […]
I wanted to wait until after the holidays (and election) and also until after his super-amazing daughter tested for her 1st degree Black Belt to write this so… delayed… A note on our top instructor Chief Master Nominee (CMN) Eric Thomas… He’s recently been awarded the rank of 8th Degree Black Belt… CMN Thomas has […]
I love this story (for all the Girls in Martial Arts) so I wanted to share it… Sarah Thomas – the first Female Super Bowl Ref… Here is the opening paragraph: The lyrics are soaring and defiant: “And I’ll rise up. I’ll rise like the day! I’ll rise up. I’ll rise unafraid!” Andra Day’s Grammy-nominated […]
